Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[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.