Stagecoach North West Discussion

[driver9000]

I dont think anywhere will escape the Solo invasion, which is certainly no bad thing they have proven themselves to reliable little workhorses popular with drivers and passengers. I dont know what the Cummins engined ones are like reliability wise but the Mercedes engined ones were always very good.

 

[cainebj]

47060 on Moorclose Circular 51 again.
33167, 33168 and a 51 reg solo on Harrington & Seaton routes.
25225 and 35247 on 31 with the usual enviro 300's.
22611 on 31A (getting sick of seeing them on this route! they're branded for 30 and 31, not 31A, which is a different route lol).
i think it was 20759 on annexe earlier this morning which then done the morning Cockermouth X5. was either 20759 or 20779 lol.
20737 ran not in service this morning, heading towards Workington train station from the bus station.

 

[KendalKing]

16335, 18279, & 18280 on X35's.
21007 on 755.
33164, 34216, 34217, & 47056 on Kendal Town services.
47055 on driver training/familiarization.
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The latest Stagecoach North West and, for the first time, Preston Bus Fleetcards dated 3rd May 2009. I haven't looked through them yet to see how accurate they are!!

There's no mention of 28510 or 28511 on either of them, So where are they ?

 

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[darrenw29]

Between 7:00 and 7:15 tonight at Workington
On the annexe 33168,47060,40001
In the station, 22610 (30) 33169 (out of service) 52629 (X5) 22596 (out of service) 40013 (47) 33167 (out of service) 22607 (out of service) 16654 (301)

33169 has still got its LED

 

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[darrenw29]

Didn't think they would take it out, they are fitting more LED hanover's in B10M's and the other two T reg Dart's when they get around to it, apparently LL are getting rid of all bright-tech's because of their unreliability.

Passed a B10 this aft showing SL ltd Contract , small on two lines (bright tech)

33169 dosent look like a freshly painted bus, it looks dull.

 

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[mbonwick]

Hardly surprising, what was it down with? Leaking injectors? That'll basically require a full stripdown of the engine. No doubt the fitters will have found other problems as well!


Perhaps 33169 got a slightly different coat of paint?

 

[darrenw29]

I got a Stagecoach Yorkshire update the other day and sad to say all their batch of K---DAO B10s are being sold to Ensign Bus, includes 20700,701,713,721&751


The last three were last in service at LL before going to Yorkshire

 

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[darrenw29]

Lillyhall must be quite full at the min, how many Barrow Olympians are there, B10s from merseyside too?

I passed 20705 heading to LL on the A66 the other day, was that a Kendal bus?

 

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[mbonwick]

Routemaster will be broken up at some point.

20705 is a Kendal bus, either it's being swapped with a store vehicle or more likely just going for MOT/attention.

LL is getting full again, almost like when the Titans were there! [Not just the OT one, all the ones from Lancaster etc]

 

[cainebj]

this is the latest version I have. it seems to be slightly different from the Excel ones uploaded.
This one doesnt require a password.

 

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[darrenw29]

It shows a Preston Olympian for disposal 16327, is this another rot box? and Chorley is disposing of B10 20767, another accident victim???

 

[mbonwick]

16327 had a very nasty bridge strike IIRC, it's beyond OTing.
20767 suffered a siezed gearbox, resulting in quite significant engine damage as well I imagine.


20451 is still shown as reserve, despite being back in service at Morecambe for the last 2 months!
21004 has an LED, but is shown as a dot matrix.

30277/281 are shown as disposal/reserve, but still haven't been withdrawn yet! Saw both this afternoon.

 

[darrenw29]

16327 had a very nasty bridge strike IIRC, it's beyond OTing.
20767 suffered a siezed gearbox, resulting in quite significant engine damage as well I imagine.


20451 is still shown as reserve, despite being back in service at Morecambe for the last 2 months!

Are you not getting it mixed up with 16329 which was badly damaged?

 

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[mbonwick]

All the old Darts at Lillyhall are now up for disposal aren't they?

 

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[mbonwick]

Are you not getting it mixed up with 16329 which was badly damaged?

No. 327 had an altercation with a very low bridge in Stockport IIRC, unlike 329 it was so badly damaged that there was no hope for it so it was stored for component recovery/robbing.
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Not according to that fleetcard, they're in reserve!

No, according to the excel lists that themaster985 put up.

 

[KendalKing]

Reported else where on the net, is the transfer of 22 P & R Reg'd Alexander & N.C. bodied B10M's from Manchester to Highlands.

 

[mbonwick]

Mainly to get the Wayfarer ticket machines up into the Highlands (yep, they're still on the old style ones there) and replace the mechanically shot B10Ms.

 

[darrenw29]

How is 16393 coming along in the workshops at Lillyhall, it was getting the roof from 16358

 

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[Paul Mcgill]

16335, 18279, & 18280 on X35's.
21007 on 755.
33164, 34216, 34217, & 47056 on Kendal Town services.
47055 on driver training/familiarization.
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There's no mention of 28510 or 28511 on either of them, So where are they ?

47055 was on 1505 505 this afternoon tryed taking pic but missed it by the time got out of work

 

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