Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(04/01/2017 21:52)wirralbus Wrote:  The New Routemaster i know is not to everyone's taste , i think Saddiq Khan cancelled the order as the new hybrid and electric bus technology have improved over the years.

Anyway back to the present day , a little question now when the work drops to Phase 2 will Arriva have access to the same vehicles as in Phase 1.

No. The contract for the New Routemasters was cancelled because there are double decker buses with the same hybrid technology currently on the market which are cheaper - such as the Alexander Dennis Enviro40H and the Volvo B5LH. It's got absolutely nothing to do with the improvement of hybrid technology

Seeing as hybrids are due to enter traffic at Green Lane at the end of next month there could be the same amount of or less vehicles available. It all depends on how many of the hybrid double deckers are due to enter service at Green Lane next month