Oakwood Update

Classic Bus Dart 143 on completion of its repaint at a temporary facility in the former Cumfybus depot at Poulton (David Umpleby)

Oakwood Travel has introduce a new livery for its core Catch 22 service featuring orange and green inspired by Cardiff Bus. Dart 143 has been the first bus repainted, followed by 163. Both have been out of use since September. Sister 162 has returned to use after a complete rewire having suffered major problems with reliability since purchase. Fleet disposals have seen Olympian 915 return to its owner and RM1568 sold. Defective Metrorider 502 has been scrapped and VR 360 sold for preservation. Former London United Volvo B7TL VA103 has arrived for evaluation.

Red Rocket resumes at Easter with departures from Blackpool at 0900, 1030, 1500 and 1830 with all but the 1500 serving the Trafford Centre. The four return journeys from Manchester are at 1030, 1500, 1630 and 2000 all via the Trafford Centre. The 1030 from Manchester will extend to Pleasure Beach and the 1830 start there.

Seafront 12 resumes on 18 April with a 20 minute daytime service between Pleasure Beach and Cabin.

Oakwood are undertaking work on several LTT buses with Routemaster 521, Ribble VR 1997, Ribble RE 366, Blackpool Swift 570, Atlantean 334 and City Pacer 575. 

Oakwood Fleet List March 2014

No	Reg	Chassis	Body	Livery	Origins
69	F69SYE	MCW Metrobus	MCW	Pleasure Beach advert	China Motor Bus ML81 11/88
143	T143AUA	Dennis Dart	Alexander	New Catch 22	Armchair, Hounslow 5/99
145	T145AUA	Dennis Dart	Alexander	Red	Armchair, Hounslow 5/99
162	V162MVX	Dennis Dart	Plaxton	Red	Stagecoach East London 12/99
163	V163MVX	Dennis Dart	Plaxton	New Catch 22	Stagecoach East London 12/99
269	P269PSX	Volvo Olympian	Alexander	Pleasure Beach advert	Lothian Buses 269
325	N325NHG	Volvo Olympian	Alexander	Gazette advert	Dublin Bus RA272
326	F326UJN	MCW Metrobus	MCW	Pleasure Beach advert	China Motor Bus ML77 10/88
512	X512UAT	Dennis Dart	Plaxton	Red/Grey	London United DP512 11/2000
533	X533UAT	Dennis Dart	Plaxton	Red/Grey	London United DP513 11/2000
601	W601CWX	Volvo B6BLE	Wright	Harrogate	Harrogate & District 6/2000
611	W611CWX	Volvo B6BLE	Wright	Harrogate	Harrogate & District 6/2000
652	Y652NLO	Dennis Dart	Plaxton	Red	Metroline, London DLD182 6/2001
701	XAU701Y	Leyland Olympian	ECW	Pleasure Beach advert	Trent 3/83
898	R898XVM	Volvo B10M	Alexander	Red	Stagecoach Manchester
MAL41	BD52LNU	Mercedes Citaro	Mercedes	Red	Go Ahead London
MAL49	BD52LNF	Mercedes Citaro	Mercedes	Red	Go Ahead London
MAL53	BL52ODK	Mercedes Citaro	Mercedes	Red	Go Ahead London
RML887	202UXJ	AEC Routemaster	Park Royal	Red	London Transport (Cummins Engine)