Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Green Lane Depot

(24/01/2015 00:37)FC Pictures Wrote:  Given it`s age the 68 is likely to be it`s home, and as things are going all that is likely on the 68 in the near future is old bangers

I wonder whether route 68 is the least profitable route at GL to use mainly old buses?

(26/01/2015 13:07)LJ51 DDA Wrote:  The reason was being because Arriva North West got the new Enviro 400s but the order was not placed by Arriva North West but they got the buses due to some issues so because of that some of our newer fleet had to be cascaded.

It therefore seems that the North West fleet was considered modern enough on the whole but just in need of more double-deckers. So the new E40Ds will have replaced the most modern Pulsars.

(30/01/2015 15:34)mathias Wrote:  ArrivaNW 3148 also left, now ArrivaTHE SHIRES 3777 (MX13 ALU)....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/125022155@...763174713/
(Photo Credit; stevensaaron153)

The Shires is a new location for Pulsar 2s, which had been mainly a Midlands and North type. Pity as I was planning to ride an Enviro300 on Stevenage - St Albans - Hemel routes later this year!

(31/01/2015 13:15)507009 Wrote:  It looks like the 12/13 and 15 will be the routes to benefit from the new double deckers in the autumn, according to the Arriva North West Facebook page. High time!

This does seem a good idea. I can never see the point of single-deckers on high-frequency routes unless there are physical restrictions such as a low bridge.