Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(08/09/2017 19:56)Quackdave Wrote:  The difference in capacity is only two seats (68 compared to 70 on the earlier batches), so if "the situation" is failure to provide sufficient capacity on the 60, then I'd hardly say that the use of 15-reg Enviro400s means it's "not completely resolved".

Slightly off topic now but this did start with the lack of capacity on Arriva routes during term time. My point is that, during term time, the 52/52A is invariably operated by Pulsars and Commanders rather than the Enviro400's that were bought for that route. Consequently, the 52/52A often suffers capacity issues as single deckers are too small for this route and often leave passengers at the stop at Sir Thomas Street.

This situation can only really be resolved if Bootle is allocated more deckers for the 60, 61 and 63 as these routes serve several secondary schools.