Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)

[RedPanda]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)

(29/10/2016 12:04)motormayhem1 Wrote:  A tyrers silver 03 plate mpd as turned up and is parked outside of the scrap storage yard.

I'll have a ride up there tomorrow, see if it's still there and ID it

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)
There is an Olympian parked outside it with no front wheels..

[RedPanda]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)

(02/11/2016 11:08)T42 PVM Wrote:  There is an Olympian parked outside it with no front wheels..

E325 MSG from Longridge Cosches in Ribchester
Couldn't see the Tyrers bus but there seemed to be more double deckers in there than normal, could just be that there's a truck from a recycling company in there amongst the scrap
Either that or they like to keep old buses just incase a parts wanted
First Solos are still there, Pilkingtons G301UYK and that brown N reg Olympian are still there and so is the First Dart at the front of the yard without it's front windscreen and front numberplates

[326VFM]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)
Have you see any three ex-GHA Olympians still there or gone?

[RedPanda]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)

(02/11/2016 13:49)326VFM Wrote:  Have you see any three ex-GHA Olympians still there or gone?

K131 DAO and the one in Northern Counties livery are still there, no sign of L602 NOS

[C209 GTU]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)

(02/11/2016 13:53)RedPanda Wrote:  K131 DAO and the one in Northern Counties livery are still there, no sign of L602 NOS

Excuse my ignorance as I am not familiar with the area, I take it the buses are taken elsewhere for scrapping, is anyone able to enlighten me as to where that is and if any of the GHA deckers have been scrapped yet. My interest is solely for the sake of trying to update my GHA records

Thanks

[RedPanda]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)

(25/11/2016 18:39)C209 GTU Wrote:  Excuse my ignorance as I am not familiar with the area, I take it the buses are taken elsewhere for scrapping, is anyone able to enlighten me as to where that is and if any of the GHA deckers have been scrapped yet. My interest is solely for the sake of trying to update my GHA records

Thanks

K131 DAO is still their intact apart from a few windscreens
Buses are destroyed onsite but there are two First Solos and I think have been there since 2014
I haven't seen the Longridge deckers in the yard so they may have already gone

Edit: can't confirm that any GHA vehicles have been scrapped

[C209 GTU]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)
Many thanks Red Panda

(25/11/2016 20:57)RedPanda Wrote:  K131 DAO is still their intact apart from a few windscreens
Buses are destroyed onsite but there are two First Solos and I think have been there since 2014
I haven't seen the Longridge deckers in the yard so they may have already gone

Edit: can't confirm that any GHA vehicles have been scrapped

[RedPanda]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)
A few Wigan Buses Limited buses have turned up here
https://flic.kr/s/aHskTEciD9

There are a few more white buses behind these but I couldn't get to them

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Platt Bridge (Scrap Storage)
Them Buses have been Withdrawn for some time as well