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Bus Provision for the Commonwealth Games 2022
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randyrippley
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There was notable movement of Stagecoach buses southbound on the M6 between Wigan and Leyland around 3-4pm today.
I was driving so difficult to check but it looked like three separate convoys.
7x Enviro 400 with green vinyls on lower bodysides showing (Scottish?) route branding (I thought I read Anstruther as one of the towns on the route)
3x Enviro 400 plus 2x single deckers
5x Enviro 400 looking quite shabby where all advert posters had been scraped off
All were in beachball not the new livery
Some of them are going to need a respray before use
On top of that there were around 6-7 all-white unbranded newish looking single deckers heading south in two and threes, plus 2-3 newish white Scania three-axle coaches, also unbranded.
I was driving so difficult to check but it looked like three separate convoys.
7x Enviro 400 with green vinyls on lower bodysides showing (Scottish?) route branding (I thought I read Anstruther as one of the towns on the route)
3x Enviro 400 plus 2x single deckers
5x Enviro 400 looking quite shabby where all advert posters had been scraped off
All were in beachball not the new livery
Some of them are going to need a respray before use
On top of that there were around 6-7 all-white unbranded newish looking single deckers heading south in two and threes, plus 2-3 newish white Scania three-axle coaches, also unbranded.
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First South West is sending 22.
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RomeoCharlie71
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The Stagecoach East Scotland vehicles which I know have been sent down are:
11176-82/84-89/91, 11560-5, 13041-3, 13047-56/8, 13111/2/4/6/7, 19667/9, 19895, 19898/9, 26006/9/11/14/15 and 26349-53, totalling 54. There are probably others that I don't know about, or haven't gone on holiday yet.
11176-82/84-89/91, 11560-5, 13041-3, 13047-56/8, 13111/2/4/6/7, 19667/9, 19895, 19898/9, 26006/9/11/14/15 and 26349-53, totalling 54. There are probably others that I don't know about, or haven't gone on holiday yet.
Except 10906/20 (at the moment)
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Bletchleyite
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One thing of note is that these vehicle loans are seemingly causing service cuts in some locations. One specific one I have heard of is Lancaster.
Wasn't it the case that for the Olympics new vehicles were purchased which were then cascaded, at least in part, to reduce this?
Wasn't it the case that for the Olympics new vehicles were purchased which were then cascaded, at least in part, to reduce this?
TheGrandWazoo
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The Olympics were a much bigger deal. First did indeed have a slew of new deckers sent to London ahead of their eventual deployment to Manchester, Leeds and Plymouth. However, I recall that a lot of older Stagecoach schools deckers were kept going through the summer, allowing vehicles to be moved to release the newest deckers to London. I recall Newcastle with a lot of Scottish and Yorkshire deckers on loan in summer 2012
randyrippley
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Lancaster would have summer cuts anyway during University vacation.
What are the internal modifications that are being made?
birchesgreen
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Saw Stagecoach branded buses going up and down the Tyburn Road frequently yesterday, route learning perhaps?
Temporary Depot in the Castle Vale area.
University term ended weeks ago. There are further cuts from next week "for the school holidays". They've also cancelled a lengthy list of journeys for the whole week this week, despite already being on the reduced out of term schedules.
TheGrandWazoo
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Because they will have tendered for the work in 2020 when the driver shortage wasn’t so acute. Pull out now and the financial penalties and national reputational damage will be much worse.
They’re not sending anywhere near as many as planned. They’ve sub contracted a lot of their work out to others
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While the University has traditionally seen a reduction in frequency during the holidays this hasn't been to the detriment of the rest of the local network. They aren't just cutting journeys to the University this affects buses running from Heysham, Morecambe, Carnforth, Preston to Lancaster and some of the withdrawn journeys are commuter services plus some of the affected routes don't even serve the University. This is on top of the existing cancellations that happen day to day so to see buses being sent to Birmingham is a bit of a kick in the face to passengers. The latest swathe of cancellations seem to be based on individual drivers duty cards rather than evenly spread through the day.
birchesgreen
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The Jaguar staff carpark is being used for park and ride i believe.
chiltern trev
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E400MMCs 11157 and 11158 not out on the 685 Carlisle<>Newcastle today - wonder if they will be heading down? Single deckers on the route.
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Have any new ordered(22 plate)vehicles been diverted to the Commonwealth Games contract pre delivery to parts of the Stagecoach Group?
Kingsbury Jn.
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Been to Birmingham Airport today and the Stagecoach buses parked up were carrying vinyls advertising Scottish east coast destinations. They looked fairly old too.
chiltern trev
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Steven Knight Media compiling a list here.
10533 involved in a crash on M6 on the way down.
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Thanks for the link.
I'm sure more Torquay Scania/E400MMC's went down. Only says 15310 and 15312 here.
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15309 is there too, sighted yesterday in Birmingham
chiltern trev
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Saw 4 of these heading south on the M6 between M56 and M62 on Friday afternoon - all ex London E400
ANDYS
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I was in Birmingham yesterday with my son and his friend. Lots of Stagecoach from as far away as Inverness, Kent & Cornwall. Mostly Stagecoach, but plenty of independents (Reading, Newbury, Newport etc), First Kernow & Go-Ahead London. All the Stagecoach seemed to have their legal lettering changed to Midland Red (South). Photos will slowly get on Flickr.
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BIRMINGHAM - COMMONWEALTH GAMES 28-07-22
So many buses from around the country. This is just a selection of the over 500 buses moved here for the event never mind all the additional coaches. I also managed to bag another station, Perry Barr (398) and a little time at West Bromwich bus station. A very busy day!
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chiltern trev
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The Birmingham Road, Oldbury depot is now showing on Google maps as Stagecoach and the street view link shows a former Vosa site.
The Erdington Industrial Estate site is also showing on Google maps as Stagecoach and looks to be a former hgv trailer park.
The Erdington Industrial Estate site is also showing on Google maps as Stagecoach and looks to be a former hgv trailer park.
birchesgreen
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Spotted this long line of buses waiting to take people to the Alexandra Stadium yesterday, amazing sight!
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