Stagecoach MCSL - Preston Depot

[M60lad]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot
Now either Preston had extra buses out today on X2, or reliability went out the window due to the annual Air-Show as some of the ones returning from Liverpool to Preston seemed to be running within about 10-15mins or so of the one in front, also noticed 2 125 Gold Branded vehicles on X2 as well today amongst the usual X2 branded vehicles.

[YSV-205]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot
Do Stagecoach have a Chorley depot? If so where is it? Is there a depot for Preston or is it the engineering shop, which seems rather small to be a depot?

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot

(14/10/2016 14:36)YSV-205 Wrote:  Do Stagecoach have a Chorley depot? If so where is it?

Chorley depot closed September last year.

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot
No depot, Chorley vehicles are parked up overnight at FDC Business Park I think, but all maintainence is done at Preston.

[enrag2000]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot

(14/10/2016 14:36)YSV-205 Wrote:  Do Stagecoach have a Chorley depot? If so where is it? Is there a depot for Preston or is it the engineering shop, which seems rather small to be a depot?

The depot in Eaves Lane Chorley has been closed but an outstation of Preston is located at Cowling Brow and operates the 125 service with the Scania Gold deckers and a Chorley local service with a couple of Solos.

Preston depot is located at Selborne Street and the workshop is at the far end of the garage.

[YSV-205]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot

(14/10/2016 14:52)enrag2000 Wrote:  The depot in Eaves Lane Chorley has been closed but an outstation of Preston is located at Cowling Brow and operates the 125 service with the Scania Gold deckers and a Chorley local service with a couple of Solos.

Preston depot is located at Selborne Street and the workshop is at the far end of the garage.

I thought the Preston one would have been bigger. It is so tight around the streets at Selbourne Streets. How do the buses get in?

[YSV-205]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot
Are Preston using some Solos from other depots & some reserve vehicles from other Stagecoach fleets? I ask because I thought I saw some in & around the Preston bus station last week.

[mbonwick]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot
Preston have a decent allocation of their own Solos...

[Jack]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot
X2 branded 15469 was heading towards Anfield on Belmont Road after the game last night out of service, do they normally take this route heading back to I presume Preston?

[B10B6514]

RE: Stagecoach - Preston Depot
No all journeys running off service finish at Preston bus station. A couple do run out light from Preston into service early morning. Only thing I can think of is 15469 must have had a defect and whoever was driving it chose this as a route back to Frenchwood depot.