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It should be next Sunday.Any news about exactly when in March the Enviro 400XLBs are to enter service?
It should be next Sunday.Any news about exactly when in March the Enviro 400XLBs are to enter service?
That could well be actually. Mind you the 31 was mostly 351-380 before 301-310 moved to Central, and now they have been repainted it's back to 351-380, with Gemini Ones on weekdays of course.One thing I have noticed is that service 31 is almost entirely comprised today of buses in the 351-380 fleet range. It's not unusual for the 31 to get some but not that many. None of these buses are operating on the 16 today and normally several can be found here. Might be nothing in it of course as it is just one day but I am wondering if this was in preparation for the new buses starting.
ok, thanks I will be looking out for themIt should be next Sunday.
ok, thanks I will be looking out for them
Still no harm in checking the tracker just in caseYou will? But Lothian haven't tweeted about it?
More overheads to add to the already massive losses , never mind I'm sure WL council will assist in anyway possible.
Something keeps giving me the feeling that West Lothian Council will be particularly accommodating to Lothian.More overheads to add to the already massive losses , never mind I'm sure WL council will assist in anyway possible.
Now confirmed to be entering service on Monday 11th.It should be next Sunday.
An unusual working on service 45 today. Bus 447 (B5TL) from Longstone operating on it. Not sure if Longstone normally do a journey but certainly not normal to see a B5TL on this service.
Possibly yes. I assume it would still be a Marine driver unless they had someone from Longstone familiar with the route.Could have been due to a breakdown? Usually they'll send a spare bus from the nearest depot, if it was out Riccarton way it would be Longstone.
The beasts are finally in service, two months after they originally said they'd enter service.1079 is now on the 11 to Hyvots Bank
The beasts are finally in service, two months after they originally said they'd enter service.
Lets see how they do in their first few weeks, hopefully without too many scratches.
Referring to the size of them in general I think.Considering their poor torque output and undersized engine i question the term "beasts"... Anyhoo. Lets hope they enter service smoothly.
Referring to the size of them in general I think.
P.S, given that the 12t B9s have 1050nm which was reduced to the 900nm found in the 11t B5’s, the XLB weighs roughly 2.5t more than a B9 yet has 350nm more torque, based on NM per ton alone the XLB is more or less on equal grunt/weight terms with any other bus lothian has.I know :P, i was just being nit-picky.
Wohoo, it's confirmed! So annoyed though, I'll be away then.Trident final day is this Saturday (9th March). Out on service 19. No lineup confirmed but 684/697-700 will be out and slight chance of 629 as its still fully branded in Marine Car Park. 664 could be out aswell but id guess not
That's making me feel quite old. I remember grumbling about them when they were new, and cursing the powers that be for daring to use anything than madder and white! They used to fairly struggle up Liberton Brae (but so did I, so catching one was the lesser of two evils)!Trident final day is this Saturday (9th March). Out on service 19. No lineup confirmed but 684/697-700 will be out and slight chance of 629 as its still fully branded in Marine Car Park. 664 could be out aswell but id guess not
698 hasn't been out for a while nowTrident final day is this Saturday (9th March). Out on service 19. No lineup confirmed but 684/697-700 will be out and slight chance of 629 as its still fully branded in Marine Car Park. 664 could be out aswell but id guess not
Quite likely 5 Tridents and a B9TL I'd think, but we'll see tomorrow.For those interested the 19's Saturday PVR is 6 so I'd expect the remaining 5 (684, 697-700) plus 664 to be out, unless they intend on putting some of the regular B9's out too
Thinking about it Tridents that will be used are 684/697-700, 572/664 are possiblilities aswell but others we could see are 650, wich still carries full 3BT Livery/Branding wich is parked in Marine car park. 629 could be aswell as its the only withdrawn Trident as of now to still reatain all of its Branding, its also parked in Marine Car Park. Also the 4 open toppers 217-220 are possibilities aswell.For those interested the 19's Saturday PVR is 6 so I'd expect the remaining 5 (684, 697-700) plus 664 to be out, unless they intend on putting some of the regular B9's out too