relocation of coventry scanias

[bwsau cymru]

The first of 3 of the coventry scanias are leaving the garage today as 4 new buses have come in. I have been told by the guy sorting them out that they are destined for wolverhampton !!!!
He said some or possible all of them may go to walsall thoughThey cant be used on the 38 due to thw low bridge by bradford place


What route do people think they will be used on in wolves that is if they are going there?

[winston]

The first of 3 of the coventry scanias are leaving the garage today as 4 new buses have come in. I have been told by the guy sorting them out that they are destined for wolverhampton !!!!
He said some or possible all of them may go to walsall thoughThey cant be used on the 38 due to thw low bridge by bradford place


What route do people think they will be used on in wolves that is if they are going there?

I think its highly unlikely any will go to WN, Merc & B7RLE are the standard types there...... it's more likely to be PB or WA as previously suggested to replace further B10L's or even YW

[bwsau cymru]

Only going by what the guy who is sorting them out said they was going!

[winston]

Only going by what the guy who is sorting them out said they was going!

Yes I saw that, just can't see it happening myself.

Why introduce a small quantity of Omnilink, a new type to WN, another type of spare will need stocking, drivers will all need type training / engineers will need training etc

[bwsau cymru]

Full agree with you I was shocked when he told me!

[winston]

Full agree with you I was shocked when he told me!

Unless could it be they are going to WA & will operate routes in to Wolves?

[6013]

Matt Kings say" Scanias will transferred to Walsall garage only!". Someone could be wrong information.

[6013]

1863-1874 still running at Coventry moment. 1875-1877 transferred to NXWM. 1875 still branding with Bernard Delaney, who was the Coventry Area Manager, retired in 2010

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

Well it wouldn't surprise me too much if at some point Omnilinks did enter service at a garage that hasn't previously operated them as they are the second most popular bus type in the fleet but I can't imagine that would be WN, not at the moment anyway in that they have had a large quantity of the fleet replaced, have a wide range of vehicle types already, the widest if I'm correct and have just started operating B6's again

[JackC]

They cant be used on the 38 due to thw low bridge by bradford place

They're not that tall are they?  :o

[John]

They cant be used on the 38 due to thw low bridge by bradford place

They're not that tall are they?  :o

OmniLinks can get under that bridge. Tony has tested it!
http://www.wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/1750-1953/1883.html

[Sh4318]

They cant be used on the 38 due to thw low bridge by bradford place

They're not that tall are they?  :o

OmniLinks can get under that bridge. Tony has tested it!
http://www.wmbusphotos.com/NXWM/1750-1953/1883.html

So I imagine that the Omnilinks will in fact go on the 34/38/39

[Trident 4609]

Probably the Omnilinks will go onto most of the routes regually including ones like the 69/89/70/A/7/7A etc. Along with the 4/H/M , 311/3, 301/2 etc. It will mean the B10L being withdrawn.

Does the 335/6 need B6LE's as nothing else goes on there.


So Routes like 34/38/39, 7/A, 69/89,70/A will get More Omnilinks and B7RLE's

[lynx1103]

Make more sense sending them to Perry Barr. As there will
No buses restricted into Birmingham then except optare solo. And routes
Like 46 can be single deck again.

I hope they don't come to Walsall as I'm a fan if B10L and would be sad to see them go.

Walsall need an extra 12 buses for 934/936/997 changes so the Scania might come as extra buses required.
And still the B10L lives on a little longer. If they did cone to Walsalll a through sequence from 1848-1904. Meaning a total of 57.

[winston]

Walsall need an extra 12 buses for 934/936/997 changes so the Scania night cone as extra be holes required .
And still the B10L lives on a little longer. If they did cone to Walsalll a through sequence from 1848-1904. Meaning a total of 57.

I didn't realise WA would be gaining that much extra work, some double deckers would become surplus to requirements following the transfer of the 934 to WA, doesn't the 934 normally use the Scania Omnicity double deckers at present?

I'm surprised WA are now down to only 6 x B6LE, they once had around 50 ish