Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(01/03/2018 20:36)clarkethomas94 Wrote:  In bus movements news its welcome back to 18002 the ex scotland trident which has spent the last 6 months at gillmoss in the pool. It arrived yesterday along with 19034. 2 MAN'S at chester 24173 and 24156. these are covering repaints, breakdowns and accident damaged vehicles.

Nearly missed this amongst the route debate. Is this Chester or Rock Ferry receiving 18002 & 19034 and at the risk of being pedantic, if Chester, is it literally 6 months (or more) that 18002 has been away. I ask because I was in Chester in early September (before I joined this forum) and just before walking up to the depot around 1330, I saw an u/id ALX heading southbound along the dual carriageway outside the Interchange. About an hour or 90 minutes later, it headed back up the dual carriageway towards the depot, but with a large number of passengers - most of which looked like senior citizens. The only thing I can remember about the bus was a larger than normal yellow "school bus" sign in the rear window. Was this 18002 or a Trident from another MSL depot?