Stagecoach North West Discussion

[mbonwick]

Looks freshly painted...off to another region?

Cumberland Lad, I'd guess that Lillyhall will be getting 47001/2 from Preston when they're available to help ease the minibus crisis.

 

[Gez.SCNW]

Would it not make more sense for Morecambe to get 15679 - 15686 and West Cumbria to get 15697 - 15700? at least then Morecambe's won't have a gap in the fleet numbers. :roll:

Like I said earlier thre i some confusion as to which numbers are going where, come Augut we will know for sure.
gaps in fleet numbers cause no problems what so ever

 

[Chris26584]

These would come in very handy in West Cumbria! http://gallerynorth.fotopic.net/p65560570.html

Oh god... they've repainted the thing! Is 33144 in for the same treatment too...? Would be intresting to know what legals its carrying, as they look like Cumberland Motor Services ones from a distance!!! Points at the 33*** have some sort of future at least.

 

[mbonwick]

Interesting that these have been repainted, yet are on the disposals list...

the fleetcard for this weekend should reveal all....

 

[Cumberland Lad]

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[mbonwick]

I don't think we are getting anymore solos? Or need them for that matter. God help us if we are getting more of those dreadful KX51 plates!! What "minibus crisis" by the way??

Too much listening to cainebj! I didn't think it was half as bad as he was saying, but you never can tell!

 

[Mattdw92]

yeah i think we are good for mini-buses now when i was out and about today, all were on designated low-floor town routes in the workington area

agree with them darts, better than the short darts!!

 

[mbonwick]

33167/8 are withdrawn and 33169 has supposedly joined them? I don't think there's anymore short Darts at Lillyhall now?

 

[Mattdw92]

33167/8 are withdrawn and 33169 has supposedly joined them? I don't think there's anymore short Darts at Lillyhall now?

no there aint thank goodness 47474 has helped put them to bed! think we are fine for solo's now.... can keep them KX51 reg sheds!

 

[Cumberland Lad]

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[Mattdw92]

You're right, all three short bouncy Darts have been withdrawn now, there seems to be enough solos for all town routes.

could you class northside as a 'town circular' always has b10m's on, probally where an extra one is lacking

 

[Cumberland Lad]

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[Mattdw92]

The 48 only ever carries a hand full of passengers, and that's when it's busy! so it wouldn't warrant a dedicated bus.

yeah i thought that when i posted!

 

[cainebj]

West Cumbria:
20945 on 30 this evening!
47006 on 2015 X5 to Cockermouth, showing "Sorry, Not In Service"!!!
47474 on annexe.
47616 on Workington Evening Services.

Penrith:
47721 and 47722 on Buttermeres.
16638 on Seatoller (both OT's off service. 16329 has had a new engine fitted, but isn't returning to service just yet).
16337 on 108.
20965 on Morrisons contract.

Preston:
47494 and 47486 on 150/151.
X2 branded 15470, 22253, 22257, 22260, 22274 & 34619 on 3. 33163 jumped on the 3 later on as well.
33171, 33172, 34617 and 34618 on 9.
20897 & 20899 on 109.
20476 and 25226 on 61.
16645 on X59.
18374 on 2.
18158 (i think i've got that number right. its the unbranded 04 reg with a tacho) on X61 with 52414 and 16642.
25225 on 68.
16391 and 16392 were both flying around as well, think one was on 61 and the other on X61.

33174 on 125.
16663, 16666, 18380, 22806, 22809 and 22815 on 40/41.
Preston Bus Park & Ride liveried 47701 on 19.

