Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire

Period 4 Changes are now online:

10839 SM66 VBK Rock Ferry - Gillmoss
17272 X272 NNO Gillmoss - Disposal
17745 LY52 ZFD Gillmoss - Sold
18358 MX55 KPK Preston - CE
18360 MX55 KPN Preston - CE
19018 MX06 XAT Gillmoss - Rock Ferry
19031 SN56 AVX Gillmoss - Reserve
19061 MX56 FSN Gillmoss - Rock Ferry
24174 PO59 MXH Gillmoss - Reserve
28513 PO56 JDF Reserve - Disposal
28514 PO56 JDJ Reserve - Disposal
28544 YN04 GMG Disposal - Sold
28545 YN04 GMU Disposal - Sold
28546 YN05 WKC Disposal - Sold
34804 PX55 EGZ Gillmoss - Reserve
34813 PX06 DVW Preston - Reserve
34814 PX06 DVY Preston - Reserve
36804 PO62 MFE Gillmoss - Preston
36805 PO62 MFV Gillmoss - Preston
47081 WA04 TWU Gillmoss - Reserve
47327 PX06 FXW Gillmoss - Reserve
47328 PX06 FXY Gillmoss - Reserve
47753 PE51 YHH Gillmoss - Reserve

Service G3 connecting Blacon with Sealand Road Tesco and Chester Greyhound Park starts on Monday 4th September. Service is operated every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday between 07:00 (08:00 on Saturdays) and last service at 17:50. The service is operated on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council on a trail basis for 1 year. Strangely the timetable does not contain timing points on Sealand Road or the Greyhound Park and the bus to be used on the service is a Mellor Coachcraft Strata minibus owned by the local council with an Optare Solo expected to be used as a backup vehicle.

timetable here https://tis-kml-stagecoach.s3.amazonaws.com/PdfTimetables/XKAG003.pdf

Additional news this evening is confirmation that Stagecoach have won routes X9/9/109 between Mold/Wrexham or Chester and is effective from Monday 4th December taking over the Flintshire County Council contract from Townlynx.

https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/search/find-registered-local-bus-services/details/508957/

YJ09 FWE wrote:Service G3 connecting Blacon with Sealand Road Tesco and Chester Greyhound Park starts on Monday 4th September. Service is operated every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday between 07:00 (08:00 on Saturdays) and last service at 17:50. The service is operated on behalf of Cheshire West and Chester Council on a trail basis for 1 year. Strangely the timetable does not contain timing points on Sealand Road or the Greyhound Park and the bus to be used on the service is a Mellor Coachcraft Strata minibus owned by the local council with an Optare Solo expected to be used as a backup vehicle.

timetable here https://tis-kml-stagecoach.s3.amazonaws.com/PdfTimetables/XKAG003.pdf

The Mellor Coachcraft Strata minibus carries vehicle registration DF66 AEC and is currently parked up at the Birkenhead depot before onward transit to Chester over the next few days.

Also released today is the new timetable for routes 38/38A and 38B linking Mill Park/Bromborough with West Kirby. Summary of changes include one daytime journey per hour and all evening and Sunday journeys are extended from Bromborough Retail Park/Riverside Park to Mill Park via Bromborough Cross, Acre Lane, Plymyard Avenue and Eastham Village. Service 38B runs once per day from Upton Station at 05:10 and runs to Mill Park arriving at 06:23

Timetable available here: http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/travelling-around/timetables/AllTimetables/38%20West%20Kirby%20-%20Bromborough%20or%20Mill%20Park%20(from%203%20September%202017).pdf

Former Merseyside Darts PX55EFL / EFM / EFN are now with Stotts of Oldham

Rock Ferry based 24138 has been on the 1 today!

Stagecoach are to re-start the X61 from Preston - Manchester from the 11th November!

So they are trying that again then after originally running a Blackpool - Preston - Manchester service which was eventually run down to a handful journeys and then withdrawn. I do wonder what has made them want to try it again.

