Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester
http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/87847390@N03/10958920874/

Photos of the newly liveried 256 hybrids!

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(20/11/2013 20:58)MX12EOC Wrote:  http://m.flickr.com/#/photos/87847390@N03/10958920874/

Photos of the newly liveried 256 hybrids!

Is it just the two that have arrived so far?

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Yes...

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(20/11/2013 19:12)gilbert Wrote:  

(20/11/2013 17:32)mic Wrote:  

(20/11/2013 16:28)joe_alker Wrote:  19101 torturing 231 users again today - passed me on Lees Road this time had to put my fingers in my ears. Then a First Volvo Olympian passed and sounded so quiet in comparision!

saw 19247 in Ashton on schools and that was a bit loud as well

19247 was the bus that took me to the fireworks display at Woodford on Nov 5th.It sounded all right then although it had to go gingerly down the main road to ultimately reach the final destination due to the volume of parked cars on either side.

To be honest I've never found any of the younger Enviro400's too bad. The noisey cooling fans only seem to effect the older Enviro400s. From the 08's onwards the engines are generally a lot quieter even when accelerating uphill.

Hopefully with the arrival of these new buses over the next few months we can see off the remaining older sheds

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(20/11/2013 21:49)Mayneway Wrote:  

(20/11/2013 19:12)gilbert Wrote:  

(20/11/2013 17:32)mic Wrote:  saw 19247 in Ashton on schools and that was a bit loud as well

19247 was the bus that took me to the fireworks display at Woodford on Nov 5th.It sounded all right then although it had to go gingerly down the main road to ultimately reach the final destination due to the volume of parked cars on either side.

To be honest I've never found any of the younger Enviro400's too bad. The noisey cooling fans only seem to effect the older Enviro400s. From the 08's onwards the engines are generally a lot quieter even when accelerating uphill.

Hopefully with the arrival of these new buses over the next few months we can see off the remaining older sheds

The 08 reg's are Euro 4 engines, so will be a bit quieter than the older ones anyway.
Yes the new hybrids will very likely take us a step closer to getting rid of the old Enviro400's, but I don't think there will be so many Enviro400's cascaded this time. I think Stagecoach Manchester may take this opportunity to finally get rid of the S reg MAN's. I also wouldn't be surprised to see a few Enviro400's (of any age) go to Wigan or Middleton.
Another little note, once the 56/07 reg's have gone, there's plenty of 57 reg's at Hyde Road to keep up the noise levels of the Euro 3, which will likely be here for at least another year yet

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(20/11/2013 22:14)ace Wrote:  The 08 reg's are Euro 4 engines, so will be a bit quieter than the older ones anyway.
Yes the new hybrids will very likely take us a step closer to getting rid of the old Enviro400's, but I don't think there will be so many Enviro400's cascaded this time. I think Stagecoach Manchester may take this opportunity to finally get rid of the S reg MAN's. I also wouldn't be surprised to see a few Enviro400's (of any age) go to Wigan or Middleton.
Another little note, once the 56/07 reg's have gone, there's plenty of 57 reg's at Hyde Road to keep up the noise levels of the Euro 3, which will likely be here for at least another year yet

We could do with some more at Wigan, when 19524 broke down yesterday and we were transferred onto an Enviro200 I heard the supervisor telling a passenger "we simply don't have enough double deckers at the depot"

I've lost count of the times passengers have said "I'll get the train, that bus'll be packed" referring to the 540 and 598s leaving Wigan between 3 and 4. I myself caught the train too simply because the buses were a single deck 9/10 times and were just too full. More Enviro400s at Wigan to be used on peak time journeys would be welcome.

[gilbert]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(20/11/2013 22:14)ace Wrote:  

(20/11/2013 21:49)Mayneway Wrote:  

(20/11/2013 19:12)gilbert Wrote:  19247 was the bus that took me to the fireworks display at Woodford on Nov 5th.It sounded all right then although it had to go gingerly down the main road to ultimately reach the final destination due to the volume of parked cars on either side.

To be honest I've never found any of the younger Enviro400's too bad. The noisey cooling fans only seem to effect the older Enviro400s. From the 08's onwards the engines are generally a lot quieter even when accelerating uphill.

Hopefully with the arrival of these new buses over the next few months we can see off the remaining older sheds

I think Stagecoach Manchester may take this opportunity to finally get rid of the S reg MAN's. I also wouldn't be surprised to see a few Enviro400's (of any age) go to Wigan or Middleton.

The 'S' reg MAN's that I've been on in Stockport recently sound a lot better than quite a few of the 'X' reg's.

[R971XVM]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
12223 SK63AVB in yard tonight.

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(20/11/2013 23:40)R971XVM Wrote:  12223 SK63AVB in yard tonight.

They're coming thick and fast now by the looks of it

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(20/11/2013 23:02)gilbert Wrote:  

(20/11/2013 22:14)ace Wrote:  [quote='Mayneway' pid='47895' dateline='1384984149'

The 'S' reg MAN's that I've been on in Stockport recently sound a lot better than quite a few of the 'X' reg's.

True in some cases.