On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:27:21 GMT, wrote:

I have only seen First with them in London and Manchester I have never
seen Stagecoach with any they probably will get some to snarl up the
streets of Preston with once the buyout of PB is completed .

Stagecoach seem to be a fan of pretty much exclusively Alexander
Dennis products, whose range doesn't (as I recall) include a bendybus.

Neil

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Neil Williams
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On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:34:16 GMT, (Neil
Williams) wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:27:21 GMT, wrote:

I have only seen First with them in London and Manchester I have never
seen Stagecoach with any they probably will get some to snarl up the
streets of Preston with once the buyout of PB is completed .

Stagecoach seem to be a fan of pretty much exclusively Alexander
Dennis products, whose range doesn't (as I recall) include a bendybus.

Not a great surprise given the Souter shareholding in Alexander Dennis.
To be strictly fair Stagecoach bought a lot of Alexander bodied products
over the years but that may well be loyalty to a Scottish business as
much as anything. Stagecoach have bought a lot of Optare Solos as the
low floor successor to Mercedes minibuses.
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Paul C

On 22 Jan, 20:34, (Neil Williams)
wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:27:21 GMT, wrote:
I have only seen First with them in London and Manchester I have never
seen Stagecoach with any they probably will get some to snarl up the
streets of Preston with once the buyout of PB is completed .

Stagecoach seem to be a fan of pretty much exclusively Alexander
Dennis products, whose range doesn't (as I recall) include a bendybus.

Neil

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Neil Williams
Put my first name before the at to reply.

Stagecoach Western operate Plaxton and Jonckheere Bodied articulated
coaches from Glasgow to Ayrshire.

wrote:
On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:34:16 GMT, (Neil
Williams) wrote:

On Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:27:21 GMT, wrote:

I have only seen First with them in London and Manchester I have never
seen Stagecoach with any they probably will get some to snarl up the
streets of Preston with once the buyout of PB is completed .
Stagecoach seem to be a fan of pretty much exclusively Alexander
Dennis products, whose range doesn't (as I recall) include a bendybus.
They do seem to have a small fleet of Optare's here in Lancashire
Neil and PB have a mixed variety of vehicles, it remains to be seen if
they respray and keep them all .

From Observation, Stagecoach have a very standardised fleet of
Alexander and Dennis products. You will see the occasional oddball order
where they are trying a new type.

Currently the standard seems to be

Mini: Optare Solo (MAN engines)
Midi: ADL Enviro200Dart (on Dennis/MAN chassis)
Full Size: ADL Enviro300 (on Dennis/MAN chassis)
Double Deck: ADL Enviro400 (on Dennis chassis mostly)
Coaches: Plaxton/Volvo