Lancaster:
16661, 17019, 17021, 17024, 18325, 18326, 18361, 18363, 18381, 18382, 22817, 22827 on 2/2A
22721, 22805, 22807 (later ventured onto 49), 22813, 22814 (still with Stagecoach in Cumbria), 22818, 22821, 22824, 22825, 22826 on 3/4.
20546 on 5.
20463 on 49.
17018 and 20545 on 42.
20131 on 55.
14208, 20133 and 20451 on 80.
14245 on D6.
16664 around.

on the M6 on the way back to West Cumbria:
an E400H en route to Oxford, with Alexander Dennis Ltd on the displays.
PX10 ETR en route to Morecambe (i think it was ETR anyways!)


was rather interesting to see that Morecambe's MAN ALX300's moved much much better than Lillyhall's MAN E300's! we followed one from just outside of Lancaster to near the depot, and it shot away each time it started moving! it was a bit smokey, but the speed (acceleration) and smooth sounding gear changes really do put LL's to shame!!! similar story with the Volvo Oly's tbh!

 

[Mattdw92]

25225 on 68.

so it is still alive (and well??)!

 

[mbonwick]

Smokey cause the injectors are setup to overfuel the cylinders to give a little more power


Was good seeing you lot anyways, shame we didn't get a wave from KendalKing...

 

[rosswatson]

so it is still alive (and well??)!

Not too bad, for a Preston based bus :roll:

 

[Dallamlad]

Was very nice to meet you lots today!

I am rather exited about our Scanias lol will be weird just having 4 in service till Sep!

Any news on the new vehicles for the 86/89 or the X12 for that matter...

Interesting to see that part of these seats are leather!!! http://gez.fotopic.net/p65559048.html. Hopefully they will last longer!

 

[Gez.SCNW]

36184 and 36185

 

[Dallamlad]

Great! Have they been delivered?

 

[driver9000]

Are they Lancasters Scanias?

 

[Dallamlad]

Sure are our first 4 of 8.

 

[Ado 16]

Nothing exciting folks - if you've not come across them before I've recently put back some of my 'sitting on the bus with a camera' videos back on Youtube. Vintage stuff (now) coming back from Garstang on 14205 in 2006.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Opaox7W1ilU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCqQuuPPNOM

 

[Dave The Bus]

Looks freshly painted...off to another region?

Cumberland Lad, I'd guess that Lillyhall will be getting 47001/2 from Preston when they're available to help ease the minibus crisis.

Are you sure Preston have any minibuses left?!?

I only ask because regular minibus runs, such as the 113's & 150/151, have had Dart's and Versa's operating them, including the erstwhile 25225, I'm pretty sure one day the whole 113 route was Versa operated, and i can't recall any other minibus routes that Stagecoach have (apart from the 4) as most minibus route seem to be run by Preston Bus.

 

[Dallamlad]

Ohhh very nice can hear that Leyland noise lol. Weird that even after only 4 years so much has changed.

 

[mbonwick]

"only" 4 years
A lot can happen in months, let alone years!

36184 and 36185 are the 2 E200s for the 86/89.

 

[Dallamlad]

"only" 4 years
A lot can happen in months, let alone years!

36184 and 36185 are the 2 E200s for the 86/89.

At the rate my first year at Uni has gone past I would say only 4 years lol and I think we figured out that 36184/85 were for the 86/89 from what Gez said lol

 

[158757]

34579 on 89s
A travellers solo has been involved in an RTA with a pedestrian at the junction of North Rd and Chapel St, thoughts to those involved.
22807 is a bit of a shed Vibrates like hell when idle.

 

[cainebj]

20436 on full length 300's, so they STILL can't manage to have 4 tacho'd deckers on when there is 6 of them!
20777 on short 300.
47617 was on 51, it was replaced by 47059.
47005 on 50.
47060, 47061 and 2 flip dot Solo's on Harrington & Seaton.
20134, 20195, 20902, 35249 and 16714 on 30 and 31. so only 8 E300's at the most on 30 and 31!
20913 on 48 (it has no fleetnames, and the fleetnumbers are in different positions).
20913 later on schools, with 20473, 20790 and 20945.
16651 was on Staff Shuttle and then Whitehaven Schools.

 

[infobus]

20436 on full length 300's, so they STILL can't manage to have 4 tacho'd deckers on when there is 6 of them!
When this happens it is usually due to the tacho deckers having to cover for deckers on school runs, as you noted later in your post.