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At the end of 2001 Eastbourne and Reading agreed to swap buses. The former required more singledeckers and the latter doubles. So several Eastbourne Spectras joined the native Spectra fleet in Reading, whilst Reading Optare Excels - new to Cardiff Buses - headed south to the seaside. Here former Eastbourne 79 (S879BYJ) is seen hard at work in its new town as 711.

Eastbourne 76 became Reading 708. Unusually it is seen at Wycombe Railawy Station in summer 2005 on hire to Carousel Buses. Carousel had the contract to operate replacement bus servies following the Gerrards Cross Tesco tunnel collapse, which meant the min line to Marylebone was closed after a new Tesco store being built over the tracks by the station collapsed. From Wycombe passengers were ferrid to Amersham to use Chiltern Trains alternative line into Marylebone.

709, ex Eastbourne 77 (S877BYJ), is another Spectra, now at home in Reading.

Spectra 710 (S878BYJ) in Reading livery.