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Brief history
Current fleet list
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Brief History
Vectare describe themselves as a "dynamic transport solutions consultancy" but they also operate. Their website offers corporate and schools services, they have been active on some local services in the East Midlands and have in recent times gained services in Essex, nearby at Brentwood and between Waltham Cross and Epping (see route details below or on their website). They arrived in Harlow on 26th July with the assumption of long-standing ECC service 381, taking over from the local authority owned Ugobus. The service has since been renumbered 31.
Vectare recently took over Gardner Travel of Chelmsford, who seem still to trade under that name.
As of March 2022, Vectare took over the Chemlsford Park and Ride services using, for the time being, 7 hired Enviro200MMCs.
Of the fleet shown below, many may not appear on the 31 or in Essex at all, but they are included for completeness.
WEBSITE: www.vectare.co.uk
Current fleet list
| Mercedes Benz Sprinter/EVM
Cityline Vehicles from this part of the fleet have all seen service in Harlow. Standard livery seems to be two shades of blue stripes at the rear on a silver base, although 203 is all silver. They are also used on the Waltham Cross - Epping routes. |
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The pioneer of the fleet, being the eldest and carrying the lowest fleet number, 200 is seen at the bus station on the 381. (R. Hudson) | ||
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Next is fleet no. 201, which presents the same smart new image on route 381. (R. Hudson) | ||||
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Fleet no. 202, again in the same livery, showing the nearside view. (R. Hudson) | ||||
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Fleet no. 205 in the same livery again. (R. Hudson) | ||||
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The newest and final fleet number is 206, which is a later 2021 arrival. It does not yet carry the rear blue flashes, as can be seen. It is showing the new number 31 for the Harlow - Coopersale service, which took effect from 4th January 2022. (R. Hudson) | ||||
| Alexander-Dennis
Enviro200MMC Two examples (the '16 reg. ones) originated with Abellio in London. After being sighted in service in Brentwood, early October saw both operate on the 381 (on different days, naturally). They are 24-seat variants and were single door from new. A third example originated with Weavaway in Newbury, as is evident from the registration number. As of March 2022, Vectare took up the Chelmsford Park and Ride services and initiated them with no less than 7 further examples of the type (YX22OGJ to YX22OGP) from white dealer stock, which seemingly are now being replaced with later examples in black (fleet number 307 onwards). Two white vehicles would seem to remain operational. The new intake are branding for each of the separate services. June 2022 saw the arrival of 314 (YX22OHA) in company colours, and a second example, 315 (YX22OHB) followed in July. 314 was then noted in July 2022 repainted black. |
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Still in all-over red from its London days and without fleet name at this point in time, YX16OBS. (R. Hudson) | ||
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Sister vehicle YX16OBO shows the off-side view. (R. Hudson) | ||||
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The Weavaway colours carried by YX69NWB could very easily could have lent themselves to being an equivalent to the Vectare minibus livery with no repaint needed at all, but instead this vehicle has now been repainted to Arriva Max in reverse. (R. Hudson) | ||||
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Turning to the hired vehicles for the Chelmsford Park and Ride, one vehicle on each of the 2 services, led by YX22OGP, since departed. (R Hudson) | ||||
