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Must have been coming back from Aigburth OOS maybe already carrying a fault and has broken down on the way back.

Deckers on the 52/52A and 55 again today, although 3020 was subbed onto the 52 for a period this afternoon with several buses on the route running late again. 4208 was a surprising allocation on the 52 amongst the Enviro400s: a truly awful bus to ride but at least it looked presentable internally.

The 53A had Pulsars, however, a disappointing decision given the standing loads I saw.

2517 is on the 52/52A today!

Is Enviro400 4432 out today? Thanks

Two 345s (the two which travel via the M58 from/to Skelmersdale during the day at some point) out of the three appear to be Pulsar-operated now. The morning one has been operated by Pulsars for a while but the evening one seems to have had its allocation changed in the last week or two as I haven't seen anything else bar Pulsars on it.

There have been a few complaints about the service on Facebook recently (running issues), so I presume that the allocation change is a result of that. It could also be down to the current weather - we all know how reliable some Darts can be when it's warm, so sending them to Skelmersdale and back via the M58 after working all day isn't exactly the best thing to do!

4411 on 53A

4414 is on the 345 also

Interurban 2984 (MX59 JYY) SB200/Pulsar2 is now at Bootle (is this ex-St Helens?), seen yesterday on 52/52A route.

So I bet you think it's here to replace 14-year old Darts, right? WRONG!
Interurban 7674 (V674 DVU) DartSLF/Marshall was also seen yesterday on 52/52A routes.
STILL RUNNING!! Not for much longer surely?

No, its probably here as a temporary swap with 4415 that has gone to St Helens possibly for trialling before they get possibly some Enviro400's

(30/04/2014 09:23)mathias Wrote: [ -> ]Interurban 2984 (MX59 JYY) SB200/Pulsar2 is now at Bootle (is this ex-St Helens?), seen yesterday on 52/52A route.

2984 was on the 55D this morning (late board, too!).