We have spoken to Trident and told him to get back to the office. He said he was at the airfield about to get on his plane. From the photo he sent us we don't think he will be flying Economy and wonder if he has bought the plane....

No request for Leave, but Trident has been missing from the office for the last week without permission and we have just found this image online of him on a Super Yatch with his friends. Should we put him on a final warning when he decides to come into the office next?

Enviro200 36934 (SN63 KFO) is one of two E200s in the Reserve Fleet with Stagecoach East at Peterborough. On July 22 it negotiates the restricted Queensgate roundabout ,which will be reduced to one lane until next year as part of the major Station Quarter redevelopment

Having retired the last Dart SLF in the Stagecoach fleet in passenger service (34715), Cumbria continues to operate the last three Optare Versas in service with Stagecoach - 25265 (SF13 FNZ), 26266/67 (YD63 UYW/X) all based at Carlisle. It also has 25302 as a trainer at Kendal

This week we have been on a Tiger hunt......

Volvo BZL demonstrator BV72 KPG was in use with Stagecoach East at Cambridge yesterday when it was used to transport guests to the depot in collection with a media and stakeholder event to officially launch the Stagecoach Chargd commercial EV charging facility

During his Lakes visit last week Trident thought this was a brilliant little bus and he now says he would like one of his own. We did tell him that Stagecoach Cumbria & Lancashire would not be happy that he decided to sit on it though and that he should head off an get on a proper open top bus!

Trident says he really likes the Lake District as he can park his car at the B&B and can still do all his favourite things by using the excellent bus services from Stagecoach's Cumbria & Lancashire business to get around and he really likes to waves at the friendly bus drivers.

Trident has been away in the Lake District and really enjoyed posing with his latest car which he says was a great way to get to the area.

Trident is finding the heat this week quite un-bear-able and hopes that this photo from his holiday earlier this year helps to make you feel cool. He has tried getting into the fridge to keep cool but doesn't fit, and wonders how his friend @hunsletthebear.bsky.social keeps cool

Trident really enjoyed his visit to Skegness last week and was excited to see Stagecoach East Midlands Skegness Seasider bus 'Teddy the Seasider' and even gave its driver a wave

Within Stagecoach's mainland regional (not London or Guernsey) operating companies only one (Stagecoach East) has no vehicles still painted in the Rolling Ball livery and all of its 'Steel Blue' repaints - except E400MMC 11723 at Cambridge with Pride branding - are at Bedford

Passing Corby depot earlier today just one of the now withdrawn Stagecoach Midlands open top Tridents was present pending collection. 18475 was pictured from the public highway through the fence.

Stagecoach East Midlands Enviro400MMC 11735, normally based at Gainsborough, was working in Lincoln today as one of the vehicles operating the 555 shuttle service from the City's railway station to the Lincolnshire Showground

Now carrying 'Poppy' livery on its 'Steel Blue' livery is Stagecoach East Midlands Enviro400MMC 10748, pictured today in Lincoln. We assume that 'Poppy' liveried Enviro300 27792 will now be repainted into the 'Steel Blue' scheme - a repaint is certainly overdue

Celebrations in September 1980 after West Midlands PTE former Coventry Transport East Lancs Fleetline 1133 (PDU 133M) had won best in its class at the previous days Showbus Rally. The Harnall Lane, Coventry Printshop team celebrate the event for a Coventry Telegraph photoshoot

Showbus 1979 was the most ambitious. Three buses from the West Midlands PTE's Coventry operation to try and secure the Premier Operator Award. They were Fleetline/Neepsend 2Y (CKV 2D), Fleetline/East Lancs 114Y (YVC 114K) and Metrobus 6832 (SDA 832S). 114Y picked up an award

For the 1978 Showbus Rally at Hillingdon there were two buses entered from the West Midlands PTE's Coventry operation, Returning for a second visit was Daimler CVG 239Y (VWK 239) the oldest bus in the Coventry fleet and one of the newest, Fleetline 6759 (SDA 759S)

After being allowed by the West Midlands PTE to take former Coventry Transport Daimler CVG 239Y (VWK 239) to Derby in 1976, the go ahead was given to take it to the Showbus Rally in Hillingdon in 1977. where it helped the PTE win the Premier Operator Award. Award photo from Showbus website

The delivery of new East Lancs bodied Fleetline 6741 (NOC 741R) to the West Midlands PTE's Harnall Lane Garage in Coventry in August 1977 gave the opportunity to stage a photograph with Coventry's then oldest bus - Daimler CVG 239Y (VWK 239)

Another Coventry bus, 94, which was preserved at the time by Colin Holloway was also taking part and these two photographs of 239 and 94 leaving Derby City Transport's Ascot Road depot at the end of the day, were taken by, and reproduced here with permission of, David Cole

It was 50 years ago that I first 'borrowed' a bus to go to a rally, which kick-started my long-standing bus photoshoots. I did another one last week! In 1976 (June 6) it was WMPTE (ex Coventry) Daimler CVG 239Y taken on the Rykneld Run (Burton on Trent-Derby).

Another Coventry bus, 94, which was preserved at the time by Colin Holloway was also taking part and these two photographs of 239 and 94 leaving Derby City Transport's Ascot Road depot at the end of the day, were taken by, and reproduced here with permission of, David Cole

Managed to catch up with Stagecoach East Midlands short Enviro200 36076 (MX58 SGU) at Springfields, Spalding last week. New to Bluebird of Middleton the bus has operated with Stagecoach Manchester, Stagecoach East and now with the East Midlands fleet based at Skegness/Spalding

Trident offered to fix a loose roof slate, what could possibly go wrong......

Photo of 21221 (AE09 GYR) currently on loan from Stagecoach East to Dews Coaches

Trident caught up with Arriva's Mercedes Citaro O530 3006 (BJ12 YPP) in its retro Midland Red livery in Nuneaton yesterday.

Pictured in Nuneaton yesterday, heading out of the town centre along Coton Road was Stagecoach Midlands' 'Steel Blue'-liveried Enviro200 37068 (YY63 YRP).

The first 'Steel Blue'-liveried vehicle to operate from Stagecoach East's Peterborough depot is Enviro200 37218. It arrived on May 19 and is only on loan. It is due to return to Bedford depot over the weekend of May23/24. Pictured working Peterborough's Service 4 on May 20

On Rail Replacement duties at Peterborough this morning was Stagecoach East Cambridge-based ADL Enviro400MMC 11729 (SK23 CRZ), which was new to the Stagecoach Manchester fleet