'Scene' in Carlisle

An hour in Carlisle recently yielded the following.

 

Very much a ‘Stagecoach’ City albeit in ‘Cumberland Motor Services’ (CMS) guise and also very much Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer's also. Some are branded and some appear in plain livery.

 

 

 

The majority are registered in the PX05 E?? range including the bus painted in traditional ‘Cumberland’ livery to celebrate 100 years of CMS.

 

 

 

 

 

W221 DNO

 

Also similar but older. This bus had a previous existence with ‘Stagecoach in London’ in full London red livery. 

Other single deckers in the fleet on view were.

 

R960 XVM

 

A Volvo B10M with Alexander’s PS body which I calculate as being 16 years old.

 

S143 TRJ 

A former ‘Stagecoach in Manchester’ vehicle being a MAN 18.220 with Alexanders ALX 300 bodywork.

A couple of Optare Solo’s turned up 

PX07 GZZ and PE51 YHJ 

PE51 looked half naked because its front end livery was largely missing. At one time it served ‘Preston Bus’.

 

 

 

PX59 AZG

A MAN 18.240LF chassis with Alexander Dennis Enviro300 bodywork.

 

Double deckers were in short supply, these being the only two. Both were Dennis Tridents with Alexander Dennis ALX400 bodies.

 

MX55 KPU 

Was originally with ‘Stagecoach Manchester’ and came after a spell in the Lancaster area.

 

MX55 KPJ

Specially liveried in a green version of the standard livery for the lengthy Carlisle, Wigton Keswick service.

 

I was intrigued to see a ‘First’ bus in Carlisle because I did not think that ‘First’ had a presence locally.

SN62 AXW

First UK’s fleetlist shows this bus as being an ADL 30D with an ADL Enviro 300 body which currently is based at Galashiels working for ‘First Scotland East’.

It stands waiting to depart for Edinburgh which is an incredible three and a half hours away in time and almost a hundred miles in distance.

 

K888 SCL

I was admiring the work of UNVI at Coach & Bus live at the NEC only a few weeks ago. Indeed I did a piece about their product range which can be found elsewhere on this blog.

 

Despite its registration this is a relatively new vehicle working for ‘Staceys’. A Carlisle operator.

487 FHW

I do not usually include van conversions but I make an exception in this case because it is built for carrying disabled people which is a cause dear to my heart and because its owner. ‘reays’ of Wigton is a well known and respected operator of full size buses and coaches.

Further photos can be seen on my Flickr