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Post by vrman on Jan 18, 2013 18:00:23 GMT
Anyone know why the Geminis haven't received Sheffield branding? Is it a case of priority going on new repaints or pending route branding that isn't ready or applicable yet?
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Post by The Captain on Jan 18, 2013 18:02:30 GMT
Anyone know why the Geminis haven't received Sheffield branding? Is it a case of priority going on new repaints or pending route branding that isn't ready or applicable yet? No more route branding in Sheffield. Any repaints will get the fleetnames only. |
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Post by woah on Jan 18, 2013 18:15:09 GMT
Anyone know why the Geminis haven't received Sheffield branding? Is it a case of priority going on new repaints or pending route branding that isn't ready or applicable yet? No more route branding in Sheffield. Any repaints will get the fleetnames only. Are they planning to put the Sheffield fleetnames on the ex-Leeds Geminis? |
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Post by snowdon55 on Jan 19, 2013 23:59:36 GMT
Anyone know why the Geminis haven't received Sheffield branding? Is it a case of priority going on new repaints or pending route branding that isn't ready or applicable yet? No more route branding in Sheffield. Any repaints will get the fleetnames only. But few recent repaints have had 'Sheffield' fleetnames. |
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Post by woah on Jan 20, 2013 0:31:22 GMT
No more route branding in Sheffield. Any repaints will get the fleetnames only. But few recent repaints have had 'Sheffield' fleetnames. It's only the single deck repaints that haven't been getting any fleetnames for whatever reason - the ex Leeds stuff needs the fleetnames too, I'm surprised they haven't done them yet. |
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Post by leedslad on Jan 23, 2013 16:36:05 GMT
Thank you for your speedy response. Learned all those routes last time and they are easy to find and cover, especially the 82. 30846 was fine when it left HP, although always had a softspot for it given it was the first ALX400 into the fleet when new. They do show their age a bit though I'll admit. Its not really specific to its former location its just that Euro-2 spec B7TLs are of no use in Sheffield and breakdown more frequently with overheating/no power and anything else the drivers can find. They love the back of Sparrows wagons. Stark contrast to when they operated in Leeds then. Ok the topography is different but the ex. HP ones at HD have no problems with the hills out into the pennines. Strange this one. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2013 17:03:25 GMT
Its not really specific to its former location its just that Euro-2 spec B7TLs are of no use in Sheffield and breakdown more frequently with overheating/no power and anything else the drivers can find. They love the back of Sparrows wagons. Stark contrast to when they operated in Leeds then. Ok the topography is different but the ex. HP ones at HD have no problems with the hills out into the pennines. Strange this one. Did some of the B7TLs which went from HP from HD not get sent back? |
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Post by The Captain on Jan 23, 2013 19:01:26 GMT
Its not really specific to its former location its just that Euro-2 spec B7TLs are of no use in Sheffield and breakdown more frequently with overheating/no power and anything else the drivers can find. They love the back of Sparrows wagons. Stark contrast to when they operated in Leeds then. Ok the topography is different but the ex. HP ones at HD have no problems with the hills out into the pennines. Strange this one. Ex Bradford 30871-30880 got moved out of Sheffield to Rotherham and Doncaster along with the 3 X-reg natives 30561-30563 because they were costing more to run and a lot less reliable on the busy routes using some of Sheffields steeper roads. |
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Post by leedslad on Jan 28, 2013 17:36:15 GMT
2101 no, not as far as I can recall. None have moved back to Leeds. Bradford took on some Royales after becoming 100% low floor and in Leeds most of the ALX400s are now school rotas. The only predominant routes to get them are the 50/50A from Seacroft bus station to Horsforth and they sometimes stray onto the 49 Bramley Town End to Monkswood Gate service.
This will no longer be a problem when the 100+ additional vehicles arrive at Bramley during this year.
Thecaptain thank you for that bit of extra information regarding the ex Leeds/Bradford stock. Must be a timing issue down here then or the routes in question. Certainly wasn't a major factor when in Leeds.
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