Bluestar (bus Company) - Fleet

Fleet

Bluestar utilizes a mix of single and double deck buses for their routes. These are:

• Seven Scania OmniCity double decker buses, first used in 2008 and 2009, and now commonly found on the Bluestar 1 route.
• Seven East Lancs Lolyne double decker buses, built in 1998 and used on the Bluestar 2 and 3 routes.
• Seven East Lancs Myllennium Vyking double decker buses, built in 2001 and used on the Bluestar 1, 2, 8 routes and the New Forest Tour.
• One Enviro400 double decker bus, which was originally fitted out for service on Wilts and Dorset routes, but became a Bluestar bus in October 2006. Used on the Bluestar 3 route.
• Several Leyland Olympian/Volvo Olympian double decker buses, in both Northern Counties Palatine 1 and East Lancs E Type bodywork, used on Bluestar 6.
• Several Optare Solo single decker buses, transferred from Wilts and Dorset and used mostly on Bluestar routes 11, 12 and P1. The buses retain the red and grey Wilts and Dorset interior.
• Several DAF SB120 single decker buses with Wright Cadet bodywork, found primarily on the Bluestar 11, 12 and 18 routes.
• Approximately twenty Mercedes-Benz Citaro single decker buses that operate on Bluestar routes 2, 3, 8, 9 and 18. Ten of these buses were new to Bluestar in 2006; a further seven buses were previously from Southern Vectis, built in 2007 and went into service retaining their green interiors; the final buses were previously from Wilts and Dorset and were used on route 18 with specific route 18 livery and retaining the cream, navy blue, red and grey interior design from Wilts and Dorset.
• Several Dennis Dart single decker buses with Plaxton Pointer bodywork used almost exclusively on the Bluestar 11, 12, T1, T2, T3 and T4 services.
• Several Wright Eclipse Urban single decker buses found on Bluestar route 16.
• A few Dennis Dart single decker buses in East Lancs Myllennium bodywork that operate the Citylink shuttle service.