The day they entered service DWK went up on the first London. I was supposed to take it back up in the afternoon but it was already in trouble & I had to take DWL. I managed to get it back without trouble that fist time but that was one of very few trouble free trips with them.
On 21 March 2011 22:18, PETER MORGAN <[email protected]> wrote: > Your right there Richard. The day they entered service .. I worked the > traffic office for Bebb [i hate to use the word veolia] when these arrived > FJ07DWK and DWL ????? I believe thats right.. But it was my last 2 weeks > before i returned to my roots in Cwmbran.. I spent 10 out 14 days retrieving > them from either Scania Heathrow or Scania Cardiff.. I believe i had to > leave Llantwit Fardre with a CN05XXX to take up light to Victoria for Mr > Sanders to operate the 0800 back to Cardiff and i had to wait in Victoria > for a phone call from Scania Heathrow to collect it DWL to get it back. and > that was after Scania saying all sorted now.. i did this trip at stupid o > clock in the morning 3 times that week.. > > Happy memories > Pete Morgan > > *Pete Morgan* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* richard sanders <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Monday, 21 March, 2011 22:07:41 > *Subject:* Re: Veolia FJ56 PBU > > Apart from problems with the aircon these have been useful additions to the > fleet which is more than can be said for the first two Levante's which were > nothing but trouble from the day they entered service. > > On 20 March 2011 21:01, Barrie Gilbert <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Veolia's National Express contracts are due to pass to Edwards of >> Llantwit Fardre from mid May. >> >> To enable the company to see out its commitments, a pair of surplus >> Caetano Levante-bodied Volvo B12Bs have recently been received from the >> Nottingham fleet. It may be recalled that Veolia received a pair of similar >> vehicles on Scania chassis on 2007, but these were transferred to Nottingham >> in June last year. >> >> FJ56 PBU is seen leaving Newport Bus Station operating Service 509 to >> London in March 2011. >> >> (c) Barrie Gilbert >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en. >> > > > > -- > from Richard In Bridgend, South Wales > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en. > -- from Richard In Bridgend, South Wales -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en.
