Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

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RE: Stagecoach Manchester and Wigan

(31/03/2016 13:29)mbonwick Wrote:  The difference is that Darts are in demand; they're great on fuel, parts are plentiful and cheap. Compare that to the thirsty Scanias which were never that popular, with expensive spares and bodies that are known to be more akin to sieves...

They are hiddious vehiches but won't there come a point sooner or later when stagecoach decide to simply scrap them, then it kind of seems a bit pointless doing loads of hours of work on them getting them MOT worthy only for them to be sat in the corner of a depot doing nothing. It's not if they are out making money When they are road worthy - infact I've forgotten the last time they actually saw passenger use.

It will be interesting to see what becomes of the Primo's. A friend of mine who works at Middleton told me soon after the JPT takeover that the only reason the Primo's were even painted into stagecoach livery was because no other groups wanted them and they were valued at a much higher price than any operator or dealer would be willing to pay. Nothing much has changed in the last couple of years so will be interesting to see where they end up.