Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(19/12/2016 21:49)gka472l Wrote:  Not sure if we've seen the same post (Stagecoach Enthusiasts facebook page).....states delivery to start end of next month so January 2017, no idea if they are for Gillmoss or other M&SL depots. I've not seen a posting regarding vehicles being ousted though, do you have a link?

Here you go Barry - I think this is the post on another forum Dentonian was referring to

Would I be right in assuming this batch will be numbered 10811-10843?

[Barney]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(19/12/2016 22:25)SL64 JDZ Wrote:  Here you go Barry - I think this is the post on another forum Dentonian was referring to

Would I be right in assuming this batch will be numbered 10811-10843?

A relative of mine is a good friend of a Gillmoss driver who told him some time ago that a lot more new deckers were due. At the time, I thought it was just wishful thinking but it would seem that this rumour has legs.

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(19/12/2016 22:25)SL64 JDZ Wrote:  Here you go Barry - I think this is the post on another forum Dentonian was referring to

Would I be right in assuming this batch will be numbered 10811-10843?

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Cheers for that, never seen that forum before! I would assume they would follow on from the Cambridge batch.....

[PO59 MXJ]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
10799 amd 10800 have arrived at Gillmoss with Cambridge park and ride branding on.

[childwallblues]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
From what I saw the 19 was all double decker yesterday morning, obviously because of last nights football.

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(20/12/2016 01:04)PO59 MXJ Wrote:  10799 amd 10800 have arrived at Gillmoss with Cambridge park and ride branding on.

10796 & 10799 both visible this morning, I'm assuming 10800 was in the building....

10796 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/31646521201
10799 http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/31762720815

HTH

[rod_259]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(19/12/2016 22:43)Barney Wrote:  A relative of mine is a good friend of a Gillmoss driver who told him some time ago that a lot more new deckers were due. At the time, I thought it was just wishful thinking but it would seem that this rumour has legs.

Surprised that Stagecoach has not only expanded on Merseyside through purchase of First Chester and Wirral but, more so, also that they have so few deckers unlike Manchester. You would have thought that it would have bought a few independents to expand operations and be able to compete throughout most of Merseyside. Not backward in other areas in expanding (Sheffield, Nottingham etc.).

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
There are no Merseyside independants worth buying, most of their routes are Tenders (Including Avons as most of theirs are still part funded)

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(22/12/2016 19:59)rod_259 Wrote:  Surprised that Stagecoach has not only expanded on Merseyside through purchase of First Chester and Wirral but, more so, also that they have so few deckers unlike Manchester. You would have thought that it would have bought a few independents to expand operations and be able to compete throughout most of Merseyside. Not backward in other areas in expanding (Sheffield, Nottingham etc.).

There's not really any places in Merseyside for Stagecoach to expand

The amount of double deckers in the Stagecoach M&SL fleet has increased significantly recently. No less than 65 Enviro400s were ordered for Gillmoss in the 2016/17 order - that's an excellent investment and it provides a massive increase in capacity in Liverpool on some of its busiest routes

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RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
I wonder is this as the deckers have been so useful - they often have to alter the allocations when there is football on to keep the deckers on what are likely to be the busiest routes. With yet more due this should make it possible to have deckers on such football routes but without other routes losing out as such when this happens in the same way.