According to the D&G Bus website two 8.8m Enviros have been moved from Crewe to Adderley Green, with some of the 8.8m Enviros getting 'Blue 2' branding, while some of the 10.8m Enviros plus one Solo have got 'Orange 1' branding, while the 57 reg Versas have now got 'Yellow 9' branding. It's also stated 2 x Streetlites have moved from Wincham to Crewe. If that's correct it leaves just 6 buses at Wincham when the 88 and 300 need a total of 6 buses. That's despite the permitted allocation at Wincham having been increased!
There was still a Streetlite on the 300 yesterday, which seemed to suffering from a fault. I noticed the rear display had been changed so it just shows the route number (as it used to be) rather than having the destination scrolling underneath (partly cut off.)
D&G are still using a Streetlite the 300 service today, despite the change to the fleet list.
153 is still, or back, at Wincham according to the fleetlist.
(05/09/2017 08:35)mikestone Wrote: [ -> ]153 is still, or back, at Wincham according to the fleetlist.
They've updated it since yesterday. 153 has been at Wincham before despite the fleet list previously showing 155 and 156 as the Wincham Streetlites.
Anyone know if there is any plans to replace the remaining Darts?
(05/09/2017 09:36)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Anyone know if there is any plans to replace the remaining Darts?
I don't know the answer to that. However, I wouldn't be surprised if they drop out of the fleet if some of the cutbacks to subsided services in both Cheshire and Derbyshire go ahead.
(05/09/2017 08:50)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]They've updated it since yesterday. 153 has been at Wincham before despite the fleet list previously showing 155 and 156 as the Wincham Streetlites.
153 being used on the 88 route and unfortunately on a service I caught.
Some of the darts might get withdrawn soon. Running round the newcastle/stoke area are a couple of ex arriva darts that are a bit long in the tooth now.
The transbus variants are still in pretty good nick tbh.
Streetlite 150 on the 300 today so they are obviously still switching Streetlites between Crewe and Wincham.
Unless I'm mistaken there's 3 x Streetlites operating on Wincham depot services today. Some of the 88 services are getting quite a lot of patronage with the Northern industrial action but it seems that doesn't extend to the Howards 200 service which was running around virtually empty earlier.