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RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mathias - 19/12/2012 14:50
One of the NC Paladin1-bodied Volvo B10Bs is in the depot today, painted in the new 'Training Bus' livery of cream-coloured body with dark blue 'Cow horn'.
Reckon it might be 8207??
As seen here in its old livery;
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28011506@N04/8230603050/
(Photo Credit; Alan Sansbury)
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mathias - 22/12/2012 12:39
Loads of (decent) Trident/Enviro400 and (rubbishy) DB250/ALX400 deckers running the 52/52A, 53/53A, 55 routes today, including 4026, 4030, 4428, 4432 and 4433.
Looks like the days of 4026 etc are numbered as Bootle looks likely to be getting newer replacement buses in January, -thankfully- displacing the crappy DLAs with their pathetic acceleration and 30mph top speed (on certain examples). Send the lot to Barnsley I say!
As one driver put it; "These are the worst buses I've ever driven!"
Enough said
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - CX54 DKD - 22/12/2012 13:34
Forgive me if I've missed something quite blatantly obvious but it's the first I've heard of replacement vehicles for the DLAs in Bootle... I'd have thought they'll be there for a while yet with being low floor.
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - Raawwwrrr! - 22/12/2012 13:44
(22/12/2012 13:34)CX54 DKD Wrote: Forgive me if I've missed something quite blatantly obvious but it's the first I've heard of replacement vehicles for the DLAs in Bootle... I'd have thought they'll be there for a while yet with being low floor.
S reg buses due off this year ...
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - CX54 DKD - 22/12/2012 14:21
I was made aware that it was R, S & T reg vehicles gone this year with the exception of deckers which were staying until suitable low floor replacements were sourced. Things may have changed but I don't really know what stock, that is significantly newer, is available to replace these DLAs.
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mathias - 22/12/2012 15:33
(22/12/2012 13:34)CX54 DKD Wrote: Forgive me if I've missed something quite blatantly obvious but it's the first I've heard of replacement vehicles for the DLAs in Bootle... I'd have thought they'll be there for a while yet with being low floor.
As far as I'm aware, Bootle are getting Trident/Enviro400 deckers from the wirral come January.
Remember, LS are due their hybrids soon.
Good riddance to the DLAs I say!
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - M113 YKC - 22/12/2012 15:40
(22/12/2012 15:33)mathias Wrote:I also heard about this a few days ago, although I wasn't too sure about if it was true or not because of the many rumours regarding those Birkenhead Enviro400s! Apparently, it's their poor fuel-consumption and dreadful reliability that's determined Bootle to try to send them away...(22/12/2012 13:34)CX54 DKD Wrote: Forgive me if I've missed something quite blatantly obvious but it's the first I've heard of replacement vehicles for the DLAs in Bootle... I'd have thought they'll be there for a while yet with being low floor.As far as I'm aware, Bootle are getting Trident/Enviro400 deckers from the wirral come January.
Remember, LS are due their hybrids soon.
Good riddance to the DLAs I say!
(22/12/2012 12:39)mathias Wrote: Loads of (decent) Trident/Enviro400 and (rubbishy) DB250/ALX400 deckers running the 52/52A, 53/53A, 55 routes today, including 4026, 4030, 4428, 4432 and 4433.Enviro400 MX09 LXS (4434) is even on the 58! I give 100% credit to Bootle today for sending double-deckers out because there are normally several in the depot doing absolutely nothing on Saturdays!
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - mathias - 22/12/2012 15:54
(22/12/2012 15:40)3111 Wrote:(22/12/2012 12:39)mathias Wrote: Loads of (decent) Trident/Enviro400 and (rubbishy) DB250/ALX400 deckers running the 52/52A, 53/53A, 55 routes today, including 4026, 4030, 4428, 4432 and 4433.Enviro400 MX09 LXS (4434) is even on the 58! I give 100% credit to Bootle today for sending double-deckers out because there are normally several in the depot doing absolutely nothing on Saturdays!
I was told the deckers are out today due to unusually heavy loadings yesterday (last-minute Christmas shopping and all that).
Sadly, it's only temporary
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - CX54 DKD - 22/12/2012 16:11
(22/12/2012 15:33)mathias Wrote: As far as I'm aware, Bootle are getting Trident/Enviro400 deckers from the wirral come January.Bootle's the latest, intended destination of the Enviro400s not destined for Wrexham then. Given that that's just one of a number of destinations, amongst Speke and Rhyl, that have been bandied around, I'll reserve judgement for the moment!
Remember, LS are due their hybrids soon.
RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot - M113 YKC - 22/12/2012 16:24
(22/12/2012 15:54)mathias Wrote:Sadly indeed! The 52/52A are two services, among MANY, that would benefit with a full allocation of double-deckers.(22/12/2012 15:40)3111 Wrote:I was told the deckers are out today due to unusually heavy loadings yesterday (last-minute Christmas shopping and all that).(22/12/2012 12:39)mathias Wrote: Loads of (decent) Trident/Enviro400 and (rubbishy) DB250/ALX400 deckers running the 52/52A, 53/53A, 55 routes today, including 4026, 4030, 4428, 4432 and 4433.Enviro400 MX09 LXS (4434) is even on the 58! I give 100% credit to Bootle today for sending double-deckers out because there are normally several in the depot doing absolutely nothing on Saturdays!
Sadly, it's only temporary