[Archive] Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Plenty of DLAs out on today's rail replacements with Southport, Wythenshawe and Bolton providing the ex-London buses. Of these, 4012 (DLA2) made a very rare appearance on Merseyside, likely for the first time since it visited Southport for the Flower Show shuttles a few years ago. It was absolutely superb as well, with a distinctive roar under braking and a smooth, quick ride. Bootle offered a selection of their Enviro400s which were mainly used on the Birkenhead Central replacement; the Birkenhead North variant was a mixture of older stock.

Noted the following in use: 4000, 4012, 4028, 4058, 4062, 4063, 4064, 4074, 4083, 4097, 4201, 4202, 4413, 4416, 4428, 4433. Parked near Birkenhead North as spares were 2424, 2433 and 4419. A further spare inside Birkenhead depot was 4026.