a visit to south lancs travel's depot 8/3/12

today i visited south lancs travel's depot today a total of 11 buses was in.

the ones in the SLT livery are...

M99 SLT

M167 LNC

W19 SLT

W396 PRC

S25 SLT

in the strawberry livery...

EK51 XXL

EK 51 XXO having work done to its rear

P791 WVK

other buses in the depot where...

BKI 2598 being stored

remains of a crosvelle cymru bus being used for spare parts

a bus from the old SLT company, not sure on reg plate of this bus

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rail replacment bus serivce 04/03/12

today there was no trains running while work took place on the train line between wigan and liverpool.

today the part of the line being replaced was the part at thatto heath train station

thatto heath train station

there was 2 buses at st helens central on standby both from ogdens these being S60 JDO and UKZ 6653

UKZ 6653

S60 JDO

i also got photos of 2 other coaches that was in service they being P952 PYC from atlantic travel and MX05 AHL from grand tourer (shearings holidays)

P952 PYC on way wigan

MX05 AHL on way liverpool

i got a ride on MX05 AHL and it was great the only let down was one of the curtains kept opening and shuting when we went up/down a hill or over a speed bump

thanks for reading and i hope you enjoyed my cover on the rail replacment service

bus opinions feb 2012

2709 volvo wright renown on route 352
this bus is baised at arriva st helens, this bus was really slow bus, you had to put your foot to the floor to get it anywhere at a good speed but it had very few rattles and still had its wright sticker .

7632 marshal capital on 715 
this bus is basied at arriva bolton, i have to admit this is the best marshal i had ever been on, with very few rattles and was really fast, this bus had recently been to bootle for p+p but already the back seat had been ripped and replaced by an MTL seat

1053 northern counties paladin on 33
this bus is baised at arriva st helens, this bus was amazing it is one of the fastest buses at arriva st helens and to make it even better it was rattle free

4481 wright gemini 2 on x11
the new smell is still strong and the wi-fi works very well. i also found the seats warm and comfy and the ride quality was amazing, the only bad thing was the front mirror was already very dirty considering its been in service less than a month