THE HOME COUNTIES BUS IMAGE GALLERY
Courtney Buses - Optares

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Solo SR YJ62FET is seen in Maidenhead orange livery in June 2014.
Picture ref A3380
 

In 2013 Courtney started serious competition on Bracknell town services against First Berkshire. Part of the assault team were this pair of yellow liveries Optare Solo SR buses, YJ62FMD followed by YJ62FME in Bracknell Bus Station that June. The yellow colours brought back memories of yellow Beeline buses in the town and First's response was to bring back the name and yellow livery on a fleet of refurbished Citaros displaced from the Heathrow fleet by the new Volvo hybrids. It did not work and in 2015 First Berkshire's depot in the town was closed down.
 
Heading for Reading is Solo SR YJ62FMA in May 2015.
Picture ref A7607
 

When Courtney expanded into Wokingham they took the loal coffe culture to heart in the livery of the Solo SR buses used. This is Latte, otherwise known as YJ14BGY, seen in the town, just having finished service for the day in July 2014.
Picture ref A3691
 
Latte seen again a year later in May heading into Reading on the 109.
Picture ref A7605
 
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