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Post by 1601 on Jun 8, 2016 19:59:49 GMT 1
As we know our very elderly Olympians are leaving First. Let's talk about what buses have been withdrawn so far and what is taking over them.
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Post by 1601 on Jun 8, 2016 20:02:38 GMT 1
30843 and 30816 have been withdrawn. 37028 has come to Huddersfield, spotted on the K2 yesterday
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Post by driver6540 on Jun 8, 2016 21:58:27 GMT 1
30843 and 30816 have been withdrawn. 37028 has come to Huddersfield, spotted on the K2 yesterday Did you note whether 37028 had Huddersfield skylines applied yet? |
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Post by rst1987 on Jun 8, 2016 22:21:18 GMT 1
30843 and 30816 have been withdrawn. 37028 has come to Huddersfield, spotted on the K2 yesterday Did you note whether 37028 had Huddersfield skylines applied yet? It does have Huddersfield skylines applied as seen on FirstBus Enthusiasts Facebook page. |
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Post by simon on Jun 8, 2016 22:31:48 GMT 1
I think W761/2 DWX are for Halifax.
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Post by 1601 on Jun 10, 2016 18:39:44 GMT 1
Olympians still in service at Huddersfield - 30815/8 30821-23 and 30840. If you know the ones in service at Halifax, that would be helpful to make a note on here about that.  |
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Post by 112jct41 on Jun 10, 2016 19:22:03 GMT 1
Olympians still in service at Huddersfield - 30815/8 30821-23 and 30840. If you know the ones in service at Halifax, that would be helpful to make a note on here about that. 30812 has been on 520 past fortnight alongside the 2 N.C volvo olympians |
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Jun 11, 2016 14:12:05 GMT 1
First Halifax Volvo B10BLE - Wright Renown 60841 W801 DWX has been withdrawn and stripped for parts. Has been for a short while now.
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Post by chriswade2008 on Jun 13, 2016 15:24:35 GMT 1
According to my records the remaining Volvo Olympians still in service at Halifax should be: Royales: 30800, 30805, 30809, 30812 and 30844, Alexander RH: 31774, 31775, 31807 and 31808 and Northern Counties: 34107 and 34211. Some of these are due off anytime due to some ALX400s arriving from South Yorkshire.
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Post by simon on Jun 13, 2016 18:07:34 GMT 1
What's left at Huddersfield Chris, any idea please?
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Post by chriswade2008 on Jun 14, 2016 14:10:00 GMT 1
Volvo Olympians still in use at Huddersfield are Royales: 30815, 30818, 30821, 30822, 30823 and 30840 while seen in Halifax today on service 537 was First Leeds Hunslet Park based Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 30922 W788KBT. Possible Replacement for the remaining Royales?
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Post by 1601 on Jun 14, 2016 19:44:16 GMT 1
Volvo Olympians still in use at Huddersfield are Royales: 30815, 30818, 30821, 30822, 30823 and 30840 while seen in Halifax today on service 537 was First Leeds Hunslet Park based Volvo B7TL/Alexander ALX400 30922 W788KBT. Possible Replacement for the remaining Royales? 30922 is on loan to Huddersfield until they get a few buses from SY. |
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Post by driver6540 on Jun 14, 2016 20:53:47 GMT 1
Is 37025 now at Huddersfield?.
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Post by 1601 on Jun 15, 2016 15:48:49 GMT 1
30923 spotted on K7 today, probably another on loan bus, but 37028 has replaced one of the royales and 30922 is on loan for the other.Is there another withdrawn bus?
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Post by alex2302 on Jun 17, 2016 22:10:39 GMT 1
Which alx400's are huddersfield getting in replacement for the royales
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Post by 1601 on Jun 18, 2016 9:55:21 GMT 1
Which alx400's are huddersfield getting in replacement for the royales So far, ex-leeds 30922/23 have been transferred to Huddersfield but not sure what else is being transferred. |
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Post by simon on Jun 18, 2016 10:11:11 GMT 1
I would guess that this could spell the end of the ALX 400s in Leeds.
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Post by biroguy on Jun 18, 2016 10:18:26 GMT 1
ALX400`s seem to have disappeared off Hunslet Park routes in Leeds in the last few days.
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Post by 77syk7 on Jun 18, 2016 14:10:41 GMT 1
Can the Royales be used on schools after January 2017? I am just wondering when the last of these 'step entranced classics' will depart.
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Jun 18, 2016 17:23:34 GMT 1
Can the Royales be used on schools after January 2017? I am just wondering when the last of these 'step entranced classics' will depart. Whilst they could on 'closed' school contracts, I believe all the WY school services are 'open' contracts, so will have to be DDA/PSVAR compliant. |
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Post by driver6540 on Jun 18, 2016 18:44:25 GMT 1
Can the Royales be used on schools after January 2017? I am just wondering when the last of these 'step entranced classics' will depart. I think the original plan, was to rid FWY of all step-deckers by the end of July. As always things can, and probably will change. I believe the plans were dependent on the incoming cascade of buses from FSY, however once again these are not yet all in service. The remaining Royale's at Hudd's and Halifax are still on daily front line service. My hunch is, some will remain in service beyond July, but there are no guarantee's. Speculatively, it's possible that when the X6 is converted to full Streetdeck operation, this will enable the displaced B9TL's to (indirectly) replace the remaining Royale's/RH's in Bradford. Also when Leeds's full allocation of Streetdecks are in service (If, they aren't already), Leeds could transfer their remaining ALX's to Bradford/hfx and Hudds. The only sure thing is, the clock is ticking. The remaining step-deckers in WY could be withdrawn on an almost daily basis, it all depend's on when their replacement's are ready to enter service. |
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Post by leedsbusman on Jun 18, 2016 21:36:17 GMT 1
30922-30934 will move from Leeds to Halifax or Huddersfield to replace Olympians. The cascades from South Yorkshire are in progress and this should be sufficient to ensure Olympian operation ends in July. Further shuffles will take place to remove non DDA B7TLs plus some Solos and singles in the autumn.
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Post by 1601 on Jun 18, 2016 23:12:24 GMT 1
Most or if not all 309** buses have been changed to fit the DDA policy.
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Post by WYBS on Jun 20, 2016 21:30:01 GMT 1
I rarely venture across to Hudds and Halifax, what services do the Royale's/ Olympians usually operate so that I can get some pics and a few trips?
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jun 20, 2016 22:20:26 GMT 1
Halifax
All 3 boards on the new 520 are generally Olympians, but bear in mind it runs schooldays only off peak.
One afternoon peak board on the 579 is often an Olympian.
Anything else would be considered a misallocation. 510/512, 579 are probably more frequent than anything else.
Huddersfield
Any appearance would be considered a misallocation, last week there was one on the 372, one on the 181/183 and one on the 308. The 181/183 is a regular as it has school journeys on the board.
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