In June 2015 three Scania N280UD / ADL Enviro 400 double deck buses were acquired new by GHA Coaches for use on the TrawsCymru T3 and were given the green and white livery of the time. They were SN15 ETD/E/F
When GHA Coaches ceased trading in July 2016 the three deckers were seized back by the finance company and eventually offered for sale through Ensign of Purfleet, Essex and in November 2016 they were acquired by Lloyds Coaches , Machynlleth for further use on the T3 service which Lloyds had taken over from GHA.
These three deckers have recently been withdrawn from service and are being replaced by a fleet of new Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRas.
They have now been sold to Stephensons of Essex. The firm may have found the vehicles attractive as they have a similar livery and have a large fleet of E400s deckers for school services.
An interesting recent purchase by Lloyds is a 72 seater Volvo B8R / Sunsundegui. BV22HBG was new to Happy Days of Stafford and is to be used on a new contract operating from Dolgellau.
There has been a delay in Lloyds Coaches receiving delivery of the new fleet of 11 Volvo B8RLE / MCV eVoRas. The first two were received in November 2023 BV73MLN/O. In view of the delay with the remaining 9 buses two similar vehicles have been on loan to Lloyds since January of this year -BV73MMK/U. A further three of the batch arrived a few days ago at the beginning of April BV24LME/F/J. The new eVoRas have arrived with the new TrawsCymru livery but the loan vehicles are in plain white.
