Stagecoach North West Discussion

[Dallamlad]

Hectic couple of hours swapping and changing
16668 0752 49 ex Over Kellet & 0835 10 Ridge then 0947 42 Blackpool, after swapping with 47159 onto 0910 Ridge
18375 onto 0828 2 Heysham Towers, after doors iced up on 18363 which then went onto the 0915 short 3 where it remained all day
20540 onto 0845 K. Lonsdale, should have been the above 18375.
47017 0825 ex 4 Combermere Rd upto LBS, repalced with 22xxx at LBS, 47017 then onto 0945 K. Lonsdale.
22825 onto X1s at 0920 replacing 20795 which went onto 0938 7 Vale.
22807 onto 0934 2 University nothing on it from Morecambe, replaced on short 3s by 16661, which was swapped with a MAN at 1445.
47247 up from depot and onto 1038 7 Vale replacing 20795.
22825 was rear ended on Chapel St running 1710 X1, swapped with MAN off short 3 with 18365 going on to 1745 3.

Bound to be some I missed

rememebr these numbers for later in the year 9 +3,
Dallam Lad You'll be guessing a lot longer than you were with the Honister Solos
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Busy afternoon for Gez today....seems like the Preston/Blackpool services were taking a hammering, spare 16667 being used at 1617 on a service to Morecambe that was still around Garstang!

Forgot about that one, 17023 expiring at Garstang, engine not well

I'm not even going to bother guessing lol.

22721 on an evening 2a
17023 on the 40 so must be feeling better

 

[K777DAO]

Carlisle's Enviro 300s are 24116 - 24124. 24116-24121 have 79/179 route branding, 24122 has none, 24123 and 24124 have route 104 branding.

haha... my eyes aren't what they used to be! lol

 

[Dallamlad]

17020,18325/26/61/63/65/80/81 on 2/2a's this mornings.
20544 on the 6a
20545 on 4
14199 on D1
18366 on D6
18330 on 40
17017 on 41
16664 on 42
16659 on 46X
16667 on 941

 

[jonesy3001]

How we all doin?
16665 is in newcastle for chassis repairs
21007 is at carlisle for repaint and
47156 is having a retrim.
Whats this 9+3 all about???

 

[Dallamlad]

Jonesy there you are! Was wondering what had happened to you!

Will 16665 be passing by CE on it way back...?

Also do you know where the B10B's are going to settle?

Glad 47156 is having some work done!!!

 

[jonesy3001]

Jonesy there you are! Was wondering what had happened to you!

Will 16665 be passing by CE on it way back...?

Also do you know where the B10B's are going to settle?

Glad 47156 is having some work done!!!

Been on the sick only went back in today, 21003/4 and 5 were still in the same spots as of 2 weeks ago so i dont what is going to happen to them, 16665 has it`s seats taken out before it went up but unsure if it has been repanelled over the side and back blinds, 47156 is having it`s seats done has it`s being transferred out,they have started pulling 16648 to bits has it had no gearbox and 16351 has had a engine put in.

 

[Dallamlad]

Ahhhhh well hope you feel better!

If the seats are been done I guess it will pass by CE on its way back down. Would be nice if it came back in green...

Wonder where 47156 will end up and how long the other old solos will last!!!

16351 should be ready to go soon then!

 

[cainebj]

havn't really saw anything today.
a few Citi Darts were flying around sounding rather dodgey! didn't catch any numbers, but one was sounding like a digger when idling and low speed.

bus station was totally empty when i walked through at around 9:45.

 

[jonesy3001]

Ahhhhh well hope you feel better!

If the seats are been done I guess it will pass by CE on its way back down. Would be nice if it came back in green...

Wonder where 47156 will end up and how long the other old solos will last!!!

16351 should be ready to go soon then!

The engine they put it in 16351 sounds like it`s come from the old 5/2 GM express buses (C2??-FVU).

 

[mbonwick]

52210 heading into Lancaster along Caton Road at 1730 and
16662 coming off the motorway.


Guesses being taken on where 47156/7 will end up - Barrow to replace 709Ds??

 

[Gez.SCNW]

52210 heading into Lancaster along Caton Road at 1730 and
16662 coming off the motorway.

52210 Heading home to Morecambe, lives there,
16662 empty from Preston off the 941

 

[Dallamlad]

OK so this 9+3 thing. I know I said I wouldn't mention it but who was I kidding lol.

How later this year are we talking lol?

 

[mbonwick]

I thought 52210 was Preston's trainer? Suspected 16662 had been on the 940, caught a glimpse of it at LRGs but couldn't be sure of ID.


9+3: 9 new buses for Morecambe's 40/1/2 and 3 for Lillyhall's 300?

 

[Paul Mcgill]

I thought 52210 was Preston's trainer? Suspected 16662 had been on the 940, caught a glimpse of it at LRGs but couldn't be sure of ID.


9+3: 9 new buses for Morecambe's 40/1/2 and 3 for Lillyhall's 300?

I think Scania Enviro 400s by September!! Thats the 9 for morecambe anywayz

 

[mbonwick]

Assuming that Scania E400s are on the cards, what are they gong to replace?

