Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

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RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(08/07/2012 20:40)mbonwick Wrote:  3 by my reckoning;
16294 (R294 HCD), 16329 (N329 NPN), 16393 (N393 LPN)

Ok, thanks again

[cumbria0902150]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Will have to try check up on the current status of 16393. Kendal have 17221 there now so may not need to use 16393. 16294 is almost guaranteed to be somewhere, being a spare.
As far as I know, 16329 could still see use as the spare on 78's this summer, with the service being half hourly requiring both of the useless open top Tridents. 78 usually doesn't have a spare open top for summer and would use a closed top Olympian from Carlisle, unless they're planning on using a useless closed top Trident to maintain low floor.

[enrag2000]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(09/07/2012 10:54)cumbria0902150 Wrote:  78 usually doesn't have a spare open top for summer and would use a closed top Olympian from Carlisle, unless they're planning on using a useless closed top Trident to maintain low floor.

16338 was on the 78 today instead of a useless open top Trident.
16336 was on the 104 instead of a useless closed top Trident (18357).

Also Olympic reserve 20133 was on Carlisle-Silloth 38.
Standard Solo 47018 was on the 1020 77 (Keswick-Buttermere) instead of special 47722 but missed the next run at 1205. Driver was on the phone a lot but nothing else appeared before I left at 1330.

[cumbria0902150]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(10/07/2012 16:50)enrag2000 Wrote:  16338 was on the 78 today instead of a useless open top Trident.
16336 was on the 104 instead of a useless closed top Trident (18357).

Also Olympic reserve 20133 was on Carlisle-Silloth 38.
Standard Solo 47018 was on the 1020 77 (Keswick-Buttermere) instead of special 47722 but missed the next run at 1205. Driver was on the phone a lot but nothing else appeared before I left at 1330.

47722 was working in Carlisle, but was replaced. Not sure if it ran out to Keswick or not to replace 47018 or was just taken off for workshops.

[enrag2000]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(10/07/2012 18:42)cumbria0902150 Wrote:  

(10/07/2012 16:50)enrag2000 Wrote:  Standard Solo 47018 was on the 1020 77 (Keswick-Buttermere) instead of special 47722 but missed the next run at 1205. Driver was on the phone a lot but nothing else appeared before I left at 1330.

47722 was working in Carlisle, but was replaced. Not sure if it ran out to Keswick or not to replace 47018 or was just taken off for workshops.

Could be what the driver in Keswick was waiting for. His next run would have been the 1435.

[enrag2000]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Solo 47016 (shown on P2 fleetcard at Kendal) was working service 69 in Carlisle today.
Long-time stored Solo 47474 was working the 685 Brampton short journeys.
47018 came in after service 80 (Annan Town Service) - this has previously been a W-reg Dart.
The only W-reg I saw in service today was 47221 on service 61.
Trident 17017 was also on service 61 - Olympian 16338 was on the Trident's usual working on 104 from Penrith.
I saw Lillyhall's 47060 heading to Carlisle garage but I think it may just have been going to the paintshop as it had a few new unpainted panels.

[cumbria0902150]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
47016 has transferred in from Kendal to replace a W reg Dart, and 47020 (I think) is also due on to replace another one. Once 47020 is in service there should only be 1 W reg Dart left all being well (still 2 on for now), not sure if a replacement is on its way or if it'll just be withdrawn.
Should have Solo's on 69, 80 and Brampton 685 now, with 2 spares (47474 should be the Keswick spare, and Saturday 73/73A where possible), which will work on city services just as the W reg Darts did. 47474 spent some time on 67/68 last friday, and a 51 plate was on 62's yesterday.
17017 could be spending a lot of time on 61 now, until it is replaced. It seems to break down every time it is put on a 104 now.

[bramptontrev]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Why are Tridents useless?

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
Because they keep breaking?

[Nicholas]

RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
TBH, older Tridents aren't the best buses for the terrain. That's why Busways got rid of theirs rather quickly, turning up in Manchester instead.