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Post by LondonNorthern on Oct 2, 2021 12:27:11 GMT
36583 was displaced from Route R7. The 336 has a PVR increase to 11 could explain why 36582 has remained. It appears so as I saw 36582 in Locksbottom last night still going on the 336. Since the 336’s PVR is now 11 which uses all of 36609-36621, could 36582 actually be allocated to the 146? It would make sense if it was, given it’s the only bus from its batch left at TB Ah cool. In relation to those two transferring up to Carlisle, I read somewhere that has now prompted one of the ex London Versas to move down to GSC.
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Post by twobellstogo on Oct 2, 2021 16:41:12 GMT
Hi everyone. I’m Sam. New to the forum (as a member, was a guest for a while). I like observing buses and knowing about the changes, speaking of which, the 180 was a interesting one. Being with go ahead for time now Stagecoach took it. Also quite nice of Stagecoach to put 12345 on the route on its first day Welcome : and yes, it was a nice touch that PD made 12345 the first 180 out this morning.
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Post by BE37054 (quoll662) on Oct 2, 2021 17:03:21 GMT
Hi everyone. I’m Sam. New to the forum (as a member, was a guest for a while). I like observing buses and knowing about the changes, speaking of which, the 180 was a interesting one. Being with go ahead for time now Stagecoach took it. Also quite nice of Stagecoach to put 12345 on the route on its first day Welcome : and yes, it was a nice touch that PD made 12345 the first 180 out this morning. Is that Selkent Ambassador, your profile picture?
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Post by busoccultation on Oct 2, 2021 17:04:30 GMT
Hi everyone. I’m Sam. New to the forum (as a member, was a guest for a while). I like observing buses and knowing about the changes, speaking of which, the 180 was a interesting one. Being with go ahead for time now Stagecoach took it. Also quite nice of Stagecoach to put 12345 on the route on its first day
For those who are interested with the running numbers, the 180 are using PD351+ numbers.
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Post by WH241 on Oct 2, 2021 17:11:47 GMT
Hi everyone. I’m Sam. New to the forum (as a member, was a guest for a while). I like observing buses and knowing about the changes, speaking of which, the 180 was a interesting one. Being with go ahead for time now Stagecoach took it. Also quite nice of Stagecoach to put 12345 on the route on its first day
For those who are interested with the running numbers, the 180 are using PD351+ numbers.
12345 is such a rare bus to photograph glad you managed to track it down 😁 Joking aside was a nice touch for PD to allocate it to the 180 on its first day.
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Post by ThinLizzy on Oct 2, 2021 17:22:18 GMT
For those who are interested with the running numbers, the 180 are using PD351+ numbers.
12345 is such a rare bus to photograph glad you managed to track it down 😁 Joking aside was a nice touch for PD to allocate it to the 180 on its first day. seen a photo on Facebook of one the LEDs on the 180. Blinds looked brilliant
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Post by WH241 on Oct 2, 2021 17:23:47 GMT
12345 is such a rare bus to photograph glad you managed to track it down 😁 Joking aside was a nice touch for PD to allocate it to the 180 on its first day. seen a photo on Facebook of one the LEDs on the 180. Blinds looked brilliant Good to know after the rather lengthy debate here this week about the quality of updated displays. The sooner we move to LEDs the better.
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Post by cl54 on Oct 2, 2021 17:45:14 GMT
seen a photo on Facebook of one the LEDs on the 180. Blinds looked brilliant Good to know after the rather lengthy debate here this week about the quality of updated displays. The sooner we move to LEDs the better. I wonder if the same mistake on the 122 has happened on the 180. Quality? Qualifiers should be in caps. www.flickr.com/photos/187091281@N02/51542959828/in/dateposted-public/
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Oct 2, 2021 17:59:43 GMT
Hi everyone. I’m Sam. New to the forum (as a member, was a guest for a while). I like observing buses and knowing about the changes, speaking of which, the 180 was a interesting one. Being with go ahead for time now Stagecoach took it. Also quite nice of Stagecoach to put 12345 on the route on its first day
For those who are interested with the running numbers, the 180 are using PD351+ numbers.
I somehow doubt those are the same running numbers as PD used for route 180 in 1981-98.
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Post by BE37054 (quoll662) on Oct 2, 2021 17:59:58 GMT
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Post by kmkcheng on Oct 2, 2021 18:03:29 GMT
I somehow doubt those are the same running numbers as PD used for route 180 in 1981-98. Running numbers used back in the 90s for the 180 was 161+
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Post by bus12451 on Oct 2, 2021 18:05:51 GMT
Hi everyone. I’m Sam. New to the forum (as a member, was a guest for a while). I like observing buses and knowing about the changes, speaking of which, the 180 was a interesting one. Being with go ahead for time now Stagecoach took it. Also quite nice of Stagecoach to put 12345 on the route on its first day
For those who are interested with the running numbers, the 180 are using PD351+ numbers.
Similar running numbers to the ones used by MG and BV (MG 51+ and BV 51+ respectively) Really pleased with the outcome today - 12345 + a few smart hybrids as a bonus. Of course there's more to look forward to when the electrics arrive. The buses look very nice on the 180 but at the same time, it's a little strange seeing so many E400s after 20+ years of Volvos on the route, it will take me a bit of getting used to.
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Post by twobellstogo on Oct 2, 2021 18:46:46 GMT
Welcome : and yes, it was a nice touch that PD made 12345 the first 180 out this morning. Is that Selkent Ambassador, your profile picture? Yes : I took a shot of it in Bexleyheath very soon after it took to the road.
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Post by lazy_eye_metaphor on Oct 3, 2021 6:05:25 GMT
Talking of 12345, I was disappointed to find the upholstery looked rather tired when I rode on it yesterday. I would have thought it would have had an interior refurb to match the paint job and the grandiose title "ambassador".
On the whole though, Stagecoach's bus presentation on the 180 was very good yesterday, with lots of clean interiors on show.
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Post by snowman on Oct 3, 2021 7:27:54 GMT
I guess when the 25 new BYD ADL electric buses are delivered in few weeks time, it will effectively make 25 existing buses surplus
Last time I looked (and I don’t follow Stagecoach actively) there were 53 omnicitites remaining, so about half of these must be vulnerable. 15001-12, 14-16, 19, 23, 36-46, 76, 79, 86, 91, 97, 98, 100-110, 112, 114-120
But it may be financially better to offload some 10-11 year old E400s instead of the older omnicities, there was quite a big batch introduced after Stagecoach reacquired it 11 years ago (time flies, doesn’t seem like 11 years)
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