Citybus Update: Doris and Boris?

I have just updated the Citybus fleet listing with the following changes made:
Only 1 to 4 are considered as being in reserve at the moment. Of these 2 N102UTT seems least likely to reappear in service anytime as its currently dumped next to what remains on 28 at the back of the depot with fleet numbers removed. The others have all been observed out and about from time to time.
Dart 39 has had the awful Taxi wrap removed. Not sure yet if its getting anything else in its place.
Its nice knowing that this will be the last photo of this awful wrap on the blog. A livery that wont be missed!
One further bit of livery news - Citycoach 313 has been repainted into the new blue livery.

The rest of the news concerns the training 'fleet'. Volvo 429 Y827TGH which has remained in Go Ahead London livery as a full time trainer (named Boris) is being prepared for full time service so will presumably be out in the new livery fairly shortly.
Training duties will be taken over by two of the dual door Darts 214/215 R401/2FFC which are being prepared for their new role at the moment. I may have got the bus wrong but I did say this would happen back on the 1st of April although I was only joking at the time! (Pretty sure they will stay dual doorway though.) Doris and Boris anyone?

Thanks as always to Brian George for the update along with John Kowalski and Tom Michaels for their updates.

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Related Links

• Boris joins Doris Plymothian Transit
• Plymouth Citybus Fleet List Plymothian Transit Extra

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