olympians for disposal

boomerangnorth · 2nd March 2010, 23:48

Greetings outhere, i'm after 3 or 4 very nice olympians 1992 or newer is there any out there, i believe stagecoach have a dumping ground in the north, do they call it the giant of lillyput, or is that a storybook. Anyway would be interested to hear from anyone who knows owt, much obliged, cummins with love..........

mbonwick · 3rd March 2010, 16:10

Stagecoach North West (that's Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, West Cumbria and Carlisle depots) store most of their vehicles at West Cumbria's Lillyhall depot.

Currently there are around 15 Leyland Olys stored there, some Volvo examples and many B10Ms.
Morecambe has 5 stored Olys and about 10 B10Ms.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
Re-reading your post, I see you want newer than 1992. There really aren't many of those Olys around:

16327/8 (N327/8 NPN) date from 1996, as does 16340 (N340 NPN). It's unlikely you'll get them though as really they're only in between homes.
The only other stored Volvo Olympians are 16294, 16329 and 16393 which are all open-tops for summer operations.

HOWEVER....if you don't mind older than 1992, there's plenty of choice: 4 Leyland Olys from 1988, 2 from 1989, 2 from 1990 and 3 from 1991 are reserve/disposal.

boomerangnorth · 4th March 2010, 19:57

thanks for the info, i say i prefer 1992 because anything older and your talking 3-4k for an 18yr old vehicle, and we had serious problems with chassis corosion on some 1983-5 models some years ago. Any way thanks again and i'll try and see if stagecoach will release them to us, as i am aware that most disposals go through dealers by way of tendering.

mbonwick · 4th March 2010, 20:10

To be honest, Chassis corrosion is just as big a problem on the newer Volvo olympians. R248 NBV is currently be scrapped due to corrosion, and N 358 MPN was scrapped last year for the same reason.

90019 · 4th March 2010, 20:17

I was gonna suggest that Lothian will be getting rid of the last of their Olys in a couple of weeks, however, they're late 80s ones and are OT.

boomerangnorth · 4th March 2010, 21:00

gee i am shocked, thought they would have been heavy waxed underneath, stil after all that grit weve had since xmas i suppose we'll be seeing plenty more heading for barnsley before their time.

90019 · 4th March 2010, 21:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by boomerangnorth

gee i am shocked, thought they would have been heavy waxed underneath, stil after all that grit weve had since xmas i suppose we'll be seeing plenty more heading for barnsley before their time.

Is that in reponse to me or mbonwick?

2nd March 2010, 23:48	#1
boomerangnorth boomerangnorth New Member Join Date: 2 Mar 2010 Location: accrington, lancashire Posts: 3	olympians for disposal Greetings outhere, i'm after 3 or 4 very nice olympians 1992 or newer is there any out there, i believe stagecoach have a dumping ground in the north, do they call it the giant of lillyput, or is that a storybook. Anyway would be interested to hear from anyone who knows owt, much obliged, cummins with love..........

3rd March 2010, 16:10	#2
mbonwick Established Member Join Date: 26 Oct 2006 Location: Milnthorpe (Nr. Kendal) Posts: 5,274	Stagecoach North West (that's Chorley, Preston, Lancaster, Kendal, West Cumbria and Carlisle depots) store most of their vehicles at West Cumbria's Lillyhall depot. Currently there are around 15 Leyland Olys stored there, some Volvo examples and many B10Ms. Morecambe has 5 stored Olys and about 10 B10Ms. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Re-reading your post, I see you want newer than 1992. There really aren't many of those Olys around: 16327/8 (N327/8 NPN) date from 1996, as does 16340 (N340 NPN). It's unlikely you'll get them though as really they're only in between homes. The only other stored Volvo Olympians are 16294, 16329 and 16393 which are all open-tops for summer operations. HOWEVER....if you don't mind older than 1992, there's plenty of choice: 4 Leyland Olys from 1988, 2 from 1989, 2 from 1990 and 3 from 1991 are reserve/disposal. __________________ Last edited by mbonwick; 3rd March 2010 at 16:10. Reason: Double post prevention system

4th March 2010, 19:57	#3
boomerangnorth boomerangnorth New Member Join Date: 2 Mar 2010 Location: accrington, lancashire Posts: 3	stagecoach disposals thanks for the info, i say i prefer 1992 because anything older and your talking 3-4k for an 18yr old vehicle, and we had serious problems with chassis corosion on some 1983-5 models some years ago. Any way thanks again and i'll try and see if stagecoach will release them to us, as i am aware that most disposals go through dealers by way of tendering.

4th March 2010, 20:10	#4
mbonwick Established Member Join Date: 26 Oct 2006 Location: Milnthorpe (Nr. Kendal) Posts: 5,274	To be honest, Chassis corrosion is just as big a problem on the newer Volvo olympians. R248 NBV is currently be scrapped due to corrosion, and N 358 MPN was scrapped last year for the same reason. __________________

4th March 2010, 20:17	#5
90019 Furfaggotry! :3 Established Member Join Date: 29 May 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 5,515	I was gonna suggest that Lothian will be getting rid of the last of their Olys in a couple of weeks, however, they're late 80s ones and are OT. __________________ Accept no substitues. Unless they're really good. flickr

4th March 2010, 21:00	#6
boomerangnorth boomerangnorth New Member Join Date: 2 Mar 2010 Location: accrington, lancashire Posts: 3	gee i am shocked, thought they would have been heavy waxed underneath, stil after all that grit weve had since xmas i suppose we'll be seeing plenty more heading for barnsley before their time.