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RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - SK15 GZG - 16/03/2016 18:30
19043 was on the 20/21 this afternoon
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - PO59 MXJ - 16/03/2016 19:20
(16/03/2016 16:28)T42 PVM Wrote: 17272 was on St Helens Schools yesterday, First time i have seen it since its return, Will it be confined to Schools or will it get out on Service work as well?
Ive only seen it on schools, but anything can happen during school holidays.
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - PO59 MXJ - 21/03/2016 23:16
17201 got moved today. I wonder if this is going to make a comeback as well.
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - gka472l - 24/03/2016 16:32
The latest comings and goings at Ensign have been published on various Yahoo groups, of interest is this, the former Metroline Trident has been acquired by Stagecoach Merseyside 'Trident LK03CEJ : Stagecoach Merseyside.' Would be interesting to see what this is for, although spares would be the most logical reason..... https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/uk-bus-fleetnews/conversations/messages/140062 Further down the list, Stagecoach East Scotland and Stagecoach South have also acquired a couple each.
HTH
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - Mayneway - 24/03/2016 21:47
(24/03/2016 16:32)gka472l Wrote: The latest comings and goings at Ensign have been published on various Yahoo groups, of interest is this, the former Metroline Trident has been acquired by Stagecoach Merseyside 'Trident LK03CEJ : Stagecoach Merseyside.' Would be interesting to see what this is for, although spares would be the most logical reason..... https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/uk-bus-fleetnews/conversations/messages/140062 Further down the list, Stagecoach East Scotland and Stagecoach South have also acquired a couple each.
HTH
Seems strange given that Stagecoach are currently returning large number of 03/04 reg London tridents totge leasing companies who are then selling them on. I think quite a large batch went through ensign last month. I wonder why they went for one that's been owned/leased by a complete different company?
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - mbonwick - 24/03/2016 22:26
The recent aquisitions are for component recovery. It's a case of what is available at what price and condition. All the aquired Tridents are President bodied, which means they'll likely attract a lower price than the more popular ALX400.
Also - HSBC/Lombard value the former SC London Tridents as running assets - no good if all Stagecoach want is the engine and gearbox from them!
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - Mayneway - 24/03/2016 22:56
(24/03/2016 22:26)mbonwick Wrote: The recent aquisitions are for component recovery. It's a case of what is available at what price and condition. All the aquired Tridents are President bodied, which means they'll likely attract a lower price than the more popular ALX400.
Also - HSBC/Lombard value the former SC London Tridents as running assets - no good if all Stagecoach want is the engine and gearbox from them!
Arh so the Trident was acquired as scrap and not as a running unit.
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - PO59 MXJ - 25/03/2016 01:57
Parked on the back fence now
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - B10B6514 - 25/03/2016 11:06
This isn't that unusual, Stagecoach in Carlisle acquired an ex-Uno, Hatfield President/Trident which had beeen deroofed for component recovery a year or so ago.
Going back years ago Stagecoach bought a couple of written off ex-Ribble Neoplan N722/Plaxton Paramount 4000s from the 171-180 C171-180 KHG batch for the same purpose.
Quite often this can be quite frugal as the whole bus can be purchased cheaper than just a replacement engine or box.
RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot - mbonwick - 25/03/2016 13:28
(25/03/2016 11:06)B10B6514 Wrote: Quite often this can be quite frugal as the whole bus can be purchased cheaper than just a replacement engine or box.
That's precisely the reason that the ex-London X-NNO Tridents at Plymouth are being distributed around the country - it's cheaper to have the whole bus than to buy a new/recon engine.
There's also the bonus of other components being salvageable...