Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(14/09/2014 07:39)BHA Wrote:  As an aside I was in Skye last week - brilliant weather - and saw several originally Manchester Volvo B10M?Alexander still giving sterling service a long time after they left Manchester. Among them were 20947 in Fort William, 20925 and 20957 in Inverness and 20920/22/26 and 20946 in Portree. Rode 20946 on the Portree local 54 - definitely a rattler but still with a useful turn of acceleration and speed.

Cracking buses and sadly missed in Manchester. Dare I say it them, the older MANs and the first batch of Tridents were, and still are proper buses built to last and Stagecoach have certainly had their monies worth out of them. I think the only think that went against the B10Ms was thier high floors - otherwise they would still be here in force.
When you consider the first batch of Enviro400's and the condition they were in when they began to be cascaded, with very noisy lower deck and cheap plastic interiors there's just no comparison.

[andyh]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
This a quick list of everything stored at the back of Hyde rd

14071/2 H155/9 BKH

16888 P825 SGP 16896 & 16968

21073 R873 LHG

22103,120,131,132,144,145,158 S103-158 TRJ

22184 T184 MVM

31387 & 31388 Y601/602 TSD

33075,772,773,775,779,780 V975 DRM, T402/3 UCS, X739/744JCS & X59 RCS

33852,853,861 W463/475 UAG & MD02 BLU

34080,081,114,116 S480/1 BWC & V114/6 MVX

Optare Excel V387 kVY

These are parked up in the yard or under the arches and are in varying states

[Owl]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(13/09/2014 22:23)mbonwick Wrote:  JPT vehicle wise I reckon there's only 5 - the 2 Enviro300s and 3 Primos - still in service.

Certainly that is all I have seen out and about over the last few days.

[jimbo]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
The primos are being liveried up etc... Soon - one is in service today on the ;88/89

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(14/09/2014 12:27)jimbo Wrote:  The primos are being liveried up etc... Soon - one is in service today on the ;88/89

Yes I got told last week that all the Primo's would be painted. I did have it written down but carnt find it now, however I'm told one of the Primo's at Hyde Road was prepped for painting on Thursday/Friday last week.
I was told they will probably try out several livery variations on them to find what looks best - in a similar way to when the Bluebird fleet was first painted.

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Indeed I don't know whether I posted it here but as I was passing HE on a train one evening last week the paint shop doors were wide open and I saw a Primo in there in rubbed down livery

[Metroline1511]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(13/09/2014 22:23)mbonwick Wrote:  JPT vehicle wise I reckon there's only 5 - the 2 Enviro300s and 3 Primos - still in service.

Thank you for your informed update. I am surprised that Stagecoach appear not to have retained ex-JPT Enviro200s. Then again, it has been indicated that some JPT stock was in poor condition, and these vehicles may be a case in point.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(14/09/2014 17:06)Metroline1511 Wrote:  Thank you for your informed update. I am surprised that Stagecoach appear not to have retained ex-JPT Enviro200s. Then again, it has been indicated that some JPT stock was in poor condition, and these vehicles may be a case in point.

There were no Enviro200's included in the takeover only the 2 remaining Enviro300's remained, I think the vehicles yoi are referring to were sold by JPT a while ago when they lost a number of tenders.

[Owl]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(14/09/2014 19:06)Mayneway Wrote:  There were no Enviro200's included in the takeover only the 2 remaining Enviro300's remained, I think the vehicles yoi are referring to were sold by JPT a while ago when they lost a number of tenders.

You are correct - all the Enviro 200s were sold a couple of years ago, as were the other modern buses in the fleet. The Enviro 300s and the Primos were the only modern buses in the fleet at the time of takeover.

[Owl]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(14/09/2014 08:48)andyh Wrote:  This a quick list of everything stored at the back of Hyde rd

14071/2 H155/9 BKH

16888 P825 SGP 16896 & 16968

21073 R873 LHG

22103,120,131,132,144,145,158 S103-158 TRJ

22184 T184 MVM

31387 & 31388 Y601/602 TSD

33075,772,773,775,779,780 V975 DRM, T402/3 UCS, X739/744JCS & X59 RCS

33852,853,861 W463/475 UAG & MD02 BLU

34080,081,114,116 S480/1 BWC & V114/6 MVX

Optare Excel V387 kVY

These are parked up in the yard or under the arches and are in varying states

So that is all the buses that ran at some time for Stagecoach under the " interim" arrangements prior to CMA clearance. Does that mean that everything else is parked up at Wigan awaiting it's fate ?. I have also seen a picture of one of the ex-Bluebird darts there as well ( the red one).