Unusual Sightings & Allocations for May 2013 (Read 11,123 times)

[busman53]

09/05/2013 - First South Yorkshire:
B7TL ALX400 31139 on the 53.
Trident President 32955 on the 53 - Euro 2.
Trident President 32957 on the 53 - Euro 2.
B10BLE 60625 on the 56.
B7L Eclipse 60709 on the 53.
B7L Eclipse 60725 on the 53.
B7L Eclipse 60726 on the 53.

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Today.
Sheffield.
FIRST:
Trident President 33079 on 47/48.
ALX 400 31129 on 47/48.
ALX 400's 30564/30569/30570 on 97.
ALX 400's 30937/30938 on 120 - usually on 81/82/85.
B7TL President 32308 on 56.
B7TL President's 32108/32109/32215-32220/32309-32312 all on 81/82/85 - usually on 97/98 - change of allocated route for these buses?
STAGECOACH:
ALX 200 33297 on 43.
ALX 200 33396 on 44.
E300 22640 on X17.
ALX 300 22433 on 83A - 87 branded.

Rotherham:
FIRST:
B7L Eclipse 60738 on 22.
B7L Eclipse 60741 on 22.

Doncaster.
ARRIVA:
Unidentified Spectra on 496 - anyone know which one?
FIRST:
Olympian Royale 31673 on 57/59.
B9TL Gemini 37507 on 66 - P&R branded.
B9TL Gemini 37505 on 57 - P&R branded.
B10BLE 62142 on 57.
ALX 400 32260 on 66.
Solo 50234 on 83/85/87.
ALX 400 31148 on 66.
Pointer 40974 on 15.
B7L Eclipse 61196 on 83/85/87.
ALX 400 30883 on 15 - unusual to see W-DWX versions on here.
ALX 400 32274 on 58.
STAGECOACH:
Olympian 16061 on 21/25.
ALX 400 18124 on 22 - 77 branded.

Barnsley.
REDLINE:
Solo KX04 HRJ on 11A/48 - Barnsley - Kendray branded. The 11A was withdrawn at end of April.
Solo KX04 HRK on 32A - 43A/44A branded.
STAGECOACH:
Mylennium 39631 on 6.

[TC60054]

UID Transbus President on 51s this evening.

[swfcforever]

Stagecoach SupertramLink Solo 47466 on 83A going down Commercial Street at 09:36 and then on SL1 in Middlewood Park and ride at 17:15
First President 32217 on 13 to High Green on Shalesmoor at 18:43 and B10BLE 60806 on 70 to Dore going up High Street at 18:49

[jakerton43]

Doncaster:

31673 Royale this morning on service 58 to West Bessacarr.
61200-83/85/87 cycle. 

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TM SuperDart 1174 on 64a Arksey, first non solo I've seen on it since they took over

[tofskilemons]

69018 on the Free Bee.
60623 with '52 Hillsborough' on the screen heading past Odeon opposite the Crucible towards The Moor - instead of up towards Cathedral
60716 on the 47 went the wrong way this morning - followed the 48 route then turned right at Asda onto Queens Road then picked up normal route further down the road I imagine.

[busman53]

10/05/2013 - First South Yorkshire:
B7TL ALX400 30565 on the 53.
B7TL ALX400 30571 on the 75.
B7TL President 32109 on the 53.
B9TL Gemini 37520 on the 98.
B7L Eclipse 60707 on the 53.
B10BLE 62143 on the 53.
B7RLE Eclipse 69018 on the FreeBee.

10/05/2013 - Stagecoach South Yorkshire:
DAF Commander 26127 on the 52.

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Today.
Sheffield.
FIRST:
B7L Eclipse 60707 on 53.
B9TL Gemini 37522 on 81/82/85.
B9TL Gemini 37527 on 95.
B9TL Gemini 37107 on 98.
ALX 400 30564 on 47/48.
Unidentified ALX 400 on 75 - anyone know which one?
Trident President 33063 was replaced on 47/48 by B7TL President 32218 at 11:30am on Flat Street Shiregreen bound.
STAGECOACH:
Supertram Link E200 36457 on 83.

[swfcforever]

B7L 60730 on 47/48
Vodaphone Gemini going up West Street at 14:56 on 95

[vwd14]

First Sheffield 10/05/2013

B9TL 37512 also on 81/82/85
B9TL 37520 also on the 98
B7L 60727 was on the 120, it must have replaced something as it arrived onto Pond Street at about 2115 with the DMDs blank, and then when it got to the 120 stop, the DMD was changed to display the 120 to Fulwood. Good bus to go actually, although it sounds funny at idle.

I also was on 60886 on the 35 earlier, it is much better than 61663 that I had the "pleasure" of travelling on the last time I used that route (now there's a shed if ever there was one), though that wouldn't be difficult. It even idled properly - very impressive! Only thing against it is that it's inclined to go up the gears a bit too early for a B7L, which was a bit of a problem going up Jenkin Road heading back to the city from Meadowhall! And of course it rattles like most B7Ls do.

[woah]

May 10, 2013 23:34:19 GMT vwd14 said:

B7L 60727 was on the 120, it must have replaced something as it arrived onto Pond Street with the DMDs blank, and then when it got to the 120 stop, the DMD was changed to display the 120 to Fulwood. Good bus to go actually, although it sounds funny at idle.

Consider yourself lucky you didn't have it about a year ago - it made an absolutely horrendous noise on the interior driving about and people literally had to shout over it - never heard anything like it in my life. I believe it was like it for a couple of months too.

On another note - 32218 was on 51s yesterday evening, and I saw 47402 heading back to depot about 18:30 so I wonder if it was suffering a few niggles again?

[The Captain]

May 11, 2013 9:41:14 GMT woah said:

May 10, 2013 23:34:19 GMT vwd14 said:

B7L 60727 was on the 120, it must have replaced something as it arrived onto Pond Street with the DMDs blank, and then when it got to the 120 stop, the DMD was changed to display the 120 to Fulwood. Good bus to go actually, although it sounds funny at idle.

Consider yourself lucky you didn't have it about a year ago - it made an absolutely horrendous noise on the interior driving about and people literally had to shout over it - never heard anything like it in my life. I believe it was like it for a couple of months too.

On another note - 32218 was on 51s yesterday evening, and I saw 47402 heading back to depot about 18:30 so I wonder if it was suffering a few niggles again?

47402 requested in early so cleaners can give it a good going over for Sunday. 32218 on PM part day.

[swfcforever]

Stagecoach Sheffield Omnidekka on 79 this morning. Does anybody know which one?

[TC60054]

15414.

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