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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - SNL 824 - 13/01/2017 14:45
(13/01/2017 14:19)Enviro400 Wrote: With all these different models and liveries of buses currently darting between Liverpool and Wirral, from both Arriva and Stagecoach, it sure is making for some sights. All we're missing now is a new London Routemaster joining the fleet and then we'd have an almost perfect snapshot of modern British buses all in one placeYes - there's a tremendous variety in the Wirral at the moment which is leading to some rare sights like last Saturday morning a dozen new hybrids and a Coastliner Gemini on the line at LS. But don't forget there's also a great selection of older vehicles, particularly S/Ds at LS currently seeing service on pretty well all routes except the Cross-River ones.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - SK15 GZG - 13/01/2017 14:51
(13/01/2017 07:47)childwallblues Wrote: The return to service of 8214 (6514) means that it is likely to be the last bus purchased by MTL to be in service on Merseyside
Unless Presidential still operate their N-reg Volvo Olympians
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - T42 PVM - 13/01/2017 14:55
Dont Ashcrofts still have an ex MTL Endurance for their Jaguar Contract?
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - SK15 GZG - 14/01/2017 15:52
(09/01/2017 11:57)motormayhem1 Wrote: Both 4831 and 4833 have just left birkenhead depot to go to a liverpool depot , presumably speke.
They were delivered to Green Lane
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - wirralbus - 14/01/2017 16:48
Sounds like Arriva after nearly a fortnight of operation are now knowing how many vehicles are required with an in built safety margin for busy periods.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - motormayhem1 - 14/01/2017 19:04
They write the numbers down of how many are travelling on each bus so they know roughly how many buses will be needed for each train coming in.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - SK15 GZG - 14/01/2017 19:04
(14/01/2017 16:48)wirralbus Wrote: Sounds like Arriva after nearly a fortnight of operation are now knowing how many vehicles are required with an in built safety margin for busy periods.
Err - there were never planned to be more than 30 Gemini 3s on rail replacements anyway
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - Valandil - 14/01/2017 19:53
Just wondering, are the drivers or Merseytravel reps meant to do anything to passengers' train tickets when they board the rail replacement bus?
When I have travelled on the rail replacements, I've just been let on, so could easily have got on the bus with the same ticket again if I had wanted to.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - motormayhem1 - 14/01/2017 20:20
Just depends on the station staff as some staff check and some don't as its down to merseyrail and Carlisle staff to check and the drivers just have to press the pass button to count how many are on board as they only want 66 to be carried which is the seated amount on the hybrid gemini 3 even though some people still stand and won't sit down on available seats.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - bus401 - 15/01/2017 01:04
Just seen one of the new hybrids with rail replacement adverts on heading towards Ellesmere port/Chester on the M53 (12.15) didn't see the fleet or regristration numbers.