Arriva the Shires MAN/MCV busesArriva the Shires MAN/MCV: Bus HistoriesThese histories are in the process of compilation.
Data comes from several sources, including LOTS' TLB and London Bus Reviews, AE06 OPG 5/06 MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZX5C005836, MCV eVolution MCV-069, 10.8m, B40F 5/06 new to MCV, Sutton: demonstrator 7/06 on loan to First Cymru: white $ on loan to First Devon & Cornwall 1/07 in service, Plymouth: white $ 4/07 in service, Plymouth: white $ in service, Central Connect, West Midlands: white/blue $ in service on G23, Gatwick Hotel by bus: white/blue $ in service on H3, Central Connect Gatwick: white/blue $ 10/09 in service on H5, Central Connect Gatwick: white/blue $ 1/11 in service on H3, Central Connect Gatwick: blue/black $ 3601 TGM Gatwick 2/13 GM in store, Arriva Medway Towns: Arriva interurban blue/blue # 3741 2/13 WB passed to Arriva the Shires (Wycombe) 3/13 WB Arriva the Shires $ 4/13 WB upseated to B34F+6 tip-ups 6/14 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 8/14 WB in service on 1 to High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 8/14 WB in service on 74 to High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 6/15 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 3/16 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 8/16 WB in service on 34: Cressex Circular: blue one branded $ 9/17 AY transfer, trainer (Aylesbury) 9554 1/18 AY renumbered repainted purple/gold/white/blue as training bus 3/18 training, Milton Keynes $ 5/18 training $ 6/18 at Brooklands Museum $ AE06 XRM 8/06 MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZ55C005193, MCV eVolution, 10.8m, B40F 8/06 new to Flights Hallmark for Surrey Connect 540 8/06 in service on 106 to Worthing, Surrey Connect: red/blue 540 branded $ 6/08 in service on 540 to East Surrey Hospital, Surrey Connect: red/blue 540 branded $ taken over by TGM 6/09 in service on 540 to East Surrey Hospital, Surrey Connect: red/blue 540 branded $ 9/11 in service on last-day 540 to East Surrey Hospital, Surrey Connect: red/blue 540 branded $ 560 ST transfer to TGM Stansted 1/12 ST in service on 308, Bishops Stortford: red/blue $ TGM, Gatwick: downseated to B21F + racks 9/12 in service, Gatwick Hotel by bus: white/blue $ in service on G23, Gatwick Hotel by bus: white/blue $ 3602 2/13 TW in service on 209 (Tunbridge Wells): white/blue $ 3/13 TW in service on 229 to Tunbridge Wells: white/blue $ 3742 4/13 WB passed to Arriva the Shires (Wycombe), B36F */13 WB upseated to B34F+6 tip-ups 7/13 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 8/14 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 10/14 WB in service on 850 to Reading $ 2/15 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 6/15 WB in service on 32 to Micklefield: blue one branded $ 7/15 WB caught fire on 1: destroyed: remains into store AE56 MBF 10/06 MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZ05C005196, MCV-085 eVolution, 10.8m, B40F 10/06 new to Flights Hallmark for Surrey Connect for 513 (Downside - Kingston) Surrey Connect: red/blue $ 3/07 in service on 513: Kingston - Downside 4/07 on loan to Wessex Connect 5/07 on loan to Central Connect: red/blue $ 5/09 in service: Central Connect, Birmingham: white, blue skirt in service: Central Connect, Bristol: white, blue skirt in service on H3, Central Connect Gatwick: blue $ Southern Connect, Gatwick: blue/black $ 3743 3/13 WB passed to Arriva the Shires (Wycombe), B36F by 3/13 painted Arriva interurban blue/blue/cream horn 4/13 WB upseated to B34F+6 tip-ups 7/13 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 9/13 WB in service on 850 to High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 9/13 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 8/14 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 5/15 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 6/15 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 10/15 WB in service on 1 to High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 10/15 WB in service on P&R PR1: blue one branded $ 11/16 WB in service on 48 to Great Missenden: blue one branded $ 12/17 WB in service, High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 1/18 AY transfer, trainer (Aylesbury) 9555 1/18 AY repainted purple/gold/white/blue as training bus, renumbered 2/18 TS re-allocated (training) AE56 MBU 11/06 MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZ36C007008, MCV-129 eVolution, 11.1m, B38F 11/06 new to Flights Hallmark for Central Connect 6/09 in service on 236 to Westerham: Surrey Connect silver $ 1/11 Connectbuses Southern: in service on H5 to Copthorne Hotels: blue/white/black $ 7/12 in service, Gatwick Travelodge H3: blue/blue $ 3744 3/13 WB passed to Arriva the Shires (Wycombe), B36F 4/13 WB at Barton Park, Eastleigh: repainted into Arriva interurban blue/blue $ 4/13 