Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[DVG526]

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(08/12/2014 19:25)wirralbus Wrote:  Think an occasional double decker on the service 2 may happen a bit more on the approach to Christmas , especially on the Saturdays .

How does 4204 do in the operating stakes as a couple of people have said the early 42xx batch are poor runners .

4204 was fine until some idiots decided to throw a brick through a nearside window in New Ferry yesterday evening, luckily no one was hurt..

[2829]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
2479 is now a pool bus. Hence on loan to Runcorn. Still resides at Ls but anyone can borrow it.

[2829]

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Birkenhead are to lose three 12 plate Pulsars in place of three older ones from St Helens. Tho is due to the arrival of the new buses across Merseyside.

[gka472l]

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(18/12/2014 09:00)2829 Wrote:  Birkenhead are to lose three 12 plate Pulsars in place of three older ones from St Helens. Tho is due to the arrival of the new buses across Merseyside.

*should* be 3123-3125 to Arriva Midlands and 2988-2990 from St Helens to Birkenhead to replace them.

[MTL0201]

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One of the Solos went past me on the 403, unfortunately couldn't id it, quite strange to see one of them allocated to that route.

[Penny Return]

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(18/12/2014 10:52)gka472l Wrote:  *should* be 3123-3125 to Arriva Midlands and 2988-2990 from St Helens to Birkenhead to replace them.

Not a good swap for LS 2988 - 2990 took a hammering in Malta

[sth77]

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(18/12/2014 19:03)Penny Return Wrote:  Not a good swap for LS 2988 - 2990 took a hammering in Malta

2990-93 were the ones sent to Malta

[motormayhem1]

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2990 is very sluggish pulling away and struggles badly on hills as it revs its rear end off to get up so ur welcome to that lol

[wirralbus]

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Laird street will probably want that looking at first if that's the case.

[FC Pictures]

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(18/12/2014 22:19)wirralbus Wrote:  Laird street will probably want that looking at first if that's the case.

North west is getting a raw deal here losing modern stock for the sake of new deckers. priorities seem to be misplaced, surely all the old junk Darts Cadets and Dafs need shifting out not newer stock