Ex Arriva North West Wright Axcess Ultralows

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RE: EX Arriva North West Wright Axcess Ultralows

(28/06/2012 09:01)K101HUM Wrote:  Possibly two, easily identifiable with 2023 receiving the full P&P-type treatment with blue-blocked seats. If I recall, this was done at Bootle as 2023 was the final example to head North?

Correct mate, it got refurbed, seen service at St Helens and Green Lane, before then sitting in Bootle for a while. It then got sent to Runcorn to get mechanical work done before heading north, would have been only a few weeks before McGills official takeover.
Referring back to July's Buses magazine, it states the following vehicles were acquired from Arriva by way of Ultralows and all that (Arriva Scotland numbers):
1121 N104 YVU
1123 N123 DWM
2606 N606 CKA
2608 N608 CKA
2609 N609 CKA
2611 N611 CKA
2615 N615 CKA
2616 N616 CKA

All vehicles are reported to have been in the reserve fleet as of March. This is just what Buses says, I know its unreliable and out of date and all that balls, but make what you will of the above!