Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(12/11/2015 19:29)wirralbus Wrote:  That still doesn't real answer the question with regards evening services , you could get away with that argument during the daytime .

The 10/10A does not need the full requirement of DD's at night that St Helens have .

I will leave it at that because we are just going round a roundabout without exiting otherwise , pardon the pun.

In the evening the same argument is applicable - vehicle breakdowns can and do happen at any time of the day whether it's 8 o'clock in the morning or 8 o'clock in the evening. When a large number of vehicles are back at the depot for either refuelling, cleaning or maintenance in the evening (and are unavailable for service until the next morning) there are still limited options as to what can go out to replace a vehicle that has broken down. If a single decker is all that's available then that's what goes out - it's a far better option than cancelling a service and losing revenue

It's a shame the DLPs don't get used on anything other than the school/college contracts - as they'd be really useful for extra capacity on other St Helens routes (89 or 352) or as back up for the Enviro400s on the 10/10A. The VLWs that St Helens had seemed to get used on the 10/10A when they were available so I don't understand why the higher capacity DLPs aren't