Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(11/04/2013 22:41)Benzo Wrote:  Has anyone also seen 19068/80 around as I havent seen them both for nearly 2 months

19068 was on the 330 today.

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/04/2013 21:02)WhiteVanMan Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 19:52)ace Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 06:53)M60lad Wrote:  Since Stagecoach Manchester transferred some Envirios to both Wigan and Rock Ferry Depot's and transfered others between Depots it seems to me that it has left Stockport Depot short of the type and usually during the week and the odd time on Saturdays the Spectra's can find their way into normal service

That was clever.
40 new hybrids come to free up 40 buses, and they transfer out too many and leave themselves short. Weren't the tridents supposed to going to Wigan soon as well?

According to a posting on Facebook, 19290, 19330, 19341, 19358, 19398, & 19500 are currently sit in Barnsley depot!

What? Is someone having a laugh?
I could have sworn my calendar said April 15th, not 1st

[kuyoyo]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/04/2013 21:06)ace Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 21:02)WhiteVanMan Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 19:52)ace Wrote:  That was clever.
40 new hybrids come to free up 40 buses, and they transfer out too many and leave themselves short. Weren't the tridents supposed to going to Wigan soon as well?

According to a posting on Facebook, 19290, 19330, 19341, 19358, 19398, & 19500 are currently sit in Barnsley depot!

What? Is someone having a laugh?
I could have sworn my calendar said April 15th, not 1st

They are actually at Sheffield Holbrook, supposedly on-loan while their E400Hs have their problems sorted out. And also to enable the 6 they borrowed during transfer to other operations to move to their intended destination.

[WhiteVanMan]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/04/2013 21:06)ace Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 21:02)WhiteVanMan Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 19:52)ace Wrote:  That was clever.
40 new hybrids come to free up 40 buses, and they transfer out too many and leave themselves short. Weren't the tridents supposed to going to Wigan soon as well?

According to a posting on Facebook, 19290, 19330, 19341, 19358, 19398, & 19500 are currently sit in Barnsley depot!

What? Is someone having a laugh?
I could have sworn my calendar said April 15th, not 1st

The posting is by Joe siy Mills

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/04/2013 21:10)kuyoyo Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 21:06)ace Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 21:02)WhiteVanMan Wrote:  According to a posting on Facebook, 19290, 19330, 19341, 19358, 19398, & 19500 are currently sit in Barnsley depot!

What? Is someone having a laugh?
I could have sworn my calendar said April 15th, not 1st

They are actually at Sheffield Holbrook, supposedly on-loan while their E400Hs have their problems sorted out. And also to enable the 6 they borrowed during transfer to other operations to move to their intended destination.

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[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/04/2013 20:13)ace Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 19:59)SLTRegular Wrote:  47001/2 and a 47**9 afaik

Mayneway, I think we may have a lead on our missing Solo

Yep it does, although it's as bad as unreliable as most of Maytree 's vehicles seemed to be so good luck to them.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(15/04/2013 19:52)ace Wrote:  

(15/04/2013 06:53)M60lad Wrote:  Since Stagecoach Manchester transferred some Envirios to both Wigan and Rock Ferry Depot's and transfered others between Depots it seems to me that it has left Stockport Depot short of the type and usually during the week and the odd time on Saturdays the Spectra's can find their way into normal service

That was clever.
40 new hybrids come to free up 40 buses, and they transfer out too many and leave themselves short. Weren't the tridents supposed to going to Wigan soon as well?

Couldn't the same be said for HE though?
The apparent conversion of the ex London Tridents last year was for them to cover for Enviro400's going down to the Olympics. Yet they returned and the Tridents are still in regular use. They keep cropping up on the 168's and 169's on a daily basis.
I know it's been hinted that they should be moved on by summer, but I carnt wait to see the back them. Horrid buses

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester
One of the ex-Bluebird Solo SR's have now been repainted into Stagecoach colours (credit to My Manchester blog):

http://oldham100.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/brilliant.html

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Well it's a better job than any others we've seen recently.

[motormayhem]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
I think it looks supurb as its well better than the rest of the repaints.