Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
Sorry, i meant it did not like speed bumps either, Speed wise it was not to bad (that and seat comfort was the only good point about it)

[PO59 MXJ]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
Optares are usually great over speed bumps. Unless you was on the 53 going through Seaforth over them mountains?

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
Had it on the X3 Service full route

[PO59 MXJ]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(16/12/2015 23:59)mbonwick Wrote:  In a way I'm slightly surprised that 17201/72 haven't been kept in service with 17019/21 coming off instead.

Just clocked on that 17201/72 aren't DDA compliant whereas 17019/21 are.

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot

(30/12/2015 20:55)PO59 MXJ Wrote:  Just clocked on that 17201/72 aren't DDA compliant whereas 17019/21 are.

They aren't as they lack side destinations.

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
DDA deadline for double decks isn't until this time next year.
17019/21 aren't DDA compliant - that's an oversight on the fleetcard. Due to their age I don't think there's any plans to convert them - if Sheffield hadn't pinched some Enviro400s they'd already be gone.

[Bevan Price]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
Not sure which one, but I saw a 285?? series Scania in Quuen Square this morning (31 Dec.) - possibly on the X3. (Did not have time to see if it returned later)

[Scania1996]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
It will have been one of the East Lancs bodied Scanias (28513/14) which have been a regular occurrence on the X3 whilst the schools are off

[PO59 MXJ]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
28513 it was. 25226 and 24152 were the other 2 X3 boards today with 28514 being off the road. 28539/42/43 should be getting converted into trainers soon.

[R557 ABA]

RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
I managed to catch up with Scania N94UB/East Lancs Esteem 28514 yesterday on the X3. They're not as bad as I would have imagined them to be, however, I've had much sprightlier journeys on the Diamond examples on the 126 in Lancashire. I found the destination layout of the Mobitec destination displays quite peculiar with them displaying X3 on the left as well as the right of the display.