Planned Trip 21st - 26th April

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RE: Planned Trip 21st - 26th April

(09/04/2013 17:46)james solomon Wrote:  YJ09 FWE is Chester worth visiting is there anywherre special I shoud go for photos

Well the bus station in Chester is being refurbished (Stands 1 and 2) so you won't see a great deal there, but you will see Arriva Chester's Pulsar 2's on Blacons and Saughall's 1/1A & 15/15A as well as Stagecoach's YJ09 Eclipses on Blacons (all still in First Livery) and DK09 Eclipses on P&R 31.

You will also see the 53 reg Eclipses (most been painted into Stagecoach Livery), 04 and 05 reg Solars (most been painted into Stagecoach Livery) on routes 1 and 2 with an Arriva Pulsar 2 in the mix on the 2, possibly a few Wright Cadets, Darts and Solos on routes 10, 12 and X2, the Wright Gemini 2's on 11's and possibly an Enviro200 (62 plate in Stagecoach Livery) on X2 as well.

Some buses are going from Gorse Stacks (5, 6, 7, 8 (Sundays), 9, 16/16A/X16, 21, X30, 51 and 53 are going down there.
Expect to see mostly Stagecoach Enviro200's on 16/16A/X16, Stagecoach Transbus Darts on 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 51 and 53 but don't rule out a Marshall Capital Dart or an Enviro200, routes 21 and X30 should be covered by the Hybrid Man EcoCity buses, if not expect a Pulsar 2 or a Wright Cadet. The 82 and 84 (GHA and Arriva) usually covered by Wright Cadets.

In Frodsham Street/Foregate Street, expect to see Stagecoach DK09 Eclipses on P&R work (30, 32, 33), Enviro200's and Transbus Darts (5,6,7,8,9, 16/16A/X16, 51 and 53), You may also spot Pulsar's and Dart MPD's on Arriva's Route 1 and Wright Cadets and Darts on Arriva's routes 3, 4 and X55 with Optare Versa's usually on the X44. Also keep an eye out for Helms of Eastham with there Optare Versa's possibly on 41/A/B and branded Wright Crusader's on the City Link service, don't rule out an Enviro400 on these routes either. Other buses which could appear include D. Jones and Sons Optare Solos on route C56.

Also keep an out for the old City Sightseeing Chester buses and some Stagecoach green liveried open-toppers on the Chester Tour's which starts at the railway station and alights at the bus station (stand 7) and of course the other privately operated Chester Tour which starts from the Town Hall (old open toppers).

I think that is it. Sorry for the long post. Please note the 84 will terminate at George Street (not serving the bus station at the moment), get the 84 back to Crewe from Gorse Stacks (not sure which stand)

There all the locations buses go from in Chester.