Stagecoach North West Discussion

[Paul Mcgill]

16103 has entered service in Morecambe in place of 16351 witch has engine problems.
25222 has returned to MAN for a second time with starting problems.
25224 opertated 1915, 2115 and 2315 kirkby buses tonight

Yesterday-Tuesday
16877 replaced 15729 on 1320 555 and 16877 worked back on a dallam service. 15729 after having problem sorted did a ripley school bus then swapped back over.

 

[jonesy3001]

Thought i haven`t seen 16351 for a bit and spotted 14196 on a 2 on morecambe rd just after 5pm heading to uni and that explains the scania i seen at heysham, nice one paul.

 

[mbonwick]

16351 is now awaiting a one-way trip to Barnsley following its failure; it's on the disposal list. Meanwhile 33171/2 have come back off disposals

 

[stagecoachuk]

Ex Lillyhall 20952 is now with Tees Valley Stagecarrage.
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47329 at Carlisle for repaint.

18357 is now repainted and looks cracking!

 

[jonesy3001]

Any ME buses up at carlisle for repaint?

 

[stagecoachuk]

Any ME buses up at carlisle for repaint?

Not that Im aware of.

 

[Paul Mcgill]

16351 is now awaiting a one-way trip to Barnsley following its failure; it's on the disposal list. Meanwhile 33171/2 have come back off disposals

33170 Left today for the trip to Barnsley. It was being pulled around the yard with forklift when i started i had no cambra on me so no pics im afraid.

 

[Dallamlad]

33170 Left today for the trip to Barnsley. It was being pulled around the yard with forklift when i started i had no cambra on me so no pics im afraid.

I don't understand why disposal of the two Marshalls has been refused...

Will keep my eyes open for 16103. I thought me might take it to replace 14196 but it was not to be. Wonder how long the Leyland will last!

 

[KendalKing]

Bus crashes into Manchester pub injuring driver.

Firefighters have cut an injured driver from his cab after his bus crashed into a pub in Manchester.

The bus hit the Bull's Head, on the corner of London Road and Granby Row, at 11:55 GMT.

Paramedics treated the driver, thought to be in his 50's, before fire officers freed him using cutting gear. He has been taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary with suspected back injuries.

The pub's landlord Keith Wilan said the bus caused "a hell of a bang".

No-one within the pub was injured and the cause of the crash is unknown.

Greater Manchester police have put in place traffic restrictions and London Road is closed from Fairfield Street to the Mancunian Way.

Bus operator Stagecoach said it believed the bus was empty apart from the driver, as it had not begun its service.

The Bull's Head has been closed while the structural damage to the building is assessed.

Mr Wilan said it was "devastating" and that it was "almost like an explosion".

"All the pictures came off the wall and then the wall came flying in," he said.

"It was lucky it wasn't five minutes later, because we had a party of 13 booked into that area."
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16103 has entered service in Morecambe in place of 16351 witch has engine problems.

Lets hope, that it last longer then 16351. Also that it is more relaible then 16661 & 16662 are.

 

[jonesy3001]

bus involved was 19191 an hyde road E400.

 

[Blindtraveler]

presumably a writeoff? Wishing the driver a good recovery

 

[jonesy3001]

Just need to send it to falkirk like they did with 19065, when a driver took it under a low bridge and wiped out the top deck.

 

[Blindtraveler]

wel the works sure needed

 

[Mattdw92]

Bored on a Saturday night, so thought I'd post some West Cumbria news that hasn't made the forum for any other members.

Arrival of 27766 and 27767 have displaced Pointer Darts from 30/31 onto the Workington-Keswick extra X5's (in turn have displaced B10M's 20913 and 20945 from service) - although the case, the odd B10M is still finding its way onto 30/31 alongside the MAN E300's, 22104/8 and 17017.

Clunky 47023 was replaced on Moorclose today, hopefully for its own sake as I'm surprised its gearbox hasn't fallen out yet! Also having engine trouble with it regularly dipping and wanting to cut out (also the case when moving....).
47007 yesterday added to the cooling fan list with 47754 now way infront as the worst sounding Solo I reckon at Lillyhall!
15685 still sounds like a roadsweeper with its cooling fan also....

