(03/07/2012 13:06)gilbert Wrote: [ -> ]Do you have a list of which buses have gone/are going and what they will be replaced by?
I can roughly guess some of them by what I've seen/not seen on the road recently. Apparently there's over 90 buses going altogether so they can't all be off the road yet. I know 10 of them are the new ones but that still leaves 80.
I think a few of the current 192's might be going as they have had adverts removed recently. 19513 and 19337 being examples. I'm guessing they would be replaced by the other 08 reg 400's on Stockport's fleet, meaning routes such as 384 would go single decker for the duration, most likely using the old MAN's. 19510, 19511 and 19512 haven't been around much lately either so they may have gone. Also 19491, 19495 and 19497 I haven't seen recently. 12110 and 12112 hybrids seem to have done a disappearing act as well.
I know there are a few single deckers being loaned by Cumbria and North Lancs, some 08 and 59 reg's and also an 05 reg.
All speculation and knowing my luck probably completely wrong but that's my hunch :-)
(03/07/2012 21:08)mic Wrote: [ -> ]good day been on holiday so just catching up been in Devon and stagecoach there have some 61 plate scainas
Welcome back Mic. Hope you had a nice holiday. You're back just in time for the Olympic fun to start by the looks of it. :-)
Yes, Manchester never registered any 61 plates. The only reg completely missed out since 05 reg I believe.
(03/07/2012 21:29)ace Wrote: [ -> ]12110 and 12112 hybrids seem to have done a disappearing act as well.
At least one tends to stay in the depot for vehicle familiarisation as they have had Cummins hybrid engines fitted which feature stop-start technology. They work like First's hybrids but don't make the horrid banging noises when the engine cuts in or out.
And 12110 to 112 have been done, 112 came back on trade plates Saturday night
No Greens are going to London, the 12 plate euro 6 engined Enviro400's have gone, although 10000 appeared on the 192 yesterday from nowhere.....the remaining buses to go are random 194**'s presumably the ones needing the least work, I'll try jot some numbers down tomorrow....
In terms of replacements so far we only have the ELBG tridents
That's a question I've been meaning to ask actually.
Are the 10xxx series Euro6? The impression I had was that 10000 was the only euro6 one, so it could be trialled ahead of mainstream euro6 usage later in the year/next year.
this weeks news i have is 16189/16753/54/62/63/70/71/72/73/78/79/80/81 all officially to East Scotland 16189 and 16762 failed but not known where they are now
17241 might be in service at Hyde Rd
13995/96/33084 to go back in to service at Stockport
17066/17617/24/60/68/69/70 service at Sharston
17241 is in service at Hyde rd
And yes the 10**** are Euro 6
I was also under the impression 10000 was the only Euro6 one, especially as the rear layout is slightly different to all of the other 10xxx's (which have the same layout as the later 19xxx's). Could be wrong though. I'm led to believe Morecambe's batch are Euro5.