They can't just get MMCs forever. At some point they'll have to buy electric buses, unless new laws regarding bio/synthetic fuels are passed.
Not sure about the council one on Saturdays. Certainly open on weekdays.
Wellglade wanted MCV Evora's for their previous order but the build time was too long
121 seems to be clocking up about 100000 a year
I'm sure several Trentbarton Enviros have had at least one replacement engine. Certainly several of the Allestree batch have
Aren't the Derby Skylinks fitted with the bigger engine?
And 121 is about seven years old, which means that 121 has a mileage of roughly 700k.
Only Saturday mornings, it's closed in the afternoon. If possible, Nottingham is better for getting paper timetables as the office in Victoria Bus Station is open all day, or there is a smaller selection at the train station.
All the Trentbarton/Kinchbus ADLs have 6.7L 6-Cylinder cummins except the Nines, Allestree (plus 269) and Indigos (Plus 216 and 217) which have 4.5L 4-Cylinder ones.
We have 742 748 and 750 all over 1 million miles at Derby with 748 nearly on 1.1 million
Well, I guess I could mention mood lighting.
I'm going to change my comment, having reviewed MOT data. The last MOT showed 121 mileage as 6,228,106 km. The previous year 526, 840km, so it might be an error unless it has been to Pluto. I thought UK vehicles recorded in miles.. But clearly 100000 km is different to 100000 miles. 122 also shows in km, 629093 at last MOT.
What's 751 like? I assume it's not far behind
In July, it was 910,711 miles recorded at MOT
You say that, but Sutton has recently given TM Travel the first three of six Optare Excels. I do hope Villager customers don't start asking for their Volvos back.
I think you mean the ex threes optare versas.
Whoops...I have no idea what make me think of Optare Excels. Of course the Threes Versas replaced them at Sutton. Maybe Derby buses don't like the rain.
There were a couple saying the new buses had to much technology last week when the driver was waiting for the ticket machine to slowly log on! All we want is a reliable service that doesn't have regular cancelations. More or less every weekday at least 1 journey runs fast to make up time.
Its been a few weeks since ive been down to burton on villager but last time i did there was quite alot of roadworks so this wouldn't help with the delays.
They went towards the end of August I think. It has got better but is still not perfect. 2 other days this month also had missing buses. Last week was one of the better weeks with just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday having missing trips to make up time.
Ah, it has arrived has it. They also have a hydrogen bus on loan, working U2. Think it visited the Uni a few months back, small bus.
It's a shame no builder makes anything simple anymore. If someone built Darts or Tridents or the likes today, I bet they'd sell like hotcakes, especially to independents.
But no, the powers that be have decided that vehicles in general must be loaded with an obnoxious amount of software when I bet people could drive perfectly safely without the extra tech!
It's on around 920,000 miles last time I drove it last week it did have a few long stints being off road hence why it's lower than the other 2 comets.
The issue again is lack of spare parts. And the long back order on various parts that are needed.
It seems these days that spares on the Sixes are almost as common as branded Versas. I would've sent the Two's Volvos to the Sixes, and the R1 Versas to the Two, since the Two is a flatter and more urban route. It would leave the Sixes with quality vehicles for a good long time, and the Two to potentially get new MMCs in the future.
Well, Trentbarton owns 50% of High Peak, unless circumstances have changed, so I don't think it's quite as infeasible. And it would be harder to have a falling-out with an entity that's half yourself the way Trentbarton and Arriva have fallen out.
I think the 6.1 interworks with the 6.4, and the 6.2 and 6.3 buses stay on those routes, well until they break.
