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Confirmed by depot manager:
Well just to clear the rumours up it is with a heavy heart that GC Blackpool to London Euston service won’t now happen due to the current economic climate caused by Covid ..... I’m absolutely gutted and for the incredible staff we have for Blackpool we had the...
Dart 34807 has appeared at Gloucester.
34784 is now at Ross with 34787/88
34785 still at Bulwark with 28682 and 22845. Service 12 branding has now been removed from 37320-22. Versas placed in reserve and moved to Stroud so far are 25205, 25216 and 25257. 25269 only operational Versa left.
Route learning going on for the north Bristol services currently. Operating from SGBC.
4 Solos from Cheltenham (47555-58)
12 E200's comprising 3 from Stroud and rest from Gloucester which will be debranded before moving.
Some already have had branding removed.
6 Versa's leaving Gloucester for...
CHELTENHAM AREA CHANGES FROM 13TH AUGUST
Here's a summary of the changes you can expect from Sunday 13th August 2017:
Gloucester changes will happen on 17th September.
Service A
We're revising our timetable throughout to improve punctuality and adding extra buses to maintain our every 10...
From Sunday 3 September we'll be making a number of changes to services in and around the Forest of Dean.
Service 23
We've re-timed most journeys to improve our punctuality. Due to low passenger numbers, the current journey at 0730 from Lydney via Yorkley & Whitecroft to Lakers School &...
South Gloucestershire & Bristol Services
60/62 : Gloucester - Waterwells - Dursley Bus Station - Berkeley - Sharpness - Bristol City Centre
Changes and timetable valid from 3rd September ...
Bit of news from the West guys.
Ops manager currently out route learning the 622 from Cribbs-Chipping Sodbury via Thornbury which will become an SC route from the August changes.
Also the 18 will be under their umbrella and rumours are the 77 also.
99 NHS service switches to Pulhams and will...
Hi guys!
Been a while..working on the railways means I dont get much time to do things now.
Incase you havent heard..the new Stagecoach West "Outstation" is being built next to Patchway Station, so the bristol based services will be operated from there upon completion.
Here in Cheltenham, the...
Stagecoach West Period 8 Fleet Movements
It's a lengthy list but it was to be expected with all the new arrivals, internal cascades and departures.
Cummins ADL Enviro 400 MMC
10749 SN66VXT Reserve to Cheltenham
10750 SN66VXU Reserve to Cheltenham
10751 SN66VXV Reserve to Cheltenham
10752 SN66VXW...
West update:
18082 VX04 GHF and 18086 VX04 GHK are now up in Scotland with the western fleet after making the long journey yesterday from Gloucester to their new home.
The 09 Gold Scania'S are now out on the 63/97/98 services. They will be fully fledged gold services hopefully early Jan...
Yep. All the MMC's are out on Races. ONly 2 of them branded so far.
Rest will be done this week ready for next friday (18th) launch.
We have R128 EVX out on its last workings before it gets scrapped.
R759 DRJ from Stroud also
South's S302/305 CCD here also.
Today spare tridents are out...
All the Gold MMC's bar one have now arrived at Cheltenham.
All were branded at Gloucester's paintshop and moved to Cheltenham depot yesterday.
A few of them will be in operation in the next few days on Races shuttles before they officially launch on the 94 on Friday 18th.
Video filmed aboard...
First Gold MMC has arrived at Gloucester ready to be vinyls for the 94 relaunch.
Relaunch set for 14 November but might change depending on timetables delivery going smoothly.
SN66 VXU is the reg of the first one to arrive.
Stagecoach West Period 6 Fleet Movements
- a bit of a clear-out!!
Volvo Olympian
16496 P146KWJ Disposal to Sold
16746 R746DRJ Reserve to Sold
Dennis Trident ALX400
17626 W626RND Reserve to Sold
MAN ALX300
22052 KX53VNH Gloucester to Training
22053 KX53VNJ Reserve to Training
Optare Versa
25214...
Evening all.
Latest update from here in Chelt and Glos.
It looks like Gloucester will end up with 4 more double deckers than they currently have when Cheltenham's new MMCs have been delivered and the cascading has been done.
Confirmed on Saturday that 15521-7 will be going to Gloucester...
Lateat from Cheltenham and Gloucester
15524 now at Avonmouth I believe
15521-27 will be moving to Gloucester for the 97/98 in November
15528-32 will be moving to Stroud.
ADL E300's to be confirmed in next few weeks.
Confirmed MMC's for Cheltenham Gold 94 are 10749-60
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