Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

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RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(13/12/2013 11:42)MIB Wrote:  

(12/12/2013 08:43)enrag2000 Wrote:  

(11/12/2013 19:07)gka472l Wrote:  From a picture posted by a friend, it's over at Smiles engineering for a new Euro 5 engine http://www.flickr.com/photos/gcbp/11313491296/

HTH

Thanks, I wondered where it had gone. Carlisle's other two Tridents (usually at Penrith) were also out of service yesterday so the Olympians were hard at work: 16118 on 104; 16119 on 554; 16650 on 104 and 16776 on 524 schools.

34694 is currently on the Lillyhall outstation working, instead of 20965 which strangely was on the 67/68 for most of the day.

20944 has been at Carlisle all week and was on Caldew School yesterday but I do not know what is replacing this on the 108 at Penrith. 20711 has appeared at Carlisle and was on the Wigton schools. I also saw 20712 in Carlisle but do not know if it was used in service. All in all a lot of Volvos running round Carlisle at the moment!

So does this mean there is a chance an oly will be on the 554 right up until Christmas until the trident returns?

As there are only three Tridents for three double-deck workings, an Olympian is always needed if one of them is off. 18361 and 18365 are usually outstationed at Penrith for the 104 and so an Oly has been on the 554 for most of the last six weeks since 18357 went off. However, 18365 which has been in for maintenance is on the 554 today but I expect it to be back at Penrith next week.

If you are in Carlisle during the week, the three deckers leave at 1132 (104), 1200 (554) and 1232 (104) so if 18357 is still away, you can expect an Olympian on at least one of these - on Thursday it was all three!