Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

[enrag2000]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
All four of Carlisle's double-deck allocation were in the Bus Station at 4.00pm today, a very rare sight. 18361 was on the 1600 554 Keswick; 18357 on the 1610 104 Center Parcs; 17017 had come in off the 91 school service before doing the 1645 104 Penrith; and Olympian 16645 came in having covered a run on City service 67/68 before being replaced by 34700.

Penrith now seem to have two Tridents on the 104 - one now does Center Parcs until 6.00pm before picking up the 1815 38 Stoneraise School and probably returning to Penrith after that. The Enviro300 displaced from Center Parcs (unbranded 24121 today) does the Newton Rigg journeys until 6.00pm before then going back on Center Parcs at 1810. So with the double-deck on 554/91A at Carlisle, that makes three Tridents every day with just the one Olympian to cover - will it be enough????

There were no Solos in service in Carlisle today - 34219 was on the 69; 34221 on the 685 Brampton and 34718 was on the 80 in Annan. 34221 has gained a nice bright Hanover destination, presumably taken from a withdrawn vehicle.

I saw just two of the ALX300s in service - 22139 and 22142 on the 38. 34686 is still in service at Carlisle - it was on the 60 service today.