Stagecoach in Coventry & Warwickshire

[Dylanbusboy45]

Steven Knight Media reports that Enviro 400s 19004/80/82/83/84/88 are due to transfer from Manchester to Midlands. I'm thinking they will join the 3 already at Northampton.

[bensweeney14]

Steven Knight Media reports that Enviro 400s 19004/80/82/83/84/88 are due to transfer from Manchester to Midlands. I'm thinking they will join the 3 already at Northampton.

More than likely they will go to Stratford.

[Dylanbusboy45]

More than likely they will go to Stratford.

Are Leamington still getting new buses later this year Ben?

[bensweeney14]

Are Leamington still getting new buses later this year Ben?

Yes, 10726-10733, Enviro400MMC's being branded for the Unibus.

[Dylanbusboy45]

Yes, 10726-10733, Enviro400MMC's being branded for the Unibus.

Ok thanks @bensweeney14  :)

[jc]

Cool I was thinking of doing a bash from Tamworth to Redditch on Stagecoach only buses. Looks like I can do it.

Done that several times myself when i was at Ocado, Although only when i wasnt in the next shift, certainly some interesting bashes to be had! Although havent done it for ages now, driving has helped with that haha

766 Ocado - Atherstone
48 Atherstone - Nuneaton
55/56/57 Nuneaton - Coventry
X16 Coventry - Cpventry Uni
U1Coventry Uni - Leamington
68 Leamington - Warwick
X18 or X15 (whichever ran to Warwick) - Stratford
26 Stratford - Studley

[Dennis]

I had been route learning the driver, he was "using the services" at the time so I believe that will be a part of an agreement as there is nowhere ele to go.

Do you work for Stagecoach then? 

[Dylanbusboy45]

Does anyone know if Stagecoach are operating the rail replacements on the chiltern line that start tomorrow?

[Cheese]

Scanias 15444/7 and 15676, as well as two Unibus E400s 10037/9 I think doing site shuttles today at Silverstone along with various open top and closed top Routemasters.

[derningtona]

Olympian 16873 had survived into the school holidays. I saw it on the X18 last Monday and it was on the 50 again later in the week. The week before it was on the 26. I hope to have a look around for it again this week.

[Adam 404]

Olympian 16873 had survived into the school holidays. I saw it on the X18 last Monday and it was on the 50 again later in the week. The week before it was on the 26. I hope to have a look around for it again this week.

16873 was out Saturday apparently.

I wonder what happened to the repainting of 1567*'s... I seen 15670/1/4 today still advertising the 28 and X15 service... When are Stagecoach finally going to remove these ad's for fresh repaint as it is now almost 2 months after the routes were scrapped!

[JoNi]

https://www.flickr.com/gp/92409298@N06/UnR84E
16873 seen leaving Coventry last Saturday.
The destination partially came out on 14th attempt at taking a pic!

[derningtona]

You need a much slower shutter speed. On older buses the destinations actually go on and off all the time although it is too fast for the eye to see. It is a problem taking a moving bus as you need quite a high shutter speed to stop the movement. I usually use 1/500 sec and a good half will have no destination showing so I take multiple shots. At rest there shouldn't be a problem with say 1/60 sec. Regards Patrick.

[JoNi]

Nowadays I use my mobile phone and don't have a camera.
My images will not be as good as those taken by camera but I can live with that. Thankfully the white destination displays appearing on new buses seem to cure the problem.

[paulb1973]

In good light - I've generally just used the Auto modes on my digital camera when taking pics of buses, which seems to produce reasonable results. In poorer light/buses at a standstill at night I can dabble with the manual modes.