Stagecoach North West Discussion

[Mattdw92]

No sorry, can't help you there.

Mystery (was 47023 not 24 typo)
Hopefully 47006 is a quick fix after apparently crawling sluggishly back to the depot workington having its fair share of step-entrances on town services at the moment. Hopefully things will pick up

 

[Pricey2701@gma]

No it's had alot of TLC since it's arrival, hopefully it will be a decent bus once it's all done, I was hoping they would re-trim the seats as they looked very worn so I'm glad they are doing it, I'm sure it'll be worth the wait.



No sorry, can't help you there.

Hopefully when the 4 scans arrive and the fleet movements finish they will give our s regs a bit of a makeover repaint and new seating and a good clean

 

[Mattdw92]

47061 and 47062 flying around on Moorclose this morning
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PX60 BEU on annex this morning, two engineers poking about at the back!
47007 flying around on the Maryport Circulars

 

[mbonwick]

20474 sounding rather loose on 552.
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20984 on the other 552 slot.

 

[rosswatson]

Nope, it's still in the dead lane.

Best place for it :roll:

17017 is currently having it's seating re-trimmed.

Goood Has it definitely been tacho'd?

 

[Mattdw92]

Hope we have more luck with 17017 anyhow lol
47062's display on Moorclose 50 has yet again gave up! :roll:

 

[cainebj]

Vario 42025 on low floor Harrington, with 47616. so that'll be a Solo on non-low floor 58. lack of luggage space on 42025 meant a buggy had to be folded up and put across 2 seats.
20910 on low floor Seaton with 47005.
and rather unsurprisingly, 34616 running around Staff Shuttles!
16447 joins 16652 and 16653 on 300, dunno what the other is.
20130, 20905 and 20919 join 16733 on 30 and 31.
20962 short 300.
20918 SL Ltd with 20934 and another B10M.

47062's front LED has been on and off during the afternoon. passengers at bus stops have been failing to see the destination board, which is partially hidden, so they've been flagging it down at bus stops, to find its the wrong bus.

 

[Mattdw92]

Vario 42025 on low floor Harrington so that'll be a Solo on non-low floor 58. lack of luggage space on 42025 meant a buggy had to be folded up and put across 2 seats.
20910 on low floor Seaton with 47005.

and rather unsurprisingly, 34616 running around Staff Shuttles!

:roll: I'm trying to think of something to say! Words fail me
I'm trying to think why we have 42025, oh thats right for the 58 and on the 58 was a solo. 34616 on Staff Shuttles is rather ridiculous, especially with today's allocations

 

[jonesy3001]

16655 is stripped and ready for the scrapyard courtesy of me.

 

[rosswatson]

With the 1st of September just around the corner... the date LL's Scania's hit the roads. How are ME's performing? What are they like speed-wise?

Anyone seen 22600 recently?

 

[Pricey2701@gma]

With the 1st of September just around the corner... the date LL's Scania's hit the roads. How are ME's performing? What are they like speed-wise?

Anyone seen 22600 recently?

They are very good i always see them about in service, depending on what driver you have they are fast and smooth and also quiete, they look very stylish and modern inside and out

 

[Dallamlad]

With the 1st of September just around the corner... the date LL's Scania's hit the roads. How are ME's performing? What are they like speed-wise?

Anyone seen 22600 recently?

Ours are good, I have only been on one from Greaves to Morecambe but it seemed fine. I'm going to Preston on the bus tomoz so may get a Scania and that way I can tell you exactly how they are lol.

17021 on 68 today along with the normal 04 Tridents
20451,20463,16657 and 16666 on the 42. I thought I saw a Fleetwood driver on the 42 which surprised me.

 

[rosswatson]

They are very good i always see them about in service, depending on what driver you have they are fast and smooth and also quiete, they look very stylish and modern inside and out

I'll no doubt be sampling LL's next week, muhahahahahaha!
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Ours are good, I have only been on one from Greaves to Morecambe but it seemed fine. I'm going to Preston on the bus tomoz so may get a Scania and that way I can tell you exactly how they are lol.

A few drivers have moved between LL and CE recently

 

[Pricey2701@gma]

33203 R503JFE Dennis Dart SLF East Lancs Spryte North West Reserve Stagecoach Stagecoach August 2010 Transferred from East Midlands
33204 R504JFE Dennis Dart SLF East Lancs Spryte North West Reserve Stagecoach Stagecoach August 2010 Transferred from East Midlands

ANYONE KNOW WHERE THESE TWO ARE FOR

 

[Gez.SCNW]

Fleetwood

 

[Pricey2701@gma]

Fleetwood

What for surely not the 86/89

 

[Dallamlad]

What for surely not the 86/89

It was mentioned a while back on this forum that those two vehicles had moved to Fleetwood. It has been suggested that they were temporary vehicles for the 86/89 until the 2 E200's arrive. I don't think they have seen service yet.

 

[mbonwick]

Yep, they're fill-ins until the E200s arrive.

Hopefully they'll then stay in the region!

 

[Dallamlad]

Yep, they're fill-ins until the E200s arrive.

Hopefully they'll then stay in the region!

They could see off two Marshalls when the E200s arrive but who knows, we'll have to wait and see

 

[Mattdw92]

They could see off two Marshalls when the E200s arrive but who knows, we'll have to wait and see

Yeah thought 47001/2 were going when your E200's arrive. Which ever way, if you see off two Marshalls/Solos, then they would more than likely end up at Lillyhall! they would hopefully replace 42025 and 34079. (please not marshalls , but then again depends on the condition of the Solos as they are KX51's :-?

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20934 and 47060 flying around on 50/51

 

[Paul Mcgill]

Cumbria poilice have got 33168 and 20763 there is a artical in this weeks route one mag witch can be got from here
http://www.route-one.net/

 

[Mattdw92]

Cumbria poilice have got 33168 and 20763 there is a artical in this weeks route one mag witch can be got from here
http://www.route-one.net/

Nice to see 33168 being useful
But to be honest, I wouldn't steal a Dart, especially a Marshall Probably not the best joyride experience!!

 

[rosswatson]

20934 and 47060 flying around on 50/51

20923 on Seaton :roll:
BEU down on the annex.
20945 on 30/31.
16734 on short 300... what a wreck.
16651/3 and 16447 on 300.
53338 on TransCumbria with non-operational displays, again. :roll:

 

[Cumberland Lad]

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[rosswatson]

It's not too bad actually, a bit slow on the uptake, but once it gets going it's fine. I reckon it will be kept for schools with it having CCTV.

Crying out for a repaint though! Don't think it's been done since it left Slatyford.

 

[Cumberland Lad]

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[mbonwick]

20711 and 20984 on 552.

I imagine the N--LTN olys will be kept, they are Volvo after all, so should be repainted at some point.

I can see the Darts staying at Preston to either replace 20475/6 or 2 Marshall darts.

 

[Cumberland Lad]

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[cainebj]

33203/4 were withdrawn from Lincolnshire due to them being unable to carry a wheelchair or buggy or anything. the original owner took the option of 40 seats rather than 36 + wheelchair space. Stagecoach are also seemingly selling off low floor Volvo B6BLE's (P reg's from Western) which have a similar problem. 36 DP seating rather than lower seating capacity with a wheelchair space.

Blackpool Transport are putting that livery on all buses over the next few months supposedly, reducing the amount of operational spares (general pool of spares, rather than a few spares for each line plus a general pool), and withdrawing the last Optare Delta's. i also heard they're planning to take a "small" batch of brand new Volvo B7RLE's to see off the remaining Delta's after Line 6 was withdrawn. the changes should increase the number of wheelchair accessible buses on standard services, leaving the step entrances on school work.

2 Preston Bus Solo's from their reserve fleet (PE51's) are up at Carlisle for paintshops. was a rumour they're coming back out in Stagecoach livery (being removed from Preston Bus to give a smaller sale package), but we'll see if it happens like that.

 

[mbonwick]

20711 has a route/traction learner driving - hence the choice of vehicle I guess!

No doubt 33204/5 will hang around despite being unsuitable.

Would be very handy if the PB Solos came out in SC livery....in fact, would be nice to know who the bidders are!