Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[MX12CFE]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
DAF Cadet 2419 X419AJA now at st helens unsure wether for service or storage. (credit to member of arrivanorthwest&walesfleetnews yahoo group.)

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(09/05/2013 11:18)MX12CFE Wrote:  DAF Cadet 2419 X419AJA now at st helens unsure wether for service or storage. (credit to member of arrivanorthwest&walesfleetnews yahoo group.)

Probably replacing 2322.

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
It would make sense really to bring in more to replace the T*** PNB darts as now we have one we might as well take a few more to get rid of the dreaded 23**'s as that batch just seem awfull to the rest of the pinter 2's at st helens.

[MPTE1955]

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Its funny as the T-PNB's were much nicer than the X-ANC's when much newer and just seemed to deteriorate quickly after a certain age.

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

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(09/05/2013 08:33)bolton bus basher Wrote:  i use the 620 full route or to platt bridge semi regular and you can get very busy between st helens and haydock/ashton and then one trip each way gets very busy to hindley green due to the school kids using it from ashton, ok it might not require brand new pulsar 2's but it does regular full sized single deckers

I couldn't disagree more I'm afraid. Full size vehicles are wasted on there; the 320 does sufficiently well between St Helens and Ashton as far as capacity goes and 1 trip each way a day just doesn't justify a full B44F vehicle being on there all day. I'd actually be surprised to hear that the Solo struggled yesterday. Probably filled up between St Helens and Ashton but I doubt there were any problems past that.

Cadet 2421 has managed to escape for another night out this evening making an appearance on the 37/38/356 late board. A very nice bus by all accounts, just a rattly rear destination cover over rougher roads. Oh and that back row, it's horrendous.

[Jack]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
The Solo on the 620 did leave St Helens full but like you say, after Ashton that probably changed.

[anw2015]

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2271 broke down on the 37/8 today apparently. Replaced by a pulsar (2696 or 2698).

There has been darts on the 37/8 all week, cadets in for monthly inspections? etc. or change of allocation?

[Jack]

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Wasn't 2269 also on the 37/38 today?

[anw2015]

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Yep both were on there today.

[St Helens Rider]

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One of the Saints Branded Pulsars was on the 31 this afternoon - not seen one on there for a while.