Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

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(16/02/2016 12:50)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Think this was when they were evaluating new vehicles as at the same time I remember they also had a Streetlite and an Enviro 200.

The time St Helens had the four loan buses from Dawsons was when the four Pulsars went to Malta

[RedPanda]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Ah before I got into buses then
I haven't noticed anything different on the roads of St. Helens other the 58 reg decker from Bootle

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(16/02/2016 13:21)RedPanda Wrote:  Ah before I got into buses then
I haven't noticed anything different on the roads of St. Helens other the 58 reg decker from Bootle

Yeah they (2990-3) went on loan to Malta along with Green Lane's 3058-61 and each depot received four loan buses each to cover for them. They were as follows (if I remember correctly):

Green Lane:
7901 X471 AHE - Scania L94UB (Wright Solar)
7904 KU52 RYG - Dennis Dart SLF (Plaxton Pointer II)
7907 KV03 ZFJ - TransBus Enviro300
7908 KV03 ZFK - TransBus Enviro300

St Helens:
7902 KM51 BFY - Dennis Dart SLF (Caetano Nimbus)
7903 KU52 RXV - Dennis Dart SLF (Plaxton Pointer II)
7905 KU52 RXR - Dennis Dart MPD (Plaxton Pointer II)
7906 HV52 WTA - Dennis Dart SLF (Caetano Nimbus)

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
But I also remember when they loaned a Streetwise and a Enviro 200 and I think the Nimbus was here at the same time. The Enviro 200 was quite high spec.

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(16/02/2016 15:55)St Helens Rider Wrote:  But I also remember when they loaned a Streetwise and a Enviro 200 and I think the Nimbus was here at the same time. The Enviro 200 was quite high spec.

I remember the StreetLite demonstrator (CRZ 7495) was there around November 2011 but I can't remember how long it was there for - don't think it was more than a few weeks. I don't know when the Enviro200 demonstrator was around but I do remember it being at St Helens. I don't think the loan buses were there (or at Green Lane) in November 2011 as they arrived in around June or July but they weren't here for more than two or three months before they went back to Dawsons from memory

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
I remember the Streetlite being around for a while and operating mostly on the 35/35A. The Enviro 200 wasn't here long, running exclusively on 32/32A. The Nimbus ran on most local routes although from memory it had been witnessed on 20 and 35/35A.

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
As SL64 has said, the Streetlite and Enviro 200 were manufacturer demonstrators whilst the Nimbus was a rental from Dawsons. The Nimbus saw service as per any other Dart, it got out onto the 89 too. The only loan vehicle from Dawsons which saw limited route use was the MPD.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

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Been some strange allocations today

2490 - 10A
2501 - 89
4167 - 31
4169 - 10A
4174 - 31

There was another Cadet on the 89 as well but i forget what one

[Ultralow]

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(16/02/2016 22:51)T42 PVM Wrote:  Been some strange allocations today

2490 - 10A
2501 - 89
4167 - 31
4169 - 10A
4174 - 31

There was another Cadet on the 89 as well but i forget what one

Correction, it was 2500 on the 89 not 01 and the other cadet was 2517.

[childwallblues]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
After many years of B10 working the 89 seems slowly to be returning to Cadet working.These buses are too small for the route especially in the Huyton/Belle Vale area.