Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

[LJ51 DDA]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot
I did make a post about this on Facebook.

Departures:
VDL SB200 Wright Commanders and Pulsar have left
CX06BJU (2594) to Speke
CX06BKF (2601) to Green Lane
CX58EXJ (2917) to Bootle

New Arrivals :
DAF SB220 East Lancs Myllenniums
Y463KNF (2463) and Y465KNF (2465) from Birkenhead

DAF SB120 Wright Cadets from Arriva Midlands
Y352UON (2712) from Oswestry
Y366UON (2726) from Shrewsbury
Y367UON (2727) from Oswestry

The Cadets will soon be renumbered into the 24** or 25** series due to a clash of numbers between Arriva North West & Wales Volvo B10BLE Wright Renowns.

[Depotosw]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

(05/09/2016 21:54)LJ51 DDA Wrote:  I did make a post about this on Facebook.

Departures:
VDL SB200 Wright Commanders and Pulsar have left
CX06BJU (2594) to Speke
CX06BKF (2601) to Green Lane
CX58EXJ (2917) to Bootle

New Arrivals :
DAF SB220 East Lancs Myllenniums
Y463KNF (2463) and Y465KNF (2465) from Birkenhead

DAF SB120 Wright Cadets from Arriva Midlands
Y352UON (2712) from Oswestry
Y366UON (2726) from Shrewsbury
Y367UON (2727) from Oswestry

The Cadets will soon be renumbered into the 24** or 25** series due to a clash of numbers between Arriva North West & Wales Volvo B10BLE Wright Renowns.

Thanks for the confirmed information on this. I have not seen on Facebook, info from another source and not from online, I had heard Cadets were moving to Wrexham after use on Saturday when the ticket machine were removed when taken out of service. I have heard a decker may have appeared also, any truth in this?

FYI as Oswestry run into Wrexham: Changes this weekend just gone: Out - 2712, 2727, 3744, 3745, 4788 and replaced by 2943-6, 4707.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot
On VOSA

PG0007245/445 - ARRIVA CYMRU LTD T/A ARRIVA BUSES WALES, 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 5AE
Variation Accepted: Operating between Wrexham, Bus Station and Llangollen given service number 5 effective from 23-Oct-2016. To amend Timetable.

[LJ51 DDA]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot
Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot as of 08/09/2016

0660, CX57CYO - Optare M880 Solo
0661, CX57CYP - Optare M880 Solo
0662, CX57CYS - Optare M880 Solo
0663, CX57CYT - Optare M880 Solo
0664, CX57CYU - Optare M880 Solo
0690, CX09BGF - Optare M950 Solo
0691, CX09BGK - Optare M950 Solo
0692, CX09BGO - Optare M950 Solo
0693, CX09BGU - Optare M950 Solo
0694, CX09BGV - Optare M950 Solo
0695, CX09BGY - Optare M950 Solo
0849, Y549UJC - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0852, Y552UJC - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0914, LJ51DCU - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0917, LJ51DCY - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0918, LJ51DCZ - Transbus International 8.8M Transbus Pointer 2
0919, LJ51DDA - Transbus International 8.8M Transbus Pointer 2
0920, LJ51DDE - Transbus International 8.8M Transbus Pointer 2
2145, CX15BXZ - Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 200
2146, DK15EGZ - Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 200
2147, DK15EHB - Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 200
2148, DK15EHC - Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 200
2149, DK15EHD - Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 200
2150, DK15EHE - Alexander Dennis E20D Enviro 200
2463, Y463KNF - DAF SB220 East Lancs Myllennium
2465, Y464KNF - DAF SB220 East Lancs Myllennium
N/A, Y352UON - DAF SB120 Wright Cadet
N/A, Y366UON - DAF SB120 Wright Cadet
N/A, Y367UON - DAF SB120 Wright Cadet
4402, J200ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4403, J300ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4404, J400ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4405, J500ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4406, J600ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4407, J700ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4408, J800ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4409, J900ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4410, J100ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4421, K100ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)
4422, K200ABW - Alexander Dennis Trident Enviro 400 (Sapphire)

[Quackdave]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

(08/09/2016 15:11)LJ51 DDA Wrote:  0849, Y549UJC - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0852, Y552UJC - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0914, LJ51DCU - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0917, LJ51DCY - Dennis Dart 8.8M Plaxton Pointer 2
0918, LJ51DCZ - Transbus International 8.8M Transbus Pointer 2
0919, LJ51DDA - Transbus International 8.8M Transbus Pointer 2
0920, LJ51DDE - Transbus International 8.8M Transbus Pointer 2

Just curious, why do you describe some of the Dart MPDs as "Dennis/Plaxton" and others as "Transbus"? On the one hand, all of them are registered with DVLA as "Dennis"; on the other hand, all of them were delivered well after Dennis became part of TransBus International at the beginning of 2001. So, one could plausibly argue for either one or the other; but I'm not so sure about a mixture of both!

[LJ51 DDA]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot
Simply because they were built during the change over the two 51 plates were built during the change over the two Y regs are Dennis but the two 51s are Cummins 6BT engines and the other 3 are Cummins ISBEs which were Transbus you'll find many 51s that are a Mixture of Dennis and Transbus 02+ are Transbus up until 2004.

Their body plates prove that to and the DVLA has them listed as Dennis they do for most in the 51 era!

Transbus International started as of 1 January 2001 many vehicles on order that were being built or pending were still listed as Dennis anything that was ordered after 1st of January 2001 is Transbus just a simple thing really, confusing to say the least.

hope that clears things up pal!

[Quackdave]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

(08/09/2016 19:45)LJ51 DDA Wrote:  hope that clears things up pal!

Ah yes, hadn't occurred to me to think about the plates, nor about when they were ordered as opposed to delivered. Makes sense now. Well, your explanation does, at least

I must admit it won't stop me calling them Dennis Darts, but at least I now understand why the cut off point is where it is!

[Depotosw]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

(08/09/2016 15:11)LJ51 DDA Wrote:  Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot as of 08/09/2016

Thanks for the update on the fleet. Have the Y-UON Cadets seen any use with the Midlands fleetnumbers or just stored?

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot
Seen a couple of pics on Facebook with them in Service with their Midlands Fleetnumbers

[LJ51 DDA]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

(08/09/2016 20:32)Quackdave Wrote:  I must admit it won't stop me calling them Dennis Darts, but at least I now understand why the cut off point is where it is!

Force of Habbit bud, i call them Dennis Darts in person but to descript them properly its Dennis, Transbus and then i didnt mention after 21st May 2004 they then became Alexander Dennis Darts.

(08/09/2016 22:17)Depotosw Wrote:  Thanks for the update on the fleet. Have the Y-UON Cadets seen any use with the Midlands fleetnumbers or just stored?

Yes they have seen use as 2712, 2726 and 2727 but they are to be renumbered it has also been mentioned that they will also see out their life at Wrexham depot


AND in other news the fleet list will change again as of Sunday 11th of September, as i reported late last year Rhyls 2151-2155 will be transferred to Wrexham with 914/917 918-920 heading to Rhyl to see out their lifes with Replacements due (rumored as Enviro 200MMCs)