(29 Apr 2015, 4:14 pm)Robert Something needs doing with the reliability of some of these lolynes at Stanley. The 2 breakdowns in the last 2 weeks have both been lolynes. Please bring on the omnidekkas providing some are for Stanley.
(29 Apr 2015, 4:14 pm)Robert Something needs doing with the reliability of some of these lolynes at Stanley. The 2 breakdowns in the last 2 weeks have both been lolynes. Please bring on the omnidekkas providing some are for Stanley.
(29 Apr 2015, 4:14 pm)Robert Something needs doing with the reliability of some of these lolynes at Stanley. The 2 breakdowns in the last 2 weeks have both been lolynes. Please bring on the omnidekkas providing some are for Stanley.
(29 Apr 2015, 4:14 pm)Robert Something needs doing with the reliability of some of these lolynes at Stanley. The 2 breakdowns in the last 2 weeks have both been lolynes. Please bring on the omnidekkas providing some are for Stanley.
(29 Apr 2015, 4:31 pm)JP6004 Forum
I would imagine the first thing they would do is withdraw the olympians. As there is 7 at Stanley, then most likely a few will appear there
(29 Apr 2015, 4:31 pm)JP6004 Forum
I would imagine the first thing they would do is withdraw the olympians. As there is 7 at Stanley, then most likely a few will appear there
(29 Apr 2015, 4:34 pm)Robert Now 8 with the return of 3813. Apart from being high floor, the Olympians have no problem what so ever and the lolynes are causing the most bother.
(29 Apr 2015, 4:34 pm)Robert Now 8 with the return of 3813. Apart from being high floor, the Olympians have no problem what so ever and the lolynes are causing the most bother.
I've never really experienced any major problems with the Lolynes. Last year, when I used the scholars services back from school (used to get the 21 there), the 885 or 887 (both went from the lower site to the upper site in Chester-le-Street, where I would alight) were often allocated Lolynes. I grew quite fond of them, don't know why. The damp smell prevalent on most of the unrefurbished examples (seems to be a lot less noticeable on the refurbished Tridents) was gradually a smell that became synonymous with the scholars. Don't know if it was all the memories of picking up the Metro papers and helping the other Year 8s defend the back seats downstairs from the little Year 7s, by smashing them to pieces of paper against their heads, but I'll not deny that now I do enjoy it when a Lolyne is kicked up on any service I use.
However, I do know that that are something of trouble-makers mechanically. I'll never forget the time our bus (3875 iirc) came in extremely late, and most of the other buses were about to leave, so once it had pulled into the site, the others were off - as we pulled out: the engine conked out. We were stranded until a replacement came, which was luckily a newly repainted (blue) OmniCity that had just arrived for the 50 from Percy Main (to give you an idea of when this was!). 3875 was always something of a dodgy one, as was 3872 (M-Ticket) and 3878. On the other hand, 3877 and 3879 were also regulars, and were fantastic in my opinion. 3865, a refurbished Lolyne, was another that would appear at least twice a week, making it another that I became a fan of. So, in conclusion, while there was a breakdown at least once a month on any of the 4 scholars services, the Lolynes didn't do so bad for the demanding task of ferrying school children that are trying to break the bus in half with a plank of wood...
I suppose anything made by East Lancs is like marmite; you either love it or you hate it.
(29 Apr 2015, 4:45 pm)Dan Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine 2 3813 (S813 FVK) is just a loan from Riverside to Stanley, which is covering for Dennis Trident/East Lancs Lolyne 3803 (V803 EBR) following its withdrawal.
When a more permanent vehicle becomes available, I think 3813 (S813 FVK) will return to Riverside.
(29 Apr 2015, 4:45 pm)Dan Volvo Olympian/Northern Counties Palatine 2 3813 (S813 FVK) is just a loan from Riverside to Stanley, which is covering for Dennis Trident/East Lancs Lolyne 3803 (V803 EBR) following its withdrawal.
When a more permanent vehicle becomes available, I think 3813 (S813 FVK) will return to Riverside.
(29 Apr 2015, 5:09 pm)Malarkey And clearly failed miserably for you, in future leave the taking leaves out of certain books to the elder more wiser bunch like me and citaro5284.
(29 Apr 2015, 5:09 pm)Malarkey And clearly failed miserably for you, in future leave the taking leaves out of certain books to the elder more wiser bunch like me and citaro5284.
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