Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

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RE: Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire

(08/11/2012 13:03)cumbria0902150 Wrote:  More MAN ALX300 troubles! 22142 ignited itself last night on a 79, it is quite badly damaged and is expected to be scrapped. It looks like 20960 could possibly be brought back into full time service again to replace it.

You have answered my question before I even asked it!! I saw 20960 on the 93 service this morning; as this was a reserve, I wondered what had gone wrong.

By coincidence, yesterday I saw more MAN ALX300s in service in one day than any other and thought they must be improving! A total of five - 22134 took over a 61; 22139 was on a 79/179; 22142 was on the 93; 22143 was on the 104 and 22149 on the 1540 600. I have not seen 22137 for a few weeks now.

There was a decker problem yesterday as well; recent transfer 16645 was broken down in the Bus Station when it should have done the 0900 554 Keswick and was replaced by 104-branded 24124. I think it may have been towed back to the depot as a mechanic was having no luck with the battery charger and I saw the tow wagon heading to the bus station later on. This must have left a decker shortage as at 12.00, 18361 on the 104 was swapped with 24124 as the 554 goes on to do 91A Caldew School. 17017 was on the 104 which does Caldew School and I have not seen the other Trident 18357 for a day or two.

18380 was still on the X4 Penrith-Workington yesterdy - it has a very large steel bar on the top front nearside which none of the other Tridents up here have which will be useful when trialling a decker on a different service.