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Withdrawn Merc's

Started by Adam 404, October 30, 2014, 04:28:17 PM

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RS

Thanks to the Engineering Supervisor for letting go into the CV depot to get photographs of 1570 1572 and 1703 if I get chance later or tommorow I will upload them in the National Express WM Coventry and Dundee thread in Photo links
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S570

Quote from: Rhys 1436 on October 21, 2015, 09:24:18 PM
Thanks to the Engineering Supervisor for letting go into the CV depot to get photographs of 1570 1572 and 1703 if I get chance later or tommorow I will upload them in the National Express WM Coventry and Dundee thread in Photo links

Not sure if you noticed, but 1703 has 'END' on the rear display. I did get a photo, but I must have been standing in the worst possible position lol as I managed to get a tree branch and part of the fencing in the way.

1703 was a nice bus, NXC have been left with a pretty rough bunch of Mercs considering the ones that were withdrawn earlier this year (1610 springs to mind). Though I realise there are a number of reasons why withdrawals happen when they do.

RS

Quote from: S570 on October 21, 2015, 09:55:29 PM
Not sure if you noticed, but 1703 has 'END' on the rear display. I did get a photo, but I must have been standing in the worst possible position lol as I managed to get a tree branch and part of the fencing in the way.

1703 was a nice bus, NXC have been left with a pretty rough bunch of Mercs considering the ones that were withdrawn earlier this year (1610 springs to mind). Though I realise there are a number of reasons why withdrawals happen when they do.
I did see END also on a Pensnett one on the front it has THE on
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RS

@S570 i did get some footage of 1571 if you're interested
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t.w.moore

Last day in service for 1579 is tomorrow..Friday 23rd.

RS

Quote from: t.w.moore on October 22, 2015, 07:54:30 PM
Last day in service for 1579 is tomorrow..Friday 23rd.
How do you know ?
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S570

Quote from: Rhys 1436 on October 21, 2015, 10:22:17 PM
@S570 i did get some footage of 1571 if you're interested

Saw it in another thread, love the 'whiny' sound some of the Mercs make.

RS

Quote from: S570 on October 23, 2015, 06:15:50 PM
Saw it in another thread, love the 'whiny' sound some of the Mercs make.
Got some today if you wanna it
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JoNi

1579 seems to have finished as I've been advised it's parked up and the coin volt has been removed. Seems like 1571 pottering around on the 1 (odd hour Chapelfields) is only one out after 1594 was briefly out on 5's earlier.

Adam 404

While on the 16A (4987) earlier, I seen 1591 through the garage door by the MOT Testing area with a red sticker. Must be the end! :(

Trident 4194

Quote from: Adam 404 on October 24, 2015, 02:28:39 PM
While on the 16A (4987) earlier, I seen 1591 through the garage door by the MOT Testing area with a red sticker. Must be the end! :(

Ready for Wolverhampton?

t.w.moore

The Mercs finished on November 6th, it was thier last day in Coventry. The drivers tell us that the last four are going to Pensett depot because of shortage of buses, they could be there until sometime in December.

t.w.moore

I understand that 1571 is at West Brom depot.

RS

Quote from: t.w.moore on November 12, 2015, 07:37:26 PM
I understand that 1571 is at West Brom depot.
Nope it isn't at West Brom Depot @t.w.moore
It was on Monday
But has been on 205 today
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t.w.moore

I must come back to 1571 being at West Brom. a colleague travelled to West Brom to photograph the bus earlier this week and was told it was not in service that day. But it was there and working from the bus station on previous days he was informed. Anyone with more information pre my hopeful visit sometime next week to take photograps.

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