Archive 18 February to 11 March 2002

Monday 11 March 2002
Apologies for the lack of updates recently. However, this time I'm not to blame! The 8m.com servers have been down, I've been unable to upload, and the Anorak and ASNLondon sites are all down! Well, bad luck comes in threes!

It was one of THOSE days today in Dundee...

	Firstly, Optare MetroRider 206 was allocated to the Downfield/Ninewells 20/22 (the busiest service in the City!) Bus seen here at Ninewells.
	When the bus got to the City Centre, it was replaced... by Dennis Dart 35!
	206 at the High Street
	206 & 35 at the High Street, together
	35 at Seagate later in the day
	35 in Whitehall Street later in the day
	Also, Scania MaxCi 114 was allocated to the Douglas-Charleston 28-29 service...
	... as was Volvo B6 119 ! ! !...
	While 206/35 were on the Douglas, Volvo B10BLE 155 was on the 9X/10X.
	The much-needed low floor double deckers are being re-registered with Dundee "02" plates before being put on the road. Here, TWM 4302 is now XX 02 XXX, and registered/licenced as such. The bus was originally BU 51 XXX. This bus was on driver familirisation work today, but the remainder were in the yard.

Other "odd" allocations I was unable to get on camera, included 108 on the 8 (207 was on the 2 in "exchange"), and 174 on the school bus 1X in the afternoon... with a full standing load of kids!

	Strathtay were not to be outdone - 165 was on the "ATC" contract worked by 216 normally - plus the daytime Service 70 - while 402 was used on the morning 68 to Dundee College.
	Blairgowrie used MCW Metrobus 804 - intended for the Blairgowrie - Perth 58 school journeys - on the 1600 57 to Perth via Blairgowrie.

Thursday 21 February 2002
Back in Scotland after a few days in London... one thing that was fairly obvious today was Travel Dundee 92 back on the road. This Volvo Citybus/Alexander has not been seen since the turn of the year, but was out today on Outer Circle 10.

92 was the first Citybus to be fully refurbished in 1998 - new floor, new seats etc. While the rest were not so widely altered, 92 now has the usual assortment of seat coverings across the bus!

Saturday 18 February 2002 Angus trip
A tour round Angus, with an evening trip to Perth, was the basis of my day today. Had a look round everything Strathtay could throw at us.... Click on the image for a larger one - more pix to follow.

	Firstly, stopped off in Carnoustie, having sampled a new Volvo B7L decker. Arbroath are now working the Carnoustie - Dundee/Ninewells services, with crew changes done at the Westhaven Park terminus. Here, 701 (SN 51 something-something-something) is seen changing driver and conductor.
	The bus that took the departing crew back to Arbroath, and brought the new crew in! 169 (F311 EJO), an ex-Stagecoach Viscount Mercedes, also at Westhaven Park.
	Tayside (G&N Wisharts) ex-TWM Optare Solo W309 (T307 UOX) seen arriving in Arbroath Bus Station.
	Ex-Strathclyde Buses long-wheelbase MCW Metrorider 214 (E207 BNS) seen at Arbroath Bus Station. This was being used as a crew transfer bus, however, in the evening it was used on Arbroath's share of the "Tayway" route (75 Monifeith journeys + one 77B + last 73A).

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