From Devon, with love

Southampton and Weymouth have been the beneficiaries of a number of buses previously in service at Barnstaple depot. They new arrivals, which are predominantly Dennis Tridents and Dennis Darts, bring up the average age of the fleets around the south coast and add more variety. Details of the transfers are below...

IN
* 32751, 32752, 32753, 32754 (X501 / 2 / 3 / 4BFJ) to Weymouth
* 32755 (WJ52SYE) to Weymouth
* 32764, 32765, 32767, 32768 (WJ55CSO / CSU / CTE / CTF) to Southampton
* 32874 (HIG1524) and 32954 (X954HLT) to Weymouth
* 42457 (R457CCV) to Southampton
* 42925 (SN05EAC) to Weymouth

OUT
Confirmed Leyland Olympians 34336 (H136FLX), 34623, 34628 and 34629 (K623 / 8 / 629LAE) to Plymouth
Pending Dennis Dart SLF 40784 / 40787 (R288 / 291GHS) withdrawn from Southampton

Pictured above - one of Southampton's newly acquired Dennis Tridents in service on route 5 in Portswood. The bus is 32768 (WJ55CTF). The four Tridents instantly become the second youngest batch of double deckers with First Southampton.