Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Polo Mint]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(03/05/2013 19:03)ace Wrote:  

(03/05/2013 14:13)Polo Mint Wrote:  Are the old Tridents for school services or something?

Yes that was the plan, to replace the Arrows in the summer, though after this week's events with schools they've had to hurry things along a little, so are now running Enviro400's on school routes.
I am presuming for now, any Tridents that move will be on standby to cover shortages caused by this.

Ok thanks for explaining.

(03/05/2013 19:05)ace Wrote:  

(02/05/2013 22:48)MX12EOC Wrote:  

(02/05/2013 20:58)ace Wrote:  So they've started to move them now. Amazing what a few Arrow breakdowns can do.

Anybody know from which depot they've moved from?
Also the plans for London tridents coming up here are still on as far as I'm aware but we will be gaining new tridents! C:

The 'new' tridents are for Magic routes unless that has now changed.

Why are Magic Bus getting newer Tridents? Haven't all the Olympians gone?

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
The Olympians have now gone, but the majority of the MagicBus fleet isn't DDA certified (but is DIPTAC compliant), so is due to be replaced.

[SLTRegular]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
22130 and 2215? still have Stagecoach Manchester Fleetnames noted today.

[ace]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(04/05/2013 20:22)SLTRegular Wrote:  22130 and 2215? still have Stagecoach Manchester Fleetnames noted today.

They are loan buses from Reserve, to cover the services previously run by Maytree.
The 2215? would be 22151 I believe.

[LJ51 DDA]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
went to Manchester today didnt see much but i did see a few things So thought id post them

VV08BLU 33874 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrivanorth...hotostream
WW58BLU 33876 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrivanorth...otostream/
V975DRM 33075 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrivanorth...otostream/
MV54BLU 33863 - http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrivanorth...otostream/

[WhiteVanMan]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Had a run pass the depot at Bryn earlier, having not been for a couple of months.
Sadly once again, it was looking more like a scrapyard then a bus depot, with a large number of dilapidated first livered buses littering the yard. The sooner Stagecoach can dispose of these the better. God only knows what the passengers must think.

[thomasl1231]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Have all of the Arrows been withdrawn at Bryn now then? :O

[Southernsofty]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(04/05/2013 17:00)mbonwick Wrote:  The Olympians have now gone, but the majority of the MagicBus fleet isn't DDA certified (but is DIPTAC compliant), so is due to be replaced.

Not sure I understand, do you mean older Enviro400s being cascaded onto Magicbus routes or older Trident-ALX 400s, if so from where?

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
The question I was responding to was asking why MagicBus was getting London tridents. Therefore I'd say its pretty obvious that it won't be Enviro400s going blue for some time.

[SLTRegular]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
arent only the none standard Stagecoach Deckers DDA eg the 03 plates etc?