Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[The Falcon]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(08/10/2019 17:50)Walton 46 Wrote:  Out of curiosity, is there any difference in running costs between a single decker and a double decker? I've just seen someone on Twitter saying one of the mistakes Stagecoach made with the X5 was running double decker's on the route from the start even though it was only carrying a small number of people.

On average and figures are estimates double deckers return around6 miles per gallon against single deckers around 9mpg.

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(09/10/2019 00:10)The Falcon Wrote:  On average and figures are estimates double deckers return around6 miles per gallon against single deckers around 9mpg.

I’m pretty sure it’s about 50% more than the figures quoted here for Euro 5/6 vehicles.

Arriva speke used to have a board of their fleet with facts about the buses and the commanders were 12-14mpg (the best mpg) compared the the Volvo renown’s which were about 6mpg (the worst mpg).

[Walton 46]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
18156 parked up at Kirkby Bus Station. Any ideas what that's used on?

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

 RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(10/10/2019 10:16)Walton 46 Wrote:  18156 parked up at Kirkby Bus Station. Any ideas what that's used on?

It tends to do the C1 (Netherfield Road - Cammel Lairds) in the morning, then becomes the Kirkby spare bus in the day (covering any late running 20/21s, so it covers the Tower Hill/Netherfield Road end and the late bus goes straight back into Liverpool on time so no lost mileage) then in the evening it does the C1 again.

[Bevan Price]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(07/10/2019 22:35)busdude Wrote:  Looks like the X5 is getting withdrawn

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-up...:53:21:243

Addmittedly i don't see it every day, but today (10 October) was the first time I have seen the X5 entirely single-deck operated:- (24119/23/24/78 in late morning / early afternoon. )

[RSTurbo50]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
Do Gillmoss still have the coaches that were used on the X5?

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(11/10/2019 07:25)RSTurbo50 Wrote:  Do Gillmoss still have the coaches that were used on the X5?

Them ones should be parked up at Wigan Depot now

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
A photo has appeared on the Facebook group 'Brighton Buses past and present' of 15563 heading into Brighton this afternoon......bustimes had it on the 20 this morning although that could be an error.....anyone know why it's down there?? Ta

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(11/10/2019 16:43)gka472l Wrote:  A photo has appeared on the Facebook group 'Brighton Buses past and present' of 15563 heading into Brighton this afternoon......bustimes had it on the 20 this morning although that could be an error.....anyone know why it's down there?? Ta

Private hire down that way today I believe so it may have been used for that - 15563 & 15564 both have tacometers so get used on such things

[B7TL2907]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
I've seen on the bus tracker today that PX04 DPV has been in the 86 most of the day today, is it now meant to do that route or was it just covering?