TfGM Bee Network - fleet discussion

[gka472l]

There is some muddling going on here. You have WDE and just DE.

My initial thought was that WDE700 is an Electroliner and DE673 is an E200MMC...

Exact same fleet codes are used by Metroline in London.....

 

[Leyland Bus]

Exact same fleet codes are used by Metroline in London.....

You're kidding??

The message was about the gap between fleetnumbers and gave two different codes (two different types of buses)... Basically, that Electroliners would follow on E200MMC...

 

[aswilliamsuk]

You're kidding??

The message was about the gap between fleetnumbers and gave two different codes (two different types of buses)... Basically, that Electroliners would follow on E200MMC...

But that's the thing - in Metroline fleets (both London and Manchester), the fleetnumbers are in one sequence regardless of type. So if 673 is the next number available, that's where the batch will start. The Metroline Manchester fleet began at 100 (TEH100) and has worked upward from there.

Metroline London began at 1 with TP1 in 1999, basically, and they settled on a similar scheme - they are currently up to 33xx!

 

[Leyland Bus]

But that's the thing - in Metroline fleets (both London and Manchester), the fleetnumbers are in one sequence regardless of type. So if 673 is the next number available, that's where the batch will start. The Metroline Manchester fleet began at 100 (TEH100) and has worked upward from there.

Metroline London began at 1 with TP1 in 1999, basically, and they settled on a similar scheme - they are currently up to 33xx!

That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever..! And I didn't know that, so okay, I get it in that sense but still, barmy...

 

[aswilliamsuk]

That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever..! And I didn't know that, so okay, I get it in that sense but still, barmy...

It's certainly unusual. I suspect the use of class codes becomes vital (in London, they've now begun using four-letter codes - such as VMSL and VMSS for different lengths of Volvo BZL single deck...).

 

[Leyland Bus]

It's certainly unusual. I suspect the use of class codes becomes vital (in London, they've now begun using four-letter codes - such as VMSL and VMSS for different lengths of Volvo BZL single deck...).

I don't think i've ever come across such an illogical system in my life. So they're adding extra letters rather than going to 4 digits (or just numbering the fleet like normal folk would!!)??

 

[Andyh82]

I don't think i've ever come across such an illogical system in my life. So they're adding extra letters rather than going to 4 digits (or just numbering the fleet like normal folk would!!)??

They will go 4 digits in Manchester. When they get to ABC999 it will be followed by ABC1000 (where ABC is a class code)

 

[aswilliamsuk]

I don't think i've ever come across such an illogical system in my life. So they're adding extra letters rather than going to 4 digits (or just numbering the fleet like normal folk would!!)??

That's the thing - the VMSS and VMSL are in the 28xx and 29xx series! So for example, one batch of the former are VMSS2834-VMSS2843!

 

[Leyland Bus]

They will go 4 digits in Manchester. When they get to ABC999 it will be followed by ABC1000 (where ABC is a class code)

I thought they'd do sth really off the wall and go back to 1