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Even if they do, it'll change every time a driver has a day off and they send one of the s***s instead:-x
K777DAO
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I heard 14265 before i saw it in Maryport today... the sound of a roaring 6LXB is about the best noise bar none in the world! 'tis good to see some a Leyland muscling in on the longer-haul jorneys... IMHO they are better all-round than the volvos, albeit a little slower. I bet the R---NBV olly's don't last as long as the Leylands have!
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K777DAO
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I was sat thinking, this afternoon, and pondered to myself, that when the roads are finally back to normal, if a "Circular" system would work, where a bus goes from Thornhill - Whitehaven - Workington - Cockermouth - Maryport - Workington - Whitehaven - Thornhill, (with a service in the opposite direction also) would be a viable service?? thus erasing the need for the 58 and cockermouth-whitehaven 600?? just a thought, but at the same time not really a bad one.
...and back from pondering! lol
K777DAO
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From iced-over maryport this fine morning:
33167 on Maryport-Workington Shuttle sat at the traffic queue at netherhall traffic lights this morning, about 8:20 ish. the driver didn't look at all amused to be A) in a traffic jam, and B) in a jam, driving a SWB Marshall Dart!!
It is the first time i have personally ever seen a marshall in maryport...
47062 Running 56/57/57a Circulars today
33167 on Maryport-Workington Shuttle sat at the traffic queue at netherhall traffic lights this morning, about 8:20 ish. the driver didn't look at all amused to be A) in a traffic jam, and B) in a jam, driving a SWB Marshall Dart!!
It is the first time i have personally ever seen a marshall in maryport...
47062 Running 56/57/57a Circulars today
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a Marshall on that will have been erm, interesting!
i've had 34079 on the Cockermouth - Workington X5, via Broughton, Camerton and Seaton, which was interesting, but never managed to catch one on any other routes involving speed! might try catch a pic of it if i manage to get to bus station!
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14257 passed me on the dual carriageway with a pretty dodgey display. i think it was supposed to say SL Ltd Contract.
followed Info bus down the dual carriageway just then, when it was on its way back to Lillyhall.
i've had 34079 on the Cockermouth - Workington X5, via Broughton, Camerton and Seaton, which was interesting, but never managed to catch one on any other routes involving speed! might try catch a pic of it if i manage to get to bus station!
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14257 passed me on the dual carriageway with a pretty dodgey display. i think it was supposed to say SL Ltd Contract.
followed Info bus down the dual carriageway just then, when it was on its way back to Lillyhall.
Dallamlad
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20540 on 2a
Will 16877 be the only NC bodies Olys in the Lancaster fleet do with think?
Will 16877 be the only NC bodies Olys in the Lancaster fleet do with think?
47616 on 50.
47005 on 51.
33168 and 47060 on Harrington.
20759 on Thornhill - Workington 30.
20195, 33167 and 35247 on Workington - Maryport 30. 33167's display is pretty unreadable.
16653 and 20761 on Workington - Whitehaven 300.
20129 on Tesco Free Bus.
20919 and 34079 were on annexe when i came back home.
20436 has been pulled off service due to a crack in the windscreen. it was apparently on Workington - Maryport 30.
noticed a few more drivers around from other depots.
just been thinking about the timetable for Harrington services at the minute. the timetable says that it is running every 20 minutes, which requires 3 buses, but there is only 2 buses on it, and it takes 30 minutes ish to do the circle, then they're sitting in the bus station for around 10 mins, so a few of the runs end up being missed out.
47005 on 51.
33168 and 47060 on Harrington.
20759 on Thornhill - Workington 30.
20195, 33167 and 35247 on Workington - Maryport 30. 33167's display is pretty unreadable.
16653 and 20761 on Workington - Whitehaven 300.
20129 on Tesco Free Bus.
20919 and 34079 were on annexe when i came back home.
20436 has been pulled off service due to a crack in the windscreen. it was apparently on Workington - Maryport 30.
noticed a few more drivers around from other depots.
just been thinking about the timetable for Harrington services at the minute. the timetable says that it is running every 20 minutes, which requires 3 buses, but there is only 2 buses on it, and it takes 30 minutes ish to do the circle, then they're sitting in the bus station for around 10 mins, so a few of the runs end up being missed out.
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jonesy3001
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If they keep then yes.
Does 20435 still have a noisy radiator fan or has it been repaired?
