Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

[EDB325]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(16/07/2026 19:29)gka472l Wrote:  All the Electroliners are in use now with 82450 being seen in use today....

Well, they're THEORETICALLY in use. With the usual Bustimes caveat, 82435 (7 days), 82430 (4 days), and 82411 (2 days) were out of service this morning. Additionally 82412 and 82420 appear to have failed yesterday, and 82443 seems to have failed this morning, as has 82415 (which hadn't worked on the previous 2 days).

So 14% of the batch are apparently out of service.

I posted a month ago about the unreliability of Go North West's examples at Bolton. However all 33 of them are in service for a second day today.

A Bolton driver told me there was a problem with the handbrake on a number of these vehicles. Can anyone with technical knowledge/access to feedback from Gillmoss provide more information?

[Y458 KNF]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
Have all the Enviro300s at Gillmoss now been replaced by the EVs?

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(Yesterday 16:05)Y458 KNF Wrote:  Have all the Enviro300s at Gillmoss now been replaced by the EVs?

Seems to be none in use from Gillmoss today, and there seems to be a few at the storage place in Widnes (where GNW is storing the new Wirral buses). Perhaps these are the first to disappear completely from GM. Also of note (usual bustimes disclaimer), but 80521 seems to have entered service this afternoon......

From the 'recent changes' on the vehicle list on bustimes, the following have left the area.

To Cumbria

27144/27145/27148/27149/27150
27886/27887/27889/27900/27901/27902/27904

To South (these have been pictured at Winchester depot)

27777/27779/27824/27825/27826

HTH

[gka472l]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot
80522 has entered service this morning, and 80523 noted in Kirkdale out of service. Of note is that these have fleetnumbers on the front.

[Penny Return]

RE: Stagecoach MCSL - Gillmoss Depot

(Today 12:43)gka472l Wrote:  80522 has entered service this morning, and 80523 noted in Kirkdale out of service. Of note is that these have fleetnumbers on the front.

12427 is the only one of the batch that has a fleetnumber on the front
As it should be