Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[wirralbus]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
From what ive seen over the last few days the 38 consists of standard single deckers and gold double deckers , there is more chance of seeing a gold vehicle on the 41.

Any service running along New Chester Road was shot to pieces by three sets of work , at the top of the Bypass (port sunlight end ) , New Ferry Village and Rock Lane West junction , with a further lane closure at the other end of the bypass for the 1 / X1

[Aaron's Transport Pictures]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(18/09/2019 06:24)Atlantean86 Wrote:  Does Chester require the double deck buses that they still have? They seem to be allocated to local routes, would it not be best to transfer them to Rock Ferry for the 38 and then the gold deckers can then be used on 1/X1.

Double deckers are required for the school runs we operate e.g 2 to Runcorn for Helsby High School and the 5 service to Mold which serves 3 high schools, one in Buckley and the other two in Mold.

[313201]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
10831 is out on the 471/472 today

[Valandil]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(18/09/2019 09:29)Aarons Transport Pictures Wrote:  Double deckers are required for the school runs we operate e.g 2 to Runcorn for Helsby High School and the 5 service to Mold which serves 3 high schools, one in Buckley and the other two in Mold.

Given this, would I be right in thinking that deckers on Ellesmere Port locals will be a common fixture rather than a temporary blip, as I am led to believe that they sometimes interwork with the 5 to Mold?
Interesting that there has also been a Solo on the 2 to Chester recently.

[J200ABW]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(18/09/2019 21:44)Valandil Wrote:  Given this, would I be right in thinking that deckers on Ellesmere Port locals will be a common fixture rather than a temporary blip, as I am led to believe that they sometimes interwork with the 5 to Mold?
Interesting that there has also been a Solo on the 2 to Chester recently.

The 2,5,6 and 7 all interwork on a 12 bus cycle to minimise shuttle costs going to/fron e Port for reliefs. Deckers on locals here to stay as will Solos on the odd 2 workings.

[wirralbus]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(19/09/2019 06:38)J200ABW Wrote:  The 2,5,6 and 7 all interwork on a 12 bus cycle to minimise shuttle costs going to/fron e Port for reliefs. Deckers on locals here to stay as will Solos on the odd 2 workings.

This means that if there is a major delay on one of the routes then the service can fall over rather rapidly , especially when some of those buses work through the hell hole for buses cheshire oaks , no other place in the area produces so many headaches for stagecoach than that place .

[N271CKB]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
Double decker on the Shopper Hopper in Chester too today!!

[Valandil]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(19/09/2019 06:38)J200ABW Wrote:  The 2,5,6 and 7 all interwork on a 12 bus cycle to minimise shuttle costs going to/fron e Port for reliefs. Deckers on locals here to stay as will Solos on the odd 2 workings.

That's really great from an enthusiast's point of view!

I've had a look at the timings and can you or anyone else confirm or amend the following which would work as a 12-bus cycle on the 2/5/6/7:

6[40-13] 6[20-53] 7[56-24] 7[26-54] 6[00-33] 2in[40-13] 2(Runcorn)[20-33] 2out[40-14] 5[22-06] 2in[20-53] 2out[00-34]

Here, 6[00-33] 2in[40-13] means a 6 departing Ellesmere Port at 00 past the hour and arriving back in Ellesmere Port at 33 past the hour, then going onto a 2 departing Ellesmere Port at 40 past the hour and arriving in Chester at 13 past the hour, for example.

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
Well that would be an extremely unusual photo opportunity, a Chester Park & Ride on the 22 at the moment in West Kirby......

[MTL0201]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots
There's no need to post unusual sightings when out & about anymore, just have look at bustimes.org site instead