Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

[M60lad]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
Was talking to a friend of mine yesterday who works at Runcorn Depot and he informed me that it is true Runcorn have registered a X4 route and its going to run from Runcorn-Liverpool via Widnes and it's supposed to start next month (December).

[Y458 KNF]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
I’ve just seen a brand new MMC in Metro livery at Halton Lea type training I don’t know if it was a Runcorn vehicle.

[Busway_Bob]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
liverpool echo has announced the new service of the X4 Runcorn - Liverpool via Widnes Green Oaks & with a £2 fare & starts on 16/Dec

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv...l-30363114

[gka472l]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(13/11/2024 14:58)Y458 KNF Wrote:  I’ve just seen a brand new MMC in Metro livery at Halton Lea type training I don’t know if it was a Runcorn vehicle.

From a post elsewhere, it seems to be Birkenhead's 2757

HTH

[Busway_Bob]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
A new video on youtube (from Arriva Runcorn Route Training Tools), for the New X4 Runcorn Windmill Hill to Liverpool ONE service
route from end to end full route video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdy2GCXN_-4&t=393s

[Valandil]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(18/11/2024 17:00)Busway_Bob Wrote:  A new video on youtube (from Arriva Runcorn Route Training Tools), for the New X4 Runcorn Windmill Hill to Liverpool ONE service
route from end to end full route video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kdy2GCXN_-4&t=393s

That's great that you can see the training videos on YouTube.
If they want to just use a PVR of 2, they'll have to hope they can complete the route faster than in the video, when you consider actually stopping at bus stops along the way and giving tickets etc.
The traffic didn't seem thick, and that driver seemed to be lucky with the lights too.

[ashworth600]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(19/11/2024 10:28)Valandil Wrote:  That's great that you can see the training videos on YouTube.
If they want to just use a PVR of 2, they'll have to hope they can complete the route faster than in the video, when you consider actually stopping at bus stops along the way and giving tickets etc.
The traffic didn't seem thick, and that driver seemed to be lucky with the lights too.

post 2645 says 3 buses are been used

[Valandil]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(20/11/2024 20:08)ashworth600 Wrote:  post 2645 says 3 buses are been used

I hope that turns out to be the case instead of the "around 50 minutes" that has been quoted as the time each way.

[Valandil]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot
New X4 timetable available on the Arriva website here:
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/...-liverpool

Great and slightly surprising that the last departure for Runcorn from L1 is at 00:15.

[MTL0201]

RE: Arriva North West - Runcorn Depot

(Yesterday 13:05)Valandil Wrote:  New X4 timetable available on the Arriva website here:
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/...-liverpool

Great and slightly surprising that the last departure for Runcorn from L1 is at 00:15.

Interesting the X4 has an evening service, but no Sunday service, 00.15 is the last one from Liverpool, the evening service on the old X1 was withdrawn in 2007.

I still say the X4 daytime service needs to be at least every 30 minutes.