Recent content by Bcn1973

Burnley bought some of these in 2001 and they were very good vehicles, build quality was rattle free seats comfy and they're still in service now and tbh a lot better than the Wright's geminis that came after them

I would have thought cutting the skipton frequency would make sense, very hard to keep to schedule over such a long route, especially getting in and out of Manchester could revert to mainline working or even bring back the old X28 reducing the vehicle requirement for X43

Old school would be a batch of y type short leopards that Burnley and pendle had bit bouncy but really comfortable seats and pretty rapid, more recent are Volvo Volvo b10ble/renowns also in Burnley pushing 20 years old but still the best vehicles in the fleet fro a passenger perspective and I...

Agreed, best buses Burnley ever bought should still be on mainline duties way better than the versas and their rattly harsh ride

Getting back on track, rotola confirmed an order for 163 new vehicles mostly street decks with 20 or so street lites

Bit far away from me, but definitely on the to do list

I like the 104s&105s as they were mainly the ones that ran local to me, used to often ride in the guards van bit as my younger sister was in a pram

Do heritage dmu's ever run on mainline routes? I've always fancied the idea of a 104 or 105 running the colne to Preston line like when I was a kid, but I'd imagine it's a safety aspect that prevents certification for mainline running, forgive my ignorance haven't been an enthusiast for long...

There been a decline by some manufacturers over the last 20 years, blazefield bought a large amount of b10ble/Wright renowns in the early 00s which are reliable, have good legroom and headroom even at the rear, dont rattle over every bump and pothole and are still in all day service...

They occasionally stray onto mainline and x43 to Manchester at times,

Possibly, I was very young at the time but I do remember it took my interest as it looked like a leyland national when it pulled in to the station

Transdev Burnley still run a number of X and Y reg b10ble/renowns, they had a refit about 7 years ago then were repainted last year still probably the best vehicles in the fleet also a few Y reg plaxton deckers at keighley from the same era

Accrington corporation buses used to run to "load of mischief " the name of a local pub, and Burnley used to run a service to "bleak house"

Been a political football for decades, current Tory mp is keen to see it reopened but lot of opposition from residents along the mostly intact old track bed, plus would need a lot of strengthening work on the colne and Burnley viaducts if freight trains or longer passenger units were to use...

They were trialled on the Blackpool to colne line for a short time I remember catching one from Preston to colne as a kid, they had questionnaires for passengers to fill in regarding suggestions and comments on them