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Started by Pat, January 06, 2021, 10:25:10 PM

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Mayfield

Why is 630 still off the road, it can't take this long to replace/overhaul an engine 

markcf83

Quote from: Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer on March 20, 2024, 11:20:56 PMTalking of shortage of buses. New arrivals are ex uno Enviro 200 YX67 UYB &  YX67 UYA which are apparently new purchases for Chaserider and won't be transfered
Ex Uno as they have shut their Northampton operations down. 
Don't judge me until you've walked in my size ten shoes.

Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer

Quote from: Mayfield on March 21, 2024, 07:13:57 AMWhy is 630 still off the road, it can't take this long to replace/overhaul an engine
Engine is being done next week

Mayfield

Have they had to save up over the last 4 months to pay for it 

Tony

Quote from: Mayfield on March 21, 2024, 05:59:15 PMHave they had to save up over the last 4 months to pay for it
You cannot just go and get an engine off the shelf at the moment unfortunately.

Along with many other vehicle parts there is an 'order time'.

NXWM 6724 has been off the road since September last year purely 'waiting parts' which finally arrived at the beginning of the week and it will hopefully be ready for a return to service tomorrow

Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer

Quote from: Mayfield on March 21, 2024, 05:59:15 PMHave they had to save up over the last 4 months to pay for it
198 is gonna take time too. Engine is playing up again so gonna take time to order parts in

Bob

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

Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer

Quote from: Bob on March 21, 2024, 08:35:27 PMArent 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
The 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

Bob

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

Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer

There 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 

woody38

On the Staffs website it says Chaserider is to get new electric buses for the 74 & Select to get new buses for the 875 

Westy

They seem to have enough trouble with diesels, without adding another power source into the mix!

Bob

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

Bob

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?

solonightrider

Quote from: Bob on March 22, 2024, 10:22:55 PM625 a long term thing then despite its age?
need to keep it for the unreliable vintage bus allocation route between Lichfield & Stafford lol

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