Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[Barney]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(15/02/2014 21:36)Scania1996 Wrote:  

(15/02/2014 21:23)Barney Wrote:  

(15/02/2014 20:49)CX06 EBK Wrote:  That's hardly the point though is it? The X2 is regularly ran by deckers which are very busy and this MAN is a real poor substitute. That's like saying Stagecoach use singles on the 82 and 86 so its ok for Arriva to do so, it really isn't. With the Arriva routes, you know what you are getting, likewise with the X2. It's just not an ideal allocation given that the X2 is likely to have a higher allocation due to the train issues at present, in the past when Merseyrail have issues the bus routes do tend to be busier.

Personally, I don't think that using a single-decker on the 2X2 on a Saturday at this time of the year is such a big deal. If the Scania decker failed in the Liverpool area Gillmoss didn't have much option if it had to provide a replacement as it only has nine deckers in total and they were all probably out on the 86 route. The alternative was to wait for a replacement from Preston and that would probably have taken several hours to arrange. Also, I was told - but did not witness it myself - that last Wednesday during the storm and high winds most if not all of the 2X2s were operated by single-deckers from midday onwards.

Indeed, there was 5 Versas, a pair of Esteems and a Scania Enviro400

Thanks for confirming that info. My source is usually very reliable.

Looking at the photo of 24178, it appears to have a paper sticker with 'X2' on it even though it is also showing the correct destination and route number on the Hanover blind. As a matter of interest, how easily and quickly can a digital blind be reprogrammed? Could this have been done when it got to Preston bus station on its first trip?