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First Beeline & Berkshire | Slough Trading Estate buses
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 In 2004, First Beeline acquired a small fleet of Optare Solos route branded for services from Slough to Burnham. This is OOL53054 (LK53MDE) seen in the Slough depot yard. |
 Another of the six Solos, OOL53052 (LK53MBX) showing off the route branding on the nearside. |
 Four of the pink Solos can be seen in this view with a couple of Centrewest Metrobus trainers in the background. |
 By September 2011 the Slough Trading Estate Linx services had been rebranded as Hoppa and OOL53054 is seen in its new guise negotiating the new Slough Bus Station building works. |
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 A second view of Solo Hoppa OOL53054 in May the following year. |
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 Earlier in October 2010 Solo OOL53065 (YJ58CEV) was an extra bus to join the original fleet of six in 2008. |
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 From Lynx to Hopper to The Trader, Alexander Dennis Enviro200 44672 (YX63LKZ) is seen at the stop outside Slough Bus with the Railway Station behind in August 2019 in the latest incarnation of the service dedicated to serving Slough Trading Estate.
Picture ref C5283 |
 In July 2021 sister vehicle 44561 (YX63LKY) is seen in the same spot with the Bus Station behind. A fire damaged the Station a little over a year later and it was still closed nearly three years later with services dispaced to temporary stops on Wellington Street. The ad hoc signage on the stops was still in place in 2025 a huge disservice to intending passengers.
Picture ref C8168 |
 Occasionally The Trader buses strayed on to other services with 44562 here leaving High Wycombe in December 2021 on the X74 to Slough. Passengers on the service are used to different liveried buses with Green Line doubledeck Volvos and First Capital Olympians in the past. Around 2025 the services saw Streetlites in First Southampton red, standard First Lilac, First Berkshire blue, Beeline orange and indigo, First Solent two tone blue and yellow and the new First national livery!
Picture ref P9185 |
 In February 2022 44562 and 44561 were seen together in Slough depot orange fronted Wright Bodied Volvo B7RLE 69389 (HY09AUO) on the extreme left, a lilac Enviro200 behind 44562 and a Volvo 7900H behind that. Off to the right are B7RLE 69392 (HY09AOR) and hybrid 7900H 69920 (BV13ZCF) beyond.
Picture ref C9229 |
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