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RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - H101GEV - 16/02/2013 19:41

(16/02/2013 19:39)MX12CFE Wrote:  The Daf Myllenniums will probably end up going to speke as all the rest of the batch are there apart from one solitary example at birkenhead and this is roumoured to be going to speke once the new hybrid geminis enter service.

I don't really see it. Speke are supposed to be receiving the 12 surplus Enviro400s from Birkenhead once their hybrids are up and running, which presumably would allow a number of the Myllenniums to leave. It seems unlikely to me they'll accept 2456 or any of Bolton's at this stage.


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - V671 DVU - 16/02/2013 19:48

If Speke do receive the Enviros from Birkenhead I can see both the earlier batch originally from Birkenhead and the trio at Bolton being transferred into Green Lane which will replace a number of Marshall Darts for resale/scrap. Highly unlikely deckers are coming to Green Lane as was once rumoured.


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - H101GEV - 16/02/2013 19:59

I agree. St Helens is another potential destination for the Myllenniums. There are a few T-reg Darts still plugging away there in both Plaxton and Marshall flavours which were earmarked for withdrawal before the turn of the year.


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - motormayhem - 16/02/2013 20:24

T reg darts are getting removed as and when the MOT's run out or if they get a major fault,then the marshalls may go towards the end of the year.


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - J654UHN - 16/02/2013 20:35

Good old 7533 P-MBU Dart is outliving most of its newer sisters in service in Bangor so it just shows what abit of tlc and money can do


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - MPTE1955 - 17/02/2013 10:06

(16/02/2013 20:35)J654UHN Wrote:  Good old 7533 P-MBU Dart is outliving most of its newer sisters in service in Bangor so it just shows what abit of tlc and money can do

Agreed, this example just makes a mockery of this daft 15 year rule that Arriva North West & Wales in particular seem to stick to, just shows that if a bus is looked after properly it can live on.


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - SLTRegular - 17/02/2013 14:08

2998 has a freshly etched window on the 362


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - T42 PVM - 26/02/2013 12:34

4016 and 4017 was reported here on the 20th, looking only to be loans due to the among of deckers VOR


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - T42 PVM - 26/02/2013 13:01

bolton got their hands on a B10 strider now for training, cant make out what the reg is on the photo but it looks to be L302 TEM


RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot - james solomon - 26/02/2013 13:05

So bolton are getting an additional training bus alongside 8232? and L302TEM is with Speke