Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[mr t]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
The hybrids are all meant to be getting refurbed from later this year

[Turbostar19]

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(15/07/2018 18:03)mr t Wrote:  The hybrids are all meant to be getting refurbed from later this year

Thanks for the update. Hopefully, some USB charging points will be installed as well. Otherwise, they're good buses.

[MTL0201]

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(15/07/2018 15:41)MPTE1955 Wrote:  Can't believe people are suggesting that 5 year old buses need replacing, really!!!! These are just a 3rd of their way through life. They may need a slight refurb with new seat covers but that's about it. Some people have got used to new buses a lot. Stagecoach only changed their X2 buses at 8 years old for example.

Agreed, it's a hysterical overreaction to say they need replacing when all they need is a refurb with new seat covers, although i can't see USB ports being installed anytime soon.

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
On some of the hybrids the hybrid-drive needs to be looked some are so rough on changeover and others do it quite good .

[MPTE1955]

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They will just need a bit of an overhaul, a paint and new seat covers. Probably that time of life anyway.

[St Helens Rider]

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Given the state of the vehicles on Cross Rive has just been discussed, it is quite ironic that Arriva have just done a promotional video about the routes.

Arriva Cross-River connecting Liverpool to Wirral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVfs4umEN8

Credit: Arriva Bus (UK) YouTube Channel.

[N271CKB]

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Hybrid unusually on the 16/17 today

[mrailman200]

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Unusual that....there was one on the 408 on friday (4529 i think) almost solidly a single deck

[R557 ABA]

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(19/07/2018 18:21)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Given the state of the vehicles on Cross Rive has just been discussed, it is quite ironic that Arriva have just done a promotional video about the routes.

Arriva Cross-River connecting Liverpool to Wirral

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daVfs4umEN8

Credit: Arriva Bus (UK) YouTube Channel.

Don't quite think the scene of Birkenhead Park's Grand Entrance fits into the 432/433 somehow though.

[YN05 WKE]

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(22/07/2018 08:20)R557 ABA Wrote:  Don't quite think the scene of Birkenhead Park's Grand Entrance fits into the 432/433 somehow though.

Does to 437 however