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Streetdeck 3407 has been refurbed so that would suggest that they all will. I imagine the B5LHs will get refurbed, and perhaps also the newer B7 Eclipses/E200s.
The next new listings, courtesy of buslistsontheweb.co.uk are as follows:First of the Diamond Bus North West Bee Network branded Enviro 200 MMCs have arrived. 20600 has been registered as YX73PKY, with buslistsontheweb.co.uk having also confirmed 20601 to be YX73PKZ.
Photo of 20600 on driver training duties (not mine)
Diamond North West ( Bee Network) 20600 YX73 PKY
Diamond North West ( Bee Network) 20600 YX73 PKY Brand New ADL E200 MMC seen on Bolton Interchange Island on Driver VFing
| Fleet Number | Registration |
| 20602 | YX73PLF |
| 20603 | YX73PLJ |
| 20604 | YX73PLN |
| 20605 | YX73PLO |
The demo (2990) is here for evaluation as a "potential" for Vantage replacements. As far as I've been told by senior management, no order has been made *yet* and although it cannot be used on the busway itself, it is being scrutinised from top to bottom.
definitely, although anything is better than a BYD E400The demo (2990) is here for evaluation as a "potential" for Vantage replacements. As far as I've been told by senior management, no order has been made *yet* and although it cannot be used on the busway itself, it is being scrutinised from top to bottom.
One thing I did learn about it, is that a BZL is roughly the same price as an Electric E400City and personally, the BZL is a far superior vehicle...
So as with everything else, watch this space and wait and see
thanks for the update
I bet Adderley Greens painters are enjoying painting something a bit different!!
Not heard of one other than the Mellor minibus order (which is currently up in the air)... most focus has been on the 50 E400City Electric deckers being delivered to Oldham.
I am sure I read that they were being ordered by Stagecoach on behalf of Greater Manchester (there's certainly local funding) so the plan is that they will stay at Stockport regardless of who gets that depot. Alas I can't find a source right now, and all the articles I have seen are a bit vague on that element. But it must have been planned. Stagecoach are cofunding the buses and will presumably get some return back on their investment if they do lose the depot.
There are also over 100 Enviro 400s which are 08 reg.
I've been told that the E400s left at Wigan are being repainted (potentially refurbished but not confirmed) to be used as a pool stock for the upcoming franchises so that might be the answer...
Is the vantage decker being done as well?A quick Bolton update, E200 4032 has now been repainted into yellow (pics below) with 4040* selected as the next one through the paintshop...
(Photos show E200 4032 inside Bolton paintshop after repaint into full Bee Network livery).
*Subject to change
Not yet, it was in for nearside rear corner repairs then to us for paint touch up... (Picture attached)
How many E400s are left at Wigan? Are they hybrids?
Last time I was at Wigan, there were easily 20 odd still there but I was told by management that some had been trailered out by Thorntons for work... I wonder if TfGM bought them off Stagecoach?
I know some Hybrid E400s were bought by TFGM recently off of Stagecoach so that would tally up.
I heard they're getting First's E300s
Turns out what I have listed 20604 as is actually 20625 according to bustimes.org
The ones that are going through Mardens in Essex for full refurbishment? I always thought they were for Firsts Rochdale routes??
Believe they're going with RLEs for Rochdale
Diamond don't seem to be in any rush to apply fleet numbers to the vehicles themselves (this being one with none at all) so it's hard to tell if it's even tracking with the right machine or one originally intended for a later vehicle.
The fleetnumbers are inputted into the machine by the Driver and/or Traffic/Engineering... I doubt they'd have bought machines just for the new ones (and certainly not preprogrammed), rather taking them off the bus a new one replaces before it leaves for another opco..?
