Stagecoach North West Discussion

darrenw29 · 12 Oct 2016

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.

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Brilliantbert · 13 Oct 2016

22587 ex West Scotland being prepped at Wigan today by garage staff along with another in the shed

http://www.railwaymedia.co.uk/Buses/S/Stagecoach/22000/i-Z55HjQ7/A

randyrippley · 21 Oct 2016

one of the green liveried "new" 555 fleet was running into Lancaster from Morecambe on the 2A around 7AM today.
Too far away to catch which one it was.

randyrippley · 24 Oct 2016

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?

TheHovisKid · 23 Nov 2016

randyrippley said:
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?

Aren't they spare-ish now the extra 755s have finished for the winter?

mbonwick · 23 Nov 2016

Yes, they are spare now summer season is over so the 555 ADLs will be appearing on other Morecambe local routes.

TheHovisKid · 7 Dec 2016

A little digression, but does anyone know who is operating Lancaster's park and ride,candidates with what?

KendalKing · 7 Dec 2016

TheHovisKid said:
A little digression, but does anyone know who is operating Lancaster's park and ride,candidates with what?

Traveller's Choice

TheHovisKid · 7 Dec 2016

KendalKing said:
Traveller's Choice

Thanks. Candidates was meant to read "and with what", bah to autocorrect...

mbonwick · 7 Dec 2016

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...

KendalKing · 8 Dec 2016

mbonwick said:
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...

It is a 59-reg'd Plaxton Cento.

childwallblues · 8 Dec 2016

Buses sold to Ensign Bus from Merseyside & South Lancashire are Trident 17549 and Darts 34741/42/43/44/45/80.

Y961 XBU · 8 Dec 2016

34601 SF04 VTC has passed to Avon Buses (Wirral)

childwallblues · 9 Dec 2016

Y961 XBU said:
34601 SF04 VTC has passed to Avon Buses (Wirral)

Wasn't 34601 latterly based at Chester?

Brilliantbert · 9 Dec 2016

KendalKing said:
It is a 59-reg'd Plaxton Cento.

YX59BZH, former Dunn Line of Nottingham

http://www.railwaymedia.co.uk/Buses/K/Kirkby-Lonsdale/i-2GGTj7k/A

Y961 XBU · 9 Dec 2016

childwallblues said:
Wasn't 34601 latterly based at Chester?

I think Gillmoss did use it a couple of times after it was in the reserve fleet

TheHovisKid · 9 Dec 2016

Brilliantbert said:
YX59BZH, former Dunn Line of Nottingham

http://www.railwaymedia.co.uk/Buses/K/Kirkby-Lonsdale/i-2GGTj7k/A

Ah, modern bus bodywork. At a casual glance, that could be traveling either direction

KendalKing · 9 Dec 2016

22598, brought Carnforth to a standstill this afternoon, when it broke-down in the middle of the traffic lights at Market Street, whilst working service 5.

TBSchenker · 12 Dec 2016

Spotted several Green hybrid Enviro400s around Hyde Road with the reg OU10 xxx, so I'm guessing recent transfers up.

gka472l · 12 Dec 2016

TBSchenker said:
Spotted several Green hybrid Enviro400s around Hyde Road with the reg OU10 xxx, so I'm guessing recent transfers up.

Yes, several from Oxford (ousted from there by new E400MMC's), off the top of my head, the transfers are 12015/12016/12018-12021/12023-12026.

HTH

mbonwick · 12 Dec 2016

Should be the full 12014-26 at HE now.

Ado 16 · 13 Dec 2016

KendalKing said:
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.

childwallblues · 13 Dec 2016

Ado 16 said:
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.

They have certainly stood the test of time with Stagecoach.

Brilliantbert · 13 Dec 2016

Ado 16 said:
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.

Olympian design (Leyland then Volvo) lasted from 1981 to 2000 (19 years), a good solid design that was improved on/changed over the years. Just to compare, first Dennis Tridents came out S-reg in 1999 so have already managed 17 years under now the guise of ADL and I can't see the latest offering being fazed out any time soon.

randyrippley · 17 Dec 2016

Demise of the Olympians?
Something to be celebrated, not mourned. Would have been better named as "Leakmasters" from the amount of rain that got in upstairs.
I was never sure if it was due to a design fault, cracks due to tree/bridge strikes, or a result of replacing the original bonded windows with gaskets.
Whatever, now they've gone, the kids on the number 5 school runs are much happier

gka472l · 20 Dec 2016

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

childwallblues · 21 Dec 2016

gka472l said:
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

And 10800 is reported as seen as well.

KendalKing · 21 Dec 2016

randyrippley said:
Would have been better named as "Leakmasters" from the amount of rain that got in upstairs.

Especially them two blue ones, which use to be on the No.5 alot of the time!

childwallblues · 22 Dec 2016

It has been reported that a further 33 E400MMC have been ordered and added to the Stagecoach 2016/17 order. These are for Merseyside & South Lancashire.
Allocations for these buses are not known but some are expected to go to Rock Ferry for routes 471/72.

TBSchenker · 23 Dec 2016

Further to the Oxford E400 hybrids I spotted last week, also spotted several YN61 plated E400 hybrids around Manchester with 192 branding.

Wonder if Stagecoach are concentrating all their hybrids in Manchester?

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