Arriva 3705/3706/3707 SB200s

[leepenfold30]

3705 3706 3707 they due to leave Thurmaston with new arrivals of Wright Pulsars 3776 3777 3778 I wonder which depot will get the Old SB200s

[arrivaaston]

Maybe Burton with the rest of the batch? Other possibilites are cannock, stafford Telford or even Wardle

[Bob]

Doubt stafford. Poss cannock or prob burton

[tphi12000]

Possibly Hinckley to release Scania's to Derby and withdraw an excel....

[leepenfold30]

I like to see Hinckley go for these SB200s

[andyallen4014]

They are due for Cannock although 3705 and 3706 are still at Thurmaston. Has 3707 arrived at Cannock yet?

[covlad27]

All 3 are allocated to cannock 3705 is already here and was already out in service xmas eve on service 1

[Bob]

Ive heard the w-ewu aint staying at cannock now and are being moved on. Considering only one has ever been in use here it sounds like its true. Maybe these old dafs are the replacement 3 for the volvos?

[andyallen4014]

All 3 are allocated to cannock 3705 is already here and was already out in service xmas eve on service 1

Thanks for the clarification there. 3705 had soldiered on at Thurmaston for a couple of weeks after the arrival of the new vehicles. 3706 had been off the road for some time and was still dumped in the corner of the depot yard on Friday morning so presumably has been driven (or recovered) to Cannock as you say they are all allocated there. 3707 left almost immediately the new buses went into service so I was expecting that one to have been in use at Cannock already for a short while.
These 3 buses and the new Pulsars for the 25/26 services should be replacing the remaining V-DBC vehicles to be moved to the training fleet.

[Bob]

I thought only three of the DBC Volvo's were destined for the training fleet?  At least four jave been refurbished.  Considering theyve got darts that are breaking down a lot in service that are also falling to pieces inside surely theyd be more sensible to get rid first?

[andyallen4014]

A recent bus moves document showed all the B10BLEs coming out of Cannock, but of course it is possible that the plans have changed.

[Bob]

Why have a document listing that and then allocate three more?

[Bob]

Personally my take on it is that its to reduce costs, driver told me before that the volvos are good buses but use a lot of diesel. Cannock, imho, doesnt make much money,  if the fleet compared to say tamworth telford derby is anything to go by, so id imagine theyre bringing in cheaper to run vehicle's.  The unfortunate thing is cannock will lose all half decent heavyweights and end up a fleet of lightweight rubbish,  with buses designed for local routes stuck on interurban ones as is happening now...

[andyallen4014]

Why have a document listing that and then allocate three more?

Which 3 have been allocated? I must have missed this!

[Bob]

 W107/108/109 EWU....but only W109 has been in service as yet. Were there any other vehicle movements to and from listed on this document?