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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 12:53:07 GMT
Can't confirm 100% as this might be canteen talk, my brother in law was working a BW 277 duty yesterday and had to have his break at WH. He told me that half the garage has been lost and will be going to another company.
Please take this as unofficial.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 13:07:22 GMT
With the new electrics for the 173 & 174, it has been mentioned the 174 will receive them first, is there any projected date for them to enter service as it was previously mentioned as January? If I have repeated previous questions, please do let me know. My main goal is to get some of these RATP ADEs out in the east and so any projection would be helpful I believe that the date was January, and Stagecoach weren't particularly fast introducing the electric buses last time around so I wouldn't be too surprised if it does last until January. However that said both the 173 and 174 are pressed for time this time around as while the 323 had existing buses that were in no rush to be displaced, the 174s buses need to convert the 256 to decker as its current buses aren't compliant with the new contract while the 173 needs the buses so Stagecoach can stop paying hire costs on those ADEs. I think initially the hope was to also get the 174 fully done before moving onto the 173 however now both the 174 batch and 173 batch seem to be arriving simultaneously so I wouldn't be surprised if both get done at around the same time. Although I imagine any introduction wouldn't happen in mass overnight so once the electrics start seeing service on the 173 you'll be able to tell that their time is coming to an end in the next few weeks. Thank You for the information, the batches are as you said arriving pretty quickly so I was thinking the batches would be ready by January. My tight schedule means it's difficult to head east but I'll see what I can do! Yet again, thank you for the info!
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Post by busoccultation on Nov 28, 2020 13:43:25 GMT
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Post by DT 11 on Nov 28, 2020 13:48:40 GMT
Stagecoach Electric Bus reported doing a route survey on Route 160 at Sidcup Station
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Post by YY13VKP on Nov 28, 2020 13:59:08 GMT
Gosh I do feel old hearing an Enviro 400 being described as a heritage vehicle!
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Nov 28, 2020 14:14:36 GMT
Stagecoach Electric Bus reported doing a route survey on Route 160 at Sidcup Station I'd imagine they'll probably also survey the 180 while down there. Certainly shows how the tendering process can throw up a huge range of surprises, just a couple of weeks ago we'd get reports of Go Ahead electrics running up and down the 180.
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Post by DT 11 on Nov 28, 2020 14:33:52 GMT
Stagecoach Electric Bus reported doing a route survey on Route 160 at Sidcup Station I'd imagine they'll probably also survey the 180 while down there. Certainly shows how the tendering process can throw up a huge range of surprises, just a couple of weeks ago we'd get reports of Go Ahead electrics running up and down the 180. I saw the Ee doing Route 180 route testing a couple of weeks ago while doing the 335.
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Post by lazy_eye_metaphor on Nov 28, 2020 16:19:23 GMT
Stagecoach Electric Bus reported doing a route survey on Route 160 at Sidcup Station I'd imagine they'll probably also survey the 180 while down there. Certainly shows how the tendering process can throw up a huge range of surprises, just a couple of weeks ago we'd get reports of Go Ahead electrics running up and down the 180. Funny you should say that. Saw a Stagecoach E400 juicer heading west along Yarnton Way this very morning. Didn't see enough to tell which one it was. I wonder if the new routing (Erith - N Greenwich) will be introduced to coincide with Stagecoach taking over.
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Post by TB123 on Nov 28, 2020 17:05:08 GMT
Stagecoach Electric Bus reported doing a route survey on Route 160 at Sidcup Station Screen grab from Instagram
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Post by richard on Nov 28, 2020 17:12:47 GMT
I'm assuming this will be based at WH now?
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Post by greenboy on Nov 28, 2020 17:46:20 GMT
Stagecoach Electric Bus reported doing a route survey on Route 160 at Sidcup Station Screen grab from Instagram There's a photo on The Londoner Facebook group of the same bus in Eltham earlier today.
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Post by salmon on Nov 28, 2020 21:42:05 GMT
Stagecoach Electric Bus reported doing a route survey on Route 160 at Sidcup Station Screen grab from Instagram I’m assuming it’s stay at TL is only temporary? I believe that bus was for the 174
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Post by busoccultation on Nov 28, 2020 22:10:44 GMT
Screen grab from Instagram I’m assuming it’s stay at TL is only temporary? I believe that bus was for the 174 Yep 14133 just popped into TL for a day for something and they did do a run along the 160 route earlier presumably as a quick evaluation while that was there. That one is due for the 173 at BK.
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Post by Londontransport3 on Nov 29, 2020 14:33:32 GMT
With the new electrics for the 173 & 174, it has been mentioned the 174 will receive them first, is there any projected date for them to enter service as it was previously mentioned as January? If I have repeated previous questions, please do let me know. My main goal is to get some of these RATP ADEs out in the east and so any projection would be helpful The Delay is the chargers Being fitted, Plus RM have begun Type Training.
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Post by beaver14uk on Nov 30, 2020 20:02:08 GMT
Yeh I was on it lol. Been about 4 years since I had been on that route. quote author=" DT 11" source="/post/606196/thread" timestamp="1606574032"] I'd imagine they'll probably also survey the 180 while down there. Certainly shows how the tendering process can throw up a huge range of surprises, just a couple of weeks ago we'd get reports of Go Ahead electrics running up and down the 180. I saw the Ee doing Route 180 route testing a couple of weeks ago while doing the 335.[/quote]
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