Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

[Mayneway]

RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(21/05/2016 16:00)33109 Wrote:  On an aside note there's been some very colourful enviro 400 deckers popping up lately. A few had their livery revised for chinese new yr & 1 of em is now in a gold & purple cadbury crunchie all over vinyl which looks quite smart if not a bit bright!

Also noted more deckers getting magic bus livery, only question is though is why do some buses only have a front display, others front\side & the rear displays painted over??? It's handy to be able see what service it is for people running from behind for the bus.

Can't remember which bus exactly but spotted an immaculate plaxton president decker last wk that's been really well looked after. Good to see some of the older deckers getting TLC, also are any of the east lancs loyne deckers still about? Always liked em but found the single folding door weird tbh though.

I think there's only a few of the older ALX Tridents with side and rear displays covered over, all the magic Enviro400s should have working side and rear displays.

The Plaxton Presidents are probably the two ex Maynes examples 18290/1. They are nice buses and I'm surprised they have lasted so long with them having non standard bodies. The only downside to them is that they have a very loud warning buzzer when the indicators are on and can be heard anywhere on the bus.

As for the East Lanc Loynes, only 2 ex Dennis's examples remain, 17698/99 but I'm pretty sure they have normal half opening doors rather than a single door.