(06/12/2014 07:55)chester285 Wrote:  Given that these buses are used on motorways and get hammered only one breaking by down proves they are a reliable vehicle but apparently when questioned about when this he said ireplied when Rockferry are getting new Scanias next year really! I wouldn't think it warrants double deckers, also on stagecoach website it only mentions a new stop at shores lane which is the last stop before the bypass so that hardly constitues re routing

They arent unreliable. Only 1 has broken down sinse they entered service. What your probably reading is someome that sees Volvos and Darts out on the X8 so thinks the Enviro300s are unreliable but actually there is a rolling bus out some days, every bus has a 21 day inspection so is going to be off the road for a few hours, drivers taking mirrors off and with every vehicle your going to get little problems with them arent you. Its called wear and tear. We will see whats happening when the new timetable is avaliable to see but nothing has been mentioned about moving them so far.

(06/12/2014 09:31)Penny Return Wrote:  Stop at Port Sunlight is Shore Drive

(06/12/2014 13:09)R879 HRF Wrote:  One of the rail tridents has just been deroofed on a low bridge near rock ferry, believed to be 17501

(06/12/2014 15:07)Enviro400 Wrote:  Looks pretty spectacular- its come clean off:

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/rail-replacement-bus-causes-wirral-8238825

Hope everybody involved is alright. On the plus side- at least it'll fit in future.

(06/12/2014 16:01)mathias Wrote:  The upper deck of the bus bodywork is actually designed like that (to come clean off) so as to minimise any potential injuries to passengers.

Thank God no-one was on board at the time.
Kind of ironic that it hit a railway bridge whilst on rail replacement!

On the plus side, it looks like Stagecoach have got a new open-topper