Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[rod_259]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(10/02/2014 09:20)Scania1996 Wrote:  A 56 plate Enviro400 has arrived at Wigan releasing an S-BWC Tridents back down south 17003 has already had it's ticket machine removed and is being prepared

Any newer deckers due at Middleton?

[SF07]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Spotted this on Flickr. Enviro400 (19167) operating on the 112 yesterday

http://www.flickr.com/photos/adams_buspi...otostream/

[MX05 CKN]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
From what I've heard on here, the S reg tridents are much better than the older Enviro400s. Hopefully at Wigan they'll keep the older Enviro400s for schools, I'd rather not get the 32 after a bunch of the Eddies lot have been on it.

[Scania1996]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(10/02/2014 14:17)Scania3379man Wrote:  

(10/02/2014 09:20)Scania1996 Wrote:  A 56 plate Enviro400 has arrived at Wigan releasing an S-BWC Tridents back down south 17003 has already had it's ticket machine removed and is being prepared

Forgive me, scania1996...the trident must go back south devon correct? any idea why? thank you

Martyn

I've no idea why Martin, I'm not certain that they're going back to Devon but definitely down south. An 08 plate Enviro400 with a Grand National rear advert has also arrived, I'll get the fleet numbers tomorrow.

[Scania1996]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(10/02/2014 19:37)MX05 CKN Wrote:  From what I've heard on here, the S reg tridents are much better than the older Enviro400s. Hopefully at Wigan they'll keep the older Enviro400s for schools, I'd rather not get the 32 after a bunch of the Eddies lot have been on it.

Correct, they are much more simpler to work on as well

[Scania1996]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(10/02/2014 19:16)rod_259 Wrote:  

(10/02/2014 09:20)Scania1996 Wrote:  A 56 plate Enviro400 has arrived at Wigan releasing an S-BWC Tridents back down south 17003 has already had it's ticket machine removed and is being prepared

Any newer deckers due at Middleton?

Not that I am aware of I'm afraid

[MX05 CKN]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Wigan's 19079 sounds terrible, saw it out on X34s on Thursday evening and I must say that I feel sorry for anyone on there all the way from Leigh to Manchester.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(10/02/2014 16:16)joe_alker Wrote:  

(09/02/2014 19:48)ace Wrote:  

(09/02/2014 18:18)Mayneway Wrote:  It's still knocking about and makes brief appearences with the other Solo (I always forget the f/no), either on taxi duties or on the 342/344. One if the Solos was out today on 202's along with the Dart.

The Tridents seemed to have vanished from AZ, not seen them working of late or 40660 come to think of it.

Nice to see the influx of younger Enviro400's on AZ workings over the weekend. Their in such a better condition than the older 'sheds' and you can actually hold a conversation downstairs without having to shout.

Thanks for that.
I think there is one trident remaining at Ashton, 17670. It was on the 216 yesterday.
A good few 57 reg's have transferred from Hyde Road to Ashton in the last few days, releasing some of the 56 reg's for cascade. I'm sure we'll all be very sad to see them go

17670 is active nearly every day on the 231 and school services. All pre-09 Enviro400s are crap, end of.

The 08 Enviro400's at AZ are a huge improvement on the older ones but having said that AZ have a habbit of running half decent buses into the ground so no doubt in the next 12 months or so the newer Enviro400's will sound as bad as the 56 and 07 reg ones

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(10/02/2014 20:56)Mayneway Wrote:  

(10/02/2014 16:16)joe_alker Wrote:  

(09/02/2014 19:48)ace Wrote:  Thanks for that.
I think there is one trident remaining at Ashton, 17670. It was on the 216 yesterday.
A good few 57 reg's have transferred from Hyde Road to Ashton in the last few days, releasing some of the 56 reg's for cascade. I'm sure we'll all be very sad to see them go

17670 is active nearly every day on the 231 and school services. All pre-09 Enviro400s are crap, end of.

The 08 Enviro400's at AZ are a huge improvement on the older ones but having said that AZ have a habbit of running half decent buses into the ground so no doubt in the next 12 months or so the newer Enviro400's will sound as bad as the 56 and 07 reg ones

It seems to be a bit of a pattern. Hyde Road keep them for 5 years or so, then they get moved to Ashton for a year before being cascaded. Some of the Hyde Road drivers are a bit heavy footed though, which probably explains why the buses are on their last legs by the time they arrive at Ashton.

[Scania1996]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
21237 and 21239 are currently being retrimmed with "Beachball" moquette at Wigan