More imports from Devon & Cornwall
News just out of FHD is that 4 further Dennis Dart SLFs are due for First Hants & Dorset from Devon & Cornwall. This move illustrates the continued growth of First South Coast and the merger - at least in terms of management - of FHD and FDC.
We don't yet know the fleet numbers or registrations for the 4 Darts due up in Hampshire, but they are to be allocated at Hoeford depot. They will join 6 former Hong Kong Dart SLFs at Hilsea, 2 R---CCV examples (one each at Weymouth and Portswood), 4 Solos, 2 Volvo B7R coaches, 2 Leyland Olympians and one Volvo Citybus, not to mention 10 former Ugobus Volvo B7RLEs.
One of the more recent additions is 42449 (R449CCV), a native Western National Dennis Dart SLF that is now in service from Weymouth. It is pictured here back in summer 2010 (not that you would believe it by the weather...), seen on route 2 in Appledore.
Full Details of former FDC buses now at FHD:
Volvo B7RLE: 66881-6, 69245-8, Volvo B7R: 20305/6, Volvo Citybus: 38015, Optare Solo: 53001/6/8/13, Dennis Dart SLF: 40956/7/9, 42759/64/83, 42449/52, Leyland Olympian: 34623/9
Buses may be beautiful in Portsmouth; but discovering where they go is less pleasant!
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That's good reading and certainly correct. In a stand at Clarence Pier (Southsea), there is a bus stop with times that say "From The Hard Interchange" - for one, First now call it "Gunwharf Quays", and secondly, it is about 5 minutes away (if not more in any kind of traffic).
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