RE: Cumbria & North Lancashire Bus Operations
Thought I'd update the C&NL thread this evening on the latest significant goings on.
22890 and sister 22884 have recently joined the Carlisle fleet from the MANviro disposal-pot at Morecambe. These two example replace 24118 and 24171 which are now up for disposal after engine failures.
Merseyside & South Lancashire's Preston-based 27768 and 27769 have transferred to Carlisle depot this weekend in exchange for MAN Enviro 300 24119 and 24123 which have gone to Liverpool's Gilmoss depot. The MAN examples, having high-back dual purpose seating, are to be allocated on the Liverpool to Widnes X5 service replacing Volvo B7 coaches. In the coming weeks, 24120 and 24124 will join Gilmoss also once 22880 and 22885 have been released by Kendal depot. All four will be branded for the X5.
Also incoming at Carlisle will be 5 or 6 ADL/E200s to replace the Optare Solo SRs used on service 62. The Optare Solos are moving to Stagecoach South Wales with 47949 having already left for VOSA in Northampton, with them loaning the vehicle for a couple of weeks.
27768 PO61NTD, 27769 PO61NTE Carlisle Depot by
Matt Williamson, on Flickr