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#1
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 23, 2024, 10:58:16 AM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 23, 2024, 09:54:58 AMYes it is
625 and 670 already failed on 826/828 thos morning. 187 got whizzed to Rugeley to replace 625
#2
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 22, 2024, 10:22:55 PM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 22, 2024, 02:19:17 AMThe plan is too eventually withdraw them but sadly its getting the money to replace them.  Only 2 they are keeping for a long while is 192 and 625
625 a long term thing then despite its age?
#3
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 22, 2024, 09:50:10 PM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 22, 2024, 05:56:10 PMThere is now a white Metro city sitting in the delta way yard. Unknown why its there or if it is for Chaserider or D&G
Noticed that earlier, went past on 70
#4
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 22, 2024, 01:02:39 PM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 22, 2024, 02:19:17 AMThe plan is too eventually withdraw them but sadly its getting the money to replace them.  Only 2 they are keeping for a long while is 192 and 625
Hopefully they replace em with some heavyweights suited to longer distance stuff even 2nd hand
#5
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 21, 2024, 08:35:27 PM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 21, 2024, 07:37:52 PM198 is gonna take time too. Engine is playing up again so gonna take time to order parts in
Arent they coming to end of life surely? Theyve never had an internal refurb, nx's newer ones are on their 2nd. I think two of em have already been scrapped
#6
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 20, 2024, 08:44:48 PM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 20, 2024, 12:24:22 AMNope, looks like there was no bus spare to allocate it as 124 did the 10:50 to cannock in which it was meant to do the 9:33 from Lichfeild. Looks like as soon as 124 arrived it got wizzed up to Stafford to fill the missing bus
Wonder why theyre so short? They got buses off road or something?
#7
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 19, 2024, 07:04:38 PM
Quote from: LNational on March 19, 2024, 06:17:59 PMSurprised to catch D&G Solo 124 MX05ENF  on the Chaserider 826 today - sticker saying on hire to chaserider but no working number or destination displays....

Driver pleasant though - are chaserider so short of vehicles that this is out on long journeys ???
That was like the most unreliable Solo ever lol. It went out to replace a breakdown on 70 once and broke down itself 
#8
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 07, 2024, 08:35:40 PM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 07, 2024, 11:36:18 AMThe last time it got sent away it just sat there. The company couldn't be bothered to look at it and fix it so never got paid for it. Hence why it was away for so long and now been sent away again to actually get fixed. As for 144 they don't know what to do with it atm
144 was actually nice to ride from a passenger point of view. Its a shame that two 64 plate buses are sha##ed 😒
#9
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
March 07, 2024, 06:17:00 AM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 07, 2024, 12:05:09 AM62 has gone away again to actually be worked on this time and 144 is still sitting in a sorry state on the yard
Jesus they mustve thrown some money at 62. Unlikely 144 will come back then?
#10
Garage threads / Re: Walsall Garage
February 29, 2024, 08:09:19 PM
Did something happen on the X51 in Cannock bus stn last night? A platinum was parked up at the stand with the hazards on with an ambulance parked in front of the bus
#11
Was the 158 brum to bloxwich a once daily each direction route for years?
#12
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
February 12, 2024, 10:41:43 AM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on February 12, 2024, 12:57:03 AMStill can use anything. They have an exemption to not use Euro 6 buses on it
Is it only till a certain date?
#13
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
February 11, 2024, 11:17:43 PM
Anyone know if the 70 now has to be euro 6? Could explain the slightly better buses on there of late. Thank god 132 , which was a regular on it, has gone. Stank of mould that bus did
#14
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
February 11, 2024, 11:16:08 PM
Quote from: BN on February 11, 2024, 08:00:49 PMA lot of negative comments on here, so thought I'd post my experience.
60 from Lichfield to cannock, had 639, on time, decent driver, etc.
3 from Cannock to Norton canes, had 1 or 2 (the white one) again, on time, decent run
All seemed OK to me fro the day.
1 of those two has had the 4 new vehicles, the other has to be euro 6 i think. Mightve been better doing a comparison with the 74 say and 826 828

#15
Other Operators / Re: Chaserider
February 11, 2024, 11:45:43 AM
Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on February 11, 2024, 12:11:48 AMTo get "newer" buses it requires money which no one has. Be greatful they actually put a bus on there even it is small. Better than no bus at all
Yes an often 2 hourly service is a godsend when a 26 seat solo arrives after a long wait 🤣
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