WB upseated to B34F+6 tip-ups 4/14 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 6/14 WB in service on 1 to High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 4/15 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 6/16 WB in service on 32 to Micklefield: blue one branded $ 11/16 WB in service on 33 to Totteridge: blue one branded $ 10/17 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ AY transfer, trainer (Aylesbury) 9556 1/18 AY repainted purple/gold/white/blue as training bus, renumbered 5/18 AY in service, training $ AE56 MBV 12/06 MAN 14.220 WMAA66ZZ36C007929, MCV-192 eVolution, 11.1m, B38F 12/06 new to Flights Hallmark for Central Connect 11/11 Connectbuses Southern: in service on H5 to Copthorne Hotels: blue/white/black $ in service on H5, Gatwick Hotel by bus: white/blue $ 3745 2/13 WB passed to Arriva the Shires (Wycombe), B34F by 3/13 painted Arriva interurban blue/blue/cream horn */13 WB upseated to B34F+6 tip-ups 7/13 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 8/13 WB in service on 1 to High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 9/13 WB in service on 31 to Downley: blue one branded $ 10/13 WB in service on 74 to Slough: blue one branded $ 11/13 WB in service on 40 to Thame: blue one branded $ 5/14 WB in service on 30 to Downley: blue one branded $ 7/14 WB in service on PR1: blue one branded $ 8/14 WB in service on 1 to High Wycombe: blue one branded $ 6/15 WB in service on PR1: blue one branded $ 6/15 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park: blue one branded $ 10/15 WB in service on 800 to Reading: blue one branded $ 10/17 AY transfer, trainer (Aylesbury) 9557 1/18 repainted purple/gold/white/blue as training bus, renumbered 2/18 AY in service, training $ 7/18 AY in service, training $ AE56 MDX 10/06 MAN 12.220 WMAA66ZZX5C005722, MCV eVolution, 10.2m, B29F+2 tip-ups 10/06 ST new to Excel, Stansted Airport for 308 ST TGM, Stansted Airport 7/08 ST in service on 308 to Bishops Park: grey/green, 308 branded $ 7/09 ST in service on 308 to Bishops Park: grey/green, 308 branded $ 562 1/10 ST numbered 8/10 ST TGM, Stansted 9/10 ST in service on 308 to Bishops Park Tesco: grey/green, 308 branded $ ST in service on 308 to Stansted Airport: grey/green, 308 branded $ 1/11 ST in service on 308: grey/green, 308 branded $ 9/11 ST in service on 308: grey/green, 308 branded $ 6/12 ST in service on 314: grey/green, 308 branded $ 11/13 GR transfer to Arriva the Shires: to Garston for repaint 3746 12/13 in service, High Wycombe: Arriva interurban blue/blue $ 1/14 in service, High Wycombe $ 2/14 at Barton Park, Eastleigh for reseating (B36+2 tip-ups) $ 7/14 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park $ 10/14 WB in service on 31 to Eden Bus Station $ WB in service on 31 to Penn $ 3/15 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park $ 12/17 WB in service, High Wycombe $ 3/18 WB in service on 48 to Great Missenden $ 9/18 WB in service on 37 to Maidenhead $ 3646 11/18 WB renumbered to Arriva Midlands series. AE56 MDV 10/06 MAN 12.220 WMAA66ZZ75C005712, MCV eVolution, 10.2m, B29F+2 tip-ups 10/06 ST new to Excel, Stansted Airport for 308 ST TGM, Stansted Airport 8/07 ST in service on 308 to Stansted Airport: grey/green, 308 branded $ 561 1/10 ST numbered 5/10 ST in service on 308 to Stansted Airport: grey/green, 308 branded $ 8/10 ST TGM, Stansted 1/12 ST in service on 308 to Bishops Park: grey/green, 308 branded $ 2/13 ST in service on 301 to Stansted Airport: grey/green, 308 branded $ ST in service on 314 to Great Dunmow: grey/green, 308 branded $ 3/13 ST grey/green, 308 branded */13 MK transfer to Arriva the Shires, into store (Milton Keynes) 3747 5/14 WB transfer (Wycombe): painted Arriva interurban blue/blue/cream horn 6/14 WB in service on 1 to Chesham Pond Park $ 8/14 WB in service on 37 to Bourne End $ 8/14 WB in service on 37 to Maidenhead $ WB in service on 32 to Micklefield $ WB in store 11/15 WB ..and out 5/17 WB in service $ 11/17 AY transfer, trainer, then into store (Aylesbury) 12/17 AY transfer to Arriva Midlands 9558 1/18 AY repainted purple/gold/white/blue as training bus 1/18 AY in service, training $ 4/18 AY in service, training $ AE56 MDY 10/06 MAN 12.220 WMAA66ZZ25C005715, MCV eVolution, 10.2m, B29F+2 tip-ups 10/06 ST new to Excel, Stansted Airport for 308 11/06 displayed at NEC 563 1/10 ST numbered 8/10 ST TGM, Stansted 1/12 ST in service on 308 to Stansted Airport: grey/green, 308 branded $ 8/12 HA in store, Harlow: front panel missing $ 9/13 sold Photographic referencesSome of the fruits of internet searches are included in the histories, denoted by $. These, especially dates, should be treated with appropriate caution. 3745 AE56 MBV TLB585 p38 4/13 on 1 to High Wycombe: blue one branded Ian's Bus Stop MAN index. main text. bus histories. photos.
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