Due to certain contract changes the fleet of P and O Lloyd is changing. Currently the firm have a fleet of Optare Solos |(YJ68FSA/C-F) provided on loan by Flintshire County Council. These buses operate the Deeside Shuttle (D1-3) and the Mold - Treuddyn and Hope (LT7) service.
From the end of June these Solos will return to the Council and the services will be operated by the firm's own vehicles. To enable this four Optare Solo SRs have been acquired - see below and two brand new AD Enviro 200s will join the fleet in a couple of months or so.
It is understood that following the awards of new contracts for local services P and O Lloyd will operate all its existing services with the only exception of the Holywell Fflecsi which will pass to R Williams of Flint from the end of June. The Council owned Mercedes-Benz / Minibus Options (M16) FP18FEV will leave the fleet.
The Solos acquired are :
KX64AFA Optare M960 / Solo SR (B36F) This was new in November 2014 to Airbus Operations, Filton and was used at Broughton - being operated by Unicorn, Wrexham. The mileage of this vehicle is remarkably low.
YJ62FMO Optare M780SE / Solo SR (B27F) New to Henderson, Hamilton [362] and then in April 2019 to Japheth (Berwyn Motors), Trefor, Caernarfon.
YJ65EVK/L Optare M7900SE / Solo SR (B27F) 2015/12 2024/05 New to Stuarts, Carluke (EVK 12/2015 and EVL 1/2016).
They are all to receive the P and O Lloyd standard livery (AFA has already been painted and vinyled).
AFA was due to commence service on the Deeside Shuttle on 21 May.
