Friday 6 February 2015

Guest Post - Hastings Special

Firstly, I would like to thank Harry H , Harry P and Alex F for letting me use their pictures for this post without you guys I wouldn't of been able to publish this post so thank you. I can now bring you a post on the Buses in Hastings. Hastings is east of Eastbourne along the coast with a few other towns in between. They have a larger fleet of Buses then Eastbourne do and they are run by Stagecoach South East the same as Eastbourne. Here are some photos:

In the first 2 photos it shows Trident Enviro400 19016  MX06 XAR on the 99 this is similar to 19019 MX06 XAU  which has also been on the 99 before.

19016 MX06 XAR

MX06 XAR on the 99
 The next couple of photos are of Hastings Arrow Enviro200s all in which have a 12 plate these buses will be debranded at some point like the Wave Enviro400s that will also get debranded.
Arrows Enviro200

Rear of GN12 CLV
 Now onto Enviro400s again this photo shows GN61 EVU on the 99 a couple of years ago it has also recently been on the 99 which was last weekend these will sadly be debranded as well.
GN61 EVU a couple of years ago
The next couple of photos show some more Hastings Arrows Enviro200s they are also 12 plates recently one of the guys I mentioned in my first sentence said that one of these has made a really rare appearance on the 99.
More Arrows 

Arrows Enviro200 on the 22A
 Back to Enviro400s GN09 BBE is photographed at what I think is Hastings rail station it is seen making a rare appearance on a route it is not meant to be on. I also have a photo of this bus somewhere which I also have seen when it once was on the 99.
GN09 BBE poses at Hastings Station
 One more Arrows photo eventhough I will never see these buses because I never go to Hastings however the livery looks really attractive I love the colours the livery is more creative than the purple on the Eastbourne Loop down here it looks like it has been nitted.
Another Arrows Enviro200
 The last photo is of 09 plate Enviro400 GN09 BBX working on the 100 a surprising fact is that when the 100 arrives at Lydd it turns into route 101 to Dover similar to route 51 which arrives at Heathfield and turns into the 251 or 252.
GN09 BBX on the Wave 100
Some Bonus news:

It is confirmed that 17528/9 ( LX51 FOM/N ) are expected at Eastbourne Thanks for reading.




2 comments:

  1. Good to see the 100/101 is still running - I remember that as the 550 when East Kent operated it in the 1980's. Does it turn into something else at Hastings going the other way and continue to Eastbourne and Brighton?

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  2. There is no Stagecoach South East routes that go to Brighton but a 100 ends in Hastings coming in from Kent and the 99 goes to Eastbourne.

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