Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Solo40336]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
In the 4 years I worked there I saw 14 fire damaged, all but one were the 60 Plate versions

[motormayhem1]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Do they know the cause of the fires or is it still being looked at as its getting as bad as the bendybus saga.

[WhiteVanMan]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(09/07/2017 11:10)Alexw12 Wrote:  About 6 now, 5 this year. It's getting quite ridiculous

That's one a month!, anybody fancy having a bet when the next one going to be?

Joking apart, I am somewhat surprised that the Authorities, ain't taking a much closer look into the causes of all these bus fires.

[AlexBus12]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(09/07/2017 16:35)WhiteVanMan Wrote:  That's one a month!, anybody fancy having a bet when the next one going to be?

Joking apart, I am somewhat surprised that the Authorities, ain't taking a much closer look into the causes of all these bus fires.

with the amount of fires that have happened this year, i'm surprised ADL haven't done a recall!

[acocker96]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Are there any other green 60-plates elsewhere in the group? If they aren't having a similar spate of fires it maybe contained to the Manchester batch.

[SL64 JFK]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(09/07/2017 19:01)Dentonian Wrote:  The next oldest batch are 26x 11 regs in Newcastle, but it would also be interesting in the long run to see if any of the 10 regs recently transferred from Oxford are affected. Also, whilst the original 10/60 batch seem to be most prone, don't forget that 13 reg 12214 is the only one to have been so badly damaged it had to be scrapped. iirc, 12199 has also suffered a fire, but that might have been arson.

One of Reading's 60 plates caught fire a couple of months ago:

Reading 203 fire

[B10B6514]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Small, high revving engines running at hotter temperatures creates more heat. Basic physics really and now we're on Euro 6.

[SLTRegular]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Don't the 60 plate's have a Unique layout for the hybrid bus. afaik Manchester has 3 different layouts internally of Hybrids

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
19188 was on loan to AZ today.

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan
Recently announced but not reported on here yet is that Wigan Bus Station is due to close for redevelopment at the end of this month before the new Bus Station opens on the same site by the end of 2018.

Temporary bus stops will be sited at the following locations:
Market Hall layby on New Market Street
Hallgate
Richmond Street
Dorning Street
King Street West
Library Street
Parsons Walk