Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

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RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
The X75 Stranraer was today worked by 500 Dumfries-Stranraer branded 53303.

A lot of Solos were about today - 47016 on the 94 which is normally 20904 when the schools are on; 47018 on the 62; 47020 on the 38; 47022 on the 69; 47474 on the 685 Brampton. I think 47721 would have been on the 77 at Keswick as 47722 was on the 77A (from Penrith) the other day, also the only short Dart still about 34221 would have been on the 80 at Annan.

The other working on the 38 was 20133 - the two 38s are usually Dart SLFs but with three away, this was probably the best run to put a B10M on.

The "Trident" 104s were worked by 20544 and 20944 but the 1205 Center Parks came in with 16338 and was changed over for 16343. Regular bus 24123 was missing.

Trident 17017 was on the 61 as usual but I think 18357 was on the 1215 554 to Keswick - hope it made it. Also on the 61 was 34714 branded for the 76 - very unusual to see a branded bus on the wrong route - while unbranded 34703 and 34716 were on the 76.

34717 was covering for one of the Enviro300s on 79/179 but I saw four of the others - 24116-119 but 24120 may have been on the 1400 as I had to be away before that came in. The other B10Ms I saw were 20128 on the 93 and 1215 38; and 20977 on the 600. I did not see 20540, 20904 or 20959 but there were probably two of these at Penrith for the 106 and 508.

So considering there are five low-floor buses away at Gillmoss, Carlisle seems to be coping quite well.

Hope this is of interest.