Arriva North West - Bootle Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Bootle Depot

(23/12/2012 13:51)K101HUM Wrote:  We know there will be an allocation of 10 for Wrexham for the newly branded Platinum service, leaving 13 to be allocated. I would imagine the company has explored every possible avenue for the remaining 13, which is why so many rumours have transpired. Bootle is a new one for sure, but I'd say it's sensible to keep the majority of the allocation together along with Bootle native, newer Enviro400's?

It's likely to be one of four depots, in Speke, Green Lane, Bootle or Rhyl. Which ever depot (perhaps the exception of Bootle with the DLA's) is likely to relinquish fairly modern single deck vehicles to cascade to other depots. Green Lane however, could see of a number of Dart's to the disposal pool should they be allocated here. Green Lane, in my opinion, should be the depot who can fully utilise these buses on the disposal12/13's, perhaps combined with a lower PVR on the route enabling to free up vital room in a now overcrowded depot with very little available space. Plus, match days could see a useful allocation of deckers on the belt.

11 to be allocated 4400 4401 are staying at LS