[Archive] Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
correct 4405 is at st helens paint/bodyshop thats the one i seen yeasterday as seen entering the bodyshop this morning.

[Palatine II]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
I have to say the new Pulsar's are great, have been on, 3126 / 7 / 30 and 35, with my source, 3130 being the fastest.

[MX12CFE]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(24/09/2012 07:12)N301 CKB Wrote:  Enviro400 4405 has left Laird Street and is on the way to another depot. This could also be the one in the body/paintshop. It is possibly not 100% on the way to Wales.

Could it be one of the ten that are going to speke?

[J654UHN]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
When the hybrids come possibly. 03 is still with RNW At Prenton

[N301 CKB]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(24/09/2012 09:48)motormayhem Wrote:  correct 4405 is at st helens paint/bodyshop thats the one i seen yeasterday as seen entering the bodyshop this morning.

Thanks for this MM, I suppose it will be getting a small refurb and then off to another depot.

[V671 DVU]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Very interesting that 4405 has left so early on. I've got a feeling that Speke will get their share first, but I do wonder what will be replaced at Speke if they're taking on Laird Street Mylleniums as well. Interesting times ahead!

[R879 HRF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Knowing Speke theyll cast off some 06 plates, the only depot that manages to get new buses, wreck them and cast them off in exchange for yet more brand new buses just a few years later ,while other depots have to suffer with their cast offs! (Eyes point over to GL and LS..)

But anyway, thats me over and done with

Only time will tell

Luke

[N301 CKB]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
There's still around 4 Myllenniums left in Laird Street, (not in use) two parked by the steam clean, 2460 parked at the back and 2456 over the pits still having work done.

[busdude]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
it'll be weird seeing LS's Enviros not in there "Cross river express" livery and with the new interior

[H101GEV (Administrator)]

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(24/09/2012 21:01)P493 MBY Wrote:  Knowing Speke theyll cast off some 06 plates, the only depot that manages to get new buses, wreck them and cast them off in exchange for yet more brand new buses just a few years later ,while other depots have to suffer with their cast offs! (Eyes point over to GL and LS..)

Rubbish. It's been said so many times already, Speke gets more new buses than other depots because it makes the most money for Arriva. It really is that simple. As for 'wrecking' buses, sounds like a bitter conspiracy theory to me.