In F•eet News this month
JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additiona• materia• compi•ed by LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG
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• New battery e•ectric Optare So•o SRs join The Big Lemon
• NatEx Heathrow f•eet moves to The Kings Ferry O-•icence
• New Wright StreetDecks for Somerset Passenger So•utions
• South G•oucestershire gets Stagecoach Astromega s•eepers
• Stagecoach West converting 10 MANs to Cummins Euro6
SEATING CAPACITY
For double-deckers, this is shown with the upper deck capacity first (e.g. 43/30, indicating 43 ‘over’ 30. Where the split is not known, a total figure (e.g. 73) is shown in the same style as for single-deckers. The total seating capacity shown includes all fixed and tip-up seats. The vehicles themselves may show other permutations of seats, standing spaces and wheelchair capacity.
The letter ‘t’ after the door position indicates the provision of a toilet, while ‘L’ after the door position shows that a wheelchair lift is fitted.
REGISTRATIONS
Registration numbers first issued from 1 September 2001 show a two-letter area identification code (e.g. BU for Birmingham, CU for Swansea, SX for Inverness), followed by a two-digit code indicating the period of first registration (e.g. 51 for September 2001 to F…
