Chaserider

[Bob]

The 70 had knackered E200 no 52 on yesterday, with no working front destination blind or card in window stating what route it was 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Rachvince53]

My apologies,  I was not aware of this. I only thought it applied to services Wholly within the TfWM area. 

[BlackCountryBusSpotter]

One thing I can't understand is Walsall routes are contracted to be euro 6 vehicles when Walsall bus station is not a euro 6 bus station, national express use euro 4 and I'm sure they use euro 3 buses.

National express are a much bigger company, they have a lot more euro 6 buses available, if Chaserider who are a much smaller company are a much smaller company are expected to use euro 6 buses then so should Nx.

Might seem like I'm moaning but I'm not, the 19 which Chaserider now operate gets its windows smashed all the time, this should be contracted anything Chaserider can get out on it, at least a bus will be operating the service, at least then if a old knackered bus gets its windows smashed yes it's not good but will be better than smashed up a newer vehicle.

Most of Walsall's buses are Euro 6, the only ones that aren't are a few Tridents I think 4566 and 4567. The Omnilinks are Euro 6 they are used in Birmingham, The StreetDecks I would imagine are, E400's certainly are, MMC's again certainly are, the E200's at a guess are and the B7RLE's are to. Diamond Streetlites are, there B7's are, E200's not sure, some Solo's are, Darts if they still have any not sure. Most of NX's fleet bar two I can think of that they use in Walsall are Euro 6. 

[Stu]

Can we get back to the subject of Chaserider please?

[Mayfield]

If Bustimes is correct of the 6 travel Telford vehicles 3 haven't been used for 2 weeks of longer, 2 on Pye Greens and the remaining 1 in Telford, I find that incredible.

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

If Bustimes is correct of the 6 travel Telford vehicles 3 haven't been used for 2 weeks of longer, 2 on Pye Greens and the remaining 1 in Telford, I find that incredible.

I know 53i is plagued with issues and 543 has engine issues

[Bob]

If Bustimes is correct of the 6 travel Telford vehicles 3 haven't been used for 2 weeks of longer, 2 on Pye Greens and the remaining 1 in Telford, I find that incredible.

Maybe the tenders arent as strict over there, considering 15/16 yr old Solos seem to be there daily lol

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Maybe the tenders arent as strict over there, considering 15/16 yr old Solos seem to be there daily lol

Telford isn't required to have Euro 6 buses

[Bob]

Telford isn't required to have Euro 6 buses

Crikey wonder why they bought new buses thatd be much better utilised on other routes

[CKD]

If Bustimes is correct of the 6 travel Telford vehicles 3 haven't been used for 2 weeks of longer, 2 on Pye Greens and the remaining 1 in Telford, I find that incredible.

543 was back on the 4th after having a new engine, not sure what's up with 538 and 540?

[CKD]

Why is 630 off the road?

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Why is 630 off the road?

New engine

[B61 ANDREW]

New engine

Hi All. Just wondering if "new engine" actually means a brand new engine or does it mean a refurbished/rebuilt one ??  And what sort of cost would it entail ??  Thanks.

[Wumpty]

Hi All. Just wondering if "new engine" actually means a brand new engine or does it mean a refurbished/rebuilt one ??  And what sort of cost would it entail ??  Thanks.

I suspect it's a refurb/recon. Average costs of a used Cummins ISbe engine are £2-3k (similar engine is fitted to the DAF LF55 truck so they're readily available. Engines can be whipped out of a Solo in 2-3 hours.

Brand new engines can start from £15k, hence why most operators will continue to buy and fit/swap used/recon/refurb engines from scrap buses knowing they'll get 4-5 engines for the cost of a brand new one.

Pistons can be bought for £35-50 and other parts are also readily available making them easy to repair.

We used to fit a number of 510 engines from scrappers into our fleet of Nationals at Choice (as did Chase and other operators in the 90s). Firstly as there were a shed load of them and we could scavenge parts easily, and second you couldn't buy new 510 engines (again, hence why Chase started experimental re-engining programmes and it lead to the Volvo/DAF programme too).

[B61 ANDREW]

 Thank you Wumpty , very interesting reply.