Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

[PO59 MXJ]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
There is a commom fault with them B7s that First and Stagecoach tried and could not fix. The saloon heating is in the roof and when the bus is turned off of a night, the coolant drains down and comes out of the overflow, rather than going back into the coolant tank. Once they're on the road for an hour and the coolant is back in the heating system, the tank is then near enough empty and warning lights start appearing. 21260 and 21275 were the worst for this.

[lenno121]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(08/10/2017 10:20)PO59 MXJ Wrote:  There is a commom fault with them B7s that First and Stagecoach tried and could not fix. The saloon heating is in the roof and when the bus is turned off of a night, the coolant drains down and comes out of the overflow, rather than going back into the coolant tank. Once they're on the road for an hour and the coolant is back in the heating system, the tank is then near enough empty and warning lights start appearing. 21260 and 21275 were the worst for this.

That sounds like the fault the driver mentioned. Thats presumably why it is only used on the shorter runs like my school bus route.

[PAUL2511]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
Chester have a Enviro300 I think from ROCK FERRY and its the one in the new livey and its on the 5s locals Huntington

[lenno121]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(13/10/2017 16:11)PAUL2511 Wrote:  Chester have a Enviro300 I think from ROCK FERRY and its the one in the new livey and its on the 5s locals Huntington

I saw it about an hour ago and thought it looked like a newbie. Not amazing buses but better than the streelite by far.

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
I think that is MAN 18.240/Enviro300 24173 PO59MXG

The livery on this isn't new as such, it was done as a paint shop spare apparently (along with 24172) so the white was replaced with blue - As far as I know only these two are in that livery.

[chester285]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(13/10/2017 16:11)PAUL2511 Wrote:  Chester have a Enviro300 I think from ROCK FERRY and its the one in the new livey and its on the 5s locals Huntington

I think it’s one of the 59 plate mans but the livery it’s in isn’t the new livery, it’s a float vehicle for when normal vehicles are in for repaint

[chester285]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
Does anyone know when 19031 is being repainted into full livery and not just the white

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
I heard it was getting branded for a contract apparently so just got the white livery as an interim after the Hope University contract ended.

[chester285]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(13/10/2017 17:51)buses7675 Wrote:  I heard it was getting branded for a contract apparently so just got the white livery as an interim after the Hope University contract ended.

Do you know which depot the contract has been awarded to

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
That I don't know, very little known about it. I was lucky to get a pic of it in white at Gillmoss before it left for Chester really.