Stagecoach North West Discussion

[mbonwick]

The new Preston Bus livery:
[FONT=&quot]http://east-lancs.fotopic.net/p68997416.html

Make what you want of it...
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[cainebj]

34215 on Moorclose 50.
20910 on Moorclose 51.
20962 and 34218 on Seaton 47.
47061 (with shiny new rear bumper) and 47062 on Harrington.
16447 on 48's this afternoon.
20473 on short 300.
16651, 16733, 16734 and 35249 on 30/31.
16331 on 300.
52628, 52635, 14234 and 14258 been flying around.


That new Preston Bus livery looks rather decent!

Fleet changes from Period 10 fleetcard (linked in with the PVR card I uploaded earlier):
14232 K132 DAO from Carlisle to LL/Res
14235 K135 DAO from Carlisle to LL/Res
14243 F803 FAO from PR/Res to Preston
14246 F806 FAO from PR/Res to Preston
14254 H114 SAO from Carlisle to LL/Res
14268 K128 DAO from Carlisle to LL/Res
16124 R124 EVX from Preston to Lillyhall
16184 P484 HBA from Preston to Lillyhall
16330 N330 NPN from Carlisle to LL/Res
16331 N331 NPN from Preston to Lillyhall
16351 N351 MPN from Carlisle to LL/Res
16353 N353 MPN from Carlisle to LL/Res
16441 N341 HGK from Carlisle to LL/Res
16652 R252 NBV from Lillyhall to Chorley
16653 R253 NBV from Lillyhall to Chorley
16654 R254 NBV from Lillyhall to Chorley
16870 N534 LHG from Carlisle to LL/Res
16874 P915 RYO from PR/Res to Preston
20319 N319 VMS Sold
20763 K763 DAO Sold
20780 K780 DAO Sold
20793 R793 URM from CY/Res to Chorley
20908 R908 XVM from Carlisle to CE/Res
20909 R909 XVM from Carlisle to CE/Res
20965 R965 XVM from Carlisle to CE/Res
20966 R966 XVM from Carlisle to CE/Res
20977 R977 XVM from Carlisle to CE/Res
20979 R979 XVM from Carlisle to CE/Res
28513 PO56 JDF from Preston Bus to Preston
28514 PO56 JDJ from Preston Bus to Preston
33161 T36 CCK from Carlisle to CE/Res
33162 T37 CCK from CE/Res to Carlisle
34214 W214 DNO from CE/Res to Carlisle
36184 PX60 DWO from PR/Res to Preston
36185 PX60 DWP from PR/Res to Preston
40021 N121 YHH Sold
40435 N885 AVV Sold
40447 N467 VOD Sold
40646 N646 VSS Sold
40651 N651 VSS Sold
40652 N652 VSS Sold
42090 S190 RAO Sold
42094 S194 RAO Sold
42577 T57 JKG Sold
42584 T584 SKG Sold
47753 PE51 YHH from Preston Bus to Preston
47754 PE51 YHJ from Preston Bus to Preston
47755 PE51 YHK from Preston Bus to PR/Res (has Cumberland legals on it)
47758 PE51 YHN from Preston Bus to PR/Res (has Cumberland legals)
47759 PN52 ZVH from Preston Bus to PR/Res
52022 L157 LBW from Barrow Training to Disposal
52057 D207 LWX Sold
52414 P114 DCW from Preston to CE/Res (conversion to training coach for Carlisle)
52416 R116 OPS from Stagecoach Western to CE/Res (possible conversion to training coach)

Other changes:
16103 from ME/Res to PR/Res
33203 R503 JFE to move to reserve in Period 11
33204 R504 JFE to move to reserve in Period 11

 

[rosswatson]

16651, 16733, 16734 and 35249 on 30/31.

16733 replaced 20923.
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Ohhhh Yis....if all goes to plan, should be Saturday

Try not to get too excited....

 

[ALX400]

16733 replaced 20923.
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Try not to get too excited....

Looks a lot better than the other 3 oufff, they are gettin there now

Enjoy 16649

 

[Gez.SCNW]

36184 out in service today
another very quick snap

http://gb-bg.fotopic.net/c1911919.html

 

[Mattdw92]

The new Preston Bus livery:
[FONT=&quot]http://east-lancs.fotopic.net/p68997416.html

Make what you want of it...
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There's just something which is making me not like the new livery for PB! think it might be the sick coloured roof and front. It's not that bad though, good modern facelift though. Will be intresting to see how it looks on different bodies.

