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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - NathanR - 16/01/2022 21:23
Can I get an update regarding 2622 and 2624 please?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these vehicles due to be heading to Southern Counties soon?
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - MPTE1955 - 16/01/2022 21:39
(16/01/2022 21:23)NathanR Wrote: Can I get an update regarding 2622 and 2624 please?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't these vehicles due to be heading to Southern Counties soon?
2622 was at Speke yesterday as I seen it on 78 (I think) in Woolton Village yesterday afternoon.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - DVG526 - 16/01/2022 23:31
(15/01/2022 11:12)SK15 GZG Wrote: There aren't any spare deckers available hence why depots like Green Lane, Speke and Birkenhead are having to make do with saloons which are too small
That batch of Enviros on the 47 must have been plucked out of thin air then. It won’t matter now as the additional 471 is binned as of today.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - SK15 GZG - 17/01/2022 00:30
(16/01/2022 23:31)DVG526 Wrote: That batch of Enviros on the 47 must have been plucked out of thin air then. It won’t matter now as the additional 471 is binned as of today.
Those Enviro400s became available as a result of the temporary PVR reduction at Speke depot
In all honesty I'm not entirely sure why the 47 is being begrudged the extra capacity it has needed for several years
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - DVG526 - 17/01/2022 00:53
(17/01/2022 00:30)SK15 GZG Wrote: Those Enviro400s became available as a result of the temporary PVR reduction at Speke depot
In all honesty I'm not entirely sure why the 47 is being begrudged the extra capacity it has needed for several years
Not begrudging anything, it’s good to see deckers on the 47. Just pointing out that when it suits the vehicles can be sourced. It’s not a big ask at LS, just two or three would probably be enough to back up the hybrids. Plenty of deckers at Bootle to spare a couple no need for a full allocation on the 60/61/63 etc, if anything they should be on town routes anyway.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - Barney - 17/01/2022 10:10
(17/01/2022 00:53)DVG526 Wrote: Not begrudging anything, it’s good to see deckers on the 47. Just pointing out that when it suits the vehicles can be sourced. It’s not a big ask at LS, just two or three would probably be enough to back up the hybrids. Plenty of deckers at Bootle to spare a couple no need for a full allocation on the 60/61/63 etc, if anything they should be on town routes anyway.
The 47 service has been reduced to half hourly in recent times and the competing X2 Stagecoach service is now hourly thus reducing overall capacity by 50% hence the need for deckers.
According to reports elsewhere, Bootle is to receive more deckers from GL when the new StreetDecks are put into service there. The 60/61/63 serve several schools along their routes and need deckers during term time. Also, the 52/52A for which a batch of 15-plate Enviro400s were bought often have Pulsars allocated even though the frequency has been reduced since the start of the pandemic.
Clearly, the long-term solution is to for Arriva Merseyside to buy new deckers or source cascades from elsewhere as was the policy some years ago.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - gka472l - 18/01/2022 17:00
(14/01/2022 18:11)gka472l Wrote: Usual disclaimer on trusting the tracking but it seems 2585 has been on the 413 today, ousted from Wythenshawe if it is here.....
2585 confirmed as here as I photted it earlier https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/51828505463
HTH
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - L401CJF - 19/01/2022 12:30
2545 out of fleet apparently.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - bus401 - 19/01/2022 13:23
Sorry to see 2545 go always seemed to be out and about in service.Does anyone know if 2553 has gone as well,thanks in advance.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - Y458 KNF - 19/01/2022 20:06
(19/01/2022 13:23)bus401 Wrote: Sorry to see 2545 go always seemed to be out and about in service.Does anyone know if 2553 has gone as well,thanks in advance.
2544 is the only 55 plate left in service at LS not sure if 2501 is in use or just for storage before being scrapped.