I have to admit i was shocked when i noticed it on VOSA

Further information says it will be a Saturday only Xmas Market service

Hearing reports Stagecoach Gillmoss are to strike on the 14th October

Envrio 400 19031 and 19038 and optare Solo 47326 are all now in Chester Depot

Period 5 changes are online - I do wonder if there is plans to replace all the MANs in Merseyside as its starting to look like they are on their way out!

10840 SM66 VBL Rock Ferry - Gillmoss
17491 LX51 FML Rock Ferry - Chester
18154 PX04 DPN Reserve - Disposal
19031 SN56 AVX Reserve - Chester
24134 PO59 HXZ Gillmoss - Reserve
24137 PO59 HYC Gillmoss - Reserve
24169 PO59 HXC Reserve - Gillmoss
24173 PO59 MXG Rock Ferry - Reserve
27780 PO12 THE Chester - Gillmoss
34804 PX55 EGZ Reserve - Chester
36803 PO62 MFA Reserve - Rock Ferry
47326 PX06 PXV Preston - Chester
47713 MX05 MKM Rock Ferry - Reserve
80035 DF66 AEC Mellor - Chester (Loan)

Period 6 Changes - Most MANs in reserve have now been allocated to Preston giving them a decent number instead of just 2 that they already had:

24134 PO59 HXZ Reserve - Preston
24137 PO59 HYC Reserve - Preston
24157 PO59 MWL Reserve - Preston
24172 PO59 MXF Reserve - Preston
24174 PO59 MXH Reserve - Gillmoss
47083 WA04 TWW Gillmoss - Sold
47329 PX06 FXZ Preston - Reserve
47331 PX06 FYB Preston - Reserve

Stagecoach Chester News

Envrio 400 19061 and 19064 where both in use yesterday on X2/X8

Dennis Trident 17491 is on the 10A today!

Period 7:

10828 SM66 VAU Chester - Gillmoss
10830 SM66 VAX Chester - Gillmoss
10882 YX67 VCP New - Rock Ferry
10883 YX67 VCT New - Rock Ferry
10884 YX67 VCU New - Rock Ferry
10885 YX67 VCV New - Rock Ferry
10886 YX67 VCW New - Rock Ferry
10887 YX67 VCY New - Rock Ferry
10888 YX67 VCZ New - Rock Ferry
15295 YN67 YKM New - Gillmoss
15299 YN67 YKS New - Gillmoss
15301 YN67 YKU New - Gillmoss
17272 X272 NNO Gillmoss - Sold
17491 LX51 FML Chester - Reserve
17839 LX03 BYR Rock Ferry - Reserve
18002 SF53 BZJ Chester - Reserve
18147 PX04 DOA Rock Ferry - Reserve
18378 MX55 KRK Rock Ferry - Reserve
18385 MX55 KSJ Gillmoss - Reserve
19034 SN56 AWA Preston - Reserve
19037 SN56 AWG Preston - Gillmoss
19039 SN56 AWJ Preston - Reserve
19040 SN56 AWM Rock Ferry - Chester
19046 MX56 FRO Rock Ferry - Chester
19060 MX56 FSL Rock Ferry - Chester
19061 MX56 FSN Rock Ferry - Chester
19569 WA59 FWR Plymouth - Chester
19570 WA59 FWS Plymouth - Chester
19571 WA59 FWT Plymouth - Chester
19572 WA59 FWU Plymouth - Chester
34814 PX06 DVY Reserve - Chester
37440 SN16 ORX Chester - Plymouth
37441 SN16 ORZ Chester - Plymouth
37442 SN16 OSP Chester - Plymouth
37443 SN16 OSR Chester - Plymouth
37444 SN16 OSU Chester - Plymouth
47329 PX06 FXZ Reserve - Preston
47331 PX06 FYB Reserve - Preston
47753 PE51 YHH Disposal - Sold
52360 P160 ASA Gillmoss - Sold

Service 101 is making a partial comeback, Stagecoach to operate it!

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/travelling-around/timetables/AllTimetables/101%20Vauxhall%20and%20Everton%20circular%20(from%2027%20November%202017).pdf