(17/04/2016 13:29)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Their based at Rock Ferry
Oh right, I always thought the 1 and 2 were done from Chester.
 
 (17/04/2016 13:40)DK09 GXY Wrote: [ -> ]Oh right, I always thought the 1 and 2 were done from Chester.
It was originally 2/3 rock ferry and 1/3 Chester that did them, that changed shortly after stagecoach came in
 
the real reason for the deckers in chester depot are they are being used on tarpoley high school contracts. stagecoach are running these contracts as emergency from gha who were removed from the contract by the council.
 
It's a shame they don't have any vehicles specifically for Schools sitting around anywhere...

 
 (17/04/2016 15:32)bluebird bus driver Wrote: [ -> ]the real reason for the deckers in chester depot are they are being used on tarpoley high school contracts. stagecoach are running these contracts as emergency from gha who were removed from the contract by the council.
Does anyone know the reason CWaC removed GHA from the school contract?
 
 (18/04/2016 15:48)Garsty Wrote: [ -> ]It's a shame they don't have any vehicles specifically for Schools sitting around anywhere...
Would imagine the Bluebirds are missing a fair few bits between them, having donated them to keep 29880/2 on the road. 
While they are Cummins engined, they have ISL model engines - not the ISB/ISC type more commonly found over here, and so parts have to be ordered direct from Cummins in the USA with correspondingly long lead times and high prices. That's a major part of the reason behind them being withdrawn.
 
17021 is another at Chester, was spotted on the 53
 
17591 is now at Rock Ferry, currently being prepared for service