Milton Keynes - 1 Sep 2016

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1054) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) 54301 (YX64 WCD), a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11R new in November 2014, seen at Milton Keynes railway station on an Oxford bound service X5 journey. One of the coaches bought for the Cambridge to Oxford service X5 re-branded in January 2015. Up ahead is Stagecoach 53612 (KX58 NCE) working the 1055 service 99 to Luton Airport.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1054) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) 54301 (YX64 WCD), a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11R new in November 2014, seen at Milton Keynes railway station on an Oxford bound service X5 journey. One of the coaches bought for the Cambridge to Oxford service X5 re-branded in January 2015.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1006) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) 54307 (YX64 WCL), a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11R new in November 2014, seen at Milton Keynes Coachway on an Oxford bound service X5 journey. One of the coaches bought for the Cambridge to Oxford service X5 re-branded in January 2015.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1006) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) 54307 (YX64 WCL), a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11R new in November 2014, seen at Milton Keynes Coachway on an Oxford bound service X5 journey. One of the coaches bought for the Cambridge to Oxford service X5 re-branded in January 2015.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1024) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) 54303 (YX64 WCF), a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11R new in November 2014, seen in Central Milton Keynes on a Cambridge bound service X5 journey. One of the coaches bought for the Cambridge to Oxford service X5 re-branded in January 2015.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1024) – Stagecoach East (Cambus) 54303 (YX64 WCF), a Plaxton Elite bodied Volvo B11R new in November 2014, seen in Central Milton Keynes on a Cambridge bound service X5 journey. One of the coaches bought for the Cambridge to Oxford service X5 re-branded in January 2015.

Thursday 1 September 2016 – Red Rose Travel of Aylesbury 50505 (OU08 EHO), an Alexander Dennis (ADL) Enviro200 new in March 2008, seen in Midsummer Boulevard in Central Milton Keynes.

Thursday 1 September 2016 – Red Rose Travel of Aylesbury 50516 (X519 UAT), a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to London United (DP519) in November 2000, seen in Church Street, Wolverton.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1153) – Buses in Church Street, Wolverton. Red Rose of Aylesbury 50516 (X519 UAT), a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to London United (DP519), is most prominent loading for service 23. On the left is the rear end of an Arriva the Shires Wrightbus bodied VDL branded for service 6. In the middle is Arriva 5003 (KP63 TDX), an electric powered Wrightbus Streetlite, just leaving on service 7. Wolverton was a small railway town which became a constituent of the new city of Milton Keynes in the late 1960s/early 1970s.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1045) – Red Rose Travel of Aylesbury 50515 (X514 UAT) seen in Lower Ninth Street, Central Milton Keynes when working the 1000 service 28 from Bletchley to Westcroft. I rode on thos bus to the railway station. A Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to London United (DP514) in November 2000.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1020) - Redline Buses of Aylesbury KF52 NBM seen on Midsummer Boulevard in Milton Keynes arriving on the 0933 service 21 from Lavendon. A Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to Universitybus in September 2002.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (0927) - Unō (University of Hertfordshire) 310 (BV57 UHJ) passing through Milton Keynes Coachway when working the 0901 service C10 from Milton Keynes to Bedford. A Mercedes-Benz Citaro O 530 new in December 2007. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1036) - Unō (University of Hertfordshire) 320 (BF57 NJK) turning into Midsummer Boulevard from Lower Ninth Street in Central Milton Keynes when working the 1031 service C1 to Bedford. A Mercedes-Benz Citaro O 530 new in September 2009. Note the Arriva travel office on the right.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (0953) – A Unō (University of Hertfordshire) double decker passing through Milton Keynes Coachway when working the 0931 service C1 from Milton Keynes to Bedford. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’.

Thursday 1 September 2016 (0953) – Unō (University of Hertfordshire) 209 (YN07 LFB), an East Lancs Olympus bodied Scania N230UD new to Reading Buses (836) in July 2007, seen turning from Midsummer Boulevard into Lower Ninth Street, Central Milton Keynes. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’. (East Lancs was saved by the Darwen Group during August 2007 and later the Olympus was built by Optare).

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1238) – Unō (University of Hertfordshire) 209 (YN07 LFB), an East Lancs Olympus bodied Scania N230UD new to Reading Buses (836) in July 2007, seen in Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes. Services C1, C10 and C11 which travel via Cranfield are branded the ‘Cranfield Connect’. (East Lancs was saved by the Darwen Group during August 2007 and later the Olympus was built by Optare).

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1223) – Midsummer Boulevard, Central Milton Keynes. Two Arriva the Shires buses on the left. Despite carrying branding for service 6, Wrightbus Pulsar bodied VDL SB200 3770 (MX12 KWZ) was actually operating on service 300. It was new in July 2012 for the Arriva North West/Merseyside fleet (numbered 3110). Passing by is 5002 (KP63 TDV), an electric powered Wrightbus Streetlite, working on service 7. Across the road is a Stagecoach Optare Solo and Red Rose Travel 50516 (X519 UAT), a Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart new to London United (DP519).

Thursday 1 September 2016 (1149) - Vale Travel Plaxton Pointer bodied Dennis Dart Y982 TGH, new to London Central (LDP182) in April 2001, seen in Church Street, Wolverton.