Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[MTL0201]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(19/01/2020 17:20)L401CJF Wrote:  Main rota 5 day would usually consist of earlies (booking on between first bus and say 0730) then finishing between 12 and 1500. Middles starting from 8/9/10/11/12/1300 finishing any time up until 2100 ish, then lates starting any time from 1530ish until last bus in. The 4 day is pretty similar only same hours a week spread over 4 days instead of 5, so usually 10 hour turns so an early would be 7-1600, late 1400-2400 etc. I think the staff bus drivers come in at about 0430 or so then finish between 11/12 so they run the staff bus for their first half, have a break then do their back half on a route. Evening staff bus starts around 5pm I think first half on service, break, then staff until 0130 I think it is officially.

There is also the early morning paper duty where the first half of the shift is putting about 6billion metros on the buses, back half is normal service.

Edit: Late week comes up every 5weeks or so on the normal 4 and 5 day rotas

Cheers for that, last buses on he 410/423/432/437 finish around midnight to 00.30 then it's getting back to the depot, 423 is the very last bus arriving in Liscard at 00.49 then dead to the depot most likely arriving just after 1am

[L401CJF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(19/01/2020 17:35)MTL0201 Wrote:  Cheers for that, last buses on he 410/423/432/437 finish around midnight to 00.30 then it's getting back to the depot, 423 is the very last bus arriving in Liscard at 00.49 then dead to the depot most likely arriving just after 1am

Officially back at 0101 but in reality once you leave the timing point at Village Station 0043 (leave at 0042 as per the 1minute rule) you can be at Liscard for around 0045/6 and back in the depot before 0055l

[B10B6514]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
We have an 0330 start at Southport. Bit early for myself though.

[L401CJF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
4106 is back out, 432/3/7 today

[bus401]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Wonder how long for?

[L401CJF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(28/01/2020 00:29)bus401 Wrote:  Wonder how long for?

Been out near enough every day behaving itself so far!

Emergency rail replacements on this morning between Hooton and Ellesmere Port due to a fallen tree, noted a new livery B7TL on them, presumably 4106.

[bus401]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
2601 is back here,on 487 this afternoon also 4107 on 414

[L401CJF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(14/02/2020 17:34)bus401 Wrote:  2601 is back here,on 487 this afternoon also 4107 on 414

Don't think 2601 ever left, we kept 2579,2599,2601

[507022]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(15/02/2020 10:10)L401CJF Wrote:  Don't think 2601 ever left, we kept 2579,2599,2601

Think he was referring to 2601 going on loan to Runcorn to cover the Halton services before replaced by 3001

[L401CJF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(15/02/2020 21:52)507022 Wrote:  Think he was referring to 2601 going on loan to Runcorn to cover the Halton services before replaced by 3001

Didn't even realise it had been to runcorn!