Only V14 has decided to throw a strop and have alternator trouble. After the 'no charge' light came on at around 1700 last night and the electrician arrived within the hour and thought he'd put it right, V14 went back into service on the 1120 from Eastleigh this morning (was kept off before that for a photoshoot) and within 25 minutes the 'no charge' light was back on, so it got swapped for W558 and went back to stand in the naughty corner at Barton Park.
The electrician now thinks he has diagnosed the real problem so it's off tomorrow for a new alternator bracket (or something like that) to be fitted.
Meanwhile V7 GMT went in for inspection today prior to entering revenue service, so my guess is early next week to see that one on the road.
Finally, F303 MYJ came home from Salvador Caetano having had its accident damage repaired and also an interior retrim. It looks stunning, having been transformed from this...
to this...
Jamie brought it home, which I was pleased about given that he was driving it when it had the accident, an experience that was understandably very traumatic.Turns out it wasn't only V14 that was having electrical trouble as the whole of Eastleigh High Street was without electricity when I got back from meeting 303. Perhaps Eastleigh needs a new alternator belt.
Jamie and I then took off into the countryside and spent an enjoyable evening posting the remaining bus stop timetables for service 8 on the Waterside around Hythe and Marchwood.
All of which meant that we weren't around to fuel the buses so we've only just done that now, causing some surprise in the sleepy petrol station when the entire Velvet fleet descended in a ten minute period at around 11pm.
Off home now at 2350, plenty of time for beauty sleep before the 0445 alarm!
2 comments:
Yes the effects of a full interior refurb can be pretty impressive, especially when they manage to change the decks over like that!
It's a good way of increasing the seating capacity too, replacing the bottom deck with another top deck!
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