THE SHOWBUS LONDON & HOME COUNTIES BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Reading Buses | Flightline
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 With Arriva getting touchy about the use of the Green Line fleetname, Reading Buses split its two former First Beeline operations into Flightline and Londonline, the latter reviving a name used for the former Alder Valley London - Reading inherited services. Flightline 703 now offers a service every thirty minutes between Heathrow's Terminal 5 and Bracknell via Slough, Windsor Castle and Legoland. The service is supported by the British Airports Authority. New Alexander Dennis Enviro400CITY buses were bought for the routes. This is 732 (GL23LHR), approaching the main Wellington Street bus stop near the burnt out Bus Station in August 2023.
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 The same bus is seen later that day departing Terminal 5.
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A lt of attention has been paid to the ambience of the interior in this lower deck view aboard 732.
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 The Thames Valley Newbury depot launched another Flightline service in summer 2023 and whilst new Plaxton bodied Volvos were awaited former Emerald line Enviro400MMC doubledeckers, which had been being used on the Green Line services, launched the route linking Basingstoke with Terminal 5. Enviro400MMC 761 (YY15OYC) is seen waiting to leave T5 for Basingstoke in August 2023.
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 Seen in June 2024 is Plaxton Leopard bodied Volvo B8R 1425 (YX73MVA). The coach is by Basingstoke Station and soon departing for Heathrow. Like the Enviro400 the main destination is Frimley as an outdated law limits the length of a "bus" route, so it is licensed in two compliant halves, and meets the law by displaying the intermediate destination! It means the service is eligible for various government subsidies, but also has to accept concessionary bus passes and comply with fare cap schemes, etc.
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 The interior of 1425, 732 looked better!
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 Heathrow bound on Slough's Wellington Street in May 2025 is Enviro400CITY 743 (FL74SLH).
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 The same bus was seen again in September on Windsor Road in Slough headed for T5.
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 On display at the June 2026 Reading Buses Open Day was 1430 (YS26UGT), one of a trio of new integral Irizar i6S coaches for the Basingstoke Flightline.
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