Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(27/06/2015 00:15)SLTRegular Wrote:  The DLPs are not in great condition and have a Horrible Door Configuration now they are really poor Presidents in my opinion i would prefer a Gemini if i was GL hope the Presidents get scrapped tbh

I think it's a really poor attitude to suggest scrapping the DLPs because of their door configuration - especially when they are shortly going to be available for transfer to another depot where they will be extremely beneficial to boosting the capacity on one or more of that depot's routes. Apart from that as well the oldest DLP (Bolton's 4171) is only 13 years old

We all have different opinions - however with the 14 DLPs being readily available for transfer within a month or so I think it's a very good opportunity for Arriva to convert another route on Merseyside to double deck operation. Either way I don't think it actually matters what type of double decker is used to address capacity issues - because at the end of the day it's a double decker and there's more chance that you'll get a seat on a DLP or any other double deck type in Arriva North West's fleet than a Pulsar. I also think that you will find it extremely difficult to find a single bus user who likes paying (whether it be a single fare or a monthly ticket) to stand up on the bus because all of the seats have been taken

I too disagree with the opinion that the DLPs are poor. The Wythenshawe allocated examples that I travelled on were comfortable with very good ride quality too