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Is Walrus a Jokey Code name or a serious name? i always struggle with Merseytravels names for products as they dont tend to tell you what they are in the name and i still dont know what half of them are eg trio saveaway etc. can someone pm me the info for future reference?

Much Prefer a System one Bus and Train ticket its a much better name and helps when you get out of town drivers eg arriva southport or St Helens drivers as they know the tickets valid upto the boundary?

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What will be covering the 90+ buses going to the Olympics is there 90+ Spare?

A mixture of Magic Buses spare from summer frequencies, Olympians etc drafted back into service.

There will also be a good amount of vehicles into Manchester from other regions.

Plus the 10 newbies that have not yet entered service (and I seriously doubt they will before the Olympics)

17245 now in service saw it yestaday in Ashton

Thought a few of the Oly's have been sold or shipped to other parts of the empire??

16764/65 reported in Buses sold to Ensign Purfleet can any one confirm if they have gone

(19/06/2012 18:07)mic Wrote: [ -> ]16764/65 reported in Buses sold to Ensign Purfleet can any one confirm if they have gone

I saw them last week together running on 'zero' numbers down Hyde Road, Gorton. Not sure if they were on their way to or from service, or just being tested, but they are definitely still around.

(19/06/2012 17:53)SLTRegular Wrote: [ -> ]Thought a few of the Oly's have been sold or shipped to other parts of the empire??

Some have been transferred, others have been scrapped or withdrawn.

P716GND transferred to Stratford
P717GND scrapped
P718GND transferred to Dover, though now in Folkestone
P719GND scrapped
P721GND Withdrawn, though still in Manchester
P724GND scrapped
P726GND transferred to the Midlands, but now delicensed
R501UWL transferred to Kent
R502UWL scrapped
R503-508UWL transferred to East Kent, though 508 is now awaiting disposal
R511UWL and R512UWL scrapped
R513UWL transferred to Winchester
R744DRJ transferred to Gloucester
R745DRJ transferred to Hastings
R746DRJ transferred to the West
R747DRJ transferred to Portsmouth
R748DRJ transferred to Basingstoke
R749DRJ and R750DRJ withdrawn
R751DRJ transferred to Gloucester
R752DRJ transferred to Chichester
R755DRJ transferred to Kettering
R756DRJ transferred to Aldershot
R757DRJ transferred to Northampton
R759DRJ transferred to Gloucester
R760DRJ transferred to East Kent
R761DRJ withdrawn
S766SVU scrapped
S768RVU transferred to Stratford
S769RVU transferred to Winchester
S774RVU and S775RVU transferred to East Kent
S776RVU transferred to Preston
S782RVU transferred to Leamington Spa

I'm guessing some of the transferred ones may be recalled in the near future as the Olympic bound buses start to disappear.

(19/06/2012 17:18)mic Wrote: [ -> ]17245 now in service saw it yestaday in Ashton

Yes the London imports are rapidly coming into play now. 17180 is also on the road. I had a quick ride on it tonight. I have to say they do sound in quite good nick considering their history and age etc. Could be around for a good few years yet. I also like the stair layout, as they go straight up as opposed to a spiral, much safer I think when people are going up and down stairs while the bus is moving.

Considering how long Finglands ALX400 Tridents have been around which until Stagecoach Manchester got theirs recently were the only full height Tridents in Manchester it is indeed hope that Stagecoach's are around for a quite a while yet.