Photos of various coaches in service with First Somerset & Avon. This gallery also includes coaches in service with First Bristol or with the First Coaches operation, that operates many National Express services.

First S&A operate large numbers of Dart SLFs of all guises and ages - from brand new Enviro 200 examples in Bath and Taunton, to older N and P reg examples elsewhere in the fleet. A variety of bodyworks are also featured, all illustrated in this collection.

Photos come from a short trip to Bridgwater back in 2007, with a variety of the rare East Lancs Spryte bodied examples operating the 21 and 21A. The second batch of photos is from a trip to Bath in June 2009, illustrating a variety of 9.2m Darts and full size examples.

First Somerset & Avon operate an ever diminishing number of step entry Darts, but in the past this number has been very high, with them providing the mainstay of the midibus fleet. They are being replaced with more modern low floor vehicles. Photos here from a trip to Avon in 2003, a Dart on route 300 in Lynton (now no longer operated by First), and a few from Bath in 2009.

For many a year, the Leyland Lynx and the Dennis Lance were the mainstay of the First Badgerline fleet, operating the majority of the "big bus" routes in the company. However, the Lynxes have gone and the Lances reduce further and further in number, which is rather sad from an enthusiast's point of view. Here are my photos of these traditional Badgerline buses in service.

First Somerset & Avon once used the Mercedes-Benz 709D as the main minibus, supplemented by the rare Vario. Now, while Varios have remained rare, the 709D has decreased heavilly in number and now very few remain. This collection documents the various examples I have photographed in service. The photos are from a trip to Avon in 2003, a trip to Bridgwater in 2007, and Bath in 2009.

First Somerset & Avon operate a variety of different Olympians of varying different types. They did operate huge numbers of Leyland examples, but these have been overtaken by Volvo Olympians. This collection contains all of my Olympian photos, which have been taken in 2003 from Cheddar & Keynsham, 2005 from Bath, and 2007 from Bridgwater.

Also contains my one Bristol VR piccie!

First in Bath operate a large batch of Optare Solos, all new in 2005, for their core city network of old minbus routes. They replaced various Mercedes-Benz minibuses, which were previously on these routes. Furthermore, a number of Solos are operated at Yeovil, on their town services, but I haven't managed to capture these on camera yet.

First Somerset & Avon, in the past, operated a large number of Volvo B10BLEs, and these were the premiere vehicles on services such as the X4, X5, X39, 376 and 377. However, they have all been displaced on the route by newer buses, and now the number dwindles. Photographed here are one I found in Glastonbury, and a couple of ex-Aberdeen ones I found in Bath.

Also contains my Volvo B10M photographs.

First Somerset & Avon operate a number of Volvo B6BLEs - some of which have been recently acquired from York. Six examples - 40588-94 - were originally operated by Taunton, but now are at Bath.

First in Somerset and Avon operate a batch of Volvo B7RLA artics on routes 18 and 418 in Bath, branded as the "Bright Orange Bendy Bus". Routes 18 and 418 connect the universities in Bath with the city centre.

Replacing Lynxes, Lances and Volvo B10BLEs have been these very impressive Volvo B7RLE single deck buses, which is regarded as one of the best buses of the modern age. First S&A use these on all their long country routes, such as X39, 173, 375, 376 and 377. A variety of First S&A depots use these buses, and most pictured here, see service from Bath.

First in Somerset and Avon operate various types of Volvo B7TL double deckers- I managed to photograph two different batches in Bath. Firstly, the ALX400 batch photographed was recently transferred in from Bristol. The second batch with Wright bodywork are for Bath Park & Ride duties.