darrenw29
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34802 sitting in Carlisle workshops freshly painted, 34705 sitting outside rubbed down and panelled up waiting for paint, 19143 being prepped for paint so looks like a few of these deckers will stay.
Aren't they spare-ish now the extra 755s have finished for the winter?Looks like Morecambe depot has problems with fleet allocation at the moment........around 7am one morning last week one of the "new" green 555 fleet was running into Lancaster from Morecambe.
Today around 5.30pm 10563 was running into Lancaster on the 2X, while another was on the 2A in Lancaster. Both are in green 555 colours.
Are they simply maximising use of these new buses? Or does Morecambe have a fleet shortage?
A little digression, but does anyone know who is operating Lancaster's park and ride,candidates with what?
Thanks. Candidates was meant to read "and with what", bah to autocorrect...Traveller's Choice
Believe Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire with some sort of single decker.....possibly a Plaxton Centro(???).
Of course, KLCH are Travellers Choice to all intents and purposes these days...
34601 SF04 VTC has passed to Avon Buses (Wirral)
It is a 59-reg'd Plaxton Cento.
Wasn't 34601 latterly based at Chester?
Ah, modern bus bodywork. At a casual glance, that could be traveling either directionYX59BZH, former Dunn Line of Nottingham
http://www.railwaymedia.co.uk/Buses/K/Kirkby-Lonsdale/i-2GGTj7k/A
Spotted several Green hybrid Enviro400s around Hyde Road with the reg OU10 xxx, so I'm guessing recent transfers up.
Despite being reported, as being withdrawn the Olympians are still active on service 5 Overton-Carnforth.
Hi folks.
Rather sad that there hasn't been more made of the Olympian's departure. Even Slam Door Trains ran special "Farewell Tours" of the South Eastern Region before they were taken off the rails. If I've missed such an event, I apologise, but the Olympian? The last Leyland designed bus, should have enjoyed a better send off really. I doubt we'll see such a long lived model again with all the 'elf and safety regs dictating bus production and use, now.
I realise it probably means nothing to the ordinary punter so why bother - but could have said the same for the Cl 421 trains down South.
Hi folks.
Rather sad that there hasn't been more made of the Olympian's departure. Even Slam Door Trains ran special "Farewell Tours" of the South Eastern Region before they were taken off the rails. If I've missed such an event, I apologise, but the Olympian? The last Leyland designed bus, should have enjoyed a better send off really. I doubt we'll see such a long lived model again with all the 'elf and safety regs dictating bus production and use, now.
I realise it probably means nothing to the ordinary punter so why bother - but could have said the same for the Cl 421 trains down South.
First of the loaned Cambridge park & ride MMC's have arrived on Merseyside, for use during the Merseyrail Wirral line closure in Jan/Feb, 10796-10810 are for use on the 2 & X8 between Chester & Liverpool during the period, 10796 & 10799 seen at Gillmoss this morning
10796 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/31646521201
10799 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/31762720815
HTH
Would have been better named as "Leakmasters" from the amount of rain that got in upstairs.