(18/07/2015 19:34)bolton bus basher Wrote: [ -> ]Aintree based YJ13 HNL was seen on the Wirral Operating the 901 Today, I assume its just a loan?
Another thing, Are Cumfybus starting to do Fleetnumbers as i was shown a Photo of an Older Style Solo with number 69 by the Doors
Aintree operate the 901 service now after the Wirral depot closed down some months ago.
Was over the water about 3 weeks ago and the yard looked full of scrap/withdrawn Solos.
Speaking of which their latest yard in Southport is full of stripped, demic Aleros and Solos. Some look like they've not seen the road for a long time.
Cumfy are running a shuttle while the bridge over the M62 is being replaced. Service K1 links the 2 sides until the new bridge is placed later in the year
An additional Solo has joined the fleet, MX05 EMV is white, a slimline version (8.8m I think) and was on the K1 Bridge Shuttle service today. Fleet names have been applied, at least on the back.
Another white Solo, NT06 GKA, probably from the same source judging by the rear-end decals, and also I believe an M880SL, was on the 101 today (with printed route number in the windscreen). Couldn't see any Cumfybus fleetnames on this one yet.
Cumfys Oldest Solo (And maybe their oldest Bus?) X176 NWR broke down in Huyton Bus station on 20th October in the evening and required a tow back to the Depot
(21/10/2015 20:46)Quackdave Wrote: [ -> ]Another white Solo, NT06 GKA, probably from the same source judging by the rear-end decals, and also I believe an M880SL, was on the 101 today (with printed route number in the windscreen). Couldn't see any Cumfybus fleetnames on this one yet.
Apparently the M880SL Solo is MX05 EHV
(22/10/2015 08:40)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Apparently the M880SL Solo is MX05 EHV
The one I saw was definitely EMV.
MX05 EHV is not found as an Optare on vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk, and is not listed on buslistsontheweb.co.uk, so I think this is probably a mis-sighting for EMV.
Cumfy had a Versa on the 622 the other night and a hybrid solo on the 157 today don't get time to observe cumfys routes much anymore but these sounded odd in my head the Versa was a tfgm example and the hybrid solo was a 12 plate
Hybrid Solos are the regular allocation for the 157