Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(26/06/2015 20:58)bolton bus basher Wrote:  Over the Summer 14 of the 16 Plaxton Presidents are to leave Bolton as they will no longer be required, Not sure what Depot will get them tho

All guesswork but my feeling is Bolton's DLP's are most likely to move to either Winsford or a Welsh depot like Rhyl/Bangor especially to replace 4186-91 which are now 14 years old and coming towards the end of the usual 15 year old limit for schools. They could also become open toppers and be fairly modern replacements for the fleet based at Rhyl and some DLP's have been converted for this use by The Original London Tour.

The Merseyside depots could have them as stop gaps until newer vehicles arrive but I don't really see this happening being honest. Whatever happens interesting times for Arriva in Bolton and Greater Manchester more generally. I still see them having a presence on the 575 and 715. Maybe something will be agreed with First and Rotala about these and the other services being operated but I think SH will take over the 575/715 and the other routes being withdrawn being honest.

Out of interest is there a good spot to find the DLP's running on the school's in the Bolton area, do many of them run on the 10's to Eccles/Brookhouse. Also is 4178 running again? Thanks.