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A lot of buses for Dublin have bespoke designs to allow for a more raked windscreen to the mainland UK equivalent Certainly the case on ALX400s, Envrio400s and Geminis - even the newly ordered Enviro400Citys that are in Ireland appear to have a deeper windscreen than the normal versions

Ah yes so maybe as you say both the emergency exit and very high windowline are required - you can have no roof but you still need the side windows to be a certain height above the seats perhaps?

That upper deck emergency exit door is rather unusual!

Stagecoach Merseyside Gillmoss - all drivers tend to know all the main routes from the start Other routes such as Merseytravel tenders and contracts such as the Edge Hill Uni bus etc only a smaller number of drivers who are on them regularly would know them.

There is still meant to be 40 of them on order spilt between Arriva and Stagecoach for the 10/10A.

I am correct in thinking Stagecoach was the only company to buy MAN 18.240/Alexander Dennis Enviro300s brand new? On a similar vein of unusual Enviros, First Glasgow had the only batch of UK spec ADL chassis Enviro500s, Dublin bus the only batch of Volvo B9TL/ADL Enviro500s and Courtney Coaches...

What happened between Stagecoach and Optare regarding Preston bus?

https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/customer-information/halton-transport/?fbclid=IwAR0B0dO2d4L7Yh0_WLyoio9Hs5Enf2iToHUqsn8-UQJAJFVCbfZRId-lSQs Stagecoach appear to have all the Merseyside based ex Halton Transport schools contracts

Story has made the Liverpool Echo now

Stagecoach MCSL Gillmoss depot had 18 buses out on Christmas Day on a mix of services across Merseyside Stagecoach, Arriva and others in Merseyside have a limited service Boxing Day and New Years Day - not Sunday service but major routes only and generally nothing too late

I am definitely a fan of Enviro400MMCs, much better than their predecessors. Optare Solos I like too, good tools for the jobs but mainly the shorter ones. Bigger Solos have such poor lock on steering they can be a pain to drive. Can't really fault many buses I've driven, Optare Aleros though...

I did Liverpool to Manchester, by Stagecoach bus the other day (admittedly on a staff pass) using this link at Wigan between Stagecoach MCSL and Stagecoach Manchester. A friend mentioned though they also meet at Bolton with the 125 from Preston depot and route 7 (I think) from Wigan depot.

Stagecoach MCSL have Volvo B10BLE/Wright Renown 21118 W467CRN in CMT Buses livery

I think both Stagecoach Manchester (Wigan) and Stagecoach MCSL (Preston) both serve Wigan - I'm sure when I was there last year I saw Preston allocated Solo around various Wigan vehicles but that is without checking.

Asda, Hunts Cross, Liverpool service, currently operated by HTL Buses, gets withdrawn from 2nd July