Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(25/02/2014 21:54)ace Wrote:  

(25/02/2014 08:44)M60lad Wrote:  The following Enviro 400s have now been transferred to Northampton and are now down there being prepped for service there:

19004 MX06XAC 19055 MX56FSE
19063 MX56FSP 19077. MX56FTP
19092 MX56PHF

I'm sure everyone at Ashton was very sad to see them go

I don't know Ace,
One of the 08 reg Enviro400's allocated to 236's today seemed to really struggle up the steep Mottram road in Stalybridge with the bus barely reaching what felt like 5/10mph. It was so bad the driver kept waving cars to overtake when their were breaks in oncoming traffic.
Hopefully the allocators at AZ will make a note of these 'slow' ones and keep them off the hilly 236/237

[BHA]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(25/02/2014 08:44)M60lad Wrote:  The following Enviro 400s have now been transferred to Northampton and are now down there being prepped for service there:

19004 MX06XAC 19055 MX56FSE
19063 MX56FSP 19077. MX56FTP
19092 MX56PHF

I saw 19092 on the 330 in Stockport yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 25/02/14. Clearly not reachedNorthampton yet.

[james]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(26/02/2014 11:03)BHA Wrote:  

(25/02/2014 08:44)M60lad Wrote:  The following Enviro 400s have now been transferred to Northampton and are now down there being prepped for service there:

19004 MX06XAC 19055 MX56FSE
19063 MX56FSP 19077. MX56FTP
19092 MX56PHF

I saw 19092 on the 330 in Stockport yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 25/02/14. Clearly not reachedNorthampton yet.

and 19004 so m60 am afraid youre info is bogus!!!!

[Scania3379man]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
hi guys,

Im not sure if u have a surpise is Stagecoach in wigan will withdrawn on 610 and 632 evening on 27th april

PC0004417/203 - GREEN TRIANGLE BUSES LTD T/A SOUTH LANCASHIRE TRAVEL, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: WIGAN BUS STATION, HALLGATE, WIGAN
Finish Point: WIGAN BUS STATION, HALLGATE, WIGAN
Via:
Service Number: 632
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 27-APR-2014
Other Details: MONDAY TO FRIDAY HOURLY(EVENINGS)

and

PC0004417/204 - GREEN TRIANGLE BUSES LTD T/A SOUTH LANCASHIRE TRAVEL, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: WIGAN BUS STATION, HALLGATE, WIGAN
Finish Point: WIGAN BUS STATION, HALLGATE, WIGAN
Via:
Service Number: 610
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 27-APR-2014
Other Details: MONDAY TO SATURDAY EVERY 30 MINUTES (EVENINGS)

Any idea why they want contract for this service? i wonder it might be few passenger, I bet.

Or TFGM might been ask stg withdrawn on 632 and 610, I don't know.

Thank you,

Martyn

[SF07]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester
Given what is mentioned in the details of the 610, it looks SLT will also be taking over the evening journeys from Wigan Buses too, meaning one operator for the Mon-Sat evening service rather than shared between Stagecoach and Wigan Buses.

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(26/02/2014 11:18)james Wrote:  

(26/02/2014 11:03)BHA Wrote:  

(25/02/2014 08:44)M60lad Wrote:  The following Enviro 400s have now been transferred to Northampton and are now down there being prepped for service there:

19004 MX06XAC 19055 MX56FSE
19063 MX56FSP 19077. MX56FTP
19092 MX56PHF

I saw 19092 on the 330 in Stockport yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 25/02/14. Clearly not reachedNorthampton yet.

and 19004 so m60 am afraid youre info is bogus!!!!

To be fair I think these vehicles were due to be cascaded once the Metrolink replacements had finished (last weekend) on paper anyway. I think the latest Fleet card also had them down as for cascade but as is often the case what's on paper as happening and what actually happens are often completely different. 19092 has had all its internal adverts removed so it looks likely they are due to go.

