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Post by westyorkshirebus on Mar 23, 2014 23:15:52 GMT 1
I'm told that First West Yorkshire are going to be receiving the following new buses over the coming months
33873-33890 Enviro 400s - for bramley
47493-47500 Wright Streetlites - for Huddersfield
49901-49912 Optare Versa - for York
63146-63156 Wright Streetlite Max - unknown location
All new types for First in this area
63147, 63148, 63151, 63152, 63155 have already arrived at the docks. The Versas were in build a while ago, the Enviro 400s are thought to be arriving in August after being loaned to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games.
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Post by ricardoat4 on Mar 24, 2014 8:48:47 GMT 1
Spot the omissions! Halifax and Bradford as per. Leeds is desperate for new buses, had nothing since the CNW CVG6s!!
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Post by andyk4050 on Mar 24, 2014 9:51:05 GMT 1
Bramley are only getting 7 of them enviro 400s and 10 singles
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 24, 2014 21:33:33 GMT 1
Always nice to have new buses, but i do hope when the Streetlites arrive in Huddersfield it isn't at the expense of the Royale's.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2014 21:41:27 GMT 1
Always nice to have new buses, but i do hope when the Streetlites arrive in Huddersfield it isn't at the expense of the Royale's. Be interesting to see what routes the streetlites go on,Hopefully they wont replace the Royales as i dont like the sound of a Streetlite on Peak time Holme Valley`s! |
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Mar 24, 2014 22:00:38 GMT 1
They wouldn't directly replace the Royales, they'll be used on fairly high profile town work probably. I would not be surprised if they replaced some B7RLEs for cascade elsewhere, leaving the oldest buses in place, as that's generally how these things work.
An interesting note is that there are no Royales booked for anything but schools now in Huddersfield, any that do appear are in reality misallocations.
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Post by simon on Mar 25, 2014 9:27:51 GMT 1
Spot the omissions! Halifax and Bradford as per. Leeds is desperate for new buses, had nothing since the CNW CVG6s!! Halifax have just received 10 new cheap little single deckers haven't they? Surely that must be their new bus allocation used up for the next five years? |
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Mar 25, 2014 11:31:07 GMT 1
They wouldn't directly replace the Royales, they'll be used on fairly high profile town work probably. I would not be surprised if they replaced some B7RLEs for cascade elsewhere, leaving the oldest buses in place, as that's generally how these things work. An interesting note is that there are no Royales booked for anything but schools now in Huddersfield, any that do appear are in reality misallocations. Think the StreetLites will most likely end up displacing 8 RLE's onto work currently employing ALX400s, to allow them to go onto Holmfirths |
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Post by 576 Gemini 2 on Mar 25, 2014 16:57:05 GMT 1
Spot the omissions! Halifax and Bradford as per. Leeds is desperate for new buses, had nothing since the CNW CVG6s!! Halifax have just received 10 new cheap little single deckers haven't they? Surely that must be their new bus allocation used up for the next five years? Bradford just got their delayed B7RLEs as well,as a result of these new arrivals there could be a few casades of older buses to Bradford and Halifax. I must admit it does annoy me a bit that Leeds gets more new buses than everyone else, would not might seeing Gemini 2s and E400s working of Bradford, Halifax and Huddersfield depots |
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Post by 77syk7 on Mar 25, 2014 20:49:30 GMT 1
Simon - I would hardly call the 10 Volvo / Wright Eclipse 2 cheap - don't know the exact figures, but VDL Pulsars / Enviro 200s etc will cost less.
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Post by clifton on Mar 25, 2014 22:15:26 GMT 1
I'm told that First West Yorkshire are going to be receiving the following new buses over the coming months 33873-33890 Enviro 400s - for bramley 47493-47500 Wright Streetlites - for Huddersfield 49901-49912 Optare Versa - for York 63146-63156 Wright Streetlite Max - unknown location All new types for First in this area 63147, 63148, 63151, 63152, 63155 have already arrived at the docks. The Versas were in build a while ago, the Enviro 400s are thought to be arriving in August after being loaned to Glasgow for the Commonwealth Games. Thought York were getting 6 Versas for the new park & ride not 12? |
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 25, 2014 23:16:43 GMT 1
They wouldn't directly replace the Royales, they'll be used on fairly high profile town work probably. I would not be surprised if they replaced some B7RLEs for cascade elsewhere, leaving the oldest buses in place, as that's generally how these things work. An interesting note is that there are no Royales booked for anything but schools now in Huddersfield, any that do appear are in reality misallocations. That is interesting, as there's no daily diagram that doesn't involve Royale's on Huddersfield service's 181/183/185 and Holme Valley's 31x bank of service's. Indeed, certainly in the Colne Valley Royale's have been on the regular service's mentioned above, whilst the ALX400's have handled the school duties. Perhap's you have been misinformed. |
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Post by wwh44l on Mar 26, 2014 10:31:52 GMT 1
63146-63156 have been diverted to Greater Manchester and 63148/50 were parked up at Bolton yesterday, Rusholme depot is their expected destination!
