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RE: Wigan Coachways - T42 PVM - 27/05/2015 00:59
I had the Beaver (SP53 EGY) on a Rail Replacement this evening from Wigan Wallgate - Manchester Victoria
RE: Wigan Coachways - VolvoB10M - 15/06/2015 21:37
Is this currently with Wigan Coachways?
https://flic.kr/p/pwUSZJ
RE: Wigan Coachways - wiganlad - 16/06/2015 10:51
i think that was with streetcars of platt bridge when they ran the 099 to dover lock last year
RE: Wigan Coachways - T42 PVM - 16/06/2015 10:58
(16/06/2015 10:51)wiganlad Wrote: i think that was with streetcars of platt bridge when they ran the 099 to dover lock last year
Correct as it had loads of Seats ripped out leaving it with just 16 Seats!
RE: Wigan Coachways - wiganlad - 17/06/2015 22:34
yeah as they didnt have a license to operate anything bigger than 16 seats but needed a low floor for prams lol why not get a mpd lol
RE: Wigan Coachways - thomasl1231 - 25/06/2015 21:17
N551VDC now has LEDs which I presume are from N213TDU, which is said to be withdrawn.
RE: Wigan Coachways - LJ51 DDA - 26/06/2015 00:22
Thanks for the mention there Terence, YJ03PFX (0001) was sold from Arriva Buses Wales Wrexham depot in mid March to Wigan Coachways it was recently photographed on their Facebook page fully refurbished and repainted if that has not already been mentioned and just of topic a little YJ04BKF (0002) was sold to Stantons of Stoke on April 20th.
RE: Wigan Coachways - VolvoB10M - 26/06/2015 13:52
(25/06/2015 21:17)thomasl1231 Wrote: N551VDC now has LEDs which I presume are from N213TDU, which is said to be withdrawn.
I don't know why they have withdrawn 213 but 551 seems to be in not as good condition, there are dashboard panels broken and it seems to struggle to keep a steady idle as well as the warning alarm keeps dinging. Unless 213 had chassis rot but that is apparently uncommon for B10M's compared with Lynxes.
RE: Wigan Coachways - thomasl1231 - 26/06/2015 21:14
(26/06/2015 13:52)VolvoB10M Wrote: I don't know why they have withdrawn 213 but 551 seems to be in not as good condition, there are dashboard panels broken and it seems to struggle to keep a steady idle as well as the warning alarm keeps dinging. Unless 213 had chassis rot but that is apparently uncommon for B10M's compared with Lynxes.
I remember one of the drivers mentioning there was something to do with the steering wrong with it, but that was a year or so ago! When N213TDU and N216TDU first came in around November 2012, N213TDU was kept out of service for months (like almost a year) until August/September(ish) 2013 whilst N216TDU was sent out in service straight away, so maybe it had a problem that they fixed but then went wrong again? I have no idea to be honest! M56AWW is apparently withdrawn too.
RE: Wigan Coachways - T42 PVM - 26/06/2015 21:18
Both N213 TDU and M56 AWW where Withdrawn a few month ago, both are SORN on the DVLA