Fleet Movements-December 2009

[Jack]

[pub146g]

It appears that the previously mentioned Scania L94's have indeed been transferred to Leeds (HP). However, i'm only aware of 60064-66 (T822-4 SFS) but this was before I departed on holiday so some more could have arrived including 60068 which I see gets a mention on this board.

They will need them, not only to ease the shortage but Dart 41248 has been involved in an accident, Gemini 37022 had an argument with a low bridge (although it's damage is confined to front dome and not a de-roofing) and bendy's are unreliable.

On a happier note the Royale in the recent RTA, 30244 is being repaired.

[kendall17]

i bet hp are desperate for the two weeks respite they'll get when crg shuts and they'll get the keys.

Tonight at crg i saw an alx400, two unilink olympians and two geminis, one was 32695

[jabbott1987]

Not sure whether the L93 has been pasted over to Cherry Row from Skircoat Green and is operated with Volvo B7TL, Wright Gemini, also a definate one is the L87 which is a MyBus Route noticed the other day heading back to Cherry Row but didn't get the fleet number or reg.

[striderlad]

sunday 40867 40868 are going to huddersfield and 61288 61289 are coming to halifax

[kendall17]

Any reason why a b7rle would be at cherry row tonight?

[striderlad]

a contact in first has just informed me that 40963 and 40869 are getting withdrawn and
61050 62116 62117 are been transfered to halifax

[kendall17]

That'd make sense, especially with 60055 and 60058 etc coming over from PMT.

[kendall17]

Dec 4, 2009 19:46:32 GMT 1 kendall17 said:

Any reason why a b7rle would be at cherry row tonight?

That b7rle is 69419 from bramley, also about 40min ago there was a royale with all its lights on there and an fcb solo parked up

30244 is at Hp and looks ready for action, 60166 and 61068 have moved presmuably into the paint shop. Didn't see too many bendybuses there either tonight.

[timelesstable]

[quote author=kendall17

Didn't see too many bendybuses there either tonight.[/quote]

Does this mean that the bendybuses were doing an extended day in Service!

[kendall17]

The fcb solo and 69419 had left crg today, presume they were school drivers getting some overtime in but having to take their bus back to crg.
Having got a proper look of 30244 its rear end damage is still there and wont be in action as i stated.

[jabbott1987]

HP had a 49 branded vehicle on the 95 yesterday and it seemed CRG were doing the R2 with Royale's and a Alexander RH.

[firstbusmaniacrich]

Dec 4, 2009 20:00:56 GMT 1 striderlad said:

a contact in first has just informed me that 40963 and 40869 are getting withdrawn and
61050 62116 62117 are been transfered to halifax

supprised 61056 aint being transfered

[striderlad]

another 7 are to be transfered
we think the 10 in total will be
62116
62117
61050
61055
61056
61060
61061
61062
61063
61064

[Matty]

62117 was on the 549 all day with an ex Hudds B10BLE and 61050 was on the 579.

[andyk4050]

60064, 60065 and 60066 have arrived at bramley, but the they won't be in service for a bit because they have no assult screen and no wayfarer on them at the moment.

p.s How many more of these buses are bramley getting?

[firstbusmaniacrich]

Darts have arrived from Halifax, i guess to make room for the BETTER scanias, i always travelled on 61050s when they were branded for 363.

R334HYG was spotted on 356 few days back and today i think it was R326HYG as it had a white paint or plastic over rear destination display, if R326HYG is still in halifax then it could have been P827YUM on 328 Balmoral.

I almost thought we had Bristol Transbus ALX400 B7TLS as this one had a new distination display, and it was good old W773CBT Alexander one.

[Matty]

I take it that because of the large arrival of Scania's that Halifax are getting there will be possibly no more Marshall bodied Darts arriving??

[sharksmith]

Shouldn't we be seeing a large exodous of buses from Halifax considering how much work they are losing at the end of January. What's the point of transferring all of these buses in for a month and a half and then transferring or scrapping a load of others? Are the losses of these services not as bad as they appear?

[Matty]

All of the Merc 0709 Minibuses will be getting withdrawn straight away so that might mean they won't have to transfer any more buses elsewhere because Halifax are reasonably short on buses anyway.

[T101VWU]

must be why taking most of leeds's buses then!