Southern Vectis Bus Fleet - Coaches

Coaches

Southern Vectis' coach fleet is marketed through the use of different trading names, these being companies that Southern Vectis has purchased over the years. None of the coaches are in the two-tone green livery, they are branded as either, Fountain Coaches in bright orange, West Wight Coaches in a raspberry and grey livery and Moss Motor Tours in a blue colour scheme. They are a mixture of different types. They use three chassis types Dennis Javelin, Volvo B10M and DAF SB types, and the bodies are from different coachbilders too, including, Plaxton, Van Hool and Ikarus products.

The Coaches primary role is to transport local students to island schools and the Isle of Wight College. Other than school runs, the coaches are used on a range of contracts and private hire work. At weekends, they can be seen on the mainland used for rail replacement services. Coach numbers 597 and 511 are used for driver training.

In July 2011 Brought out local operator Wightrollers together with 11 vehicles, A number of staff have also transferred to Southern Vectis.

Due to a new £28m school contract which was awarded to Southern Vectis for 8 years in July 2012, a new fleet was needed with many of these older coaches being sold to Ensignbus for further use. The Moss,Fountain and West Wight liveries were faded out with the name "Vectis Blue" being used.

• 2 Volvo B12M/Plaxton Paragon - Fleet numbers 7080,7085
• 1 Volvo B12M/Plaxton Paragon - Fleet numbers 7086,7093
• 3 Volvo B12M/Van Hool Alizee - Fleet numbers 7031-7044
• 1 Volvo B10M/Plaxton Premiere 350 - Fleet numbers 7007-7010
• 1 Volvo B10M-62/Plaxton Excalibur - Fleet numbers 7029,7030
• 1 DAF DB250/ Optare Spectra-Fleet number 8232