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thanks to MM 2271 is back in service at bolton however it should of moved to st helens depot, i wonder whats going on with it now

(24/01/2013 12:00)bolton bus basher Wrote: [ -> ]thanks to MM 2271 is back in service at bolton however it should of moved to st helens depot, i wonder whats going on with it now

Has 7647 gone back then?

as far as am aware its still at bolton, see it tuseday running a 715

M523 WHF is currently at bolton bus station so it remains a bolton bus for now

think the forum members name is MX55 FFS who has given me the info

The hybrids wont be coming to bolton first. they are needed asap at Birkenhead to allow driver training and to free up the othr eenviros due to go to wrexham for the saphire routes

currently all arriva bolton services are suspended but i bet that will change in the next hour or so, normally they make change so the 575 and 715 miss st davids cresent and the 575 and 537 turn around on blackburn road so i expect the same to happen again

Trainers move round all the time between depots. Runcorn has a training vehicle but no instructors so when required an instructor from Winsford comes. Only trainers which have sort of stayed put are 8201 and 8202 at Speke

(25/01/2013 13:54)J654UHN Wrote: [ -> ]The hybrids wont be coming to bolton first. they are needed asap at Birkenhead to allow driver training and to free up the othr eenviros due to go to wrexham for the saphire routes

At least we know that the Birkenhead routes are getting Volvo B5LHs before Bolton route 10. Which are the Wrexham Sapphire routes?

(26/01/2013 21:15)Metroline1511 Wrote: [ -> ]At least we know that the Birkenhead routes are getting Volvo B5LHs before Bolton route 10. Which are the Wrexham Sapphire routes?

The route 1 (Wrexham - Chester) will be branded as 'Sapphire' and nine of Birkenhead's Enviro400s should be going there.

(26/01/2013 21:19)507009 Wrote: [ -> ]

(26/01/2013 21:15)Metroline1511 Wrote: [ -> ]At least we know that the Birkenhead routes are getting Volvo B5LHs before Bolton route 10. Which are the Wrexham Sapphire routes?

The route 1 (Wrexham - Chester) will be branded as 'Sapphire' and nine of Birkenhead's Enviro400s should be going there.

Thank you for this info. I plan a tour of Wrexham and Holywell later in the year and can ride this route again then. I reckon on doing Bolton route 10 on the August Bank Holiday with other Sunday operations and Metrolink extensions. I rode a Commander on route 10 last Jubilee Monday.