Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
With the cadets more or less due to be withdrawn next it the north west/wales fleet along with the lowlanders at bangor, it wouldn’t suprise me if it has been withdrawn and used as a donor vehicle to the remaining fleet of cadets.

Some of you may have thought a 54 reg to be withdrawn but cadets at runcorn (55 plate) are really nakerd and would be more cost effective for the business.
Anything is possible as well as it being a pool bus.

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RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(27/02/2018 23:33)Y474 KNF Wrote:  I'm sure 2525 was designated as a pool bus when it initially left Runcorn when the gas buses arrived last year

Does anyone know if 2522 is still here? That was due to go to Rhyl but I haven't heard anything about it heading there

It’s had a new engine and repaint - but now it’s been stripped yet again.

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(27/02/2018 23:02)T42 PVM Wrote:  More than likely it's in the pool as there are a few Spare Cadets at the moment

I got told it was withdrawn. I think it is more likely a pool bus too.

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(27/02/2018 21:37)MPTE1955 Wrote:  Really, at just 12 1/2 years old.

To be fair the X8**AJA batch of Wright Crusader 2's were withdrawn around a similar age, with only some retained in service at Arriva Scotland, to replace older high-floor vehicles.

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(28/02/2018 22:04)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  To be fair the X8**AJA batch of Wright Crusader 2's were withdrawn around a similar age, with only some retained in service at Arriva Scotland, to replace older high-floor vehicles.

As were a few darts, 7642 springs to mind for example.

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Are the Sapphire Pulsars on the X1 normally as they are next Pulsars Im after getting I saw one of the two.non Sapphire liveried Pulsars 2953 on a 110 in Warrington but I missed it sadly

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(12/03/2018 22:54)darylyates17 Wrote:  Are the Sapphire Pulsars on the X1 normally as they are next Pulsars Im after getting I saw one of the two.non Sapphire liveried Pulsars 2953 on a 110 in Warrington but I missed it sadly

They spend as much time on 110 and 79C as they do on X1. Think it's Sapphire and gas buses that operate the X1.

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RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
How often do Runcorn's Gas Buses get onto 110 these days, I only ask as I saw one on there on Sunday evening and it was first time I'd seen a Gas Bus on 110 as in the past its usually been either Pulsars or Cadets.

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(13/03/2018 08:01)M60lad Wrote:  How often do Runcorn's Gas Buses get onto 110 these days, I only ask as I saw one on there on Sunday evening and it was first time I'd seen a Gas Bus on 110 as in the past its usually been either Pulsars or Cadets.

Mainly cadet operated but normally has at least one gas bus and one sapphire on at anyone time.

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RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
Are the Cadets allocated to any particular route or do they just go on anything?

Thanks in advance