Telford Garage

[PointerDart]

Solo 2488 was used for a couple of days after arrival here and hasn't been out since now almost a month.
And B9TL 4115 seems to be here from Leicester.

2488 currently having some work done on it

[spw24]

Im trying to work out a list of all vehicles to have been allocated at Telford from the move from Wellington to the present site but when was Telford depot opened ?

[Rachvince53]

Wellington garage closed in April 2012 according to MidlandRed.net. 

[spw24]

Thanks now going back through old news sheets to get a list of vehicles there.

[busfan2847]

Im trying to work out a list of all vehicles to have been allocated at Telford from the move from Wellington to the present site but when was Telford depot opened ?

25th May 2012 the same day Wellington closed.

[Rachvince53]

25th May 2012 the same day Wellington closed.

Not according to MidlandRed.net

[busfan2847]

From the Shropshire Star

May 25 2012
Arriva Midlands opens new Telford HQ
A new bus depot opened in Telford today. Arriva Midlands has ploughed £400,000 into new equipment and engineering workshops at the depot at Stafford Park 18.

The 2.5 acre site will house its operations and engineering teams – a total of 168 employees and 63 buses.

Bob Hind, regional managing director of Arriva Midlands, said: "The bespoke layout and design of the new site satisfies operational needs. It also reduces carbon footprint and provides greater cost efficiency to accommodate the business in the 21st century. The new site gives us the opportunity to grow the business by developing our core commercial services, our competitive tendering, our acquisitions, and our diversity. This is a great time for us to be moving up a gear."

Telford MP David Wright was due to cut the ribbon on the new site today followed by a tour of the new facilities. The new depot will replace the current facilities in Charlton Street, Wellington. Facilities include air conditioning units and a heat recovery ventilation system which provides intelligent heating, using a low energy heat exchanger.

[Rachvince53]

From the Shropshire Star

May 25 2012
Arriva Midlands opens new Telford HQ
A new bus depot opened in Telford today. Arriva Midlands has ploughed £400,000 into new equipment and engineering workshops at the depot at Stafford Park 18.

The 2.5 acre site will house its operations and engineering teams – a total of 168 employees and 63 buses.

Thats as maybe but Wellington depot closed in April.  Shropshire Star got the date the new depot opened wrong as when the MP visited the Telford garage was already operational. 

[spw24]

A rare visitor to Telford Bus Station today was Mercedes 1026 not sure what it was doing maybe an extra staff shuttle bus as 1005 has been out all day as well.
 

[EK40]

tamworths 4412/YX64 VMG has found itself in telford now on the 3s to brookside

[Jamie A]

tamworths 4412/YX64 VMG has found itself in telford now on the 3s to brookside

3693 seems to of gone the other way, passed it working a 765 yesterday afternoon heading towards Lichfield 

[spw24]

3735 has appeared here in place of 3693 ?

[spw24]

2 new arrivals are 3586/7 CX58EVP/R from Arriva NE.

[markcf83]

2 new arrivals are 3586/7 CX58EVP/R from Arriva NE.

Believe these are more of the ex Manchester based examples that they had on the 263. 

[twbc99]

Pulsar 3763 YJ61 FET has moved from Telford back to Derby.