And 16714 has came to many peoples attension with its new seats after its long refurb period, one would hope it comes back on fleet.

Don't think its been mentioned on here but for the sake of the forum, Bike Bus MAN's 22140/1 are in storage at LL after repaint for KL.

[boredom update over ]

 

[Dallamlad]

Spotted Preston Based Trident 18159 heading through Greaves yesterday on what I think was a private contact for the Muslims girls school on Ashton Road.

Also spotted 16103 for the first time this afternoon on the 42.

 

[Dave The Bus]

Oh dear, 47486 playing out on the 125's today ...

 

[Whistler40145]

Was the use of 47486 on 125s due to a fleet shortage?


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[Dallamlad]

14196 had a turn on the 2 this evening after running a Ripley school service, heard it coming from about a mile away!

 

[stagecoachuk]

Due to a a fatal accident on Brampton Road in Carlisle today traffic was chaos.

34219 (Or 34221 cannot remember) left at 17.40 on the 79 to Dumfries to keep the service on time.

34704 on the 61 with a 60 branded Dart on the 66. There was also a 79 branded Enviro on what seemed to be the 38.

 

[j@r]

noticed that 601 whitehaven to cockermouth has gone back to 600 but still doesn't say carlisle until it gets to cockermouth I wonder if the rest will go back to how they were aswell?

 

[stagecoachuk]

noticed that 601 whitehaven to cockermouth has gone back to 600 but still doesn't say carlisle until it gets to cockermouth I wonder if the rest will go back to how they were aswell?

The Carlisle ones were done as the route was being changed with VOSA anyway so they dropped the 2 sets of numbers. The 79/179/379 will be staying the same.

 

[j@r]

so are the drivers using a tachograph again on 600?

 

[stagecoachuk]

so are the drivers using a tachograph again on 600?

No. There is no need for a tacho as the route is split still.

 

[Mattdw92]

First time today that one of Lillyhall's new ADL E300's was off 30/31 and elsewhere. 27767 made the short 302 this afternoon after 20910 failed to start in the bus station.

27767 had been pulled from an early 30/31 the looks of things, but came down NIS from depot to do short 302's - 20923 was on 30/31.

 

[jonesy3001]

Seen 16103 on the 5s today(pic on flickr),22818 on 6/6As with 'in cumbria' over the entrance door and drivers cab and spotted a couple of golden oldies in the Lancaster training services yard in heysham.

 

[cainebj]

noticed that 601 whitehaven to cockermouth has gone back to 600 but still doesn't say carlisle until it gets to cockermouth I wonder if the rest will go back to how they were aswell?

Whats on the displays varies by driver. 2 I've noted in Carlisle have been "Cockermouth 600 For 600 to Carlisle", and "Whitehaven 600" straight away in Carlisle.
20918 at least still has 601 programmed in.
As far as I'm aware, the change was never noted on the Stagecoach website, and the timetable on there still says it changes number at Cockermouth. On the plus side though, Stagecoach website is now split from North West to Cumbria & North Lancashire.

 

[Paul Mcgill]

Seen 16103 on the 5s today(pic on flickr),22818 on 6/6As with 'in cumbria' over the entrance door and drivers cab and spotted a couple of golden oldies in the Lancaster training services yard in heysham.

The damiler fleetline is on eBay at mo for £3000

 

[S19]

Aren't they the Morecambe Heritage Bus Company's vehicles?

 

[jonesy3001]

Aren't they the Morecambe Heritage Bus Company's vehicles?

The open top routemaster is, it normally does runs up and down morecambe prom-happy mount park and i think it does runs from the york hotel-morecambe F.C in the summer.

 

[KendalKing]

The open top routemaster is, it normally does runs up and down morecambe prom-happy mount park and i think it does runs from the york hotel-morecambe F.C in the summer.

Its NOT a Routemaster, its a Regent.