Stagecoach MCSL - Chester & Wirral Depots

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
I Assume 17501 is no longer down as a Manchester bus?

[PO59 MXJ]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral

(01/04/2015 22:16)mbonwick Wrote:  14168 has been returned to Ensign, 14166 is to follow.

(Guessing that 14166 needs work as it hasn't seen service for a good few years)

14166 was only out summer just gone. Painted into Stagecoach livery as well.

[gka472l]

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(01/04/2015 23:40)Shaun821 Wrote:  14166 was only out summer just gone. Painted into Stagecoach livery as well.

And 14168 did make it out last year on the 15, albeit for only 1 day https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/14563054568

[R879 HRF]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
the amount of money they've spent on painting and retrimming 14166, and they don't actually own it?

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
Sorry, looks like I got 14166/8 mixed up and the wrong way round!

Surprised 168 has gone first in that case.

17501 is now Merseyside allocated rather than being on loan, yes.

[childwallblues]

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21117 was noted in Liverpool this morning on service 1 or 2.

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RE: Stagecoach Chester & Wirral
17111 made it onto the 471/2 today, however failed by pensby high.

21121 out on 38s with 36071 and 2 tridents.

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(04/04/2015 18:33)R879 HRF Wrote:  17111 made it onto the 471/2 today, however failed by pensby high.

21121 out on 38s with 36071 and 2 tridents.

I was on 17111 when it failed! Driver said that it just lost acceleration altogether. Sluggish bus but I enjoyed the ride from Birkenhead to where it decided to throw the towel in.

Then, more trouble for Rock Ferry. When I finally got to Heswall, the 12:29 38 didn't operate. 18150 came in on it just before it was due out but stayed parked-up for at least 10 minutes after it was supposed to leave (don't know if it just left late or not as I got on another bus).

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!7111 was being pulled in rock ferry by RNW at 16:15,do they get paid per bus ? if so they must be
making a fortune off the big two,seems to be plenty of failures in recent weeks

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(04/04/2015 20:59)YJ59 AZA Wrote:  I was on 17111 when it failed! Driver said that it just lost acceleration altogether. Sluggish bus but I enjoyed the ride from Birkenhead to where it decided to throw the towel in.

From what ive been told, sounds like a line for the air throttle has snapped. Same thing happened with 17494 a few weeks back.

(05/04/2015 08:34)Penny Return Wrote:  !7111 was being pulled in rock ferry by RNW at 16:15,do they get paid per bus ? if so they must be
making a fortune off the big two,seems to be plenty of failures in recent weeks

I believe they charge per callout yes