Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

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RE: Stagecoach Merseyside - Gillmoss Depot
I suspect the '04' plates might mean the Tridents now at Rock Ferry rather than the B7TL's

(07/08/2013 19:34)mbonwick Wrote:  Stagecoach were involved in the negotiations for 82/6. Remember that First didn't really negotiate for the 471/2 as any work given to them was a lifeline to try and save Wirral, so they didn't complain too much about vehicle types. Stagecoach now have this legacy.

GM didn't take the 04 plates because
1. They don't have the required Volvo software to diagnose them
2. Fife was/is crying out for mid-life deckers of any sort to avoid their school contracts crisis (age limit is 15 years, and they have about 50 Olympians still)
2a. Fife have the required software, and already operate B7TLs, so it makes sense from a standardisation point of view.

With regard to cascading the GM ex-London Tridents to RF, I doubt that they meet the spec for the QBP and in any case would have been a step backwards from First days.

Don't forget that GMs Tridents are used on the Hope University contracts as well - a passenger demographic that is not conducive to new vehicles.