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 26, 2014 21:57:20 GMT 1
Spoke to an OFL employee, who lives near to me at teatime. He say's "the word" in the depot is, if and when the new Streetlite's appear, then eight of the 05 plate batch B7RLE's will leave OFL. He also mentioned one of the Royale's (he couldn't identify which, offhand) will be withdrawn shortly due to having major engine problems, and it being deemed an uneconomic repair.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Mar 26, 2014 22:14:01 GMT 1
They wouldn't directly replace the Royales, they'll be used on fairly high profile town work probably. I would not be surprised if they replaced some B7RLEs for cascade elsewhere, leaving the oldest buses in place, as that's generally how these things work. An interesting note is that there are no Royales booked for anything but schools now in Huddersfield, any that do appear are in reality misallocations. That is interesting, as there's no daily diagram that doesn't involve Royale's on Huddersfield service's 181/183/185 and Holme Valley's 31x bank of service's. Indeed, certainly in the Colne Valley Royale's have been on the regular service's mentioned above, whilst the ALX400's have handled the school duties. Perhap's you have been misinformed. Officially the Royales are on schools and ALX400s are in service, that'll be what the accountants are told. In reality the opposite occurs, probably due to how popular the Royales are with drivers climbing the hills compared to a B7TL. |
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Post by michael1971 on Mar 27, 2014 10:41:51 GMT 1
63146-63156 have been diverted to Greater Manchester and 63148/50 were parked up at Bolton yesterday, Rusholme depot is their expected destination! on shows 63149/50 on photo at Bolton |
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Post by wwh44l on Mar 28, 2014 10:52:36 GMT 1
63146-63156 have been diverted to Greater Manchester and 63148/50 were parked up at Bolton yesterday, Rusholme depot is their expected destination! on shows 63149/50 on photo at Bolton 63156 plus one other is now at Bolton |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Mar 30, 2014 1:33:49 GMT 1
As the Streetlites are in the shorter 47 series rather than longer 63 series, I wonder whether they will replace Darts? The E400s are a surprise after Leeds received 98 Volvo B9TLs in 2012.
York will seem quite exotic with Versas joining Mercedes bendis and Gemini integrals 39001-05!
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Post by jus363 on Mar 30, 2014 20:00:32 GMT 1
If they are going to replace the dart they had better hurry up their is only 2 left 41282 + 41283 I believe.
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Post by driver6540 on Mar 31, 2014 22:11:32 GMT 1
As the Streetlites are in the shorter 47 series rather than longer 63 series, I wonder whether they will replace Darts? The E400s are a surprise after Leeds received 98 Volvo B9TLs in 2012. York will seem quite exotic with Versas joining Mercedes bendis and Gemini integrals 39001-05! The 47 series Streetlite's you refer to are destined for Huddersfield, where there have been no Dart's since the R reg SPD's were withdrawn last year. |
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Post by johnniem on Apr 4, 2014 21:01:46 GMT 1
8 Streetlites for 8 Olympians at Huddersfield. Makes sense. Maybe the second FWY depot after Hunslet Park to have an all accessible fleet.
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Post by biroguy on Apr 8, 2014 14:43:14 GMT 1
Look out for a "Borismaster" on loan at Hunslet Park shortly, will be used as a demonstator and odd journeys on route 1.
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Post by rst1987 on Apr 8, 2014 16:09:59 GMT 1
Look out for a "Borismaster" on loan at Hunslet Park shortly, will be used as a demonstator and odd journeys on route 1. Borismaster in Leeds? That will be turning heads surely... |
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Post by biroguy on Apr 8, 2014 21:26:14 GMT 1
It certainly will! It`s all to do with the First alternative to the trolleybus proposal, not sure whether it will carry a special green Leeds livery or run in London red.
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Post by andy1 on Apr 8, 2014 21:27:30 GMT 1
Info at work today,when Huddersfield receive the new Streetlites, the 69 series Eclipse 2s are being transferred to Halifax, no doubt to enable Halifax workings on the Calder valley to be operarted by these buses.
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