Arriva North West - Southport Depot

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Southport Depot
I think Southport have been dealt a very poor hand here

Personally I think Southport's allocation of Pulsars - along with Green Lane's 3047-61 - are the best in the fleet and losing eight of those in exchange for 07-reg Enviro200s which have 17 less seats is a dreadful deal. Had they been of the longer "ENL" variant instead then maybe it'd have been a somewhat logical move - but this one reduces Southport's capacity by 136 seats and increases the depot's average age. However I just cannot understand the logic (or fairness) of this one at all I'm afraid. Sadly I wouldn't be surprised if Southport lost their Enviro400s in exchange for stock as dreadful as 2159-2166 at some stage in the future either

Personally I think 2159-2166 would've been far better suited to Runcorn's busway circulars than Southport locals - and at least they'd have had a positive impact on the average age of Runcorn's fleet