Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester

(02/12/2012 23:08)gilbert Wrote:  

(02/12/2012 21:47)ace Wrote:  

(01/12/2012 20:26)Quackdave Wrote:  Does anyone know if anything's happened to 10051, like for example a collision or major failure? Or does it just not like working Saturdays?

Today was I think the fourth time in the past couple of months that I've been in either Oldham or Failsworth on a Saturday, on three of the four occasions for sufficiently long to see every vehicle that was on the 76. I've seen every other member of the batch several times (today, they were all out) apart from 10051!

I was wondering that as well.
I don't think it's been on the road for a good couple of months now.
I know Stagecoach do keep new buses back in the depot sometimes for demo purposes, so that may be a possibility. I know they do this with hybrids also.
The only other possibility would be if it's gone back to ADL for some work to be done.
I have seen 10042 on the 76 recently, the bus that also stood in for 10000 when it went back to ADL recently.

I had a ride on 10042 three or 4 days ago-on the X57.

It's quite common for 12 reg's to stray on to the X57.
Hybrids usually end up with the last one of the day.