Pats Coaches now have a brand new replacement service bus for on the 146 Whitchurch service.
PC74PAT arrived on Wednesday 27th November and went out on service that day.
Like the vehicle it replaces it is a Iveco Daily 70C21 / Ilesbus I-City MAX (B31F)
It is yet to receive vinyls and have the destination display programmed.
The previous Iveco / Ilesbus service bus PD23PAT has returned to Ilesbus. It had spent a number of weeks off the road due to various issues. The demonstrator Ilesbus RJ73 FXT which has replaced PD23PAT a number of times when it was being repaired has also returned to Ilesbus.
The cherished number PD23PAT has been retained by the firm and has been placed on a 2023 8 seater Mercedes-Benz vehicle.
