(02/01/2016 21:50)Metroline1511 Wrote: [ -> ]I understand that the allocation at Southport is basically Enviro400 on routes 375 & 385, Commanders on route 300 and Pulsars on everything else, apart from Park & Rides using Enviro200s. Is this broadly correct or are there many variations in practice?
I'd say its right though they have B10s and I'm not sure what they do. I caught an Enviro 200 in Formby doing a 44 and passed a B10 on the 44. B10s could just do anything and everything but not 375/385.
(02/01/2016 22:07)RedPanda Wrote: [ -> ]I'd say its right though they have B10s and I'm not sure what they do. I caught an Enviro 200 in Formby doing a 44 and passed a B10 on the 44. B10s could just do anything and everything but not 375/385.
B10's can and do work the 375/385 on rare occasions. In the past week or so, both 2722 and 2726 worked late 375's on the same evening.
The B10's will appear on locals but primarily they appear on 300's more than anything else
What's the actual fleet at Southport depot right now?
Enviro 200 2141-2144
SB120/Cadet 2497,2629/33/4/9/41
SB200/Commander 2622,2624
Volvo B10BLE/Renown 2722-4/6-8
SB200/Pulsar 2 2990-2992, 3033-3046, 3082-3090
Enviro 400 4575-4583
Volvo B7TL/Gemini Eclipse 4210/2/3/4
Withdrawn Stock
Dart/Pointer 2 2241/3/6/7/8
Store
DAF DB250/ALX400 o/t 3997/8/9
Leyland Olympian/ R o/t 3987
Thank you to those of you who clarified vehicles at Southport and their routes. I had forgotten that they had some Renowns, as I still associated these with St Helens!
I have the feeling that the VLWs are mainly just for school and peak-hour work.
I admit that I haven't been there since 2006 but am looking to make amends this month. I had held back for a while in the hope that route 47 would be upgraded to MAX spec, but with the "ordinary" refurb to some Pulsars, this does not seem likely any time soon.
A correction to the list I provided is that the DAF DB250 toppers here in storage for the winter are actuallly 3988, 3989 and 3991 and not as stated.
(08/01/2016 13:17)B10B6514 Wrote: [ -> ]A correction to the list I provided is that the DAF DB250 toppers here in storage for the winter are actuallly 3988, 3989 and 3991 and not as stated.
2 of the open toppers are at st helens now with one that looks like it requires electrical work as its got the dash panel in the cab took off.
4213 out on 375/385 today as entered wigan at 13:38.
4582 was on the 47 this afternoon