Stagecoach North West Discussion

[j@r]

Like that??

(photo mine)

yes think so

 

[Dallamlad]

20458 on 556 this morning, perhaps as a "556 says goodbye to M reg B10Ms" kinda thing?


18364 on 1620 556 - boy, can you tell this belongs to Lancaster! Sounds much better mechanically, but the CCTV is rather lacking and inside it's a shed..

One would hope the M reg's will go when LL have their clearout and cascade B10s elsewhere. Also hoping ME's M reg's disappear soon but we'll see lol.

Is one of KL's Tridents still at ME for attention?

Also have the darts at Fleetwood made it onto the 89 yet? And if so are 2 solos going to be moving on from Fleetwood?

 

[rosswatson]

One would hope the M reg's will go when LL have their clearout and cascade B10s elsewhere.

Some of our R---XVM's are pretty dire! Gearboxes are a bit iffy... often refusing to go back into "D"... :roll:

 

[Dallamlad]

Some of our R---XVM's are pretty dire! Gearboxes are a bit iffy... often refusing to go back into "D"... :roll:

Will hopefully get some work done on them in that case lol!

 

[pickles]

~~~~~

 

[rosswatson]

Will hopefully get some work done on them in that case lol!

A few of them are very scruffy, so just need some TLC.

 

[andy 37]

16447 was on a 300 service this afternoon, i think it was the 15.10 from Carlisle

 

[j@r]

so all of the scanas wernt on 300 after all

 

[andy 37]

so all of the scanas wernt on 300 after all

They do have to service them though

 

[Chris26584]

One would hope the M reg's will go when LL have their clearout and cascade B10s elsewhere. Also hoping ME's M reg's disappear soon but we'll see lol.

Is one of KL's Tridents still at ME for attention?

Also have the darts at Fleetwood made it onto the 89 yet? And if so are 2 solos going to be moving on from Fleetwood?

The new ones haven't arrived if thats what you mean and the stop gaps 33203/4 are still under prep at Frenchwood, with at least one over the pits at the weekend. The Enviro 200's are understood not due until the turn of the year now, with these 2 on loan till January at least.... at the rate they're going they could only see a couple of months in service!

 

[j@r]

They do have to service them though

on day 5 ?

 

[Dallamlad]

The new ones haven't arrived if thats what you mean and the stop gaps 33203/4 are still under prep at Frenchwood, with at least one over the pits at the weekend. The Enviro 200's are understood not due until the turn of the year now, with these 2 on loan till January at least.... at the rate they're going they could only see a couple of months in service!

I meant the loaned ones lol will hopefully see them out soon!

 

[KendalKing]

can you tell this belongs to Lancaster! it's a shed..

Stagecoach Holdings Executive Deluxe ? (or SHED for short!)

 

[andy 37]

on day 5 ?

They have to start somewhere and they have properly just fitted in the gaps that were the previous fleet vehicles.

 

[Mattdw92]

47023 replaced 20918 on Seaton.

Is 47023 back, or is that a miss type?

 

[cainebj]

Is 47023 back, or is that a miss type?

it's back!

 

[Mattdw92]

it's back!

bloody nora about time!

 

[cainebj]

rather typical that Seaton ended up being 2 Solo's this afternoon now schools are back! there's only school transport provided from Stainburn School to Seaton now, so people from st joes to Seaton had to get the 47! resulting in approx. 15 standee's on 47059!

 

[j@r]

it bout time we had two stepless busses at seaton we allways get old step busses here what happened to the new double decker that diserpeared today any body no yet ?

 

[Mattdw92]

Good job our solos have a standing capasity of 24... although i couldnt see 24 people standing 'comfortably' on a journey!

Well at least both 34079 and 47023 is back, so should ease things

--- old post above --- new post below
Saying that two step entrances are on Moorclose this morning 20931 and 20129
20962 on Seaton

 

[Dallamlad]

Had 47022 on 49 this morning and was going about as fast as a tractor resulting in car after car passing us on the straights lol.

17022 on 40
17024 on 2
21005 on 55
21007 and 20540 on X1
47017 on 6a
20451 sounding very loud at the bus station while pulling in out of service.

Also something that may be of interest:

http://www.metro.co.uk/news/840043-runaway-bus-crashes-into-oaps-front-garden

Also been looking through a SC Warwickshire fleetlist and the following made me chuckle!

90774 - YC58 DZZ ??-???? Ford Focus Estate n/a NT (Marketing Manager)
90782 - ST08 VBO ??-???? Ford Focus Estate n/a NT (Commercial Manager)