Certainly the Leylands, can't see it being more than a few Volvos, and possibly some S reg Tridents?

 

[Dallamlad]

I think Scania Enviro 400s by September!! Thats the 9 for morecambe anywayz

Is that you guessing or telling lol.

My git reaction is to say Olys will be going rather then Tridents but could be the other way round. Both types are having TLC so...

Actually saw you again this morning Paul lol waiting in Torrisholme next to the engineering van.

 

[Gez.SCNW]

52210 is the Preston trainer, but it lives at Morecambe

 

[mbonwick]

Notice how quiet Gez has gone on 9+3 .... we must be right

 

[Paul Mcgill]

Is that you guessing or telling lol.

My git reaction is to say Olys will be going rather then Tridents but could be the other way round. Both types are having TLC so...

Actually saw you again this morning Paul lol waiting in Torrisholme next to the engineering van.

Yes was waiting for a bus. Had to take the stand by driver of and i took it to lancaster bus station

 

[Dallamlad]

Ahhhhh I see

Yes Mbonwick he has gone quiet but it could all be a ploy to trick us into a false sense of security lol.

This Morning:

17019/22, 18324/25/26/30/62/80/81 and 22818 on 2/2a so far. 18330 has developed a loud squeak like 18362.
14208 on 500
18382 on 40
16663 on 5
20546 and 22814 on X1
20795 and two Olys parked up at the bus station. 20795 then went onto the X1

 

[jonesy3001]

Who spotted 21005 out on the road today then? If you did, then thats the first to be reinstated into service.

 

[Dallamlad]

Who spotted 21005 out on the road today then? If you did, then thats the first to be reinstated into service.

In Lancaster I assume? I'm confused lol

 

[mbonwick]

Me!

It did the 1415 staff shuttle back to the depot. I assume this is to cover for buses caught up in the Carnforth chaos?

18354 on 555, didn't have time to catch anything else.

 

[Dallamlad]

Me!

It did the 1415 staff shuttle back to the depot. I assume this is to cover for buses caught up in the Carnforth chaos?

18354 on 555, didn't have time to catch anything else.

Ahhhhh makes sense, I didn't think it made any sense for it to be back in service here lol.

 

[jonesy3001]

Me!

It did the 1415 staff shuttle back to the depot. I assume this is to cover for buses caught up in the Carnforth chaos?

18354 on 555, didn't have time to catch anything else.

I think it`s because they are short of buses thats probably why they putting the B10B`S back into service.

 

[mbonwick]

So what's dead then?
16665 (or is it '4?) is away for refurb,
S reg Tridents seem to be failing everywhere - 17023 the other day

 

[cainebj]

20436 done the LL runs on Carlisle - Barepot 300 today. display still programmed with Carlisle's stuff, but in use with "Barepot Bridge via Maryport 300" on.
20944 and 20960 on the other Carlisle - Barepot 300 runs.
20779, 20919, 35246 and 35249 on Maryport - Barepot 30.
20779's LED is still programmed with Carlisle's stuff. piece of paper stuck to windscreen with "30" on in bubble writing, done in pen. could barely see it.
20134 on 37.
47006 on Maryport Circulars.

20764 replaced 47616 on 50. 47616 went onto Harrington and 101 to replace something.
47023 was also on Harrington and 101.
47059 on 51.
16651 on Whitehaven - Workington 300.
16647 flying around, display still dead. not sure what it was on though! it went down to the footbridge with passengers on, so i'd have guessed at 30 / 31.
20790 on 100.
20473 and 20776 on schools on north of the river.

school services on the south of the river are now operated by local independant companies, not Stagecoach.

so, now for my rant!
why the h*ll are Stagecoach wasting diesel, sending buses down to the footbridge on staff shuttle, as well as the fiesta van, when they are following one of the 7 service buses an hour down there!!!!! today, the fiesta van went down, followed by 22609, which was followed by 47023! the 3 of them were pretty much together!!! no more than a few seconds between them!!!
its just like the 30S service! pointless!
as is the 37! yet again, the 37 had no passengers when i saw it!

 

[Dallamlad]

Yeah 16665 is away. S reg's Tridents could be off or B10's.

Had 20540 on the X1 today and it didn't sound good. The fan belt was squeaking like mad when it accelerated, the ride at the back was awful and its paint is looking very faded as well as the red paint showing through the orange on the interior poles.

Was 21005 been in service just a one off because they were desperate?

 

[jonesy3001]

Yeah 16665 is away. S reg's Tridents could be off or B10's.

Had 20540 on the X1 today and it didn't sound good. The fan belt was squeaking like mad when it accelerated, the ride at the back was awful and its paint is looking very faded as well as the red paint showing through the orange on the interior poles.

Was 21005 been in service just a one off because they were desperate?

Unsure got told that they might be going back into service.
I had the great pleasure today of taking the tax disc and O'licence out of 14204.
I think it will be the leyland olys and some of the volvo olys that might be going.

 

[Dallamlad]

Whats happening to 14204?

Are the B10Bs needed?