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RE: Weardale - biglugs@yahoo.com - 09 May 2016

Is y555elf a regular allocation on service 52?

RE: Weardale - Jimmi - 09 May 2016

(09 May 2016, 8:06 am)biglugs@yahoo.com Is y555elf a regular allocation on service 52?
No.

D16WMS (formally Y555ELF) doesn't tend to appear in service much, about the most it does is the 115 on weekdays usually if M6WMS (formally X317CBT) or occasional appearances on Crook Town Service 84.

It recently made an odd appearance on the 7 between Shildon and Spennymoor.

RE: Weardale - jaimzm - 09 May 2016

(09 May 2016, 10:45 am)Jimmi No.

D16WMS (formally Y555ELF) doesn't tend to appear in service much, about the most it does is the 115 on weekdays usually if M6WMS (formally X317CBT) or occasional appearances on Crook Town Service 84.

It recently made an odd appearance on the 7 between Shildon and Spennymoor.
When I lived in crook it spent 95% of its time doing 84

RE: Weardale - Jimmi - 09 May 2016

(09 May 2016, 10:59 am)jaimzm When I lived in crook it spent 95% of its time doing 84
The Enviro 200 seemed to become the regular on the 84 although most times I've seen the 84 recently it's either been GO59WMS or D16WMS.

RE: Weardale - jaimzm - 09 May 2016

(09 May 2016, 11:02 am)Jimmi The Enviro 200 seemed to become the regular on the 84 although most times I've seen the 84 recently it's either been GO59WMS or D16WMS.

I've not lived their 2 years now haha when I lived their was always D16/Y555ELF and it broke down most of the time

RE: Weardale - BUSFAN - 09 May 2016

(09 May 2016, 2:46 pm)jaimzm I've not lived their 2 years now haha when I lived their was always D16/Y555ELF and it broke down most of the time

In the winter once a few years ago they had a Decker on the 84 service and the original M6 WMS was used quite a bit too that was the 1995 Mercedes.

RE: Weardale - Greg in Weardale - 09 May 2016

D16WMS just gone chugging past on 17.30 Cowshill to Crook - it's quite rare up the top of Weardale, it's usually GO03WMS or Y6WMS if it's a Solo up the Dale instead of the Silver Sprinter.

RE: Weardale - BUSFAN - 09 May 2016

(09 May 2016, 4:44 pm)Greg in Weardale D16WMS just gone chugging past on 17.30 Cowshill to Crook - it's quite rare up the top of Weardale, it's usually GO03WMS or Y6WMS if it's a Solo up the Dale instead of the Silver Sprinter.

How many times does the service run to Rookhope these days and is the Stanhope town service still going i may be wrong but did it not go around Ashcroft.

RE: Weardale - Greg in Weardale - 09 May 2016

No Stanhope town service since Co. Durham cuts in April 2011. Yes it did go around Ashcroft and up Crawleyside. The 102 still goes to Rookhope: from Stanhope 0750 Sch, 1115, 1300 and 1545 Sch, returning from Rookhope fifteen minutes later. On Saturdays there's also a 1700 from Stanhope so the people from Rookhope can have an afternoon in Bishop Auckland!

RE: Weardale - tyresmoke - 14 May 2016

One of the second hand coaches added to the fleet is Van Hool TX15 YJ14CFM - formerly in the Fishwicks fleet. It wears Insight Vacations livery for the summer 2016 season.

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Weardale Motor Services - YJ14 CFM by Adam Nicholson, on Flickr

Neoplan Tourliner MA12ADV has had its Insight Vacations livery removed suggesting it could be leaving, while VDL Bova SN12DNJ has joined the Weardale tour fleet now painted in the latest livery (ex Insight Vacations).

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SN12 DNJ by markyboy2105112, on Flickr

VDL SB4000 Berkhof YJ61FGV has left, now with Irizar UK as part-ex for one of the i6's - not sure what they used for the other one?

RE: Weardale - John_R - 15 May 2016

GIB6197 is now on a plain white Plaxton Panther MK1.

RE: Weardale - BUSFAN - 15 May 2016

Weardale have either been getting another Neoplan Tourliner or have put MA12 ADV back into Insight Vacations livery the T reg Scania Irizar has been sold to J&C Coaches Newton Aycliffe and i think Dennis Javelin P66 WMS has left the fleet.

RE: Weardale - John_R - 15 May 2016

(15 May 2016, 4:56 pm)BUSFAN Weardale have either been getting another Neoplan Tourliner or have put MA12 ADV back into Insight Vacations livery the T reg Scania Irizar has been sold to J&C Coaches Newton Aycliffe and i think Dennis Javelin P66 WMS has left the fleet.

P66WMS, now R771WOB is now with J&C

RE: Weardale - BUSFAN - 15 May 2016

(15 May 2016, 5:37 pm)John_R P66WMS, now R771WOB is now with J&C
Most have done a deal with J&C for these two and Weardale got a 08 Mercedes in part ex do J&C still have the Plaxton Paramount B1OM they got off Weardale a few years ago.

RE: Weardale - tyresmoke - 15 May 2016

Cheers for updates - I'll get those sorted.

RE: Weardale - John_R - 16 May 2016

(15 May 2016, 6:34 pm)BUSFAN Most have done a deal with J&C for these two and Weardale got a 08 Mercedes in part ex do J&C still have the Plaxton Paramount B1OM they got off Weardale a few years ago.

Quite possibly, as they still have 2 Paramounts

RE: Weardale - pdiddy - 18 May 2016

New today at Weardale

OO16WMS

Beulas Glory

RE: Weardale - BUSFAN - 23 May 2016

Looks like another recent arrival is Vanhool YJ13 SJH working for Insight Vacations Neoplan MA12 ADV is also back working for Insight having recently had the livery reapplied.

RE: Weardale - BUSFAN - 04 Jun 2016

Solo GO059 WMS is now in full Weardale livery and i was also wondering if Vanhool 8 WMS is still with Weardale as i have not seen it in quite some time.

RE: Weardale - Jimmi - 07 Jun 2016

(04 Jun 2016, 6:57 am)BUSFAN Solo GO059 WMS is now in full Weardale livery
Seen here in Durham on service 52 this afternoon.
[Image: 26916181583_7ec6fc2516.jpg]Weardale Motor Services: GO59WMS by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr