Chaserider

[solonightrider]

I know. It just bores me when people make silly comments and then put Lol at the end as if this justifies stupidity

every one is entitled to their own opinion,  and judging by the waft of old end of life vehicles travelled on this week on 74,  inc that tiny solo128 on busy times leaves a lot to be desired!

[Wba_lad]

Travel Telford brands are strange, they have them branded but keep using solos or solo SRs on some of the routes, 538 seems to rarely go on Telford routes these days, putting euro 6 buses to waste really, i know they don't like using them over walsall but putting a euro 6 bus on the pye green when it don't need to be euro 6 is a waste really.

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Some news:

The 827 will be returning from May 4th 2025

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Fleet News: 
1 - needing new engine
2 - blown head gasket
62 - is back and will be out once the electrical fault is fixed
128 - withdrawn (12/03/25)
704 - parts been used for 748 and now donated to bus link to keep there scanias on the road

[solonightrider]

Some news:

The 827 will be returning from May 4th 2025

is that the old Baswich circular one

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

is that the old Baswich circular one

Yes

[Grinder]

New 827 is an extended version of the Baswich circular. After going around Baswich it heads off to Milford then up through Brocton, down the A34 to the Wildwood Estate, an anti clockwise run around Wildwood and back into Stafford.  Four journeys a day.

[solonightrider]

New 827 is an extended version of the Baswich circular. After going around Baswich it heads off to Milford then up through Brocton, down the A34 to the Wildwood Estate, an anti clockwise run around Wildwood and back into Stafford.  Four journeys a day.

cool  is the 826 going to just stick to the main road to Stafford then after Milford when that starts, presume it would poss link with the 826 vehicle workings some how too. Good to see parts of the former network slowly coming back in bits 

[solonightrider]

Fleet News:
1 - needing new engine
2 - blown head gasket
62 - is back and will be out once the electrical fault is fixed
128 - withdrawn (12/03/25)
704 - parts been used for 748 and now donated to bus link to keep there scanias on the road

whats happened to 799 not seen that for ages always seemed quite a nice bus to travel on , they seem to have some problomatic/unreliable vehicles on fleet, shame really as some not are not even that old either, aint there nowt else coming in to replace the broke and withdrawn stuff besides the other couple of Evoras due thats been mentioned prevoiusly.  Thought that 62 was long gone 

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

whats happened to 799 not seen that for ages always seemed quite a nice bus to travel on , they seem to have some problomatic/unreliable vehicles on fleet, shame really as some not are not even that old either, aint there nowt else coming in to replace the broke and withdrawn stuff besides the other couple of Evoras due thats been mentioned prevoiusly.  Thought that 62 was long gone 

799 is around still. Its just having an engine replacement and hopefully trying to sort the jalting issue. All the engineers are saying in regards to it is its having a major overhaul so we might see it return having a repaint but unsure if it'll join its sisters up at D&G tho

[Mayfield]

Let's hope it doesn't end up like 62 which is a total comedy of errors 

[TheSecretOne]

799 is around still. Its just having an engine replacement and hopefully trying to sort the jalting issue. All the engineers are saying in regards to it is its having a major overhaul so we might see it return having a repaint but unsure if it'll join its sisters up at D&G tho

Yes it is, it's been in the body shop the past week or so being painted, not sure if it's moving or staying tho by the looks of it it's staying and going red/blue like 198 think they are slowly working thru the fleet, I know the older Volvos are getting replaced with new evoras and I think most of the old optares are going to be replaced eventually 

[solonightrider]

Yes it is, it's been in the body shop the past week or so being painted, not sure if it's moving or staying tho by the looks of it it's staying and going red/blue like 198 think they are slowly working thru the fleet, I know the older Volvos are getting replaced with new evoras and I think most of the old optares are going to be replaced eventually

sounds good, 799 will look nice in the new livery :-)   them old optare solo crates need dumping first out of everything haha  wishfull thinking. Guess the new evoras will go on 36 or the 5 if they win the daytimes tender may be.

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

sounds good, 799 will look nice in the new livery :-)  them old optare solo crates need dumping first out of everything haha  wishfull thinking. Guess the new evoras will go on 36 or the 5 if they win the daytimes tender may be.

Evoras are for the 74 & 828

[Bob]

The 3 ended up a 4 bus working today 2x solos, first one broke down, then 144 and a sb180. I thought it was a euro 6 tender but they regularly dont stick to it lol