Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

[CX54 DKD]

RE: Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

(22/02/2013 22:09)N271CKB Wrote:  Can't believe a bus would be swapped just because a driver doesn't like it.

The company will also sometimes advocate swaps for example the SH B10s are preferred in and swapped for something else and one in particular, 2712 rings a bell, has a notice in the cab requesting it's swapped if on lates. Jackson Street usually have a number of Pulsars driven onto the front after being run in from the daytime board they've been on for just the above purpose.

[M113 YKC]

RE: Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

(23/02/2013 20:05)CX54 DKD Wrote:  

(22/02/2013 22:09)N271CKB Wrote:  Can't believe a bus would be swapped just because a driver doesn't like it.

The company will also sometimes advocate swaps for example the SH B10s are preferred in and swapped for something else and one in particular, 2712 rings a bell, has a notice in the cab requesting it's swapped if on lates. Jackson Street usually have a number of Pulsars driven onto the front after being run in from the daytime board they've been on for just the above purpose.

As far as I know, Bootle usually want their DAF/ALX400s back in the depot early in the night because of their high fuel consumption - hence why Pulsars aren't strangers to the evening 60/61.

[MPTE1955]

RE: Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot
And also you very very rarely if ever see a DAF/ALX400 out in a sunday either, probably for the same reason.

[M113 YKC]

RE: Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

(23/02/2013 20:48)MPTE1955 Wrote:  And also you very very rarely if ever see a DAF/ALX400 out in a sunday either, probably for the same reason.

Yeah - a shame, really, because more double-deckers on the road on a Sunday would certainly benefit Sunday timetables for services that serve Liverpool. I also usually notice several sitting in the depot on Saturdays - again, a shame for the same reason.

[ste]

RE: Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot
Do the DAF/ALX400 actually offer a increased seating capacity compared to a Pulsar?

[CX54 DKD]

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Yes, on the top deck alone they seat 1 more. Overall, they seat 68.

[ste]

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2216 failed on County Road on Monday - big puddle of water underneath it though not sure if that was the reason why it failed.

[M113 YKC]

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Pulsar CX58 EUP (2673) is on the 68 today.

[Raawwwrrr!]

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Due : Cast off's from Bolton
Departing: Marshall's ?

[Penny Return]

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(27/02/2013 23:26)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  Due : Cast off's from Bolton
Departing: Marshall's ?

Expect to see a lot more junk end up here to replace the marshall's