Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(26/05/2023 07:34)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  Problem was that they were never intended for Southport, let alone Arriva. The 10 that arrived in 2021 were all dealer stock/cancelled orders purchased on the cheap, hence the mix of lengths, versions, air conditioning and seat type/moquette (It doesn’t however explain the missing hand rail covers which are exposed on the seat backs).

They’re more of a “yes they’re cheap” than a “yes we would like these for XYZ”

Allegedly they were part of a deal for an earlier build slot for Green Lane's Streetdecks. Wrexham was their original planned allocation but they were knocked back so Southport was the willing recipient so the 49 could be upgraded.

They could have moved sooner to Wythenshawe for their tendered work but the Mellor Stratas from Winsford went instead.

Buslistsontheweb shows them as 2019/2020 builds.