Stagecoach 10897 on the 107
This upload begins with something which has become awfully common of late; Gainsborough's InterConnect branded E400 MMCs on the 107. Last year, for a time, it was very common to have a mix of InterConnect MMCs and random Gainsborough deckers on the 100 and 107. After one of the Lockdowns (can't remember which... something like the 24th one) allocations then stuck to MMCs on the 100 and anything else on the 107 (and 106) as standard, and remained like that until a few weeks ago.
Since then, however, the variety of Tridents on the 107 has become severely diluted by allocations of an MMC on most days. Sometimes it will last on it all day, or sometimes a President or ALX will appear for some of the afternoon runs (then usually does the 2nd evening run at 5:40 away from Lincoln). Here on 13.7.21 we got an MMC on the 106! Unfortunately it was a bit early so by the time I found out about it on Bustimes, I could only make it out to see it on the 107 back to Gainsborough. Here is 10897 on the return leg of its slightly less-than-usual outing to Lincoln, seen on St Mary's Street with the bus station as the backdrop.
Given how common MMCs on the 107 have become (again), I have surprisingly few photos of them on it, so this is a bonus even if I was deprived a good Trident. I'm not going to try and spot all the 67 plates on the 107, but if I see another one I'll gladly take it. As for one on the 106, if it happens again I'll probably make an effort to see it, and hopefully not miss it like I did here! (And if I do get another on the 106 I will, of course, see it on the 107 a few mins later.)
There are six E400 MMCs in InterConnect livery for the 100, but that seems like way too many branded vehicles for what the 100 actually needs, so they often turn up on other routes (as Bustimes.org will tell you). This is fair enough, but the incessant allocation to the 107 can't surely be an accident. At least one ALX400 has been loaned to Hull, but I wouldn't be surprised if the MMCs are covering for several Tridents that are on loan elsewhere, in for repaint or simply out of traffic for whatever reason. Not sure, but from looking at Bustimes 18024 may have expired in Lincoln on the 106 today (15.7.21) since it just, well, stopped.
Stagecoach 10897 on the 107
This upload begins with something which has become awfully common of late; Gainsborough's InterConnect branded E400 MMCs on the 107. Last year, for a time, it was very common to have a mix of InterConnect MMCs and random Gainsborough deckers on the 100 and 107. After one of the Lockdowns (can't remember which... something like the 24th one) allocations then stuck to MMCs on the 100 and anything else on the 107 (and 106) as standard, and remained like that until a few weeks ago.
Since then, however, the variety of Tridents on the 107 has become severely diluted by allocations of an MMC on most days. Sometimes it will last on it all day, or sometimes a President or ALX will appear for some of the afternoon runs (then usually does the 2nd evening run at 5:40 away from Lincoln). Here on 13.7.21 we got an MMC on the 106! Unfortunately it was a bit early so by the time I found out about it on Bustimes, I could only make it out to see it on the 107 back to Gainsborough. Here is 10897 on the return leg of its slightly less-than-usual outing to Lincoln, seen on St Mary's Street with the bus station as the backdrop.
Given how common MMCs on the 107 have become (again), I have surprisingly few photos of them on it, so this is a bonus even if I was deprived a good Trident. I'm not going to try and spot all the 67 plates on the 107, but if I see another one I'll gladly take it. As for one on the 106, if it happens again I'll probably make an effort to see it, and hopefully not miss it like I did here! (And if I do get another on the 106 I will, of course, see it on the 107 a few mins later.)
There are six E400 MMCs in InterConnect livery for the 100, but that seems like way too many branded vehicles for what the 100 actually needs, so they often turn up on other routes (as Bustimes.org will tell you). This is fair enough, but the incessant allocation to the 107 can't surely be an accident. At least one ALX400 has been loaned to Hull, but I wouldn't be surprised if the MMCs are covering for several Tridents that are on loan elsewhere, in for repaint or simply out of traffic for whatever reason. Not sure, but from looking at Bustimes 18024 may have expired in Lincoln on the 106 today (15.7.21) since it just, well, stopped.