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Arriva have been promoting there Enviro400 in huyton village today giving freebies away in santas stockings etc.

(12/12/2014 15:00)V671 DVU Wrote: [ -> ]List from the ANW&W Yahoo group of the transfers to the Midlands and their expected numbers, I for one can't wait to see the back of these particular batches as they seem a lot more rough-riding compared to the rest. Particularly towards the back end.
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3067 MX61AWZ 3810 North West G/L
3068 MX61AXA 3811 North West G/L

Just a minor note here: 3067 is MX61AWY and 3068 is MX61AWZ.

Interesting times for Green Lane. The transfer of the X reg Renowns would leave a large batch of similar aged buses which could be replaced with deckers in one fell swoop. Could the supposed order of 30 (Arriva NW Facebook page) be increased?

(12/12/2014 13:05)CX54 DKD Wrote: [ -> ]With credit and a great deal of thanks to Brian Moore, Pulsars leaving the North West are earmarked being 3062-3076, 3079-3081, 3107-3125, 3147-3158.

If 3147 is leaving, I hope they remember to remove its four CCTV cameras from the windscreen bulkhead....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/14936781964/
(Photo Credit; DMC1947)

(13/12/2014 12:31)507009 Wrote: [ -> ]Interesting times for Green Lane. The transfer of the X reg Renowns would leave a large batch of similar aged buses which could be replaced with deckers in one fell swoop. Could the supposed order of 30 (Arriva NW Facebook page) be increased?

Most definitely. There'd be the 13 Volvo B10BLEs (2701-10/16-18) and 24 Myllenniums up for replacement so it's possible up to 35 deckers could be arriving at Green Lane next year - so another two routes could be converted to full double deck operation

As posted by Mathias in another thread according to the latest "Journey" magazine Green Lane are to receive 12 double deckers instead of the original 11 with Bootle now only due 15. Does anybody know anything further about this?

As posted by Mathias in another thread according to the latest "Journey" magazine Green Lane are to receive 12 double deckers instead of the original 11 with Bootle now only due 15. Does anybody know anything further about this?
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The 52/52A service was reduced from a 6/7 minutes frequency back to a 7/8 frequency a few months ago after the order for deckers was confirmed. Therefore the PVR was reduced accordingly to 14 I believe.

(13/12/2014 15:40)Dentonian Wrote: [ -> ]Although obviously aligned to the 'deckers entering service, are there specific withdrawal dates for the Pulsars in prep for departure. Particularly, 3079-81 and the Bootle ones?

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I would expect the St Helens Pulsars to move onwards as soon as the Enviro400s enter service and the Pulsars moving out of the region to leave once that happens and once the SH Pulsars have been checked and approved by their new depots. No timescale as far as I know but I can imagine the other regions wanting to take the Pulsars on from NW as soon as possible. Hope that makes sense.

(13/12/2014 16:04)Barney Wrote: [ -> ]Therefore the PVR was reduced accordingly to 14 I believe.

Just for the record, the 52/52A PVR is 12. This order would still allow three spare buses for use elsewhere, presumably the 56.

The 10B is due for a timing revision on 11 January, which should be the date of entry to service for the Enviro400s. I imagine this will be a reduction in frequency to every 12 minutes and the new PVR either 10 or 11.

(13/12/2014 12:26)motormayhem1 Wrote: [ -> ]Arriva have been promoting there Enviro400 in huyton village today giving freebies away in santas stockings etc.

Had to laugh at Juice FM trying their best to sell their so-called "luxury" credentials. I managed to grab a photo of SL64 JCX (4584) as it was leaving in the afternoon. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomasharri...832766930/

(03/12/2014 21:12)V671 DVU Wrote: [ -> ]DAFs 2455, 2458, 2461, 2466 and 2470 are now also in service leaving just 2452, 2457 and 2468 to enter service at Green Lane. 2217 was still going on the 8 today, and 2345 was still going on the weekend on the 8. Grab your rides whilst you can!

It has been confirmed on the Arriva North West Facebook page Green Lane are receiving 11 Enviro400s for the 10B

2457 and 2468 are now at Green Lane (https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/15972441826/ - Credit: DMC1947). I'm sure 2452 has been at Green Lane for a while - 2466 is the only one that hasn't been reported here that I can remember and Motormayhem has recently reported 2466 as being at the bodyshop

I'm 100% certain 2466 was on the 68 on Saturday, and on the 8 on Friday! 2452 is the only one I haven't seen anywhere, but 2466 is most definitely in service and has been for at least two weeks.