Alexander Dennis Enviro400 Discussion

[PM]

Tony it depends what will be transferd to Dundee. People have mentioned Tridents but toady NXD is 100% Volvo (except the hybrids and old solos) so the obvious choice  is Presidents
I assume 4111>5 will go to Dundee as originally planed to replace B10s plus a possibly another 10 for the schools contract
AG has the biggest President location

It is/has been confirmed for some time that Dundee are expecting 10 x Y-reg Tridents for schools work despite not currently operating the type. It doesn't now appear anymore Presidents will move to Dundee

Presumably presidents could no longer be within the age range specified for the school contracts, as they are that bit older?

[Wolves256]

Tony, the Presidents move to NXD? If the E400s move to the 11 route
I think the pvr of the 11 is 46 ??? So that's probably all the 2014 order of E400s
My money is on the 37
I hear it will branded using a gold colour

[winston]

Tony it depends what will be transferd to Dundee. People have mentioned Tridents but toady NXD is 100% Volvo (except the hybrids and old solos) so the obvious choice  is Presidents
I assume 4111>5 will go to Dundee as originally planed to replace B10s plus a possibly another 10 for the schools contract
AG has the biggest President location

It is/has been confirmed for some time that Dundee are expecting 10 x Y-reg Tridents for schools work despite not currently operating the type. It doesn't now appear anymore Presidents will move to Dundee

Presumably presidents could no longer be within the age range specified for the school contracts, as they are that bit older?

I assume that to be the reason, but then again 10 x Volvo/ALX400's could have gone to Dundee to keep in line with Volvo's double deckers been allocated, that might take a bit more cascading around to free Volvo/ALX up though

[the trainbasher]

Unless perry barr are getting them to send their 51 or even the ex dundee 02 plates up to Dundee so dundee can keep Volvos?

[winston]

Unless perry barr are getting them to send their 51 or even the ex dundee 02 plates up to Dundee so dundee can keep Volvos?

@the trainbasher no definitely 10 x Y-reg Tridents going.

[the trainbasher]

@Winston ok then, as an idea, Pensnett get deckers for the 241/140/141 with 10 of the existing y plate tridents and 10 Mercs getting the bullet. Would that work?? (with the urbans getting put on the 246)

[Sh4318]

Unless perry barr are getting them to send their 51 or even the ex dundee 02 plates up to Dundee so dundee can keep Volvos?

@the trainbasher no definitely 10 x Y-reg Tridents going.

@Winston it'll be sad to see some 41** tridents leave the West Midlands fleet. I just hope it's not 4125-34, although I suppose that could depend on which garage gets the Enviros

[winston]

@Winston ok then, as an idea, Pensnett get deckers for the 241/140/141 with 10 of the existing y plate tridents and 10 Mercs getting the bullet. Would that work?? (with the urbans getting put on the 246)

@the trainbasher I reckon Pensnett will only get more cascaded Tridents this year. The only option for new E400's at Pensnett would be if the 9 was upgraded, possibly even to a gold corridor?

It looks as though the 276 has lost it's Tridents to convert the 140/141 & 241 all to double decker at present.

@Sh4318 BC is the most likely source of Y-reg Tridents, as it has over half of the 100 batch of them

[nitromatt1]

It looks as though the 276 has lost it's Tridents to convert the 140/141 & 241 all to double decker at present.

The 140/241 was mostly singles today & Monday

[winston]

It looks as though the 276 has lost it's Tridents to convert the 140/141 & 241 all to double decker at present.

The 140/241 was mostly singles today & Monday

I can only go on what's posted, I'm 250 miles away in Western Greyhound land at present, I suspect that come July that the 276 may revert to single deckers daily until cascades can be sourced

[Kevin]

Woo..... wild speculation at it's best  :)

Ok I'll throw in my tuppence worth:
New buses to Pensnett - Tridents to Dundee

[Tony]

Tony, so if the 37 is updated I assume Scanias replace Volvo  B7s  (AG now have the smallest alocation) to PE,PL or CV to replace mercs

But you still haven't answered what you think will replace the double deckers going to Dundee!

Your idea of putting them on the 37 releases 20 Scanias. The 20 buses that need replacing are 10 DD to Dundee and 10 old SD for scrap, so which route currently operated by DD are you going to put the single decks on, either Scanias or B7s?

[Jay]

i did here the other day (not sure this true) that PN will not get new buses for some time but most likely get more older deckers

[lauren1993]

Send the 37 branded scanias to either pensnett or Coventry allowing more mercs to be withdrawn assuming the new buses are for the 37.

[the trainbasher]

Send the 37 branded scanias to either pensnett or Coventry allowing more mercs to be withdrawn assuming the new buses are for the 37.

Thus introducing yet another type of vehicle into the fleet of said depot. I have the feeling WA will be getting these so they can withdraw the B10L and cascade some the YxxxTOHs that they have to Dundee