Scania N113 Strider: Centrebus
This page created 18th November 2018 by Ian Smith
They were used on the X31, and also the 34 from Dunstable to St.Albans, the 366 to South Hatfield and the 901/903 to Putteridge Bury. Use on Luton town service 10 was also seen. The latest arrivals were all sold in February 2015: they were 21/22 years old, so presumably went for scrap (unless you know otherwise?). The first to arrive was last to go, 710 being the last step-entrance bus in the fleet, and lasting until it could not legally continue. It was sold privately in April 2016.
By then there were plenty of other Scanias in the Centrebus fleets - by now low-floor versions.
Bus historiesThese histories are not complete. They are being gathered as I process information gleaned from a variety of sources. Particularly useful have been:
L170 EKG 2/94 Scania N113CRBAA 1822843, Alexander Strider AF08/1293/3, B48F
Newport Transport #70
670 bought by Centrebus
710 renumbered
2/08 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $
10/08 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $
7/09 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $
10/09 in service on 366 to Dunstable $
3/10 Centrebus
9/10 in service on 366 to South Hatfield $
3/11 in service on 46 to Hemel Hempstead $
3/12 in service on 901 to Putteridge Bury $
3/14 Centrebus
5/15 still being used
11/15 transfer to Stevenage: used on 80
12/15 withdrawn into store (non DDA compliant)
4/16 sold privately, Hertfordshire
L71 EKG 2/94 Scania N113CRBAA 1822844, Alexander Strider AF08/1293/4, B48F
Newport Transport #71
3/09 Bowers, Chapel-en-le-Frith (part of Centrebus): red #711
3/10 in service, Bower's red livery $
3/12 Bowers becomes High Peak
4/12 in service, High Peak: Bower's red livery $
711 10/12 transfer, Centrebus Dunstable
repainted white, blue skirt
4/13 in service on 34 to Dunstable: white, blue skirt $
10/13 in service on X31 to Luton Town Centre: white, blue skirt $
3/14 Centrebus
5/14 in service on X31 to Luton Galaxy Centre: white, blue skirt $
in service on 10 to Luton Town: white, blue skirt $
2/15 withdrawn and sold
L172 EKG 2/94 Scania N113CRBAA 1822845, Alexander Strider AF08/1293/6, B48F
Newport Transport #72
3/09 Bowers, Chapel-en-le-Frith: red
712 10/11 bought by Centrebus: stored at Dunstable
1/12 into service
*/12 in service on 901 to Putteridge Bury: white/orange/blue $
3/13 in service on 34 to Dunstable ASDA $
9/13 in service, Luton
3/14 Centrebus
2/15 withdrawn and sold
K104 YTX 3/93 Scania N113CRBAA 1821359, Alexander Strider AF03/1592/1, B48F
Newport Transport #4
8/06 Accrington Transport: white/blue, red band
TIL 4051 reregistered
2/09 Bowers, Chapel-en-le-Frith
754 3/09 bought by Centrebus
4/09 in service on 46: white/blue $
repainted in white/orange/blue $
7/09 in service on 366 $
7/09 in service on 37 $
2/10 in service on 366 to Woodside Ind Est. $
3/10 Centrebus
3/11 in service on 366 $
7/12 in store, Dunstable
3/14 Centrebus
2/15 withdrawn and sold
K106 YTX 3/93 Scania N113CRBAA 1821361, Alexander Strider AF03/1592/3, B48F
Newport Transport #6
Bowers, Chapel-en-le-Frith
bought by Centrebus
756 10/12 transfer, Centrebus Dunstable
repainted red, blue skirt
2/13 in service on 903 to Putteridge Bury $
3/14 Centrebus
4/14 in service on X31 to Luton Galaxy Centre $
4/14 in service on X31 to Milton Keynes $
2/15 withdrawn and sold
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Back in 1993/4 Newport Transport bought several Scania N113s with Alexander Strider bodywork.
These eventually were replaced, and at least five ended up with Centrebus or its subsidiary Bowers Transport in Derbyshire.
L170EKG came earliest to Luton-Dunstable, acquiring Centrebus orange/white/blue livery.
It was used on the company's longer distance services, such as the X31 between Hemel Hempstead, Luton and Milton Keynes.
Four more followed in the following years, arriving from Bowers or its succsessor High Peak.
They acquired a variety of liveries: full Centrebus orange/white/blue, or white with bliue skirt, or red with blue skirt.