Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

[Gazroberts80]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(09/09/2026 06:24)MTL0201 Wrote:  It's going to be fun when the Ultroliners start from Birkenhead in a few weeks, & could the fact that the Ultroliners being stored in a compound in Widnes for months caused some of the issues they're having, as don't think the Ultroliners have had issues with other operators that the Metro ones are having.

It really is, fair play to Stagecoach for being well prepared for the initial unreliability of the Ultroliners with the 10 Enviro 400 MMC's painted up in Metro livery. 10 of the Ultroliners have yet to see service today, with a further 2 being withdrawn from service earlier than planned. I wonder what Go-Ahead's plan will be?

The Enviro200 MMC's have faired much better with only 2 yet to see service today out of the 46 that have seen service at St Helens. The Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Treka CitySprint has also proved to be very reliable with both of the 2 vehicles currently at St Helens being in service every day this week.

https://bustimes.org/operators/m-network-2/vehicles

[MTL0201]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(09/09/2026 11:45)CX06 EBK Wrote:  The 108s are still owned by Stagecoach so if they're to be used anywhere else in franchising it'll only be at any additional depots they win.

Although Arriva allocated the odd Enviro400 to the 320/352, it's weird seeing a Stagecoach E400MMC allocated to the 320/352, with Stagecoach interior, i caught one on the 320 the other day which was a replacement for an Ultroliner.