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Latest 2008 Nu-Venture Fleet News...

SEPTEMBER 2008

Vehicles Out 6706 [SIB 6706] to Mr Lefevre for Preservation, 5/9/08, this removes the last of the Leyland National type from the Nu-Venture fleet.

Status Changes 901 [N901 HWY] to (u) broken up for spares, by 5/9/08

Unusual Workings Usually confined to Tunbridge Wells routes 282/285, T592 unusually appeared on the Medway Park & Ride on 5/9

AUGUST 2008

Vehicles Out
A clear out of withdrawn stock has seen the following movements...
3458 [YDZ 3458] to RML Travel
109(w) [M109JHB] to Aylesford Metals for Scrap 27/8/08
110(w) [D110 NDW] to Aylesford Metals for Scrap 27/8/08
139(w) [SKM 181W] to Aylesford Metals for Scrap 27/8/08
903(w) [N903 HWY] to Aylesford Metals for Scrap 27/8/08
906(w) [N906 HWY] to Aylesford Metals for Scrap 27/8/08
T726(w) [OHV 726Y] to Aylesford Metals for Scrap 27/8/08

Status Changes
[8421RU] to (u) from 31/8/08
718 [R718 BNF] to (u) from 31/8/08

Unusual Workings
On 26/8 T348 [KYV 348X] was in use in Medway on routes 179/192. It is usually confined to Maidstone routes.


JULY 2008

Outward Loans
T415 [KYV 415X] to Farleigh Coaches 30/6-1/7/08 and on18/7/08
T984 [A984 SYE] to Farleigh Coaches 2/7/08
3458 [YDZ 3458] still with 1st Bus Stop until 18/7/08

Inward Loans
601 [N601 FJO] from Farleigh Coaches 18/7/08
[MIW 4844] from Farleigh Coaches 18/7/08

Movements
165 [G615 CEF] from Mill Hall (u) to Hoo Marina (u), 3/7/08
2040 [LWS 40Y] from Mill Hall (u) to Hoo Marina (u), 3/7/08

General
The overall advert for the Kent Freedom Pass was completed on T857 on 3/7/08, and it re-entered service later in the day.

Unusal workings have seen 383 [X383 VVY] on 114 and 120/121 on 4/7/08, and on Park & Ride on 12/7/08.

JUNE 2008

Outward Loans
T984 [A984 SYE] with Farleigh coaches 02/06-06/06/08
various T's with Farleigh Coaches w/c 9/6/08,
746 [T446 HRV] with Farleigh Coaches 12-13/6/08
3458 [YDZ 3458] to 1st Bus Stop

Inward Loans
601 [N601 FJO] from Farleigh Coaches 09/06/08 & 11/06/08
[MIW 4844] from Farleigh Coaches 12/6/08

Vehicle Movements
6/6 T984 Aylesford x Hoo Marina
6/6 T415 Hoo Marina x Aylesford
11/6 T455 Aylesford x Aylesford (u)
11/6 T592 Aylesford (u) x Aylesford

Repaints
By 6/6/08 T857 repainted from Maidstone Corporartion livery into overall light blue livery for an overall advert.


T857 on return from repaint on 6/6/08. The advert had still to be applied.

General
Nu-Venture again operated the Dickens Festival Park & Ride service on 31 May and 1 June 2008, using various T's and LF's.


Recent Acquisition from Thames Travel 383 [X383 VVY] is seen at the Horsted Terminus, during the week this bus can normally be found operating on route 158.


719 [GN53 YUF] is no stranger to the service, and is seen at the Horsted Terminus


Both former Thames Travel 383 [X383 VVY] and 770 [V270 BNV] take at Break at Horsted


770 [V270 BNV] is preparing to depart for Chapter School, followed by 383.


Another newcomer this year was also on the service 785 [X185 BNH] also waiting to depart for the journey to Chapter School.


The Titan's made their usual appearance on the service. T347 [KYV 347X] was one of the allocation on both days along with sister T348.


This was the first appearance for newcomer Titan T348 [KYV 348X]. It is also seen at Horsted.


T552 [NUW 552Y] drops off its passengers having arrived from Rochester in the early afternoon


Now the only Semi-Automatic Titan in the Nu-Venture fleet, T905 [A905 SYE] put in an appearance on the Saturday and is seen at Horsted awaiting departure to Rochester and Chapter School.


MAY 2008

Vehicles In
383 [X383 VVY] Optare Solo, B30F, ex Thames Travel, entered service 28/05/08

Outward Loans
T652 [NUW 652Y] with Farleigh coaches until 09/05/08
T652 [NUW 652Y] to Ist Bus Stop Minibus from 12/05/08 until 23/05/08
T415 [KYV 415X] to Farleigh Coaches from 12/05/08 until 15/05/08
T984 [A984 SYE] to Farleigh Coaches from 19/05/08 until 23/05/08

Inward Loans
[LFR 873X], Leyland National was loaned from Farleigh Coaches on 3/5, 9/5, 12/5, 13/5, 15/5
[N601 FJO], Volvo B10B/Plaxton Verde from Farleigh Coaches on 8/5, 20/5, 23/5

Repaints
383 [X383 VVY] from White to Nu-Venture blue/white by 26/05/08

Vehicle Movements
T415/T867/813 as of 31/05/08 allocated to Hoo
383 Deacon (u) to Deacon 28/05/08


APRIL 2008
Vehicles Out
T208 [CUL 208V] Leyland Titan sold to Aylesford Metals for Scrap

Outward Loan
T652 [NUW 652Y] with Farleigh coaches until 04/04/08, and again from 21/04/08

Inward Loans
[LFR 873X], Leyland National was loaned from Farleigh Coaches on 9&10/4/08
RML2699 [SMK 699F] Routemaster RML from 06/04/08

General
770 [V270 BNV] entered service from 01/04/08

Vehicle Movements

MARCH 2008
Vehicle Movements

Vehicles Acquired
165 [G615 CEF] Leyland Lynx, B49F, ex Stagecoach Oxford
167 [F167 SMT] Leyland Lynx, B51F, ex Kent County Council - White Livery
168 [F168 SMT] Leyland Lynx, B51F, ex Kent County Council - White Livery
770 [V270 BNV] Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer MPD, B29F, ex Pegasus - White Livery
785 [X185 BNH] Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer MPD, B29F, - White Livery

Vehicles Out
T1097 [B97 WUV] Leyland Titan sold to T Wigley for scrap 7/3/08

T1097 about to embark on its final journey from Aylesford on 7/3/08

Inward Loans
LFR 873X, Leyland National was loaned from Farleigh Coaches on 14/03/08
N601 FJO, Volvo B10M was loaned from Farleigh Coaches on 17/03/08

Outward Loan
T652 [NUW 652Y] still with Farleigh coaches

Vehicles Named
T348 [KYV348X] named 'Skipper'

@ The Rallys
T348 [KYV348X] was at Chatham Dockyard 23-24 March 2008

Repaints
770 [V270 BNV] to Nu-Venture Blue/White livery by 21/03/08
785 [X185 BNH] to Nu-Venture Blue/White livery by 28/03/08

FEBRUARY 2008
Vehicle Movements

Outward Loan
T652 [NUW 652Y] to Farleigh Coaches from 12/2/08
T455 [KYV 455X] to Farleigh coaches 25, 27, 28/2/08, T905 [A905 SYE] 26/2/08

JANUARY 2008

Outward Loan
T415 [KYV 415X] to Farleigh Coaches from 7/1/08
T652 [NUW 652Y] to Griffin from 16/1/08 (2040) [LWS 40Y] returned from Griffin 16/1/08

Vehicle Movements