Noticed the symbol showing it as an LF route on the website has recently been removed, even though it was the first town service in Workington to be advertised low floor back in september 2008, with the arrival of 47023/4. For people not from the area, it was also when 50, 50A, 51 and 51A were all re-organised into just 50 and 51, the published changes at the time even stated that low floor easy access buses would be used on the route when the changes were put into effect..

Pfffft, sounds like stagecoach covering their back because of shortages! if that was the case, why put an LF on it today when Seaton was lacking a LF :roll:

 

[Chris26584]

The new Preston Bus livery:
[FONT=&quot]http://east-lancs.fotopic.net/p68997416.html

Make what you want of it...
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Don't know if its the sunlight on the silver or its just I personally think its going to take some getting used too. Don't like the front, needs something there to break up that blue and I wouldn't know who the hell was operating it! Far too many colours used, there are 6 different ones (again don't know if its the sun but why 2 shades of green)?! Personally would have kept the light blue going to the back instead of breaking it up with the dark blue. Certainly different, but they have painted at least one X reg Trident in the blue/off white style interim livery and at the moment I think that looks a lot better than this.

 

[themaster985]

The new Preston Bus livery:
[FONT=&quot]http://east-lancs.fotopic.net/p68997416.html

Make what you want of it...
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Don't like it at all

 

[jonesy3001]

The new Preston Bus livery:
[FONT=&quot]http://east-lancs.fotopic.net/p68997416.html

Make what you want of it...
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Are they keeping the stagecoach fleetnumbers, going back to the old preston bus fleet numbers or has rotala got a national fleetnumber system like stagecoach and first?

 

[Dallamlad]

36184 out in service today
another very quick snap

http://gb-bg.fotopic.net/c1911919.html

Saw this out today as well passing around the pointer roundabout.

I think PB are going to keep the SC fleetnumbers.

 

[stagecoachuk]

Carlisle:
20904 on CE, 600.
20965 on short 685.
47721 on 69.
34214 just sat in bus station.
Just seen the ususal reays city hoppers in Carlisle I seen 1 heading through back to the wigton depot.
20451 on 66.
20908, 20909, and 20944 also sitting in bus station.

20451 had a spell on the 60 around 14.00
34214 was on the 61 at dinner time while 20965 was in the depot with 33076 on the 685.
20904 on the 94 as well.
20944 was on the pit with 214 on the blind.

 

[rosswatson]

16651 and 14258 on Moorclose...
47024 on Harringtons.
20923 on Seatons.
52635 did a 48 this morning, 14257 on them now.
16331 on 300, again.
16184 on 30/31.
Nothing else of interest.

 

[cainebj]

16651 and 14258 on Moorclose...
47024 on Harringtons.
20923 on Seatons.
52635 did a 48 this morning, 14257 on them now.
16331 on 300, again.
16184 on 30/31.
Nothing else of interest.

16651 on 30/31 now, with 35247 and 35248.
An N-LTN by looks of things on Moorclose 51.
14257 on a staff shuttle to Maryport. Not sure what has went for 1225 48.
14234 and 34215 sat on annexe.
20923 and 47062 on Seaton.
34218 Harrington.
20473 short 300.
52628 1220 X4.

 

[Dallamlad]

22821 full to capacity on X1
16666 heading up to Ripley for schools.
16877 on 42 along with 21007
20795 also on X1
B10 on short 3's.
17020/22 on 2/2a

 

[stagecoachuk]

16714 on suspended tow by the Carlisle Wrecker at Wigton Road heading to Carlisle depot. Has not been refurbished or anything and looks a right mess still!

 

[cainebj]

47059 on 1715 Moorclose 50, passed it at 1725 not even out of town centre yet.
14234 sat on annexe.

 

[07andrew]

2 Profiles missing on X4/X5 today.
47023 now on 51.
53339 and 14234 on Staff's
52628 on X4.
20994 on X5.
Only seen 15683 and 15686 on long 300.

