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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - P450 SWX - 04/07/2012 23:24

Think it be back at JS tommorow as it was covering a Gemini that went on Mersey ferries


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - T42 PVM - 05/07/2012 07:26

thanks i will take a quick look when i can find the energy get out of bed then :P


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - K853 MTJ - 05/07/2012 08:00

Speaking of Mersey Ferries, I seen a convoy of 4 turning left out of the tunnel going up Scotland Road yesterday. Off the top of my head it was 4200/1/2/5. Not certain about the last 2 though!


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - P450 SWX - 05/07/2012 08:03

4201 was the one that the pulsar replaced on 410 yesterday

Can't wait for October for the 174/5 what a odd route for arriva to go for


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - P450 SWX - 05/07/2012 11:40

From October the 118/9, 218/9 and 174/5 will form a new low cost unit at LS


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - wirralbus - 05/07/2012 13:30

218/9 are just the morning merseytravel equivalent of the 418/9 , seems pointless putting them in a low cost unit if the 418/9 are not going into it .

I have heard of Low Cost units at LS before namely the 401 , but it only ended up with cadets being replaced by pulsars .


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - P450 SWX - 05/07/2012 14:09

From Saturday night there is no low cost unit until October as Chesters are back on main line


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - 126th street - 05/07/2012 15:10

(05/07/2012 13:30)wirralbus Wrote:  218/9 are just the morning merseytravel equivalent of the 418/9 , seems pointless putting them in a low cost unit if the 418/9 are not going into it .

I have heard of Low Cost units at LS before namely the 401 , but it only ended up with cadets being replaced by pulsars .
Could also be related to drivers' pay rates as well as this was one of the major areas for savings when Merseybus went through their 'low cost unit' phase about twenty years ago, alongside running the oldest vehicles.


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - wirralbus - 05/07/2012 15:28

Low cost units though is like divide and conquer the only loser is the drivers in the longer term , but could be the way forward if Arriva wants to retain a modicum of merseytravel work in the near future .


RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - Penny Return - 05/07/2012 16:26

LS will only be getting 10 new pulsars now,probably because they need less for the 2

when the new rubbish service starts