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RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - T42 PVM - 10/02/2015 15:37
(10/02/2015 15:29)SL64 JDZ (4593) Wrote: Do Fairbrothers still have ex-Arriva North West DLA S261 JUA?
Yes they do!
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - T42 PVM - 12/04/2015 08:22
Fairbrothers have now bought 3 Optare Solo's, Their use is yet to be decided and they will get a Refurb before they see any Service, Anyway their Regs:
W604 PTO
X239 HBC
X241 HBC
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - MPTE1955 - 12/04/2015 08:33
Delightful isn't it, more old buses
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - T42 PVM - 12/04/2015 08:43
Its not their age that matters, its how they Perform
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - MPTE1955 - 12/04/2015 11:44
(12/04/2015 08:43)bolton bus basher Wrote: Its not their age that matters, its how they Perform
Gettaway, really!! point being these are old solo's which are at the age most such buses are at end of life.
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - T42 PVM - 12/04/2015 11:47
I know where your coming from but i would rather have an older Bus thats well looked after (and a decent Price to travel on) than a newer one thats just not as Reliable, I know where your coming from with its age but i just dont see why its age should matter
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - MPTE1955 - 12/04/2015 11:51
I agree with the reliability aspect and so on, but most solo's have a hard life, these will be no exception. The days of the buses of this size still being used for service are almost gone. Let's face it, how many of these buses at this age do you now see, not many is the answer.
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - RSTurbo50 - 12/04/2015 21:25
What engines are in these? Can imagine them being pretty tired at 15 years old..
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - T42 PVM - 12/04/2015 21:30
Not sure on what Engines they have, Just coz a Bus is 15 Year old does not mean its tired if its well looked after, take HTL's V980 XUB for example and the not so long ago withdrawn Eazibus T421 OUB for another example
RE: Fairbrother's of Warrington - Raawwwrrr! - 12/04/2015 22:01
(12/04/2015 21:30)bolton bus basher Wrote: Not sure on what Engines they have, Just coz a Bus is 15 Year old does not mean its tired if its well looked after, take HTL's V980 XUB for example and the not so long ago withdrawn Eazibus T421 OUB for another example
V980XUB used to be really slow and a really poor performer before it got a new engine and it's turbo blew
T421OUB was far from perfect before arriving at Cumfybus to say the least.
They will have the mercedes engines with the Allison gearbox as per other Nottingham examples of that era that have been in service with Merseyside operators HTL, Cumfybus and A2B.