Recent content by 709D

Good start...... http://www.cumbriacrack.com/2012/07/22/double-decker-bus-decapitated-after-collision-with-carlisle-bridge/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter :lol:

22610 was on the full length 300 on Monday morning.

Where have you got the 2 weeks from. The sign clearly says 5days from the 10th.

There are four E400's... the route requires four buses. If an E400 is defective or just off the road for routine servicing then an E300 is allocated to keep the route low floor.

Given the horrendous buses that MAN have supplied to Stagecoach over recent years, I very much doubt that they will purchase any MAN products in the near future.

MAN Enviro on this morning.

Optare 47617 runnning a peak time 31 from Whitehaven this morning...

I know the reply is late but I shall also be attending the open day...... Be good to see where Lillyhall position the the buses and whether they move them so you can get some good pictures in the sun.... only time will tell.

Somebody give that man a gold star!!!

Simple answer to the capacity problem would be to turn the short X5's into full runs to Penrith. As for the fuel consumption, I would not believe a word of it without some concrete evidence. Stagecoach run a lot of Plaxton Profile / Volvo B7R's, and the AFAIK the only reason they have stopped...

Putting the steps and accessibilty issues to one side, the use of deckers would be a backwards step in many respects. The B7's are comfortable, and have a good turn of speed. Both of which are needed on a route that takes almost two hours from Workington to Penrith and vice versa, and covers...

There was an Optare parked up in Seaton for most of the day. --- old post above --- --- new post below --- Oh dear... you had better take that up with all the other folks who take photos of buses and such like... enjoy...