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Snowdons - Dan - 13 Aug 2013
Snowdons now have Scania K124 R72VVP, Volvo B10M T113JBA and Volvo B12M WK52SVU in their fleet. Volvo B10M P325VWR has been sold to Inter Recruit.
Re: RE: Snowdons - MrFozz - 14 Aug 2013
(13 Aug 2013, 3:21 pm)Daniel wrote Snowdons now have Scania K124 R72VVP, Volvo B10M T113JBA and Volvo B12M WK52SVU in their fleet. Volvo B10M P325VWR has been sold to Inter Recruit.
I used to get Snowdons to school many moons ago
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 21 Jan 2014
A new buy appears to be Volvo B12BT V6WGT. 71 seater (double deck) with a Berkhof body
RE: Snowdons - Dan - 09 Feb 2014
Another one from the North East up for sale on eBay..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-VOLVO-B10M-PLAXTON-EXCALIBUR-57-STR-COACH-11-MONTHS-MOT-AIR-CON-/310861223868?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item4860c5d7bc
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-VOLVO-B10M-PLAXTON-PREMIERE-57-STR-COACH-10-MONTHS-MOT-NEW-ENGINE-FITTED-/310861211811?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item4860c5a8a3
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 09 Feb 2014
(09 Feb 2014, 5:13 pm)Dan wrote Another one from the North East up for sale on eBay..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-VOLVO-B10M-PLAXTON-EXCALIBUR-57-STR-COACH-11-MONTHS-MOT-AIR-CON-/310861223868?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item4860c5d7bc
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1999-VOLVO-B10M-PLAXTON-PREMIERE-57-STR-COACH-10-MONTHS-MOT-NEW-ENGINE-FITTED-/310861211811?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item4860c5a8a3
They're constantly buying and selling, including the 4 on ebay... Not easy to keep up some times!
RE: Snowdons - Dan - 09 Feb 2014
(09 Feb 2014, 5:16 pm)tyresmoke wrote They're constantly buying and selling, including the 4 on ebay... Not easy to keep up some times!
Hadn't noticed the others until I looked at their profile on eBay...
For reference, if anyone wants to know which other vehicles are currently up for sale:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/snowdon-coaches
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 01 Apr 2014
(21 Jan 2014, 10:24 pm)tyresmoke wrote A new buy appears to be Volvo B12BT V6WGT. 71 seater (double deck) with a Berkhof body
This arrived into Middlesbrough last night at 2115 as I was going out, I presume on the Megabus M12 as that is due in at 2050.
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 13 Apr 2014
New in at Snowdons are
AFZ9708 Scania K114 Irizar Century (former YL51ZTS)
FA04DJU Volvo B12B Berkhof Axial
Both look very smart in the silver livery!
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 07 Jun 2014
Volvo B10M MHZ9320 has been sold to Prentice Westwood, and it looks like Neoplan OVK902 has been repainted into the grey livery, with a new updated front end fitted!
RE: Snowdons - Dan - 29 Jun 2014
Currently for sale...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-SCANIA-IRIZAR-K124-49-SEATER-FULL-EXEC-COACH-420-BHP-/310990565907?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item48687b7213
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-VOLVO-B12B-BERKHOF-AXIAL-100-DOUBLE-DECK-COACH-EXEC-LEZ-COMPLIANT-AIR-CON-/310994202038?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item4868b2edb6
RE: Snowdons - Dan - 23 Aug 2014
Currently for sale on eBay..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-VOLVO-B12B-BERKHOF-AXIAL-100-DOUBLE-DECK-COACH-EXEC-LEZ-COMPLIANT-AIR-CON-/311023323507?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item486a6f4973
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2005-SCANIA-IRIZAR-K114-CENTURY-EXEC-COACH-ZF-AUTO-LOW-MILES-/311053534559?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item486c3c455f
RE: Snowdons - Dan - 18 Oct 2014
Currently for sale...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-VANHOOL-ASTROBEL-71-SEATER-DOUBLE-DECK-COACH-EXEC-13-MONTHS-MOT-/311106382407?pt=UK_Minibuses_Buses_Coaches&hash=item486f62aa47
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 10 Nov 2014
Sold is Volvo B12B FA04LJU to Collins Coaches, Selby
https://www.flickr.com/photos/10110677@N07/15221088402/
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 06 Jan 2015
A new arrival here is another Neoplan - BIG8702 from Marchants
https://www.flickr.com/photos/16658324@N08/12125119433
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 10 Apr 2015
Passing through recently is
Volvo B12B SUI8197 (now sold)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2003-VOLVO-B12B-CAETANO-ENIGMA-ZF-AUTO-COACH-NOW-SOLD-/311326519854?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item487c81b22e
Volvo B12R YCZ8703
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VOLVO-B12R-PLAXTON-EXCALIBUR-49-SEATER-EXEC-COACH-AUTO-/311329651658?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item487cb17bca
Another Scania Irizar PB has joined the fleet too, tri-axle but not sure what the registration is
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 12 Apr 2015
The tri-axle Scania Irizar now confirmed as wearing AEZ121, formerly TUI19 and AC04CHH with Swallow
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128810799@N04/16192975873
Volvo B12BT Berkhof double deck is now registered MB04KZT
Volvo B12R Astrobel M6YKM has been sold to Whitestar Travel, Houghton-le-Spring, while another one added to the fleet (though now for sale) is N400PEG.
