Stagecoach 16939 on Loan to Lincoln
Here's something a bit unusual; a (usually) Skegness based Gemini in InterConnect purple working a Lincoln depot 16 to North Hykeham. Now - as ever - I'm only guessing, but this did appear to be in the works at Lincoln for a while, but in the meantime a couple of Lincoln E400s either got loaned to Skegness or Lincoln ran a few turns of the 56 with them (given it was the same E400s, I'd say a loan). With no need for 16939 to go straight back to its home depot once the work was over, it entered service at Lincoln!! Perhaps it was only a test to see how it performed following the work done, but whatever the case it's a Gemini working a Lincoln route that normally you'd never see.
16939 pulls away from the stands at Lincoln bus station with a 16 to North Hykeham, here on the sunny evening of 19.4.21 - I purposefully took this while the bus was in the shade as I really, really wanted the blind to come out well on the photo... and it has!
Its allocation to Lincoln only lasted a couple of days, which is a little annoying as I'd have liked to have seen more of it. I did see it on Bustimes working a 19 the following day and tried to get it on Tentercroft Street (for a not-in-the-bus-stn shot) but I have a friend who doesn't understand the meaning of setting off at an agreed time so we missed it.
A couple of days after this all happened, what should appear inside the Lincoln depot building but 16944 with its engine door open, and as far as I know it's still in there... though having said that I did see a purple Gemini just yesterday (13th May) which looked like it had fresh paint and the new style of Stagecoach logo, but I can't be sure.
It's also taken me this long to realise there are only two purple liveried Geminis in use, because 16941 is in Beachball (and looks REALLY tatty might I add), 16943 is the open top Tour Lincoln bus which Skeg have pilfered for Seasider work and no others are on the fleet list.
Anyway, stop reading all this text and look at the bus... it's a rare thing!
Stagecoach 16939 on Loan to Lincoln
Here's something a bit unusual; a (usually) Skegness based Gemini in InterConnect purple working a Lincoln depot 16 to North Hykeham. Now - as ever - I'm only guessing, but this did appear to be in the works at Lincoln for a while, but in the meantime a couple of Lincoln E400s either got loaned to Skegness or Lincoln ran a few turns of the 56 with them (given it was the same E400s, I'd say a loan). With no need for 16939 to go straight back to its home depot once the work was over, it entered service at Lincoln!! Perhaps it was only a test to see how it performed following the work done, but whatever the case it's a Gemini working a Lincoln route that normally you'd never see.
16939 pulls away from the stands at Lincoln bus station with a 16 to North Hykeham, here on the sunny evening of 19.4.21 - I purposefully took this while the bus was in the shade as I really, really wanted the blind to come out well on the photo... and it has!
Its allocation to Lincoln only lasted a couple of days, which is a little annoying as I'd have liked to have seen more of it. I did see it on Bustimes working a 19 the following day and tried to get it on Tentercroft Street (for a not-in-the-bus-stn shot) but I have a friend who doesn't understand the meaning of setting off at an agreed time so we missed it.
A couple of days after this all happened, what should appear inside the Lincoln depot building but 16944 with its engine door open, and as far as I know it's still in there... though having said that I did see a purple Gemini just yesterday (13th May) which looked like it had fresh paint and the new style of Stagecoach logo, but I can't be sure.
It's also taken me this long to realise there are only two purple liveried Geminis in use, because 16941 is in Beachball (and looks REALLY tatty might I add), 16943 is the open top Tour Lincoln bus which Skeg have pilfered for Seasider work and no others are on the fleet list.
Anyway, stop reading all this text and look at the bus... it's a rare thing!