Travel Express / Lets Go

[Pat]

So basically WMN should show them as 'Travel Express' and 'not'  Let's Go then?

No, I never said that.  What i'm saying is that colloquially they've always been known as that, as they've been going for many years.  'Let's Go' is their trading name, and is what passengers see on the front of the bus.

[DJ]

So basically WMN should show them as 'Travel Express' and 'not'  Let's Go then?

Both are correct, but they trade as Let's Go!, which is what the general public see on timetables and on their buses, so I think the latter is the better option.

[Pat]

Both are correct, but they trade as Let's Go!, which is what the general public see on timetables and on their buses, so I think the latter is the better option.

In all fairness, most people just know them as 'the little bus'!

[fleetline6477]

Maybe Let's Not Go would be more appropriate

[ellspurs]

Maybe Let's Not Go would be more appropriate

Or "Let's Go Just In Front Of That NX Bus".

[Pat]

Or "Let's Go Just In Front Of That NX Bus".

Let's Go pop into that shop, leave our passengers sitting there for 10 minutes and carry on when it suits us.

[cris 99]

Nice to see some of the darts still going although how long they have left is anyones guess  :D

[BK63 YWP]

Or "Let's Go Just In Front Of That NX Bus".

They always leave in front of the 11s as soon as it sees the nx 11 signalling to put out of the stand at wolves. The 32/33 let's go stay in the stand for a while even when an nx 32/33 comes into the stand (they share the same stand)

[Pat]

Nice to see some of the darts still going although how long they have left is anyones guess  :D

Until April.

[mranon]

Sk51ayd back in service on 32

[Pat]

Sk51ayd back in service on 32

I'm surprised it's come back, to be honest.  Only going to be used until April.  It was parked up at the back of the depot, with all the withdrawn darts, in November. 

[mranon]

to be honest, im not suprised. it makes business sense with revenue low. if it was maintained it wouldnt have took much to re mot, and probably worth keeping going, same as their cx03ebj as they have newer isbe engines. however id imagine that using t580jtd, x312krx, y131gbo, cx03ebj, and now sk51ayd they worthless anyway, so may as well flog them to death and keep the others mint. i would also imagine the saving on adblue would make a big difference at the moment.

[Tony]

to be honest, im not suprised. it makes business sense with revenue low. if it was maintained it wouldnt have took much to re mot, and probably worth keeping going, same as their cx03ebj as they have newer isbe engines. however id imagine that using t580jtd, x312krx, y131gbo, cx03ebj, and now sk51ayd they worthless anyway, so may as well flog them to death and keep the others mint. i would also imagine the saving on adblue would make a big difference at the moment.

Operating costs are being covered, so makes no difference

[Pat]

Operating costs are being covered, so makes no difference

But what I can't understand is why they've re MOT'd it, when it can only be used up until April - especially when there's quite a few E200s in the depot, some of which are Euro 6 compliant.  There's already 3 darts that had valid MOTs, two of which have been out in service with EBJ sat spare.

[Tony]

But what I can't understand is why they've re MOT'd it, when it can only be used up until April - especially when there's quite a few E200s in the depot, some of which are Euro 6 compliant.  There's already 3 darts that had valid MOTs, two of which have been out in service with EBJ sat spare.

They can use it after April, Wolverhampton doesn't become 100% Euro 6 until 2022