Stagecoach Rugby Garage Electric Buses

[Sandy Lane]

All vehicles were said last year set to be on the road by Spring 2025 as part of the DfT funded "Coventry Electric Bus City" scheme.
https://bus-news.com/stagecoach-receives-64-new-zero-emission-buses-for-west-midlands/

Anyone have more info when Rugby garage will be up and running? Also where are the single deck EV buses stored at the moment?

[RobertJ21a]

All vehicles were said last year set to be on the road by Spring 2025 as part of the DfT funded "Coventry Electric Bus City" scheme.
https://bus-news.com/stagecoach-receives-64-new-zero-emission-buses-for-west-midlands/

Anyone have more info when Rugby garage will be up and running? Also where are the single deck EV buses stored at the moment?

Stored at Corby. Isn't there a problem of some sort using the new buses in Nuneaton Bus Stn ?

[Sandy Lane]

Stored at Corby. Isn't there a problem of some sort using the new buses in Nuneaton Bus Stn ?

Thks for the info.
So at the moment I guess Rugby garage is not yet ready? Must be costing someone some money having new buses parked up?

Hopefully Nuneaton bus station will get sorted. It's a pretty key interchange point but maybe there's a work around until it's fixed?

[Justin Tyme]

I don't have any inside knowledge, but I understand four Midlands (Rugby?) Yutongs are temporarily running for Stagecoach West Scotland until their intended garage is ready for electrics.

[Sandy Lane]

I don't have any inside knowledge, but I understand four Midlands (Rugby?) Yutongs are temporarily running for Stagecoach West Scotland until their intended garage is ready for electrics.

Thks and it does make sense to use them and not park them up.
Looking at bustimes there are 4 Yutong E12's at Mackinlay Place garage and are all seem to be working on the 4 Kilwinning /Ayr - Glasgow route this morning. No's 73053 - 753056.

[RobertJ21a]

Thks for the info.
So at the moment I guess Rugby garage is not yet ready? Must be costing someone some money having new buses parked up?

Hopefully Nuneaton bus station will get sorted. It's a pretty key interchange point but maybe there's a work around until it's fixed?

To go back a bit, I'm not sure that Rugby is the issue, I believe it is some problem at Nuneaton.

[Mayfield]

Thks for the info.
So at the moment I guess Rugby garage is not yet ready? Must be costing someone some money having new buses parked up?

Hopefully Nuneaton bus station will get sorted. It's a pretty key interchange point but maybe there's a work around until it's fixed?

Ask NX the cost there masters of parking new buses up and not using them.

[Tony]

Ask NX the cost there masters of parking new buses up and not using them.

Try looking in London as well. There's a couple of hundred down there.

[Sandy Lane]

To go back a bit, I'm not sure that Rugby is the issue, I believe it is some problem at Nuneaton.

Hear what you say about Nuneaton bus station but I'm not sure if Rugby garage buses use Nuneaton bus station? Can you help me understand the link between the bus station and Rugby garage? Thks.

[Stu]

Hear what you say about Nuneaton bus station but I'm not sure if Rugby garage buses use Nuneaton bus station? Can you help me understand the link between the bus station and Rugby garage? Thks.

There isn't any link. Any issue with Nuneaton bus station only affects the new vehicles going into Nuneaton garage.

My understanding is that Rugby garage are only having around 5 electric vehicles and these are just for the 86 (and Sunday 85A) as it is their only service that goes into Coventry.

So that needs just four or five charging points to be supplied, installed and commissioned before their EVs can be used there.

[Sandy Lane]

There isn't any link. Any issue with Nuneaton bus station only affects the new vehicles going into Nuneaton garage.

My understanding is that Rugby garage are only having around 5 electric vehicles and these are just for the 86 (and Sunday 85A) as it is their only service that goes into Coventry.

So that needs just four or five charging points to be supplied, installed and commissioned before their EVs can be used there.

Thks. This was my thinking too. I guess Rugby garage also have to get their drivers & workshop staff trained which all takes time? You would think that SC would be publicising the Rugby EV intro date as soon as they can even if it is weeks/months away? They may have have a target date but could be keeping quiet?

[markcf83]

I don't have any inside knowledge, but I understand four Midlands (Rugby?) Yutongs are temporarily running for Stagecoach West Scotland until their intended garage is ready for electrics.

Used on route 4, which links Glasgow to Kilmarnock.

[BBS]

There isn't any link. Any issue with Nuneaton bus station only affects the new vehicles going into Nuneaton garage.

My understanding is that Rugby garage are only having around 5 electric vehicles and these are just for the 86 (and Sunday 85A) as it is their only service that goes into Coventry.

So that needs just four or five charging points to be supplied, installed and commissioned before their EVs can be used there.

Didn't the Warwickshire council confirm these would operate the 4 in rugby? 

[Sandy Lane]

Didn't the Warwickshire council confirm these would operate the 4 in rugby?

Do you mean local service 4 route to Bilton?

[BBS]

Do you mean local service 4 route to Bilton?

yes