Tough keeping up with this lot, so please do report your sightings
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 24 May 2015
Snowdon's now have SF07YTR, Volvo B12BT Panther - former NAT Group H4KFJ and Park's of Hamilton LSK873
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 07 Jun 2015
Neoplan BIG8902 has been sold to TM Travel, Durham
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 01 Aug 2015
Sold from the school bus fleet, presumably due to losing East Durham College work, are Van Hool T8 B10M's H727PEF, H973KDY and RJI7949 though I don't know who they have gone to.
Scania Irizar PB NH54WMD (former Abbotts OK54AOL apparently?) has gone to Solitaire Travel in Essex
Joining SF07YTR in the fleet is another sister Panther, SF07YTY - both seen together here...
![[Image: 18104318636_d5968a5bba.jpg]](https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8800/18104318636_d5968a5bba.jpg)
Snowdon Coaches SF07YTR ready for megabus the other morning & SF07YTY by mattybwkd, on FlickrI'll update the fleetlist to the best of my knowledge - if anyone can help with further news then let us know
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 02 Aug 2015
Thanks to a PM today I've got a few more updates:
New into the fleet are H199AOD Volvo B10M Paramount, PIL2166 Volvo B10M Premiere (from JH Coaches) and RO02BUS Scania Irizar
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 01 Jan 2016
Volvo B12BT Berkhof MB04KZT has been sold to Hamilton Gray, Exeter
https://www.flickr.com/photos/swbuspics/24050428585
Added to the fleet recently were Neoplan Tourliners MV12OEF & MV12OEH
![[Image: 23621578339_a3f48899ac.jpg]](https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1606/23621578339_a3f48899ac.jpg)
Snowdons of Easingtons Neoplan Tourliner MV12OEF at Wetherby Services 26/12/2015 after receiving help from DAF Aid - well actually from Pelican Engineering from Castleford who are also MAN - Neoplan Service Agents by Alan Magill, on Flickr
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 22 Jan 2016
Some further fleet updates thanks to a PM
New in are
YN05HDJ Scania Irizar - from Leo's Pride
N225THO Volvo B10M Premiere - from Hamilton Grey (presumably part ex for the 04 decker as above)
H9NEO Neoplan Starliner - from Creigiau Travel
XJZ3715 Scania Irizar
PIL2166 has been re-registered L266JPY and now has Snowdon's names on the gold base.
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 02 Mar 2016
More new ones in here are Volvo B12M FJ04ETU and Volvo B12R DD R113PMO
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 11 Mar 2016
Premier N225THO has now been painted all white and advertised for sale.
Also available is DAF SB3000 P861PWW, making a return to the region having previously been with Rothbury Motors before a spell in Shetland working for Octo Coaches.
RE: Snowdons - tyresmoke - 26 Jun 2016
Scania Irizar YN05HDJ has been sold to M&D Travel, Stockton
RE: Snowdons - medownsouth - 13 Oct 2016
todays surprise at oxford this morning snowdons coaches Neoplan Tourliner mv12oeh on hire to megabus.com service to newcastle
New to fleet - vanhool123 - 14 Oct 2016
New editions seem to be Vanhool Astrons YJ65GLF amd GX11PKC, also it looks SF07YTR is now OVK902, also mew are
volvo NM02AUJ and scania UUI4788
RE: Snowdons - Andreos1 - 27 Mar 2017
Noticed a Snowdons coach heading south on the A19 on Friday evening.
It was passing Hutton Henry and was displaying 'on hire to Megabus' or similar. No number display or indication of where its destination was.
RE: Snowdons - Kuyoyo - 21 Aug 2017
Seems new here is Elite I ARZ121 - replacing a poorly looking 54270 on the M12A in Middlesbrough
RE: Snowdons - fireman245 - 14 Apr 2022
What looks a few new additions for Snowdons are SN10DON Volvo Van Hool B13R, SN05DON Volvo Plaxton Elite B12B/B13R?
OVK902 now in fleet livery and MV12OEF Neoplan Tourliner seems to have left fleet as currently for sale on ebay through a different operator. B12 SNO has now been scrapped by the looks of posts