91542 - KM58 MMK 12-2008 Vauxhall Corsa 1.3CDTI n/a RY Megabus Shuttle
91857 - NA09 JMX 04-2009 Volvo S80 2.0D n/a RY (Managing Director)
91866 - NG10 NOF 08-2010 Volvo S40 n/a NT (Operations Director)
92018 - WLT 391 ??-???? Jaguar X Type n/a NT (Engineering Director)

lol

 

[Mattdw92]

Went to Maryport from Workington on 15685/PX60BEO ride pretty good and came back on 15683/PX60BDZ.
Both picking up speed quite well between siddick and flimby. First few gears are very quick, but think they are ok.
Getting out of Maryport did'nt seem a struggle but 15683 had a really annoying whistling noise near the front, where the wind was getting in somewhere - don't think it was the door though, driver least amused
Also seen 15684 displays still broke. Did not see 15686 though.

47059 on Maryport Circulars
20931 sounding rather awful on Moorclose 50 - engine and gearbox
35249 on 1330 51, replacing 20129... 35249 replaced at 1400 by 20945 :roll:

Apologies for Stagecoach School Fares in Carlisle
http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/b...-per-cent-1.755103?referrerPath=news/1.275195

 

[cainebj]

20129 on the 1540 47, with 5 standee's, and seemingly all 49 seats taken up (there may have been a few odd empty seats, but i couldn't see any from where i was).
16652 sat on the annexe.
20913 on 30 and 31.

as for the fares increasing on 75A and 91A, its a non-subsidised service. Stagecoach still need to cover their costs. the afternoon 75A is worked from the bus on 554, so if the 554 is a little late back into Carlisle, 75A could end up late if traffic is at its usual ridiculous level. Cumbria CC only provide free transport to pupils whose NEAREST secondary school is over 3 miles from their home. it is impossible to stop pupils on the upper deck smoking without an additional member of staff on the upper deck, which would mean a further fare increase to cover the wages of the additional staff member. Stagecoach don't have to run those services at all, but they do, so kids can get to school. as a simple way to put it, if the parents aren't happy with the service, then stop using the school services provided by Stagecoach and use the public service 75A provided by Reays with their 23/25 seat 709D's and 28 seat Primo's! oh, wait, they run rather full as it is, and their fares are higher than the ones on Stagecoach's 75A and 91A! so their kids wouldn't get on! Stagecoach deckers it is then! or they could get the train to Dalston and take the approx. 5 minute walk to the school!

 

[jonesy3001]

20128 made its debut this morning, the scania that turned up last week is going to be 15697 (PX60 BEY) with the other 3 to turn up sometime this or next week and the current residents on the back fence;

Northgate side
16655,20127,20305,02802,20787 and 20786

Whitegate/cannon hygiene side
14243 and 14246.

 

[Dallamlad]

20128 made its debut this morning, the scania that turned up last week is going to be 15697 (PX60 BEY) with the other 3 to turn up sometime this or next week and the current residents on the back fence;

Northgate side
16655,20127,20305,02802,20787 and 20786

Whitegate/cannon hygiene side
14243 and 14246.

I'll look out for 20128 when I'm out and about then!

Hopefully those Scans will turn up soon and things can settle down

 

[jonesy3001]

I'll look out for 20128 when I'm out and about then!

Hopefully those Scans will turn up soon and things can settle down

They started putting the legals on this afternoon thats how i only found out the fleet number and 15697 also has coach-seats and no leather on the back seats downstairs and up.

 

[Dallamlad]

They started putting the legals on this afternoon thats how i only found out the fleet number and 15697 also has coach-seats and no leather on the back seats downstairs and up.

FFS whats the point! So now those 4 will look totally different to the first 4. How irritating

 

[Pricey2701@gma]

They started putting the legals on this afternoon thats how i only found out the fleet number and 15697 also has coach-seats and no leather on the back seats downstairs and up.

When you say coach seats do you mean like lillyhalls ones or like the X2 preston-Liverpool ones

 

[jonesy3001]

When you say coach seats do you mean like lillyhalls ones or like the X2 preston-Liverpool ones

Lillyhall

 

[Pricey2701@gma]

Lillyhall

Oh good at least there not like the preston ones as there not very comfy and it will look quite stupid with four coach and 4 standard with it being a long route it would have probably been better for all 8 to be coach seated