KendalKing
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20540 & 20547 were on 2/2A's this morning.
UID versa on X1 this morning.
At about 5pm as i was turning in Ryelands with a late running 8A, 47017 went pass shown "University 2", when i was passing Boot & Shoe at 5.38pm again i saw 47017 on its way to the University on the 2, the driver did not look at all happy.
TheHovisKid
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What's that noise the the Eric Morecambe bus makes when it accelerates, a kind of metallic shrieking? Goes right through my teeth....
Is it supposed to do that??
Is it supposed to do that??
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22821s destination has been repaired, but 20451's is now broken!
Dallamlad
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Thought I saw a Solo out before lol. Were they a bit short of Tridents today or something?
Well...the way things are going, they'll probably displace the last few (if any are left in Manchester by then) Trident/ALX400s onto Magic Bus work, releasing Dragons and Olympians...
It's worth noting that the respective Councils are part funding the hybrids, there's a special government pot of money somewhere.
Haven't seen 20451 recently to see the state of it's display, really it should be liste as back in service at Morecambe!
It's worth noting that the respective Councils are part funding the hybrids, there's a special government pot of money somewhere.
Haven't seen 20451 recently to see the state of it's display, really it should be liste as back in service at Morecambe!
K777DAO
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Not only very badly pixelated, but Very faded on the dots that do work... i had to be basically at the point of driving past it this morning before i was close enough to see exactly what it's intentions were in maryport! lol
K777DAO
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Has that been transferred in to replace 40028 on the Maryport 57's lol
driver9000
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One of Chorleys new Scania deckers was using window boards this evening on a 126 bound for Bolton seems its LED screen has given up already! Didnt get the number of it though Im afraid.....its not easy from the railway station when you only stop for a minute!!
KendalKing
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The simple answer is that i don't know, maybe ME are having problems with the suspension and rear axles on their Tridents, like KE did not that long ago!
Hopefully Gez.SCNW or Jonesy3001 will know more!
I was blaming it on Highgate in Kendal, as Princess were also having similar problems with the Primo. But having spent most of the last few days driving on the 8A's & 8C's in Lancaster, i begining to think the pot holes in and around Lancaster Bus Station and City Centre areas, maybe have been to blame, for KE problems.
Generally the state of the roads everywhere is to blame for the suspension problems - however, the worst strech IMHO is the A6070 just before you turn left and go over the motorway into Holme.
It's so bad drivers have resorted to driving on the wrong side of the road.....
Really, it was not suspension problems Kendal were suffering from, but gearbox problems resulting in missing gears.
I really can't believe that the council have let the road round the bus station get so bad - I hope that they sort it properly soon.
It's so bad drivers have resorted to driving on the wrong side of the road.....
Really, it was not suspension problems Kendal were suffering from, but gearbox problems resulting in missing gears.
I really can't believe that the council have let the road round the bus station get so bad - I hope that they sort it properly soon.
jonesy3001
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Our tridents are ok a couple had new gearboxes fitted when they transferred from princess road but apart from that nothing serious yet.
14235 went up to carlisle today.
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saw that arrive at the depot, and park up in front of the paintshops. sign in side window saying "This vehicle is not for service"
14232, 16652 and 16734 on Carlisle to Northside 300. 14232 doesn't have Northside 300 programmed into the display, as the driver found out, so she just put it onto Whitehaven 300.
20944 and 20960 on 600.
24122 on 79.
20979 on 554.
34048 on 66 and 69.
one of the Citi Darts on Brampton 685.
52405 and 52408 on Newcastle 685.
quite a few of the buses going to Morton were pretty full (Citi Darts). at one point, there was 2 pretty full Darts both on 61 to Harraby from Morton at the same time, en route to City Centre. isn't often you get a bus right behind another on the same route in Carlisle!
a 125 / 126 branded Trident in the big shed at Carlisle. i think it was 18153 (PX04 DPK).
47005 on 50.
47060 on 51.
33167 and 33168 on Harrington.
20134 on Workington to Maryport shuttles.
on my way back from Carlisle, we passed a 56 reg Dart, with Private Hire on displays, with a board in the windscreen. not sure what the board had on it.
20737 on Whitehaven to Workington 300.
20919 and 20962 were both flying around.
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Dallamlad
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Their not repainted 14235 again are they, it was only done a year or so ago lol.
21007 on 3/4
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