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Snow1964
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Sorry if I am going off topic, are 35 Yutong double decks coming to Bristol or Bath, because this article 28th July mentions them being shipped from Yantai port, China and the photo of them being loaded on the ship looks like WEST green livery ?
www.bignewsnetwork.com
Prestige Ace (vessel) is showing as on route to Bristol port, due to arrive 3rd Sept
ShandongHorizon | Homemade electric double-decker buses exported from Yantai Port of E China
YANTAI, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 35 Chinese bus maker Yutong's U11DD electric double-decker buses on Monday were shipped from the Yantai Port in east China's...
www.bignewsnetwork.com
Prestige Ace (vessel) is showing as on route to Bristol port, due to arrive 3rd Sept
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TheGrandWazoo
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I think you're right - that looks WEST greenSorry if I am going off topic, are 35 Yutong double decks come to Bristol or Bath, because this article 28th July mentions them being shipped from Yantai port, China and the photo of them being loaded on the ship looks like WECA green livery ?
ShandongHorizon | Homemade electric double-decker buses exported from Yantai Port of E China
YANTAI, July 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 35 Chinese bus maker Yutong's U11DD electric double-decker buses on Monday were shipped from the Yantai Port in east China's...
Prestige Ace (vessel) is showing as on route to Bristol, due to arrive 3rd Sept
Snow1964
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Corrected it from WECA to WEST Green, thanks
I wonder if 35 is total ordered, or just the number loaded on Prestige Ace, and more of the order will follow later.
I can't find anything about more new electric buses due this Autumn, which routes etc
The routes they’re due for are the 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/41/44/46/47x/48/48x/49/49x/50/70
-Colly405-
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Not the 47 lol?
Whiteway215
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30168 - 30239 were quoted as the original order for Lawrence Hill which is 72 buses unless that has changed.
Snow1964
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The full list of routes is on a First Group news story (and slightly different to above list) and will involve a total of 160 electric buses (including the batch for Bath and some repowered Wrightbus double decks)
Bath welcomes first electric buses and first repowers in the West of England | First Bus UK News
The next phase of bus electrification in the West of England was unveiled this week with the region’s first repowered vehicles from First Bus.
news.firstbus.co.uk
If that’s the complete lists of routes in Bath going electric it begs the question of what the little single deckers are for (or are they on another list somewhere?)The full list of routes is on a First Group news story (and slightly different to above list) and will involve a total of 160 electric buses (including the batch for Bath and some repowered Wrightbus double decks)
Bath welcomes first electric buses and first repowers in the West of England | First Bus UK News
The next phase of bus electrification in the West of England was unveiled this week with the region’s first repowered vehicles from First Bus.
Snow1964
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Yes, that was announced back in September 2025
12 new ADL E200EVs 10.9m long
5 new ADL E100EVs (the short narrower bus)
The list above covers the 137 new electrics plus the 27 repowers for Bath
So in total will be 12+5+27 = 44 electric buses in Bath
WelshBluebird
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Isn't the 45 already electric?
Disappointed the 70 isn't on that list after we got a taste of the new buses before the last timetable change.
Disappointed the 70 isn't on that list after we got a taste of the new buses before the last timetable change.
Whiteway215
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14 out of the 27 repowers for Bath have entered service there but later deliveries have been diverted to work in York.
Snow1964
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Is that temporary whilst the Optare / Switch metrodeckers are modified following couple of fires ? York had some on park and ride services.
I know similar type were all stopped in London on 24th June, and have since been moved to storage.
See post #32857 onwards where it was debated at length.
The list of routes is out of date after routes swapped between LH/HE depots. The 70 was already electric at the point of announcement, but the 2/2a weren’t (but now are) etc.
TheGrandWazoo
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Not a complete list and the e100EVs are for the 6/7 and 8. It was expected that the Solos would be displaced but the knackered e200s seem to be on the hitlist with 3 already moved to Sheffield
It's too early to know what the outcome will be. It's only 7 weeks since the type was pulled from service.
Not entirely sure why the 45 and 74 are on this list when they have been using the same batch of 25/75/26 plates as the rest of Hengrove depot.The full list of routes is on a First Group news story (and slightly different to above list) and will involve a total of 160 electric buses (including the batch for Bath and some repowered Wrightbus double decks)
Bath welcomes first electric buses and first repowers in the West of England | First Bus UK News
The next phase of bus electrification in the West of England was unveiled this week with the region’s first repowered vehicles from First Bus.
Also noticed a fair few 26 plate Yutongs have now been moved to Weston-Super-Mare from Hengrove, any particular reason why?
aswilliamsuk
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Apparently the 26 plates have a better range, so are better suited to the longer distance work Weston do.
Half the time the 175 didn't even run! Also, unsurprised as double deckers were primarily used, when singles would probably have made more sense.