First Bus - Potteries

[Ashley 60171]

Is 63097 still on loan to Kernow?  It was up until very recently unless it has come back.

I've been quoted from three sources it's at AG. They should be entering service tomorrow.

The other recent transfer rumour involves 18 vehicles coming in from Bracknell. Hmmm...

[winston]

The other recent transfer rumour involves 18 vehicles coming in from Bracknell. Hmmm...

I've seen suggestions that Potteries could be receiving 18 x E300's from Wyvern, displaced by new Streetdeck / Streetlites & closure of HD. I don't think there would be 18 spare buses at Bracknell, as some routes & vehicles are moving in to Slough depot. The majority of the Bracknell fleet that may be surplus will be Tridents & Citaro's.

[Ashley 60171]

I've seen suggestions that Potteries could be receiving 18 x E300's from Wyvern, displaced by new Streetdeck / Streetlites & closure of HD. I don't think there would be 18 spare buses at Bracknell, as some routes & vehicles are moving in to Slough depot. The majority of the Bracknell fleet that may be surplus will be Tridents & Citaro's.

The first idea is more plausible but there seems to be a sudden interest in Potteries.

[Bob]

The first idea is more plausible but there seems to be a sudden interest in Potteries.

Probably because the fleet age must be horrendous???

[Ashley 60171]

40175 65578 - withdrawn

37159 66852 - VOR

[ade]

Decker 37160 was on the 10 yesterday. Not seen a decker on this for a while. Deckers have been appearing on the 6/6B more regularly I've noticed. 63096/098/100 have been seen on 6/6B & 26. However nicer liveried Streetlites 63171+ are not seen so much on those routes these days. So what routes are they ending up on?

[Ashley 60171]

Decker 37160 was on the 10 yesterday. Not seen a decker on this for a while. Deckers have been appearing on the 6/6B more regularly I've noticed. 63096/098/100 have been seen on 6/6B & 26. However nicer liveried Streetlites 63171+ are not seen so much on those routes these days. So what routes are they ending up on?

Every time I go up theres deckers on the 10. As for the Raspberry line Streetlites I couldn't say unless they're just using deckers for extra capacity during the summer.

[DD12]

When the news about the garage closure was announced, there was an article on the  stokesentinel.co.uk site (29/6/2015) that also mentioned that "four nearly new buses were being acquired at a cost of £600,000".

Can anyone tell me what these are please ?

[T840MAK]

When the news about the garage closure was announced, there was an article on the  stokesentinel.co.uk site (29/6/2015) that also mentioned that "four nearly new buses were being acquired at a cost of £600,000".

Can anyone tell me what these are please ?

One would presume that this meant the five ex-Manchester Streetlites which are in use at Potteries (63096-63100) which transferred towards the end of last month.

[barry619]

Planned Potteries fleet as of January - usual disclaimers etc...

Solo: 53041/043/058-060/063/063, 53118-120/122-124, 53155, 53207-209, 53405, 53828-830;
Dart: 41493-502/512/514/520-522/540, 42552-554, 42892-894, 43875-877;
Scania L94: 65705/706/727-733;
Scania OmniCity: 65001-005/026/027/033-042;
E300: 67601-604/631-641;
B7L: 66309-314;
B7RLE: 66838-841/843/845/849/851/853/962-964;
StreetLite Max: 63096-100/171-179/250;
B7TL: 32053-057/075-080, 32627/630/632-635/639, 37146/156-160.

Total 144 for a 129 PVR. Note that 66302-308 are to transfer back to Leicester despite carrying Cherry Routes livery.

[Ashley 60171]

Potteries recent gen

The withdrawn line up (everything on death row listed for completeness)

Solo - 40015 40019 40020 40021 40024 40026 40027 50281
Dart - 40155 (last ALX200), 40373 (rear held up with tape), 40378 40805
Scania - 60013 60176 60189 60196 60201 65568 65572 65578

Anything not listed above as withdrawn but still showing on main fleet list has already gone for scrap.

A couple I'm not sure about are 40175, 60173, 60175

42552 42554 have arrived from Hereford, one had to get a tow en route but both are in service.

60006 and 60068 have MOT's until next summer with 60202 and 60205 are next for renewal.

Not been up since the changes but I have read of R-SBA Darts and Ultralows on the 3/4. Cherry routes Volvos not straying that much, reports of them on the 2 and 22 plus 65035 on the 22 on Friday. Apart from that, business as usual just less Scania beasts.

I hear that all the remaining Flolines active/withdrawn will receive DDA mods for further use in Scotland.

[T840MAK]

Solos 40015 40024 40028 50281 have moved to First Lanarkshire's Blantyre depot.
Scanias 60013 60074 60176 60189 are now at Caledonia depot.

[Cedric]

Solos 40015 40024 40028 50281 have moved to First Lanarkshire's Blantyre depot.
Scanias 60013 60074 60176 60189 are now at Caledonia depot.

When did these move as I was coming back from Scotland  on Friday  and around  the glasow area on the motorway  there where  3 or 4 wright bodied vehicles  head north 3 on tow one on the back off a lorry .  could not id   as  they where on  northbound carriageway . an I was on the southbound wonder if I was these

[Ashley 60171]

When did these move as I was coming back from Scotland  on Friday  and around  the glasow area on the motorway  there where  3 or 4 wright bodied vehicles  head north 3 on tow one on the back off a lorry .  could not id   as  they where on  northbound carriageway . an I was on the southbound wonder if I was these

Most likely you would have seen the above mentioned vehicles.

[T840MAK]

When did these move as I was coming back from Scotland  on Friday  and around  the glasow area on the motorway  there where  3 or 4 wright bodied vehicles  head north 3 on tow one on the back off a lorry .  could not id   as  they where on  northbound carriageway . an I was on the southbound wonder if I was these

Not sure, as Ashley says its probably them that you saw however I only know what's moved, not when it's moved.