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RE: Scarlet Band Motors - BusLoverMum - 22 Jan 2017
(22 Jan 2017, 9:44 am)ENEB Oh yeah I see some of them and it makes Scarlet band look bad having buses that dirty in service.
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The one Hodgsons had out was spotless in comparison. I know yesterday was a particularly filthy day, but given that the solo on the 84a was black by noon, they must have set out mucky, in the first place.
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - ENEB - 22 Jan 2017
(22 Jan 2017, 6:37 pm)BusLoverMum The one Hodgsons had out was spotless in comparison. I know yesterday was a particularly filthy day, but given that the solo on the 84a was black by noon, they must have set out mucky, in the first place.They must want to wait till Saturday evening when it goes back to the depot at West conforth to wash it.
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RE: Scarlet Band Motors - South Tyne Lad - 22 Jan 2017
(22 Jan 2017, 7:22 pm)ENEB They must want to wait till Saturday evening when it goes back to the depot at West conforth to wash it.
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No point washing buses that run sometimes quite rural routes during these harsh months, As they'll be covered in Grit/Salt/Snow etc in a few hours!
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - BusLoverMum - 22 Jan 2017
(22 Jan 2017, 7:25 pm)South Tyne Lad No point washing buses that run sometimes quite rural routes during these harsh months, As they'll be covered in Grit/Salt/Snow etc in a few hours!
They need to make sure the numberplate is visible, though!
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - ENEB - 23 Jan 2017
Yj05jwn is on the 16 today.
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RE: Scarlet Band Motors - BUSFAN - 23 Jan 2017
(22 Jan 2017, 7:25 pm)South Tyne Lad No point washing buses that run sometimes quite rural routes during these harsh months, As they'll be covered in Grit/Salt/Snow etc in a few hours!
Weardale run the some the most rural routes in the North East but all their vehicles are always spotless when they start a days work but lets face it they are a different class of operator compared to Scarlet Band who went from running high spec Coaches and good Service Vehicles to running average older vehicles.
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - Jimmi - 23 Jan 2017
As mentioned the other day, Scarlet Band currently have Optare Solo MX08 DHK on loan, it was on PR1 today.
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Scarlet Band: MX08DHK by Matthew Jimmison, on Flickr
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - Cock Robin - 24 Jan 2017
(23 Jan 2017, 4:55 pm)BUSFAN Weardale run the some the most rural routes in the North East but all their vehicles are always spotless when they start a days work but lets face it they are a different class of operator compared to Scarlet Band who went from running high spec Coaches and good Service Vehicles to running average older vehicles.
You work for Weardale by any chance?
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - ENEB - 24 Jan 2017
Yj05jwn on the 16 again today does anyone body know if yj55ygl is on another route?.
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RE: Scarlet Band Motors - jaimz13 - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 10:20 am)Cock Robin You work for Weardale by any chance?
He's right everytime I see or ride a weardale bus they always cleaner then scarlet band look at M6WMS in plain white yet it still clean everyday scarlet band might have a older fleet but still no reason why they can't clean them
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - Cock Robin - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 11:35 am)jaimz13 He's right everytime I see or ride a weardale bus they always cleaner then scarlet band look at M6WMS in plain white yet it still clean everyday scarlet band might have a older fleet but still no reason why they can't clean them
Durham Park and Rides aren't old!
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - Jimmi - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 11:27 am)ENEB Yj05jwn on the 16 again today does anyone body know if yj55ygl is on another route?.YJ55YGL was apparently on the 110/111/112 circuit on Friday.
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Wonder if there may be a issue with a increased likelihood of it breaking down? If so, I would imagine they may be wanting to keep it fairly local, so it's less distance to travel for if something does go wrong.
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - jaimz13 - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 12:28 pm)Cock Robin Durham Park and Rides aren't old!
Well no but the rest of the solos are my point is if weardale can stay clean and work everyday why can't scarlet band
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - GuyParkRoyal - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 1:32 pm)jaimz13 Well no but the rest of the solos are my point is if weardale can stay clean and work everyday why can't scarlet band
It might be down to the type of wash system in use.
Small operators using a jet wash with limited drainage are often prevented from using the wash when overnight temperatures are sub zero.
I don't know what system is in use at Scarlet Band but something to think about before comparing two different operators.
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - BUSFAN - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 10:20 am)Cock Robin You work for Weardale by any chance?
No i do not work for Weardale and another operator that always has well turned out Vehicles is Gillinghams and they dont have some sort of fancy wash system its called taking pride in your fleet witch in my opinion Scarlet band does not seem to unlike years ago when the Blenkinsop family owed the firm and kept a very smart fleet but since they sold the company both the look and quality of the vehicles has gone way down.
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - ENEB - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 12:45 pm)Jimmi YJ55YGL was apparently on the 110/111/112 circuit on Friday.I have been told that the driver has complained about it overheating. As it sometimes takes the driver 4 attempts to start it after the driver turns it back on after lunch break. But if it's overheating why put it in service. Unless they are waiting until Sunday where no services operate so they can have a look at it. It's been of a lot recently.
Wonder if there may be a issue with a increased likelihood of it breaking down? If so, I would imagine they may be wanting to keep it fairly local, so it's less distance to travel for if something does go wrong.
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RE: Scarlet Band Motors - Jimmi - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 6:16 pm)ENEB I have been told that the driver has complained about it overheating. As it sometimes takes the driver 4 attempts to start it after the driver turns it back on after lunch break. But if it's overheating why put it in service. Unless they are waiting until Sunday where no services operate so they can have a look at it. It's been of a lot recently.May be a case of they have been hoping to avoid using it but have had no choice but to allocate it to a service. If it has overheating issues, it's probably better to allocate it to one of the routes closer to home rather than risk it breaking down on the 16 somewhere in Darlington.
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RE: Scarlet Band Motors - ENEB - 24 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 6:34 pm)Jimmi May be a case of they have been hoping to avoid using it but have had no choice but to allocate it to a service. If it has overheating issues, it's probably better to allocate it to one of the routes closer to home rather than risk it breaking down on the 16 somewhere in Darlington.Yes. Also they are short at the moment due to w7jpt being involved in a crash and one of the 64 plate solos getting a new engine.
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RE: Scarlet Band Motors - Cock Robin - 25 Jan 2017
(24 Jan 2017, 1:32 pm)jaimz13 Well no but the rest of the solos are my point is if weardale can stay clean and work everyday why can't scarlet band
Its not like you don't see filthy GNE and Arriva.
RE: Scarlet Band Motors - Michael - 25 Jan 2017
(25 Jan 2017, 10:37 am)Cock Robin Its not like you don't see filthy GNE and Arriva.
Or Stagecoach