Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

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RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
There only seems to be one Olympian required at Penrith outstation now instead of three as previous.

Today 20944 and 34703 were working the 108 Patterdale and schools and college boards with 16645 on the 104 which also does the 91A Caldew School service. 24123 was on the other extra 104 and 18361 and 24122 were on the two 104 Center Parcs runs. 17277 was on the 78 Keswick-Seatoller and 47474 was on the 77A Keswick-Buttermere (in place of 47221 which was in Carlisle).

Regular 104 bus 24124 has been off for a few days now and I saw it yesterday awaiting attention at North East Trucks in Kingstown, Carlisle. 16645 seems to have been transferred into Carlisle from Kendal and I think 34679 has gone the other way.

Of the four other Olympians at Carlisle (16336/37/38/43), the only one I saw today was 16338 which I think was on a 38 Blackwell instead of a Dart and I am wondering if their time will soon be up. Trident 18357 was on the 554 Keswick which also does a Caldew School run - this has usually been an N-reg Olympian.

At least five ex-Manchester MANs are now in service - 22134/37/39/42/43 - although I have never seen more than three on any one day. Yesterday 22139 and 22143 were on the 79/179 Annan/Dumfries and 22134 was on the 61 Carlisle city service. Not much left for the Alexander-bodied B10Ms now - as well as 20944 at Penrith, the only regular work seems to be the Brampton school run which also does the 94/97 services and a few other odd runs - 20133 was on this yesterday but 20456 was on the 685 Brampton covering for a Solo.

Quite a bit of interest around Carlisle at present with the changes in the fleet.