Stansted depot

[Tony]

14 Scania/Levante3 for Start Hill are
243 - BF68 LCZ
244 - BF68 LDA
245 - BF68 LDC
246 - BF68 LDD
247 - BF68 LDE
248 - BF68 LDJ
249 - BF68 LDK
250 - BF68 LDL
251 - BF68 LDN
252 - BF68 LDO
253 - BF68 LBX
254 - BF68 LBY
255 - BF68 LBZ
256 - BF68 LCA

[Tony]

I got my first photos of a West Midands Travel Levante 3 today
http://wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/Coaches/253.html

[Tony]

Anyone want to see the first 19 plate, it's in Birmingham City Football  club car park

[winston]

Looks as though NX / WMT Ltd have been awarded the Stansted Airport airside/landside contract for a further 5 years, as part of their bid new Mercedes Citaro's will be ordered.

https://www.eadt.co.uk/business/fleet-of-new-buses-set-to-serve-stansted-airport-1-6010430

[winston]

Courtesy of Anthony White:

Start Hill are currently taking delivery of another 20 x Scania / Levante 3's to allow Levante 2's to transfer to Luton & Gatwick.

The first seen in service is 292 BV69KSF

[winston]

More new Scania Levante 3's are entering service at Start Hill, with BV69KSO & BV69KSY noted as in service to date.

[Tony]

More new Scania Levante 3's are entering service at Start Hill, with BV69KSO & BV69KSY noted as in service to date.

These are what I think are the 15 (They're not on the NX system yet), and where they were at 09:00 this morning
BV69 KPZ - currently in Start Hill depot
BV69 KSE - above
BV69 KSF - above
BV69 KSJ - above
BV69 KSK - currently in Start Hill depot
BV69 KSN - currently in Start Hill depot
BV69 KSO - in service
BV69 KSU - in service
BV69 KSX - in service
BV69 KSY - in service
BV69 KSZ - currently in Start Hill depot
BV69 KTA - currently parked in Start Hill depot
BV69 KTC - in service
BV69 KTD - currently parked in Start Hill depot
BV69 KTE - in service

[broma1k]

Do you mean 69 rather than 19 reg

[Tony]

Do you mean 69 rather than 19 reg

Yes

[winston]

Ta Boss. I understand BV69KSO is numbered SH297

[B61 ANDREW]

These are what I think are the 15 (They're not on the NX system yet), and where they were at 09:00 this morning

Thanks as ever for the info folks , a day out down south due soon I guess.

[Tony]

New at Stansted are (Yes I know some of these registration will be incorrect, but they are what is on the vehicles)
Citaro Artics
BN20 MYA
BN20 MYB
BN20 MYC
BN20 MYD
BN20 MYG
BV20 MYS
BN20 MYT
BN20 MYU
BN20 MYV
BN20 MYW

Normal Citaros
BN20 MYX
BV20 MYY
BN20 MYZ
BV20 MZD

[BN]

Just to note for anyone interested the 410 that gets into wolves at 13:40 now has its break at the depot. Back out at 16:30 daily.

[Tony]

New at Stansted are (Yes I know some of these registration will be incorrect, but they are what is on the vehicles)
Citaro Artics
BN20 MYA
BN20 MYB
BN20 MYC
BN20 MYD
BN20 MYG
BV20 MYS
BN20 MYT
BN20 MYU
BN20 MYV
BN20 MYW

Normal Citaros
BN20 MYX
BV20 MYY
BN20 MYZ
BV20 MZD

There's now 27 new Citaros at Stansted. Photos going on main site later hopefully

[bususer28]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure nx said they wouldn't buy another diesel bus for their UK operations but as far as I'm aware these buses are diesel so how does that work?