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RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mathias - 25/05/2017 13:26
(12/05/2017 10:19)gka472l Wrote: Popped up on my Flickr newsfeed this morning, first of the Bootle E400MMC's presumably on test
http://www.flickr.com/photos/128789124@N06/33766137744
HTH
I reckon these new deckers are built at the ADL Scarborough factory at Plaxton Park, so I'm pretty certain these new E400MMCs will be registered there, having YX (Yorkshire) indexes.
Anyway, at least two of them are at Bootle Depot today, ready for service next week on route 55.
No ARRIVA decals or legals (yet), but one of them has a reg plate (YX17 NFJ).
Hope this helps!
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - gka472l - 25/05/2017 13:39
(25/05/2017 13:26)mathias Wrote: I reckon these new deckers are built at the ADL Scarborough factory at Plaxton Park, so I'm pretty certain these new E400MMCs will be registered there, having YX (Yorkshire) indexes.
Anyway, at least two of them are at Bootle Depot today, ready for service next week on route 55.
No ARRIVA decals or legals (yet), but one of them has a reg plate (YX17 NFJ).
Hope this helps!
Heard a possibility that these new MMC's could be used on the Wirral line rail replacements as there is a 3 week full closure from this weekend.....anyone know if that's the case??
Cheers!
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - SK15 GZG - 25/05/2017 14:28
(25/05/2017 13:26)mathias Wrote: I reckon these new deckers are built at the ADL Scarborough factory at Plaxton Park, so I'm pretty certain these new E400MMCs will be registered there, having YX (Yorkshire) indexes.
Anyway, at least two of them are at Bootle Depot today, ready for service next week on route 55.
No ARRIVA decals or legals (yet), but one of them has a reg plate (YX17 NFJ).
Hope this helps!
These are posted in good faith but I believe the registrations will be as follows:
YX17 NFH
YX17 NFJ
YX17 NFK
YX17 NFL
YX17 NFM
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - trixmax2000 - 25/05/2017 18:37
(25/05/2017 14:28)Y474 KNF Wrote: These are posted in good faith but I believe the registrations will be as follows:
YX17 NFH
YX17 NFJ
YX17 NFK
YX17 NFL
YX17 NFM
These reg numbers follow on from a batch at Southern Counties Hemel Hemstead
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - motormayhem1 - 25/05/2017 21:14
Ive heard some could be out tommorow or over the weekend but dont think they are needed on the rail as the hybrid gemini 3's are going back to birkenhead.
Ive heard 25 from speke and 5 from green lane will be used.
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - M113 YKC - 26/05/2017 00:22
(25/05/2017 13:26)mathias Wrote: I reckon these new deckers are built at the ADL Scarborough factory at Plaxton Park, so I'm pretty certain these new E400MMCs will be registered there, having YX (Yorkshire) indexes.Two have had decals applied and are numbered 4694 and 4695 (can't remember regs sorry).
Anyway, at least two of them are at Bootle Depot today, ready for service next week on route 55.
No ARRIVA decals or legals (yet), but one of them has a reg plate (YX17 NFJ).
Hope this helps!
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Barney - 26/05/2017 08:29
(26/05/2017 00:22)YJ59 AZA Wrote: Two have had decals applied and are numbered 4694 and 4695 (can't remember regs sorry).
Just got a WhatsApp image from my brother on the top deck of a new MMC on the 55.
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mathias - 26/05/2017 15:16
(26/05/2017 00:22)YJ59 AZA Wrote: Two have had decals applied and are numbered 4694 and 4695 (can't remember regs sorry).
4695 (YX17 NFK) is on route 55 this afternoon.
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Barney - 26/05/2017 15:54
(26/05/2017 15:16)mathias Wrote: 4695 (YX17 NFK) is on route 55 this afternoon.
As is 4694.
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mathias - 27/05/2017 11:44
I'm quite surprised that these new Enviro400MMC deckers have entered traffic so soon, as I thought drivers would have needed Type Training on them. I say this because they seem to have Stop-Start Technology on them- 4697 (YX17 NFM) certainly has SST as it stalls at traffic lights.
The only criticism I have of them is that the top deck view is obstructed by a huge CCTV monitor, so the original Enviro400 design is better in this respect.
Makes me wonder what'll happen now to 2708 (X708 DBT) B10BLE/Renown, talking of which, it seems grossly inefficient compared to these new E400MMCs, having a kerbweight of 10480kg for just 44 seats!
The new MMCs have 77 E-Leather seats and are very light at just 10645kg.
Impressive!