Stagecoach North West Discussion

[K777DAO]

42025 has turned up from Carlisle Seasonal Reserve to help out at Lillyhall. it was full of drivers when i saw it.

Was that when it flew through Flimby, at which time i was Boring you to death on the train! lol
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22597 was on School Service in Maryport. other vehicles on the temporary school special services were 20764, 52629, another TransCumbria branded Jonckheere, and various B10M's of various ages.
52626 was flying around earlier in the afternoon. i didn't see what it was running though.

Methinks the other Klonkey was 52628... it went past focus about 2:45 today while i was skiving out the front!

 

[Dallamlad]

22813 and 16664 on 2a.

Is our Info Bus been replaced by the N reg from Merseyside?

 

[themaster985]

I have had a message to say that Princess of Kendal will cease trading tomorrow and that Shaws will take over the town services in Kendal & Windermere on a short term basis. Is this true?

 

[Dallamlad]

Kendal King should know...

 

[mbonwick]

I sincerely hope this isn't true.

Only KendalKing can give us a reliable answer.

 

[KendalKing]

I have had a message to say that Princess of Kendal will cease trading tomorrow and that Shaws will take over the town services in Kendal & Windermere on a short term basis. Is this true?

It is very sad news indeed that Princess of Kendal is to cease trading.:cry:

Due to the problems with Preston Bus, Stagecoach are unable or unwilling to take-over the Kendal & Windermere town services from Princess.

Traveller Choice, have agreed to operate both the Kendal & Windermere town services, as from Monday until the end of the year.

 

[mbonwick]

Gosh, I'm so sorry KendalKing. This must be very hard for you....


Stagecoach will be unwilling to step in, as I suppose in some bizarre way it may affect their chances of a sucessful appeal.

Travellers Choice really are on the up and up...they seem to be gaining contracts everywhere!

 

[158757]

14196 on the 80
14195, 14208 and 16664 on the 2/2A
22806, 22807, 22825 on the 3/4
21005 on X1
20131 on layover in the bus station

Infobus back out today in it's usual spot in the underpass.

 

[K768 DAO]

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[cainebj]

K768 DAO, was it you driving 16651 yesterday who broke my camera? haha. i took a picture of it and saving failed!

all i've really seen today is 20960 on 104.

 

[Dallamlad]

Very sorry to hear about Princess Will Travellers just take over the fleet?

 

[mbonwick]

The Princess fleet will be returned to the leasers/sold I think.

Of course, if Travellers really want the vehicles and offer enough for them, I'm sure they won't be refused.

 

[K768 DAO]

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[KendalKing]

Very sorry to hear about Princess Will Travellers just take over the fleet?

The Princess fleet will be returned to the leasers/sold I think.

Of course, if Travellers really want the vehicles and offer enough for them, I'm sure they won't be refused.

The Primo, will be returned to Dawson Rentals.
The Solo, will be returned to Mistral Rentals.
The other vehicles are likely, to be repossess by the finance company.

 

[K768 DAO]

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[cainebj]

I think I was on that one yeah, can't be sure though 'cos I was on that many buses yesterday, Lol. What made you think it was me anyway?

if it was you, then you had the expression that said "oh sh*t, its my turn to be annoyed by them 2 idiots now" haha. caught a glimpse of the Sony Ericsson as well, which is something i havn't seen for quite a while! a bit of a dying breed these days! it will have been around quarter past 4 or something on Curzon Street.

 

[K768 DAO]

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[rosswatson]

if it was you, then you had the expression that said "oh sh*t, its my turn to be annoyed by them 2 idiots now" haha. caught a glimpse of the Sony Ericsson as well, which is something i havn't seen for quite a while! a bit of a dying breed these days! it will have been around quarter past 4 or something on Curzon Street.

I can verify this, as I was there. Muhahahaha! Very sad news about Princess of Kendal, shame to see such a reputable company go under :cry:

 

[Gez.SCNW]

Stagecoach will be unwilling to step in, as I suppose in some bizarre way it may affect their chances of a sucessful appeal.

More likely that they are unable to do it for the price asked.

 

[Dallamlad]

Indeed I suppose KL isn't reality a high profit area either but I don't know.

Will the withdrawal of our Leyland's be put back seeing as any spare deckers heading for us may end up in Cumbria as extra support?

 

[K768 DAO]

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[KendalKing]

Latest info from Stagecoach

Service Update as of Thursday 26th November

Services 30 & 31 will start calling at Workington Rail Station (from 1200 today at the latest). They will also run from TESCO Roundabout from Friday 27th November.

Starting Friday 27th November, Tesco will introduce a Free Bus, to operate from Maryport to Tesco Workington via Flimby, Seaton, Broughton Moor, Dovenby & Cockermouth.

 

[cainebj]

There's a few non LL buses running around West Cumbria at the mo, including a very shabby looking K reg B10M with full 6/6A Barrow - Ulverston branding, 2 Carlisle based Merc Vario's (one S and one T reg) a Preston based Volvo Olympian, a Morecambe(?) based N/C bodied Olympian, plus all four ex X4/X5 Jonckheere's have resurfaced! There's a few more things that I haven't seen and some that haven't arrived yet aswel.

the N/C bodied Olympian has Stagecoach in Cumbria stickers on it after being repainted at Carlisle. its 16874. the stairs to upper deck are pretty much in the middle of the bus. its apparently going to Carlisle to replace 13297.

that Tesco Free Bus timetable is pretty dodgey! people travelling the full 55 minute journey (thats without increased traffic at peak times!) better hadn't purchase any frozen products! they'd be defrosted by the time they got them home!

 

[K768 DAO]

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[Dave The Bus]

i saw 3 drivers today who aren't Lillyhall drivers. there was 2 youngish men, and a youngish woman.

As stated in a post above yours, i said they were from Chorley, two of which haven't been around for a while, if the girl had long dark hair in a pony tail, and one of the blokes has a beard, its thm, the other bloke would be one whose been in Chorley for a few weeks but also likes to travel around, short guy, bald head, loves Liverpool..

Anyway, give them my love :P

 

[mbonwick]

I think my sat-nav is broken. Every time I try and enter Liverpool, it says "Not in Europe"

 

[K768 DAO]

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[cainebj]

As stated in a post above yours, i said they were from Chorley, two of which haven't been around for a while, if the girl had long dark hair in a pony tail, and one of the blokes has a beard, its thm, the other bloke would be one whose been in Chorley for a few weeks but also likes to travel around, short guy, bald head, loves Liverpool..

Anyway, give them my love :P

sounds about right! the one with the beard must have got the short straw yesterday, having 52629 (horrible Jonckheere coach, although 52629 was the better one) on the new special school services! the other 2 were both wandering around Workington Bus Station when i saw them.

 

[K768 DAO]

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[darrenw29]

20754 and 735 returning to base after school runs this aft