It'll probably end up moving back when Kinch get their new skylinks this year
Yeah it was 207 that caught fire in beeston
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SSmith2009
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LFRS Shepshed station have posted some images of 124 to their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1BskaCinoU/
Almost certainly the end of the road for 125.
Almost certainly the end of the road for 125.
joieman
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Jackoram06
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Do we know what Kinch ordered yet? Adl or yutong?
I believe they'll be Yutong
For skylink it's adl (e200mmcs again). For the electrics I believe it is yutongs
tram21
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Tbf the newer trentbarton MMCs are really nice- far better than the older versions. I hope they're as fast as the current ones though!
Jackoram06
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Is there a rough date for their arrival? Ill assume it’ll be after summer now?
I’ve caught a few on the flyer and the only bad thing I would say about them is how loud and whiney they can be compared to the eclipses
Tbf the newer trentbarton MMCs are really nice- far better than the older versions. I hope they're as fast as the current ones though!
For the skylink around July. And the EV's around the end of the year. Apparently the evs are coming in two batches rather than all be delivered at once
I agree they are nice from a passenger perspective, however I've heard drivers don't really like driving them so we will see how that turns out.
Jackoram06
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Cool it’ll be nice to see something different in the wellglade fleet. I assume the split deliveries is for the different sizes?
I was just having a look on bustimes and wondered whereabouts 813/6 are currently? Seem to have fallen off the face of the earth after leaving TM
Yeah possibly. From what I hear it's two delivery's so could indicate two different vehicle sizes rather than three
497 is currently on rushcliffe villager, seems to have transfered to "cover" 125.
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Robertj21a
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Just as well that it's usually empty south of EMA.
m79900
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It seems odd to replace 5 year old vehicles with near identical machines.
The mileage on them for 5 year old vehicles is really high. Displacing them onto another route, which has a lesser mileage per day, would probably be better for the vehicles to keep operating reliably
m79900
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Maybe one could replace the sole Volvo on the Keyworth.
Could do, they have 13 skylink branded and 2 in kinchbus and 3 in mango so it could be that 107/8 are the one of the ones which get put onto keyworth since they are of the same batch as the ones that are on keyworth now
tram21
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The milage on them is crazy, far higher than some of their oldest vehicles.
Trainman40083
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You must mean THREE different vehicle sizes.
Mr TrainGuy
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Yes you're right, Yutong do have 3 different single decker sizes available. What he's saying is that the fact the orders are coming in two batches suggests they've just ordered 2 of those 3 vehicle types.You must mean THREE different vehicle sizes.
Trainman40083
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I suspect there will be 3.
Actually it doesn't. It allows part depreciated buses to cascade down to a route that does not make as much profit. I guess there will be a plan for where the 20 plated ones will end up. Maybe the Sixes
I would not be surprised if 497 had transferred to allow a compliant Solo SR to go to TM Travel. There is talk on the Hulleys group that their Solo YJ60 PFN has passed to TM Travel.
I saw 813 a few weeks ago, after it had left TM Travel. It was at Derby Meadow Road for MOT, which it passed
Re the Kinchbus Skylink Derby Enviro 200MMCs, I'd expect the mileage of the 20 plated ones to be around 420,000 /430,000 by now.
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Trainman40083
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Wouldn't make sense, since the sr's are route branded at notts to Rushcliffe villager I doubt they would remove one just to fit the needs of another part of wellglade. Especially since the branded vehicle is needed for the pvr, and since they were short a vehicle seems most likely its there to keep vehicle requirements to the required level's
Trainman40083
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I'd heard they were looking for replacements for RV 504/505, possibly short Enviro 200MMCs. Buses in Sheffield need to be compliant soon
Robertj21a
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I'm sure it was reported that some of the Skylink E200MMCs had now exeeded 500,000.
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Yeah i get that, but wouldnt make sense to leave the brand short of branded busses, especially since I heard that was one of the main reasons they repaired the likes of 804 and 841. May be wrong about that though
Seems most of the fleet is at this point. Anyone know when the two lothian painted N+D deckers are suppost to be heading up?
Trainman40083
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I thought they had opted not to send 1401/1402, well unless Notts and Derby can get something better.. Ideally Geminis from Lothian. TM Travel was inspected, but sent back. Not belt fitted. (I understand for that reason, sister 1178 can't be used on schools)...
I dont know, last I heard they had two moving up and notts and derby were acquiring coaches in replacement, the coaches plan fell through and that was the last I heard. I notice 1175 (YN06 JYO) has returned on bustimes (was supposedly sold..) so could indicate they still have a bit of time before the omnidekkas are gone...
Trainman40083
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You never know. Ex Lothian Enviro 400 1405 might come back from its holiday this year.
aw94
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506 is euro 6 compliant which there was talks of it transferring to TM Travel