[Archive] Arriva North West - Speke Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot

(17/12/2012 18:12)K101HUM Wrote:  This may not go well with some members, but why not send one of the three Gemini 2DL's from Winsford? The bus would compliment an already plentiful fleet at Speke, wheras one of the former DLA class vehicles would be non-standard should one find its way back to South Liverpool. In contrast, Winsford are due cascaded DAF ALX400's from other garages, and no doubt those under repair at St Helens will be re-allocated to Winsford to replace the remaining Olympian's when their final call comes no doubt very shortly. In this light, Winsford wouldn't be down on allocation whilst retaining a standard fleet of double deck vehicles bar the two remaining 2DL's. I am not too sure of the PVR foe the 38 in which these 3 2DL's appear to be predominantly used, but I'd hazard a guess that one of the three will be a spare?

3 Geminis are reqiured for the daytime 38, also Winsford & macclesfield waited a hell of a long while for new deckers, the previous new deckers were in fact Crosville V.R,s so I dont think the staff & passengers would be to pleased to again have some one elses cast offs, what you are saying is to take away a 1/3 of winsfords new deckers, perhaps Winsford could spare you an olympian though!!!