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Started by Ash, August 21, 2012, 10:05:30 PM

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Ash

How come from 1560-1594 these buses are all S reg buses and then from 1595-1606 is goes back to R reg mercs then from 1607-1627 back to S reg. Was this down to when the buses were actually delivered and impacted on how they were registered.

Ash

The engines on the R reg series of mercs sound different to the ones that are in the S/T/V reg vehicles just wondered why that is, perhaps there nothing mechanically but the S/T/V reg mercs seem to accelerate more smoothly and less banging into gears not that im complaining as i think there great buses with lots of character

lynx1103

A rare working of new Hockley based 1661 on loan to Perry Barr on Line 33 Service in 1999

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59615439@N03/8662859505/in/photostream

lynx1103

A rare photo of new Hockley 1660 on loan to Perry Barr on Line 33 in July 1999

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59615439@N03/8662859505/in/photostream

Dylan4579

How many more years do we think the mercs are going to last?
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Sh4318

Quote from: dgss1 on April 20, 2013, 09:49:46 AM
How many more years do we think the mercs are going to last?

Can see them lasting till next year
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold


Westy

Walsall will probably get them.

They finished off the Lynxes, didnt they!

wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)

Quote from: Westy on April 21, 2013, 05:47:28 PM
Walsall will probably get them.

They finished off the Lynxes, didnt they!

I doubt it, not with the bulk of them currently being at PE and WA not having any currently

Stuharris 6360

Quote from: wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) on April 21, 2013, 10:00:33 PM
Quote from: Westy on April 21, 2013, 05:47:28 PM
Walsall will probably get them.

They finished off the Lynxes, didnt they!

I doubt it, not with the bulk of them currently being at PE and WA not having any currently

I can see PE keeping them till the end, although at the moment i can't see what will replace them.
Pensnett is my local garage. Favourite bus of all time is Fleetline 6360 (KON 360P).

Sh4318

Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on April 21, 2013, 10:14:28 PM
Quote from: wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) on April 21, 2013, 10:00:33 PM
Quote from: Westy on April 21, 2013, 05:47:28 PM
Walsall will probably get them.

They finished off the Lynxes, didnt they!

I doubt it, not with the bulk of them currently being at PE and WA not having any currently

I can see PE keeping them till the end, although at the moment i can't see what will replace them.

Cascaded Omnilinks or more batches of B7RLEs one hopes
Class 153, 155 and 156. The Super Sprinters
"Around the corner" routes: 21, 89
Local routes: 12/A, 48/A
Semi-local routes: 54, 80, 87

Most used routes in bold

BCMobile

Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on April 21, 2013, 10:14:28 PM
Quote from: wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) on April 21, 2013, 10:00:33 PM
Quote from: Westy on April 21, 2013, 05:47:28 PM
Walsall will probably get them.

They finished off the Lynxes, didnt they!

I doubt it, not with the bulk of them currently being at PE and WA not having any currently

I can see PE keeping them till the end, although at the moment i can't see what will replace them.

Well evidently it'll be Volvo B7RLE's surely? Prefer 0405N's but like the metros they don't last.

dayvid

Quote from: BCMobile on April 21, 2013, 10:21:01 PM
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on April 21, 2013, 10:14:28 PM
Quote from: wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) on April 21, 2013, 10:00:33 PM
Quote from: Westy on April 21, 2013, 05:47:28 PM
Walsall will probably get them.

They finished off the Lynxes, didnt they!

I doubt it, not with the bulk of them currently being at PE and WA not having any currently

I can see PE keeping them till the end, although at the moment i can't see what will replace them.

Well evidently it'll be Volvo B7RLE's surely? Prefer 0405N's but like the metros they don't last.

You will find that the Metros "Did" last?

Scania Alexander Deckers at BC
Volvo B6's
Volvo B10Ls

Those are the ones that didnt last.

nitromatt1

Quote from: BCMobile on April 21, 2013, 10:21:01 PM
Quote from: Stuharris 6360 on April 21, 2013, 10:14:28 PM
Quote from: wilmotm (Matt Wilmot) on April 21, 2013, 10:00:33 PM
Quote from: Westy on April 21, 2013, 05:47:28 PM
Walsall will probably get them.

They finished off the Lynxes, didnt they!

I doubt it, not with the bulk of them currently being at PE and WA not having any currently

I can see PE keeping them till the end, although at the moment i can't see what will replace them.

Well evidently it'll be Volvo B7RLE's surely? Prefer 0405N's but like the metros they don't last.

The Metros do last! If they hadn't been scrapped en masse, who knows how many would still be going today? The ones at Green Bus are a prime example. I doubt many of the Tridents will still be going so strong at age 25

winston

Quote from: dayvid on April 22, 2013, 08:58:25 AM

You will find that the Metros "Did" last?


The Metro's only lasted as long as they did due to the major rebuilds they had at Marshall's which included rear end strengthening etc

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