Yesterday's LOTS update confirms ES53 was written off Straight Outta Ballymena
ES161 will take its place on the 279 and ES162-175 have been ordered for the 217
Refer to ES53 for details.
#AL ES53: Scrapped
mint lava
mint lava
it’s all in the message 😭
rigid parrotBOT
mint lava
got into an accident on delivery (from the info I’m reading)
mint lava
and it was completely written off
mint lava
it was that one
the one smashed up on a country road innit
ocean cape
career ended before it even started 🥀
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urban trail
Not scrapped and was retained by Wrightbus as a demo
sturdy pollen
oh?
mint lava
🤨
frozen thorn
oh??
surreal quiver
Not scrapped and was retained by Wrightbus as a demo
why'd arriva not take it after it got repaired
they didnt want a CAT S bus brand new or what
ocean cape
considering it didn’t even make it to its intended depot probably so
hollow dagger
last stump
keen hatch
tbf, they couldve made another es53 and made it a 25 reg instead
tawny umbra
whats the point
keen hatch
they’ve done that before
hv106 asw, original one got cooked into kfc, and had to make another one
wild kettle
hv106 asw, original one got cooked into kfc, and had to make another one
Wait what
is there proof?
opaque canopy
that’s why HV106 is the only 63 plate HV on 29
wild kettle
When did the original catch fire
And does anyone happen to know the original's licence plate
opaque canopy
during production
opaque canopy
And does anyone happen to know the original's licence plate
iirc it happened b4 it got registered
opaque canopy
the old reg was lj13fcd @wild kettle and idk if there’s a pic
opaque canopy
it was in the wright bus factory
steep thorn
When did the original catch fire
It was burnt on delivery so they rebuilt it completely
The same thing happened with DW411 hence why it only entered service in 2014 and not in 2011
ocean cape
The same thing happened with DW411 hence why it only entered service in 2014 and...
DW411 had entered service before it burnt out
theres a pic of it in service in 2011
before it burnt out
steep thorn
Makes sense. But judging by its history it’s been out of action more than in action.
surreal quiver
DW411 had entered service before it burnt out
is that why DW411 is the only streetdeck gemini 2
ocean cape
is that why DW411 is the only streetdeck gemini 2
yeah it was a test bed for the OM934
originally it was a euro 6 DB300 after it was repaired
but then scrapped that idea
wild kettle
originally it was a euro 6 DB300 after it was repaired
A what
THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN SICK
mint lava
yh they just sound hella quiet