Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
ADL Enviro400MMC 11257 SN69ZFS returned to Stagecoach Manchester (Wigan depot) yesterday evening

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(04/05/2023 11:26)buses7675 Wrote:  ADL Enviro400MMC 11257 SN69ZFS returned to Stagecoach Manchester (Wigan depot) yesterday evening

Did it ever see service outside of the Grand National shuttles??? Also, are 19400 & 19491 still here??

Thanks

[Gillmoss 0324]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
GKA I saw 19491 on Wednesday doing a 17 run on Lime Street early afternoon so might still be around for a while, not seen 19400 since it ran and failed on a 10A a couple of weeks ago, hope this helps.

[CX06 EBK (Administrator)]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
11257 was used almost exclusively on the EL1 after the Grand National.

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
On hire to Gillmoss for the weekend from Preston are Scania N230UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro400s 15227 YN65XEB & 15229 YN65XED and Scania N250UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC 15301 YN67YKU for Eurovision shuttle duties.

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(13/05/2023 12:45)buses7675 Wrote:  On hire to Gillmoss for the weekend from Preston are Scania N230UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro400s 15227 YN65XEB & 15229 YN65XED and Scania N250UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC 15301 YN67YKU for Eurovision shuttle duties.

Seems Manchester 10613, 11270 & 11271 are also tracking in Liverpool for the Eurovision shuttles too...

[Metroline1511]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
Yesterday I saw one of the ex-Coastliner Scanias on route 20. I thought they were only used on Mon-Fri. Maybe some more modern buses were out on Eurovision duties, meaning these Scanias were needed out for normal service.

I enjoyed using my Arriva LCR Daysaver on route 14a as, unlike the other Quality Partnership routes including route 14, route 14a is basically just a Stagecoach route.

[507022]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
27624 and 19491 were both at Queen Square Bus Station at lunchtime today.

[CX06 EBK (Administrator)]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
The Scanias being out of a Saturday and Sunday is nothing particularly unusual given the high amount of 'double decker' boards at Gillmoss.

[buses7675 (Website Founder)]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(13/05/2023 15:22)gka472l Wrote:  Seems Manchester 10613, 11270 & 11271 are also tracking in Liverpool for the Eurovision shuttles too...

Yes those 3 were driven to/from Liverpoool on the Saturday by Manchester drivers for the shuttles

The 3 Preston ones were driven to Liverpool on the Friday morning, driven by Gillmoss drivers on Friday evening, then driven by Preston drivers on Saturday and taken straight back.

Gillmoss had Poppy 10534, Coronation 10565, Eurovision 10814 and Pride 10819 out on the Saturday bringing a rare opportunity to photograph both the Gillmoss and Preston Poppy buses together on the same service.