Beach Bus 26 Open Topper

LK08DXP approaching the Pleasure Beach on a return trip to Marton Mere on 10th April

During the recent sunny weather, Transpora North West have been using an open-top bus on their Beach Bus 26 service to Marton Mere Holiday Village. On 10th April ADL Enviro 400 LK08 DXP was in use on the 26, the bus being new to Metroline of London in 2008 in closed top condition. Service 26 is usually busy in the mornings bringing tourists from the holiday park at Marton Mere into Blackpool, with return trips being mostly empty on the early runs of the day.

LK08DXP on Clifton Drive, passing The Big One roller coaster at the Pleasure Beach

LK08DXP passing the wooden roller coasters along Bond Street at the rear of the Pleasure Beach

LK08DXP on New Bonny Street near the Tower in Blackpool town centre

LK08DXP heading west along New Bonny Street towards the Promenade

LK08DXP inbound along Preston New Road with a full load from the holiday park at Marton Mere

LK08DXP passing 'The Velvet Coaster' Wetherspoons pub near the Pleasure Beach

New Volvo MCV Evora buses for Archway

Volvo B8RLE MCV Evora BU25YSE leaving the Affinity shopping outlet at Fleetwood on service 74

Archway Travel of Fleetwood have purchased a batch of new Volvo B8RLE buses with MCV Evora bodywork to supplement their fleet. Several of the Evoras have been noted running on the 74 and 75 routes this week, with a number of their ADL Enviro200s being cascaded onto the St. Annes area 76 and 78 services, which Archway took over the operation of at the weekend. Only one of the Evoras was noted wearing the 'Fylde Villager' route branding graphics (BU25YSE), the rest of the buses seen were in plain white with the red Archway flash at the rear. All the photos in this report were taken on Tuesday 1st April.

Evora BU25YSE arriving at the Fleetwood Affinity shopping outlet on service 74

A rear view of Evora BU25YSE leaving the Fleetwood Affinity shopping outlet

Evora BU25YSH northbound on service 75 at Bourne Way in Thornton

Evora BU25YSG on Bourne Way in Thornton heading for Fleetwood on service 75

Evora BU25YSD southbound on Lord St in Fleetwood on service 74 to Preston