2021/22 Arriva North West orders & subsequent cascades

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RE: 2021/22 Arriva North West orders & subsequent cascades

(11/01/2022 15:37)iMarkeh Wrote:  I can't see that this has been answered so I am wondering if someone can explain why has Arriva opted for 3 different lengths for the Streetlites? Seems a strange thing to do when you intend on using them on primarily 2 routes and they haven't ordered enough of any length for allocation to be simple (10.8s for the 49 then the 9.5 for the 46 for example). Especially the 8.8m one. Just a single one of that size is a random one. Is there any logic behind why this single bus of this size was ordered?

The StreetLites were acquired from dealer stock hence the variation in lengths

(11/01/2022 15:37)iMarkeh Wrote:  Green Lane Streetdecks make sense because they already have some so passengers may not see the difference between the brand new and the 66 plates)

The 4800-50 batch split between Green Lane and Speke are Volvo B5LHs. This batch of StreetDecks will be the first delivered to the division