Yardley Wood Garage

[mo]

Does anyone know whether the 2/3 is getting upgraded to a fully double decker/ electric route in the near future?

Thanks, 
mo

[Stu]

Does anyone know whether the 2/3 is getting upgraded to a fully double decker/ electric route in the near future?

Thanks,
mo

Yes, they will be soon, once the remainder of the new electrics can be delivered into service.

[cardew]

Yes, they will be soon, once the remainder of the new electrics can be delivered into service

It will be interesting to see how many Omnilinks remain at YW when the electrics eventually enter service - and it is taking a while. They will receive five fewer electrics than initially planned and some double decks will be cascaded to remove the remaining Euro III. I guess it comes down to whether any Tridents will be retained there?

[Stu]

It will be interesting to see how many Omnilinks remain at YW when the electrics eventually enter service - and it is taking a while. They will receive five fewer electrics than initially planned and some double decks will be cascaded to remove the remaining Euro III. I guess it comes down to whether any Tridents will be retained there?

By my crude calculations, the 27 service *needs* about 5 single deck vehicles. However I would expect that 8 to 10 Scanias will be retained so there are plenty of spares to allow for maintenance and breakdowns.

I am told that there's no reduction in the number of electrics to be delivered to YW, and while I can't say any more at this time, all will become clearer in the next few weeks.

[Tony]

It will be interesting to see how many Omnilinks remain at YW when the electrics eventually enter service - and it is taking a while. They will receive five fewer electrics than initially planned and some double decks will be cascaded to remove the remaining Euro III. I guess it comes down to whether any Tridents will be retained there?

What makes you think they will receive 5 fewer electrics?

There's still 44 electrics to go into YW and only 20 Tridents

[Gareth]

What makes you think they will receive 5 fewer electrics?

As five have been diverted to PB that were originally shown as in preparation for YW maybe they thought it was a permanent allocation. People go by what they see in front of them, not an unpublished plan.

[Tony]

As five have been diverted to PB that were originally shown as in preparation for YW maybe they thought it was a permanent allocation. People go by what they see in front of them, not an unpublished plan.

Those 5 will stay at Perry Barr,  but YW are still due to have a total of 73 buses

[cardew]

As five have been diverted to PB that were originally shown as in preparation for YW maybe they thought it was a permanent allocation. People go by what they see in front of them, not an unpublished plan.

Precisely

[Tony]

Precisely

As five have been diverted to PB that were originally shown as in preparation for YW maybe they thought it was a permanent allocation. People go by what they see in front of them, not an unpublished plan.

At no point has it been said The total numbers at each garage will be different, so people are going by their own 'unpublished plan'

[Tony]

At no point has it been said The total numbers at each garage will be different, so people are going by their own 'unpublished plan'

YW will be getting E004, E017, E018 and two 'Z' buses to make the numbers up from E280 to E284 going to PB

[Ingleboro261F]

YW will be getting E004, E017, E018 and two 'Z' buses to make the numbers up from E280 to E284 going to PB

When will this happen?

[Tony]

When will this happen?

When the extra power supply is switched on.

[BBS]

YW will be getting E004, E017, E018 and two 'Z' buses to make the numbers up from E280 to E284 going to PB

Maybe shine some light on Z4008 who's covered in dust at coventry 

[Tony]

Maybe shine some light on Z4008 who's covered in dust at coventry

No, It is Z4003, Z4009 & Z4010 coming on lease

[Ingleboro261F]

No, It is Z4003, Z4009 & Z4010 coming on lease

When all of YW electrics enter service, will that see most of the E400 tridents move to garages like WB and PN?