So, they had 2 oppurtunities to put 53339 on either X4/X5 to replace either 52628 or 20994 but ohh hang on a minute I forgot It's to much work for them!

 

[stagecoachuk]

2 Profiles missing on X4/X5 today.
47023 now on 51.
53339 and 14234 on Staff's
52628 on X4.
20994 on X5.
Only seen 15683 and 15686 on long 300.

So, they had 2 oppurtunities to put 53339 on either X4/X5 to replace either 52628 or 20994 but ohh hang on a minute I forgot It's to much work for them!

You might be right by saying it was down to lazyness and they did not change it over but there could have been a defect preventing it from going into service or the tacho might not have been working?

 

[Mattdw92]

2 Profiles missing on X4/X5 today.
47023 now on 51.
53339 and 14234 on Staff's
52628 on X4.
20994 on X5.
Only seen 15683 and 15686 on long 300.

So, they had 2 oppurtunities to put 53339 on either X4/X5 to replace either 52628 or 20994 but ohh hang on a minute I forgot It's to much work for them!

Will depend when you seen it on Staffs I suppose as well, could have been having work done to it at LL and then pushed onto staff shuttle towards back end of the day for a run out. I seen 53339 in the bus station last saturday night on the last X4 of the day, it was in the middle of the bus station for about 10 mins whilst having its ar** revved off, with 4 Stagecoach staff inside 'inspecting' - whether its linked or not I don't know. Bus wash time?!?

47059 on 1715 Moorclose 50, passed it at 1725 not even out of town centre yet.
14234 sat on annexe.

Hurrah solo's on Moorclose Being 47059, it won't be climbing up High Street and Newlands Lane all that fast either!

 

[TCK726]

Here is a shot of Prestons new livery with more accurate colour rendition.
© Geoff Meek

 

[07andrew]

Will depend when you seen it on Staffs I suppose as well, could have been having work done to it at LL and then pushed onto staff shuttle towards back end of the day for a run out. I seen 53339 in the bus station last saturday night on the last X4 of the day, it was in the middle of the bus station for about 10 mins whilst having its ar** revved off, with 4 Stagecoach staff inside 'inspecting' - whether its linked or not I don't know. Bus wash time?!?

It was 53337 on last X4 last Saturday night I was passenger on both, 53339 on 0920 X5 to Keswick and the 1100 bus X4 (53337) back to Workington which links in with last X4 of the day.

But 53339 was having it's ar** revved off on the 1320 X5 back to Penrith whilst standing at stand C in bus station if that's what you mean?

 

[Mattdw92]

But 53339 was having it's ar** revved off on the 1320 X5 back to Penrith whilst standing at stand C in bus station if that's what you mean?

Hmm, was one night when I was back home, can just remember it being the last X4 at some point a few weeks back! Wasn't happy whenever I saw/heard it
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Here is a shot of Prestons new livery with more accurate colour rendition.
View attachment 4068 © Geoff Meek

Still looks obscure
Rear is fine, the whole roof green leading onto the front (and why the green hasn't been put above the headlights of the Esteem (or dark blue) leaving two tiny grey patches) is debatable... She looked better in Stagecoach colours!

 

[07andrew]

Does anyone know when the Harrington Seaton PVR is back to 3? At this moment the PVR for Harrington 2 and the PVR for Seaton is 2 as everyone knows but I just need to know when the PVR is back to 3 for Harrington and Seaton with Calva Bridge re-opening soon.

 

[cainebj]

Does anyone know when the Harrington Seaton PVR is back to 3? At this moment the PVR for Harrington 2 and the PVR for Seaton is 2 as everyone knows but I just need to know when the PVR is back to 3 for Harrington and Seaton with Calva Bridge re-opening soon.

April. Calva Bridge is opening to pedestrians only. It's expected to be open to road vehicles in April. Until the bridge is open, it can't really be taken back to 3, unless they want services running 10-15 mins late on peaks.

 

[07andrew]

The PVR is good at 2 everything is alway's on time well mostly on time but when the PVR was 3 everything was always late and why did we actually withdraw the T reg Marshall Capital's? they were a wreck but if we had them now it would solve our low floor woes.

