BlueStar's DAF or VDL SB120s tend to stick around route 18 (Millbrook - Thornhill), which is BlueStar's most frequent route, operating 8 buses an hour. This route competes against key First routes 17/17A (also at 8 buses an hour) between Southampton and Millbrook, and route 11 (at 6 an hour) between Southampton and Bitterne.
However, today, 554 (YG52CEN) was off route, exploring the delights of Portswood, Eastleigh and Fair Oak on route 2. 554 is pictured here in Sandy Lane, Fair Oak, the northern terminus of route 2. Route 2 operates at every 20 minutes and largely sees Volvo B7TLs. However, with a number off road at the moment for a number of reasons, 554 was drafted in. Despite being single deck, around Eastleigh it seemed to cope well with capacity, although the load out of Southampton may not have been the same.
BlueStar have recently acquired a further 4 DAF/VDL SB120s from Go North East, and are in the process of rebranding and refurbishing their existing DAF fleet into the darker blue and stars livery.
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