Bullocks Coaches

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RE: Bullocks Coaches

(26/10/2012 07:28)YSV-205 Wrote:  

(25/10/2012 23:00)Mayneway Wrote:  

(25/10/2012 17:33)P528LND Wrote:  They run the 147 service between Fairfield Street and the Manchester University Hospitals using the new Volvo B5L's, previously they ran it with Scania Omnicities and Omnidekka's occasionally. They, as far as I know, kept this service when Stagecoach bought the other services and vehicles. I don't even know if they took many vehicles at all, I'm sure Bullocks were left with quite a substantial fleet

Unlike the Maynes takeover where all the bus operations were bought ( along with 39 vehicles), Stagecoach only acquired about 15 vehicles from Bullocks including the batch of East Lancs Tridents and the infamous Spectra's.
Bullocks retained the vehicles used for the 147 along with the East Lancs Scania's and several Olympians for school services, and since have acquired an ex Arriva olympian and 4 ex Dublin bus Olympians again for school services.

They haven't done much with the ex Dublin Buses. Still in Dublin's blue & yellow colours. They do look rubbish. I thought that they may have bought newer buses than those of 1998 heritage that were already 12 years old when Bullock's got them.

Yes, unusual for Bullocks to aquire such 'elderly' kit, suspect pobably aquired for a specific fairly short term contract so not worth cost of repainting.