Electric Buses

[karl724223]

No chap, yowm on Shanks's powney, ay ya!

We're having pit ponys 

[karl724223]

Any timeline when pensnett might get a sniff of a leccy fleet new or second hand from other garages ??

[Wba_lad]

Any timeline when pensnett might get a sniff of a leccy fleet new or second hand from other garages ??

Wasn't in said that pensnett won't be getting electric vehicles due to the trading estate not approving of the chargers or somthing like that or am I wrong. 

[Mayfield]

I wonder when the next set of electric are due E335+ (rumoured wright electroliners)

Do you think there are actually any due, if so where are they going, which garage is currently being electrified ready to accept them, they haven't even managed to get all of the previous order in service yet, bit of a joke really like the hydrogens.

[Westy]

Wasn't in said that pensnett won't be getting electric vehicles due to the trading estate not approving of the chargers or somthing like that or am I wrong.

Are the WMCA sorting out a new site for Dudley operations, because I'd be very surprised whoever, if not Nx, that eventually does the routes around there, would be prepared to operate under such restrictions.

(In fact, it's only in the last few years, Nx has been able to operate buses out of Pensnett on Boxing Day hasnt it, because it couldn't be accessed, services being operated from elsewhere. I'm sure 'someone' will correct me if I'm wrong?)

In fact, with all the hills in Dudley, I'd be interested to see how electric vehicles cope?

Those of you with Malcolm Keeley's book, will remember a bit about some Daimler engined Fleetlines being swopped with Gardner engined ones, due to the fuel consumption.

[Tony]

Do you think there are actually any due, if so where are they going, which garage is currently being electrified ready to accept them, they haven't even managed to get all of the previous order in service yet, bit of a joke really like the hydrogens.

Yes, 130 more buses are on order with delivery due to start midyear

[BN]

Are the WMCA sorting out a new site for Dudley operations, because I'd be very surprised whoever, if not Nx, that eventually does the routes around there, would be prepared to operate under such restrictions.

(In fact, it's only in the last few years, Nx has been able to operate buses out of Pensnett on Boxing Day hasnt it, because it couldn't be accessed, services being operated from elsewhere. I'm sure 'someone' will correct me if I'm wrong?)

In fact, with all the hills in Dudley, I'd be interested to see how electric vehicles cope?

Those of you with Malcolm Keeley's book, will remember a bit about some Daimler engined Fleetlines being swopped with Gardner engined ones, due to the fuel consumption.

Yes, it's called peartree depot. Junction of peartree Lane and Pedmore road.
All the info is in the WMCA document published

[BN]

Do you think there are actually any due, if so where are they going, which garage is currently being electrified ready to accept them, they haven't even managed to get all of the previous order in service yet, bit of a joke really like the hydrogens.

Yes, there are build slots for them. However, doubt an6 will be on the road this year.

[Steve3229vp]

Yes, 130 more buses are on order with delivery due to start midyear

According to your fleetlist, there are approximatley around 60 double deckers between 4476 and 4696 which I would think would be gone upon the arrival of the new electrics, would it mean more Omnilinks will go soon after ? 

[Tony]

In fact, with all the hills in Dudley, I'd be interested to see how electric vehicles cope?

The go up hills better than most diesels I have driven.

You do realise there's hills in most parts of the country tht operate electric buses?

[Squiz1971]

Are the WMCA sorting out a new site for Dudley operations, because I'd be very surprised whoever, if not Nx, that eventually does the routes around there, would be prepared to operate under such restrictions.

(In fact, it's only in the last few years, Nx has been able to operate buses out of Pensnett on Boxing Day hasnt it, because it couldn't be accessed, services being operated from elsewhere. I'm sure 'someone' will correct me if I'm wrong?)

In fact, with all the hills in Dudley, I'd be interested to see how electric vehicles cope?

Those of you with Malcolm Keeley's book, will remember a bit about some Daimler engined Fleetlines being swopped with Gardner engined ones, due to the fuel consumption.

@Westy they were 0.680 engines in the fleetlines some moving to Yardley Wood 

[karl724223]

Yes, it's called peartree depot. Junction of peartree Lane and Pedmore road.
All the info is in the WMCA document published

Are the WMCA sorting out a new site for Dudley operations, because I'd be very surprised whoever, if not Nx, that eventually does the routes around there, would be prepared to operate under such restrictions.

(In fact, it's only in the last few years, Nx has been able to operate buses out of Pensnett on Boxing Day hasnt it, because it couldn't be accessed, services being operated from elsewhere. I'm sure 'someone' will correct me if I'm wrong?)

In fact, with all the hills in Dudley, I'd be interested to see how electric vehicles cope?

Those of you with Malcolm Keeley's book, will remember a bit about some Daimler engined Fleetlines being swopped with Gardner engined ones, due to the fuel consumption.

Yes your wrong as usual pensnett been doing boxing day work for quite a few years now 
So new garage will be Nxwm holly hall ?
Garage code HL  ?

[Westy]

Yes your wrong as usual pensnett been doing boxing day work for quite a few years now
So new garage will be Nxwm holly hall ?
Garage code HL  ?

Surely there was an issue with Boxing Day working out of Pensnett in the past?

Sure it's been mentioned in the past on this forum?

Well the 'someone' had to be you or Tony, didnt it?

[karl724223]

Surely there was an issue with Boxing Day working out of Pensnett in the past?

Sure it's been mentioned in the past on this forum?

Well the 'someone' had to be you or Tony, didnt it?

When Boxing Day work first started pensnett work was run from West Brom as it was cheaper to run from one garage but as Boxing Day work got longer it was run from pensnett 
Don't know where you got your info from wasn't me 

[RW]

Yes, 130 more buses are on order with delivery due to start midyear

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