Today's Sunday Lost Scenes is a sight recently departed from Basingstoke...
Newbury Buses 501 - RX07RKV - Basingstoke (rail station) - 15th March 2010
The Link - also known as route 32 - operates between Newbury and Basingstoke, connecting the two towns at a frequency of every hour. It uses two buses, with an extra in the peaks. Until last autumn, the route had been a joint initiative from Stagecoach and Newbury Buses, with Stagecoach using one of two former Manchester Tridents, and Newbury Buses using this. 501 (RX07RKV) - a MAN 18.240 with East Lancs bodywork, which was brand new as a unique example initially to Reading Buses.
Last Autumn, Newbury Buses gave up their share in the route, as the the company pulled out of Newbury, concentrating on Reading (as part of the larger, parent Reading Buses company). Stagecoach now usually use two Tridents, which means a little piece of hourly variety has been lost in Basingstoke, unfortunately.
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