[MNL] 3 B10BLEs and a B10M (Read 283 times)

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Two minor points here. The first was that I saw 3 of First's B10BLEs parked up int the LSUK/Lucas at the wicker, and wonder what they were doing there? I didn't get the plates but one of them definitely had 52 branding (could have been 1/2 branding but I doubt it). On the way back, about 2 hours later, they were gone.

The second, and this is very minor, is that I saw an N-CKY B10M in Meadowhall Interchange still displaying X78 on the rear "blind". I thought we were told they'd been removed, but apparenty not...

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i also saw these earlier, one branded, one not, no drivers on board, also the cky bus, only N247 CKY still as the rear x78 route blind, and as they were only ever planned to be used on the x78, thats all they can display.

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admin said:

i also saw these earlier, one branded, one not, no drivers on board, also the cky bus, only N247 CKY still as the rear x78 route blind, and as they were only ever planned to be used on the x78, thats all they can display.

Yeah, I knew that but thought they had all died out. I suppose it must have been N247CKY (funny reg, shouldn't it be 747? I suppose it follows on the tradition of "Odd ones out" like R86XHL, S442LLO, N114BWG, "666" etc) As for the BLEs I'm sure they were 3 (although one of them was in the distance and may not have been a B10BLE?). What time did you see them? I saw them at about 10:30am.

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I was travelling on S525 UOK on the 130 was around half 9 ish and their were 2 b10ble's parked up in the carpark, looked quite strange, as only place you normailly see buses parked up out of service, is the bus depot, or the volvo garage at canklow.

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admin said:

I was travelling on S525 UOK on the 130 was around half 9 ish and their were 2 b10ble's parked up in the carpark, looked quite strange, as only place you normailly see buses parked up out of service, is the bus depot, or the volvo garage at canklow.

I too was on S525UAK on the 130 on the way back, but they had gone by then. Saw them on Yt55TMT (where I had the whole bus to myself!). Suppose they must have been in for repairs or something.

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LSUK are a supplier and its possible that some work was being done on them. Nothing particularly strange about that.

For strange bus locations, try the Stagecoach Merc Mini parked in a builders yard near the old Brightside Station. Keep a look out between Sheffield and Meadowhall when using a 85 or 86.