[ace]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(26/02/2014 00:05)Mayneway Wrote:  

(25/02/2014 21:54)ace Wrote:  

(25/02/2014 08:44)M60lad Wrote:  The following Enviro 400s have now been transferred to Northampton and are now down there being prepped for service there:

19004 MX06XAC 19055 MX56FSE
19063 MX56FSP 19077. MX56FTP
19092 MX56PHF

I'm sure everyone at Ashton was very sad to see them go

I don't know Ace,
One of the 08 reg Enviro400's allocated to 236's today seemed to really struggle up the steep Mottram road in Stalybridge with the bus barely reaching what felt like 5/10mph. It was so bad the driver kept waving cars to overtake when their were breaks in oncoming traffic.
Hopefully the allocators at AZ will make a note of these 'slow' ones and keep them off the hilly 236/237

Yes it's surprising how some of the Enviro400's seem to struggle with the hill, yet a number of the MAN's, etc seem to manage ok. Maybe it's something to do with the bus being heavier and so needing more power, which the Enviro400's haven't got.

[ace]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(26/02/2014 20:28)Mayneway Wrote:  

(26/02/2014 11:18)james Wrote:  

(26/02/2014 11:03)BHA Wrote:  I saw 19092 on the 330 in Stockport yesterday afternoon, Tuesday 25/02/14. Clearly not reachedNorthampton yet.

and 19004 so m60 am afraid youre info is bogus!!!!

To be fair I think these vehicles were due to be cascaded once the Metrolink replacements had finished (last weekend) on paper anyway. I think the latest Fleet card also had them down as for cascade but as is often the case what's on paper as happening and what actually happens are often completely different. 19092 has had all its internal adverts removed so it looks likely they are due to go.

There actually seems to be quite a lot of Enviro400's that have been stripped of their external adverts recently. I thought this may be something to do with them possibly being cascaded, but some of the buses are ones that are obviously not going anywhere, such as HE's 08 and 58 reg's, unless there is something we don't know about....

[John I]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(26/02/2014 21:25)ace Wrote:  

(26/02/2014 00:05)Mayneway Wrote:  

(25/02/2014 21:54)ace Wrote:  I'm sure everyone at Ashton was very sad to see them go

I don't know Ace,
One of the 08 reg Enviro400's allocated to 236's today seemed to really struggle up the steep Mottram road in Stalybridge with the bus barely reaching what felt like 5/10mph. It was so bad the driver kept waving cars to overtake when their were breaks in oncoming traffic.
Hopefully the allocators at AZ will make a note of these 'slow' ones and keep them off the hilly 236/237

Yes it's surprising how some of the Enviro400's seem to struggle with the hill, yet a number of the MAN's, etc seem to manage ok. Maybe it's something to do with the bus being heavier and so needing more power, which the Enviro400's haven't got.

Talking of MAN's, 22136 in Sale (Broad Road) about 4.00 pm this afternoon - possibly waiting for its turn on the X5 to Stockport?

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(26/02/2014 21:29)ace Wrote:  

(26/02/2014 20:28)Mayneway Wrote:  

(26/02/2014 11:18)james Wrote:  and 19004 so m60 am afraid youre info is bogus!!!!

To be fair I think these vehicles were due to be cascaded once the Metrolink replacements had finished (last weekend) on paper anyway. I think the latest Fleet card also had them down as for cascade but as is often the case what's on paper as happening and what actually happens are often completely different. 19092 has had all its internal adverts removed so it looks likely they are due to go.

There actually seems to be quite a lot of Enviro400's that have been stripped of their external adverts recently. I thought this may be something to do with them possibly being cascaded, but some of the buses are ones that are obviously not going anywhere, such as HE's 08 and 58 reg's, unless there is something we don't know about....

a lot of the internal ads are sometimes local to the depot the buses run from, for example AZ's Enviro200's have internal adverts for Tameside and glossop health trust and a local Indian restaurant so there possibly stripped of the ads when there moving depots within the group.