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2928 is on 52A lates!

First one of the new buses that I have personally seen vandalised is 4636 that I'm on now. Somebody has very kindly burnt their initials into the panel covering the destination board.

2513 (first Commander I've seen on there) and 2941 are on the 52s today! 2512 and 4412 are on the 55. 4400 is on the 62.

Photographic update on the 3113-3122 series of 12-plate Bootle-based Pulsars which have all gone to the North East and are getting the SAPPHIRE treatment....

ArrivaNW 3116 (MX12 KXF) was last seen at Thornton's, North Seaton Industrial Estate a couple of months ago....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpbsp/17947899441/
....As was ArrivaNW 3122 (MX12 KWP). Both getting stripped-down for SAPPHIRE re-engineering....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/rpbsp/17326681133/
(Photo Credits; Ray Parnaby)

Meanwhile, of the completed Pulsars (all still awaiting full SAPPHIRE branding), ex-ArrivaNW 3117 is now ArrivaNE 1528 (MX12 KWK).....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77351420@N04/19763655810/
(Photo Credit; Sean Blair)

Ex-ArrivaNW 3119 is now ArrivaNE 1530 (MX12 KWM).....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/apt358/19408157854/
(Photo Credit; aptyldsley)

Ex-ArrivaNW 3120 is now ArrivaNE 1531 (MX12 KWN).
As seen at DIAG TEST LTD just after re-engineering....
https://www.flickr.com/photos/110217213@...289080549/
(Photo Credit; DiagTest Ltd)

...And ex-ArrivaNW 3121 is now ArrivaNE 1532 (MX12 KWO)...
https://www.flickr.com/photos/127079988@...870233791/
(Photo Credit; Jimmi's Bus Photos)

Hope this helps!

God knows what's going-on with the new 'deckers but 2660, 2920, 3022, 4401 and 4429 have all been on the 52s today! 4200 was on the 53 too.

Out of Bootles few remaining Darts i only seen 2226 on the 56 and 2268 but did not catch what it was on, Since the Commanders have been here a while now it makes me wonder just why there are still Darts in Service here

Darts probably still.going to cover the repaints that have been getting done recently.

(30/07/2015 05:36)MPTE1955 Wrote: [ -> ]Darts probably still.going to cover the repaints that have been getting done recently.

2235 was in service yesterday

Bootle haven't actually had enough buses to replace all of the darts yet which probably explains why some of them are still running around. We had 12 Darts (excluding the southport 2) and up to now have only received 10 replacements in the form of 2504-2513 so we're still waiting on two buses. I wouldn't be surprised if the darts go when our DLPS arrive.

On my lists i have the following Darts still in Service at Bootle, 2226, 2228, 2235, 2263, 2265 and 2268

I remember reading a post saying 2244 was seen heading back towards Bootle, Did this enter Service again?