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I also recall it was stated via Facebook by the fleet manager these late survivors from Blackburn would be offered to sale should anyone want them for preservation or further school service use etc. One would assume it makes more sense to do this once all have been withdrawn, with 1103 due to...

MetroDecker 40844 had been off the road for many months before their transfer to North West, having suffered engine failure. Not sure whether either have made it north yet, but from what I can tell Rotala are placing these troublesome vehicles where they will see minimal usage. A slight shame...

I recall it was stated Gainsborough wanted rid of said MMCs as they were having reliability issues there, hence gained some newer ones from Manchester. They must have amassed some significant miles having spent 7 years on the 100.

Of course the interior and what’s underneath are too different subjects, but cosmetically some of those 2007/08 Geminis don’t show their age one bit. Specifically the Citylines and Mendip examples which were refurbished to a notably high standard, new moquette seats, USB charging and next stop...

Although Transdev don’t currently have any Wright StreetDeck integrals in their fleet, I wonder if the new Cummins/Voith 7-speed variant of the Ultroliner would be ideal for Coastliner?

Correct, 19000-19130 are the E400s new as Euro 3 and very few have been upgraded to reduce emissions across the country.

Like everything in this thread there’s been various conflicting reports but the general consensus seems to be Hyde Road plan to operate all of 19001 (Stripes), 19288 (Magic bus), 19470 (GM Transport) and 19532 (GM South) on the Magicbus 142/3 routes on Saturday. Initially it was said this would...

The fleet list on bustimes details all buses being used on normal services presently, the driver training and coaching vehicles are mostly missing however. All of the Scanias you’ve listed remain in use and they have tracked on bustimes recently too. E300 SN09CGX was sold to Birmingham...

Interestingly there are two registered companies directed by James Boddice at the same address, there is Bus Link Ltd and Stevensons Bus Services Ltd. I don’t recall any mention of the latter until now, there must be a reason for the separate companies… Bus Link -...

Yes this bus has been confirmed by a source at Stagecoach Yorkshire to be a trial for the new interior going forward for new buses. The dark blue seats have extra padding although it doesn’t appear that way just looking at them, and lots of ‘light-hearted’ extra stickers have been added. New...

Like most if not all Tridents across the country, replacements will be coming in January when Bee Network Tranche 3 launches and Manchester have a huge amount of E400s to cascade elsewhere.

118 ALXs left by my records, give or take a few that may have been withdrawn already, with 20 additional as open tops. Then you have the same amount again of Euro 3 E400s which will also be prime targets for replacement.

Apologies if it has already been stated, but is it yet known roughly what buses will be cascaded out? Seems like a lot of the E400MMCs are being moved into Stockport, so would assume it’s predominantly the 2008/09 E400s moving elsewhere. All of 19000-19130 were new to Euro 3 standard, with...

GA74 ZEB will be operating with the South Coast division. NX74 ZEB will be operating from Perry Barr depot in the West Midlands. If memory serves me correctly, 4698 BX55XOA the first production Enviro 400 outside London, and 4697 YN55PXB the first Scania OmniCity double decker, were also seed...

Significant investment is due for exactly that reason over the coming months. Midlands are not due new buses themselves last I heard, but should benefit from cascaded newer build Pulsars as planned.

I recall several mentions that this specific batch of E300s had extensive corrosion - initial reports were they would all be scrapped upon being rendered surplus in Manchester. However as it turned out most were still transferred elsewhere, remains to be seen how much longer they last.

Suspect most of the remaining Pulsars will be departing Tamworth if the rest of the E300s transfer from Darlington. Although a little older at least they suit the 110 perfectly being Sapphire spec…

Well there’s 55 new E400EVs due to enter service imminently, although not all at once. So yes they could cascade that many E400MMCs out. This plan to get the Volvo Hybrids out of Scotland seems to have thrown internal cascades within Stagecoach West into doubt, but I’m sure all will become clear...

All this talk about changing the Kinchbus Skylink, just why? It’s quite clear it’s been a success story in its current form. Introducing different variations of routing would just add complexity and confusion for passengers.

Both are non-diesel buses whose technology is now redundant. SV64BRX is a Van Hool A330 hydrogen powered tri-axle single decker now a static exhibit at the Alford Transport Collection. There was 10 of these operated between First and Stagecoach but all were taken out of use in 2020. LC63CXY is...