28 November 2019

Nancy Astor Bus

The new Nancy Astor bus was revealed officially today as brand new 576 WA69CYZ

Thanks to Brian for the photos from Milehouse:

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ

And thanks to John Kowalski for the photos from the official launch event on The Hoe where the statue was officially unveiled by former PM Theresa May.

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ

Plymouth Citybus 576 WA69CYZ



Also of note is the reappearance of 565 as the illuminated bus:

Finally just in case anyone is in any doubt, I can confirm that the gas bus currently on loan to Citybus, is indeed just that - a loan. Its is due to return to Nottingham very shortly. It has NOT been purchased by Citybus.

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9 comments:

  1. Ricky28 November 2019 at 20:41

    That is just marvellous. Well done PCB. She may not have been perfect (understatement!) and we live in a very different world now, thank God, but as a symbol of women's progress she's worth celebrating. And that bus is class.

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  2. Anonymous28 November 2019 at 21:28

    The gas bus was in fact on loan from scania & according to info from pcb has been acquired and will become fleet number 566 and will be repainted in due course, I go by info received from pcb management!

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    1. didbygraham28 November 2019 at 21:35

      well thats not what they told me!

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    2. Bradley Darlington29 November 2019 at 08:56

      Anonymous 28th at 21:28 sorry but this can't be true if management told me it's going after today and there not keeping it. in fact 566 was out yesterday plain red at Plymouth train station.

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    3. Jake Street30 November 2019 at 11:58

      Considering it left yesterday for Nottingham, the company who owns the bus, I find it unlikely it has been purchased! It was rather useless in Plymouth anyways as it was unable to do pretty much all the routes in the City. On top of that 566 is already allocated to a 69 Plate Enviro 400 Trident, not a Scania N280.

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  3. Anonymous28 November 2019 at 22:48

    Brings back back memories of PCB143 back in the day...

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  4. Anonymous29 November 2019 at 02:19

    For this 566 saga think there only 1 way to deal with this harry hills tv burp on 1 side we have pcb on other nct
    FIGHT!!!!

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  5. Brian George29 November 2019 at 08:57

    Graham, just to confirm the Scania gas bus departed Milehouse this morning at around 0845 on it's way to Nottingham.

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  6. Julian29 November 2019 at 12:42

    It even has a Nottingham specification interior!

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