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RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Scania1996 - 08/01/2019 14:44

3180 on 52s for anyone intrested


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Barney - 08/01/2019 20:39

(08/01/2019 14:44)Scania1996 Wrote:  3180 on 52s for anyone intrested

I was on it earlier. Plaxtons seem to get a bad press from drivers but from a passenger's view I was quite impressed. Warm, interesting moquette seats and rattle-free.


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - motormayhem1 - 08/01/2019 23:12

(08/01/2019 20:39)Barney Wrote:  I was on it earlier. Plaxtons seem to get a bad press from drivers but from a passenger's view I was quite impressed. Warm, interesting moquette seats and rattle-free.

I driven it on rails last week and its a pleasure to drive.


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Depotosw - 09/01/2019 08:16

(08/01/2019 20:39)Barney Wrote:  I was on it earlier. Plaxtons seem to get a bad press from drivers but from a passenger's view I was quite impressed. Warm, interesting moquette seats and rattle-free.

Telford garage where it came from did a lot of work on the batch to sort out the rattles etc when they first transferred in.


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Barney - 21/01/2019 09:37

4170 has just failed on the 52A at Gorsey Lane. Looks like the front suspension has collapsed.


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - MPTE1955 - 21/01/2019 12:25

Looks like 2942 has been involved in an Rta by the Black Bull. Not a good 24 hours for ANW when you consider the incident on Prescot Road yesterday involving a GL or SH bus which sadly resulted in a fatality.


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Y458 KNF - 21/01/2019 12:31

(21/01/2019 12:25)MPTE1955 Wrote:  Looks like 2942 has been involved in an Rta by the Black Bull. Not a good 24 hours for ANW when you consider the incident on Prescot Road yesterday involving a GL or SH bus which sadly resulted in a fatality.
How badly damaged is 2942?


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - MTL0201 - 21/01/2019 12:33

(21/01/2019 12:31)darylyates17 Wrote:  How badly damaged is 2942?

From the Echo site

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/bus-van-black-cab-involved-15708038


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Y458 KNF - 21/01/2019 12:36

(21/01/2019 12:33)MTL0201 Wrote:  From the Echo site

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/bus-van-black-cab-involved-15708038

Thanks mate it doesn’t look as bad as 2650


RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mr t - 21/01/2019 12:54

There was a 3rd on Friday when one of the new deckers demolished a bus shelter on the 62