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ANW and ABW double decker influx - where next?
RE: ANW and ABW double decker influx - where next?
(29/03/2017 11:11)LJ51 DDA Wrote:  Probably half the batch of the current Sapphires in Wrexham, remember the intended move was 3 remain in Wrexham, then split between Rhyl and Bangor! Smile

Ah yes of course - good point. They'd be ideal really Smile
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(29/03/2017 09:36)33109 Wrote:  I'd guess the volvo B7s with the ALX400 bodies that transferred from southport - winsford will have a good few years life left yet. They're all on 55 plates (2005) are 10yrs old now, think the arriva withdrawal age is between 10&15 years???

Tempus fugit (time flies)! We are now in 2017 so that makes them getting on for 12 years old. Having said that, I remember them going into service about three years ago. Laugh
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They've probably got another 6 or so years left then before withdrawal, winsford don't seem to have had too many issues so far. What'll be replacing the presidents at wythenshawe any news yet?
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(26/03/2017 18:20)Y474 KNF Wrote:  So with the influx of double deckers over the past few years the question now is - does it continue or have we seen the last of it? Personally I don't think we have - there's a good few routes left in the North West that are desperately under capacity - with the 7, 8/9 and 53 being the priorities for me

2014:
12 - Rhyl-Llandudno (converted from single deck; new Sapphire stock)
86/86A - Liverpool-Garston/Liverpool JLA (stock upgrade)
375/385 - Southport-Wigan (stock upgrade)

2015:
10/10A - Liverpool-St Helens (converted from single deck; new stock)
10/10A - Chester-Connah's Quay (converted from single deck; new Sapphire stock)
10B - Liverpool-Huyton Elizabeth Road (converted from single deck; new stock)
12/13 - Liverpool-Stockbridge Village (converted from single deck; new stock)
15 - Liverpool-Huyton Bus Station (converted from single deck; new stock)
52/52A - Liverpool-Netherton (converted from single deck; new stock)
75 - Liverpool-Halewood (converted from single deck; new stock)

2017:
1 - Wrexham-Chester (stock upgrade)
14 - Liverpool-Croxteth Willow Way (converted from single deck; new stock)
18 - Liverpool-Croxteth Park (converted from single deck; new stock)
51/X51 - Rhyl-Denbigh (converted from single deck; cascaded stock)
55 - Liverpool-Old Roan (converted from single deck; new stock)
79/79D - Liverpool-Halewood (stock upgrade)
89 - St Helens-Liverpool JLA (converted from single deck; cascaded stock)

In summary:
ANW: Bootle (21), Green Lane (71), Southport (9), Speke (57) and St Helens (26)
ABW: Chester (9), Rhyl (20) and Wrexham (13)

Does anyone have any ideas of what other Arriva North West/Arriva Buses Wales routes they think need upgrading to double deck?

I think the 118/119 Mill Park - New Brighton should be a double decker
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The 118/119 are Tenders so they hardly warrant Decker allocation

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Possibly the 84 - crewe to chester. Gets very busy around rush hour with schoolkids & people heading to work. Also saturdays are mental.

38 - crewe to macclesfield, we've got 3 geminis but when 1 is off the road macc borrow a pulsar or centro but really we could do with a spare decker or 2 as cover.
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(14/05/2017 20:30)33109 Wrote:  Possibly the 84 - crewe to chester. Gets very busy around rush hour with schoolkids & people heading to work. Also saturdays are mental.

38 - crewe to macclesfield, we've got 3 geminis but when 1 is off the road macc borrow a pulsar or centro but really we could do with a spare decker or 2 as cover.

There's three Enviro400s due for Winsford from Wrexham when their Enviro400 Citys arrive
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That's sumat I suppose, winsford need them. Being sapphire spec not sure which routes they'll be used on.
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(27/03/2017 06:27)MX12CFE Wrote:  Id like to see some deckers on the 310 Liverpool-Maghull/Skelmersdale.

Its not the first time they have used double deckers to Skelmersdale
https://www.flickr.com/photos/prodpep/85...Vn2-aMsDrt

Would like to see 110, 79C, 82A and X30, X1 to go double deckers as i have been on all of them and all especially the X1 can get rammed but all have the same problem....Low Bridges
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Runcorn will never have Deckers

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