Vehicle Transfers

[John]

733, 4103, 4111, 4112 and 4115 all now at Dundee. 4114 must have broke down en route as it is at Volvo in Perth.

@Kiewii Do you know if 4114 still has its 5 branding or has it been removed before leaving West Brom

I don't know, I'm afraid

No worries, thanks anyway. Just wondered  :D

[Kiewii]

733, 4103, 4111, 4112 and 4115 all now at Dundee. 4114 must have broke down en route as it is at Volvo in Perth.

@Kiewii Do you know if 4114 still has its 5 branding or has it been removed before leaving West Brom

I don't know, I'm afraid

No worries, thanks anyway. Just wondered  :D

Though I notice 4115 still has the 'unlimited travel to school or college' advert above the doors

[Tony]

733, 4103, 4111, 4112 and 4115 all now at Dundee. 4114 must have broke down en route as it is at Volvo in Perth.

That is a bit wierd as only 733, 4103. 4111, 4112 & 4115 left the West Midlands.

Not sure which bus is in Perth, but it certainly isn't 4114 which is where it should be, going back & forth between Sutton Coldfield & West Bromwich

[winston]

733, 4103, 4111, 4112 and 4115 all now at Dundee. 4114 must have broke down en route as it is at Volvo in Perth.

That is a bit wierd as only 733, 4103. 4111, 4112 & 4115 left the West Midlands.

Not sure which bus is in Perth, but it certainly isn't 4114 which is where it should be, going back & forth between Sutton Coldfield & West Bromwich

4112 was reported as being at Volvo, Perth at 10.52am then sighted in Dundee depot at 12.50pm. It's possible it could have been seen at both locations

[The Real 4778]

Not sure which bus is in Perth, but it certainly isn't 4114 which is where it should be, going back & forth between Sutton Coldfield & West Bromwich

Excellent.  At least that's clear!

[winston]

733, 4103, 4111, 4112 and 4115 all now at Dundee. 4114 must have broke down en route as it is at Volvo in Perth.

That is a bit wierd as only 733, 4103. 4111, 4112 & 4115 left the West Midlands.

Not sure which bus is in Perth, but it certainly isn't 4114 which is where it should be, going back & forth between Sutton Coldfield & West Bromwich

Photos from Kiewii of Dundee's new arrivals if anyone is interested:

733 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kiewii/14371589440/
4103 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kiewii/14371586960/
4111 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kiewii/14535184596/
4112 https://www.flickr.com/photos/kiewii/14557417662/

Plus a rather busted 7154:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kiewii/14578360943/

[crepello]

Cheers for the photos which are all rateable.

4112 was particularly elusive this year and went away from AG for engine repairs a few months back.

I will be going up there soon and hopefully get some pictures of these in service

[Kiewii]

Thank you crepello.

4112 is the first to enter service in Dundee. https://www.flickr.com/photos/kiewii/14426480428/in/

[Eric Shaw]

It has been suggested that the 4 Presidents have been transferred to Dundee for school services, but Scottish schools have already finished for the Summer holidays. Could they be to replace the last 4 B10L's there?

[Kiewii]

It has been suggested that the 4 Presidents have been transferred to Dundee for school services, but Scottish schools have already finished for the Summer holidays. Could they be to replace the last 4 B10L's there?

There are 6 B10Ls left at Dundee.

I would suggest that the additional Presidents would be to free up Geminis for the Commonwealth Games Barry contract and then once the school routes start, they would go on them.

[mranon]

i thought i read on here somewhere, some tridents were heading north for these schools?

[Kiewii]

i thought i read on here somewhere, some tridents were heading north for these schools?

Yes that was the original plan, but it has since changed to Presidents. I guess it makes sense as we already operate them up here

[Stuharris 6360]

i thought i read on here somewhere, some tridents were heading north for these schools?

Yes that was the original plan, but it has since changed to Presidents. I guess it makes sense as we already operate them up here

shows how good the Presidents are, considering their age and they can make it from the West Midlands to Dundee.

[2900]

IMO volvo do make decent engines. I read on a london forum that there tridents are taken to vehicle refurbishers on suspended tow because the cummins engine not suited to motorway conditions , many have expired before hand . One chap did say cummins engine more suited to stop start operation rather than continuous rpm on the motorway cause these engines were not designed for that purpose. In his words cummins engines used in tridents not heavy duty enough. I can't comment on these engines never had any experience with a cummins. Would like to hear from some one who knows if this is the case.

[The Real 4778]

IMO volvo do make decent engines. I read on a london forum that there tridents are taken to vehicle refurbishers on suspended tow because the cummins engine not suited to motorway conditions , many have expired before hand . One chap did say cummins engine more suited to stop start operation rather than continuous rpm on the motorway cause these engines were not designed for that purpose. In his words cummins engines used in tridents not heavy duty enough. I can't comment on these engines never had any experience with a cummins. Would like to hear from some one who knows if this is the case.

Certainly Cummins' plant at Wellingborough is contracted to perform overhauls on certain operators' powerpacks as part of their scheduled maintenance.  I spent a few weeks based there in 2012 and a variety of vehicles passed through the facility during that time.  Some arrived on suspended tow, others under their own power.  Perhaps the latter were from more local fleets.