Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

(26/09/2020 15:46)iMarkeh Wrote:  Don't put money on that. The London buses have been around for 2 years and still aren't all repainted. You have the Gold Scania 400s where you can still see the X4 branding on and no attempt to put 1/X1 branding on. No USBs either on them.
It looks awful. Has only happened in the past few years but when I look now at what Rock Ferry are sending out compared to a few years back (in terms of quality for passengers), it's awful.


(Maintenance wise I can't comment but as a passenger, I can comment on the quality of buses from that perspective)

What's the point in branding the X1 Enviro400s when they'd have to be debranded again when they inevitably go into the new livery? It'd be a waste of time and money

If you think that the quality of Rock Ferry's fleet is "awful" then you clearly haven't got a clue what it was like prior to Stagecoach taking over. The majority of the vehicles which were allocated were well over ten years old - and absolutely dreadful to put it politely - whilst the newest were over seven years old. If I remember correctly First didn't buy any new vehicles for Rock Ferry either (although I'm happy to be corrected on this). The difference in quality for passengers between the fleet just prior to the Stagecoach takeover and today's allocation are complete polar opposites and I know for a fact which of the two fleets passengers prefer