Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

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RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(07/03/2013 22:01)WhiteVanMan Wrote:  

(07/03/2013 09:20)wirralbus Wrote:  

(07/03/2013 00:07)mbonwick Wrote:  Stagecoach own their buses, Reays lease theirs (or hire-purchase). Newer still doesn't mean they're making a profit either....

They maybe on lease but its the public perception that these are new vehicles that means a lot particulary to a small independent company , these days more small firms are going into leasing vehicles usually to fulfil contracted work more than commercial work .

The last time I was in Carlisle, was about 3 or 4 years ago!
At the time Stagecoach was operating a fleet of 05-reg'd Darts, and there were no competion! The newest stagecoach bus, I saw in Carlisle yesterday, was a 51-reg'd Solo (47022).

Ive not been in Carlisle for a long time too, however the mainstay of the allocation remains the post flood fleet of 39 05 reg Darts, along with a batch of 9 59 reg MANs, and a smaller number of assorted S reg MANs, some Solos and Tridents.
No expert on what is used in town or out, but sounds like you only saw the relatively small number of older buses that they have, for some reason.