Stagecoach North West Discussion

[darrenw29]

What's that in aid of I wonder? Surely they can't be having problems already??

Dont forget these Tridents will have a shed load of miles on already, having trundled round Manc for threee or four years

 

[KendalKing]

Dont forget these Tridents will have a shed load of miles on already, having trundled round Manc for threee or four years

Also with Highgate, the main road through Kendal being full of pot holes. This too would not of them, much good !!!!

 

[robertclark125]

20319 (n319 VMS) which is at Lillyhall is also ex Fife. New to the Kirkcaldy depot of Stagecoach Fife in 1995

 

[mbonwick]

It is ex-Fife, but was latterly at Merseyside...I believe the B10Ms became slurpus after Arriva started competing on some peripheral routes. SC decided it wasn't worth it and withdrew...

 

[cainebj]

havn't really saw much today.
04 reg solo on Moorclose Circular 51 but couldnt see which.
a solo on 50.
33167 and 33169 on Harrington & Seaton.
a B10M came down into Workington around the time Maryport 31 comes in.
20768 and Info To Go were on the annexe when i went out around half 2.
16651 and 16654 on 300.

 

[K768 DAO]

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[Dallamlad]

14208 and 14196 on the 5.

21007 on the 6a!!!!

14204 on the 537.

Thata about it today

 

[KendalKing]

Did not see much today.

16655 was on the X35.
17024 was on 755 early, about half hour it was on the 55A in Carnforth.
20780 on the 736 Kendal - Ulverston.

 

[rosswatson]

52626 having panels replaced and being prepared for repaint.

That's a suprise! Not sure whether to be happy or sad.... :roll:

 

[Dallamlad]

Like this:

http://bm-transport-photos.fotopic.net/p59048609.html

 

[pickles]

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[Dallamlad]

Very true still cool.

Right chaps going to Scotland for a week so I'll be looking out for SC Western stuff lol.

 

[KendalKing]

I agree. The Optare Tempo is a good looking bus. I read somewhere that they were troubled with electrical problems when new, but if you find the photos of them posted by Norfolk Green drivers on Flickr, they're really enthusiastic about them. Unfortunately, I can't see Stagecoach buying any because in terms of full size buses they only take Alexander Dennis products.

What about the three Optare Tempo's (Nos 25101-25103) which are already operated by Merthyr Tydfil depot.

 

[mbonwick]

They came as part of a takeover. Even today, the design is still plauged with problems; exploding air con cylinders, mechanical failures, sticking fuel gauges...the list is almost endless.

 

[K768 DAO]

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[darrenw29]

20621 freshly repainted at Carlisle yesterday!!

 

[cainebj]

47060 on Moorclose Circular 50.
47024 on Moorclose Circular 51.
34079 on Harrington & Seaton.
16651 on 300.
16654 on annexe with 20757 and 40028.
40025 done Northside 48.

 

[pickles]

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[mbonwick]

I posted a few pages ago the ones that are coming according to the offical SC Manchester fleetcard...there were a fair few more than just those Pickles!

 

[pickles]

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[mbonwick]

Timetable for the CC inquiry

 

[cainebj]

47023 on Moorclose Circular 50.
33167 and 33168 both out on Harrington & Seaton.
40651 was on annexe with Harrington 46A on display.
42562 was also on annexe.

 

[infobus]

16653 is off to the North East for the usual chassis repair (all this type will undergo these repairs in the near future) followed by repaint at Carlisle.

 

[darrenw29]

Has 16652 already been as it has just returned from repaint?

 

[infobus]

Has 16652 already been as it has just returned from repaint?

Yes, so will be short of Volvo Olympians for the 300 service

 

[cainebj]

wouldn't make much difference being short of Oly's with the number of times B10M's have popped up on busy saturday runs!

T37 CCK has been on 75 in Carlisle.
will try see as many Citi services as i can in morning
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20924 and 33076 on 75 this morning.
PX05 EKP is on 60 with dead LED's.
13297 on school work and staff shuttles, then the driver went and got some destination boards from the office.

20737 and 20195 on 31.
16651, 16652, 16654 and 16734 on 300.
47023 on Moorclose Circular 50.
47062 on Moorclose Circular 51.
20763 on 48.
34079 on annexe with Workington X5 on display.
--- old post above --- --- new post below ---
16337 on Seatoller 78.
20977 on 554
Osprey Bus running around with dead flip dots.
think it was 2 R reg Vario's in Keswick.
20765 and a B10M with LED and full int. refurb on X4.
52627 and 52628 on X5.
52629 on SL Ltd.
34079 replaced 33169 on Harrington & Seaton
47024 and a 709D on 1.
47060 sitting on annexe in Workington.
14258 and 14233 both sitting around in Whitehaven.

 

[Dave The Bus]

The latest Lancashire service changes were added to the website today, you can view them in a PDF or a simpler word format, much interesting reading with the Chorley changes as pre-mentioned in the paper, a little edit is required though, i think they got the 1s and 2s mixed up

 

[cainebj]

Carlisle depot have Transbus Dart SF04 RHJ on hire from Ferrymill Motors, their FM27. (pic is when previously on hire with Stagecoach North West at Carlisle depot. this is not my picture).
presumably it is to help cover MOT (all forty-something of their Darts are due).

 

[mbonwick]

Just for reference, here's the 2008/9 order for Stagecoach:

[FONT=&quot]056 x Enviro400/230UD [FONT=&quot]15456-15511[/FONT]
214 x Enviro400/ADL [FONT=&quot]19316, 19321-19360, 19362-19534[/FONT]
010 x Eclipse B7RLE [FONT=&quot]21221-21230[/FONT]
129 x Enviro300/MAN 22627-22654, 22741-22800, 22831-22871[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]016 x Optare Versa 25226-25241[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]043 x Enviro300/ADL 27545-27582, 27593-27597[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]030 x Enviro200/ADL 36005-36009, 36041-36065[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]032 x Enviro200/MAN 39701-39732[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]092 x Optare Solo 47601-47692[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]011 x Panther/B12B 53101-53107, 54046-54049[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]019 x Profile/B7R 53306-53320, 53222-53225[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]017 x B9R 53601-53617[/FONT]

Total: 669

 

[pickles]

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