New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales

[cx04axy]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales

(12/06/2012 16:29)Marshall Capital SLF Wrote:  

(12/06/2012 11:47)cx04axy Wrote:  From what I have heard 4 Cadets from Chester when the NEW pulsars arrive will head for Bangor/ Amlwch outstation to displace 2330/31 & 2134 and a mini dart/solo used on the 62 route.

So hopefully this will give some what mroe indication, on whats going on.

i thought they would go to winsford, To replace the 4 Marshalls Weve lost

Think more like Bangor will get them ratehr than windsford... as its "classified as Cymru" not North West buses But we shall see what happens

[sth77]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales
Not sure were to put this, but as the depot destination for some of the new pulsar 2's is unknown here seems a good place.

Travelling to my in-laws yesterday evening, I passed one of the new p2's heading southwards just after Lancaster. I think the fleet number was 312* (it could have been 8 or 9). So it looks like they are on there way from Heysham.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales
am informed they in manchester depot

[P450 SWX]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales
Manchester/whythenshawe ain't due any are they?

3109 etc Birkenhead all going London

Any news on the B5 Hybrids?

[M113 YKC]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales

(15/06/2012 11:47)P450 SWX Wrote:  Manchester/whythenshawe ain't due any are they?

We don't know! As it stands, it isn't clear where any of the new Pulsar 2s are going yet, apart from Runcorn's 6, which'll be of a high-specification anyway (so easy to recognise).

(15/06/2012 11:47)P450 SWX Wrote:  3109 etc Birkenhead all going London

Is that confirmed (that "3109 etc" are Birkenhead's)?

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales
the pulsar 2's at manchester are there to be stored

[P450 SWX]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales
No point in storing brand new buses

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: New Buses for Arriva North West and Wales
Clearly there is some point otherwise, it wouldn't be happening. There are PDI checks to be done, possibly CCTV to be fitted and this has done to be done to the whole batch before being sent down to London. A company like Arriva who does everything they can to cut costs does not store new buses for no reason.

[V671 DVU]

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(15/06/2012 12:36)P450 SWX Wrote:  No point in storing brand new buses

They're going down to the Olympics (as has been said God knows how many times) so there's no point in them entering service up here, only to be taken out of service weeks later to go to London. And as CX54 said, they're likely to need PDI's etc before going down.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

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i would be shocked if they go work done a manchester with that depo being short on supplys thats why the pulsars was swapped for the commanders as thery dont need as much blue die thingy (information ex member of this site who does not want to be named)