It is because they are intended to be used on the 329 although as well as your sighting on the 89, I had one (can't remember which) on the 10A on Tuesday afternoon.
Post all about Arriva Rhyl depot here!
Just wanted to say what a joke it is putting a MPD on a busy midday 12 ridiculous allocation, and I don't know how rare it is but one of the Coastliner Gemini 2s was also operating on the 12 didn't manage to get a number.
PC0002598/268 - ARRIVA NORTH WEST LTD, 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 5AE
Variation Accepted: Operating between Murdishaw and Liverpool One Bus Station given service number 79C effective from 11-May-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PC0002598/269 - ARRIVA NORTH WEST LTD, 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 5AE
Variation Accepted: Operating between Halton Hospital and Liverpool One Bus Station given service number 82A/82B effective from 11-May-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PC0002598/270 - ARRIVA NORTH WEST LTD, 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 5AE
Variation Accepted: Operating between Murdishaw and Warrington Bus Station given service number 110 effective from 11-May-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
2271 on the 10 this afternoon.
PC1023780/2 - WILLIAM THOMAS HOLDER & HELEN HOLDER T/A COASTAL COACHES, UNIT 2 TOWNSENDS YARD, 184 LYTHAM ROAD, WARTON, PRESTON, PR4 1AH
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Blackpool North Railway Station and St Annes Square given service number 76 effective from 30-Mar-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
me and my mate had Plaxton Pointer 2 2232 on the 345 to Skem Yesterday afternoon, it never sounded to good from the start but when we got onto the motorway oil started to leak out going all over the rear Window and broke the rear LED's! I do wonder if the Bus made it back to the depot as it would of again had to go down the motorway!
PC0003680/879 - FIRST MANCHESTER LTD T/A FIRST, WALLSHAW STREET, OLDHAM, OL1 3TR
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between ALTRINCHAM, BARRINGTON ROAD and MANCHESTER AIRPORT given service number 19 effective from 27-Apr-2014.
Stagecoach Middleton Olympians have now lost their Magicbus branding and are now in plain blue livery with Stagecoach in Manchester transfers, also according to one of my contacts at Stagecoach Manchester both Optare Spectra's are now in Magicbus livery
PC0001977/90 - WARRINGTON BOROUGH TRANSPORT LTD T/A NETWORK WARRINGTON, WILDERSPOOL CAUSEWAY, WARRINGTON, WA4 6PT
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Eccles, College Croft
Finish Point: Eccles, College Croft
Via: Salford, Manchester, Gorton, Chorlton, Urmston
Service Number: BUS TO THE PUB
Service Type: Limited Stop
Effective Date: 10-MAY-2014
Other Details: Special Bus Service to operate in connection with the "bus to the pub" event, part of CAMRA's Community Pubs Week.
From 1/4/14 Adult Single fares will be £2, Child fare will remain the same.
I also just got of Optare Solo YS02 UCD on the 139, This Bus has a hole in its Exhaust and it has really hard rear suspension that crashed down when you go over speed bumps!
PC0005332/1 - MANCHESTER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED, CROSSLEY PARK, CROSSLEY ROAD, HEATON CHAPEL, STOCKPORT, SK4 5BF
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Northern Moor and Northern Moor given service number Localink D effective from 05-Feb-2014.
PC0005332/27 - MANCHESTER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED, CROSSLEY PARK, CROSSLEY ROAD, HEATON CHAPEL, STOCKPORT, SK4 5BF
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Altrincham and Altrincham given service number Broomwood Link(Flexi Bus) effective from 05-Feb-2014.
PC0005332/47 - MANCHESTER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED, CROSSLEY PARK, CROSSLEY ROAD, HEATON CHAPEL, STOCKPORT, SK4 5BF
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Salford and Salford given service number Salford Link Service effective from 05-Feb-2014.
PC0005332/53 - MANCHESTER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED, CROSSLEY PARK, CROSSLEY ROAD, HEATON CHAPEL, STOCKPORT, SK4 5BF
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Withington Hospital Manchester and Withington Hospital Manchester given service number 196 effective from 05-Feb-2014.
PC1072434/3 - ELITE MINIBUS AND COACH SERVICE LTD, FELTONS YARD, HIGHER MOOR ROAD, BLACKPOOL, FY3 7NA
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Poulton, Teanlowe Centre and Clebeleys Bus Station given service number 87 effective from 31-Mar-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
BMC Falcon 401 is back on the road i got a ride on it on Saturday and it was quite nice and quite fast too
That is an awful allocation, i understand three Commanders have arrived from Bangor them being 2504\6\9 and 6 was reported on the 11 last week
Was some idiot claiming the bendies were out and i fell for it typical me, on a visit to Manchester on Saturday i saw Queens Road Renowns X699ADK and R625CVR in the new livery so that would make at least 4 Renowns in new livery and also there are at least two B6s them being T703\4PND
(25 Mar 2014, 5:34 pm)WrightRenown21107 wrote [ -> ]Was some idiot claiming the bendies were out and i fell for it typical me, on a visit to Manchester on Saturday i saw Queens Road Renowns X699ADK and R625CVR in the new livery so that would make at least 4 Renowns in new livery and also there are at least two B6s them being T703\4PND
I think a 3rd S reg Renown has also gained new Livery.
How many buses are required for the 200 and how many of the Fiats do Halton have?
4 more Ex Bangor Commanders are at Bolton them being 2506,2507, 2512 and 2513, These join sisters 2505,2508 and 2510 that all came over a couple of weeks ago, 2511 is still VOR as its got outstanding work.
Daf Ikarus 2565 work has been halted so the Pulsars getting ready for sapphire can be prepared at a faster rate.
Dennis Darts 34099 and 34100 are at Gillmoss on loan 34100 is out today on the 17 both are 54 reg
Correction to my earlier post both are 04 reg
Must have been loans because 2506 is now at Bolton
I hate people like that, someone had put photos on facebook of them on the 582 but then a few people noticed the photos were old so that rumour was ended
is that T-MAK Renown still in use at Bolton Depot? its been a while now since i seen it
(25 Mar 2014, 8:13 pm)Michael Tinker wrote [ -> ]60663 you mean it is withdrawn
Any idea behind the reason of its withdrawal?
(07 Jan 2014, 7:23 pm)Terence Price wrote [ -> ]There are now only 2 T reg solo's left in service them being
T418 OUB
T421 OUB
Both see normal day service!
T412 OUB also still sees regular service and has done since February (at least). T416 OUB is definitely withdrawn and has possibly even gone for scrap now as I seen it in Moreton Depot about a month ago in a poor state (looked like fire damage).
(25 Mar 2014, 8:55 pm)Y961 XBU wrote [ -> ]Any idea behind the reason of its withdrawal?
It's currently being converted into a training vehicle replacing 60308. It's in the paintshop at Bolton this week.
PC1098981/14 - G H A COACHES LTD, UNIT 11, VAUXHALL INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RUABON, WREXHAM, LL14 6UY
Variation Accepted: Operating between Macclesfield Bus Station and Manchester Piccadilly Gardens given service number 130 effective from 18-May-2014. To amend Timetable.