 

[cainebj]

The PVR is good at 2 everything is alway's on time well mostly on time but when the PVR was 3 everything was always late and why did we actually withdraw the T reg Marshall Capital's? they were a wreck but if we had them now it would solve our low floor woes.

In theory:
47005/6/7 in to replace 40028, 42534 and 42562 (which ended up having a major mechanical issue).
PVR on 22 decreased from 2 to 1, and 30A was cancelled, so 42565 and 42566 went (even though they were largely B10M operated).
42565 re-entered service when PVR went up on Workington Town for Seaton, then replaced by 42025, which mainly worked 58 so a LF mini was available.
Sellafield on-site work passed to Reays, the on-site work being what the Vario's, I believe, were brought here for, so 33167/8 went.
33169 was replaced by 47474, which was then taken off us with no replacement.

Obviously, it didn't all plan out that way, because of the floods, so what happened in reality was slightly different.

Left us with lots of B10M's and just enough LF mini's to cover PVR.
34215 and 34218 coming in did help out for a while, but Solo's are disappearing left right and centre. Doesn't help that 34079 has been off service for almost 2 months now.

 

[07andrew]

34218 and 47005 on Harrington.
20923 and 20473 on Seaton. 20473's side and rear display showing "047".
47059 done 1325, 48 to Northside, it was on Harrington with 47062 this morning.
14257 on 50.
16734 on 51.
47024 doing Maryport - Cockermouth 58.
47060 doing Maryport Circulars 56/57/57A.
20994 on LL, 600.
20910, 47059 and 14234 all on Workington's annexe.

Carlisle:
20904 and 20943 on CE, 600.
34702 on short 685.
52626 and 52629 on long 685.
24122 and 24124 on 104.
20977 on layover on Carlisle bus station.
All 4 Scanias on long 300.
33076 also on layover in Carlisle bus station.
16397 on 554.
PX05 ELV on 38.

 

[stagecoachuk]

34218 and 47005 on Harrington.
20923 and 20473 on Seaton. 20473's side and rear display showing "047".

Carlisle:
20904 and 20943 on CE, 600.
34702 on short 685.
52626 and 52629 on long 685.
24122 and 24124 on 104.
20977 on layover on Carlisle bus station.
All 4 Scanias on long 300.
33076 also on layover in Carlisle bus station.
16397 on 554.
PX05 ELV on 38.

33161/2/34214 In Carlisle depot with 20907/8/9/20965/6. 16441 & 16870 in the same place as Friday with the disposal stock. 52627 parked next to the Western Coach and was in the exact place on Thursday. 20944 & 20451 on the pit with another up a height.

47755/47758 parked next to each other with Cumbria legals while 47759/60 are parked the otherside of the chassis wash without any legals.

 

[mbonwick]

Sure it's 47760? Fleetcard doesn't mention Stagecoach retaining it...

 

[darrenw29]

Not my mail

Hi all

At Leyland this morning were 5 Enviro 300s for Stagecoach Merseyside and 2 Enviro 400s for Stagecoach London. 4 of the E300s were unregisterd and one was registerd PO11BBK, as i looked on said Enviro there was a fleet list containing all fleet numbers & registrations for Stagecoach Merseysides E300s 27701 - 27722.....

Fleet No. Body No. Registration.
27701 A305/1 PO11BAA
27702 A305/2 PO11BAU
27703 A305/3 PO11BAV
27704 A305/4 PO11BBE
27705 A305/5 PO11BBF
27706 A305/6 PO11BBJ
27707 A305/7 PO11BBK
27708 A305/8 PO11BBN
27709 A305/9 PO11BBU
27710 A305/10 PO11BBV
27711 A305/11 PO11BBX
27712 A305/12 PO11BBZ
27713 A305/13 PO11BCE
27714 A305/14 PO11BCF
27715 A305/15 PO11BCK
27716 A305/16 PO11BCU
27717 A305/17 PO11BCV
27718 A305/18 PO11BCX
27719 A305/19 PO11BCY
27720 A305/20 PO11BCZ
27721 A305/21 PO11BDE
27722 A305/22 PO11BDF

also on the list was 27723 - 27740 which are destined for Stagecoach North East (South Sheilds) but there was no registrations as yet! The fleet numbers that are colourd in red are the ones a noted at Leyland (12/02/2011)