(21/09/2020 19:29)gka472l Wrote:  I'm assuming 15535 & 15609 are two of them.

HTH

(24/09/2020 10:05)gka472l Wrote:  15535 has made it out into service today after transfer from Barnsley over the weekend, seen at Bromborough Cross on the 1 a short while ago, it's about to leave Liverpool on the X1 according to bustimes....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/50378386411/in/dateposted-public/

HTH

(24/09/2020 22:56)N271CKB Wrote:  From early October, Birkenhead garage has gained the 91 on a Saturday, and the Sunday 129 service.
Also of note, Rock Ferry will be providing extra services on the 699 in Liverpool this weekend

(24/09/2020 23:32)313201 Wrote:  Is it possible that with all the extra services now being operated by rock ferry depot that there will be a requirement for more vehicles and quite likely a bigger premises to use as the depot given the limited space at the current depot.

(24/09/2020 23:58)N271CKB Wrote:  Also, it feels at the moment like Arriva dont seem interested in all the extra bits on offer at the moment?

(13/09/2020 20:58)clarkethomas94 Wrote:  18382 ex Cumbria trident arrived at Chester depot today. Also believe that 3 MAN versas are arriving to.

(25/09/2020 01:03)iMarkeh Wrote:  What a state to send that bus out on what is meant to be a premium route. Buses on the 1/X1 look and feel awful these days. Standards have dropped drastically since it was a QBP. This one isn't as bad as some which you can still see X4 branding on but even so.... Gold is meant to be a premium offering and I have to say, that bus looks like a dodgy independant has just bought it and can't be bothered sorting it out.
Oh how times have changed. Once a route with brand new 65 plate, top of the range buses, slowly run down to buses 6 years older, no branding and half the buses without USB chargers. Shocking to see what Rock Ferry has become over the past few years.

Some nice gains for Stagecoach. I wonder if the 91 will be changed to match the weekday service.

Strange for them to get trips on the 699. Of all routes, I would have expected Arriva to have kept onto the 699 and reduced other areas.

The 1/X1 is on a reduced frequency at the moment so they have a few spare buses there. Rock Ferry also had quite an extensive school bus network before Selwyns barged in so I get the impression that there was a reduction in buses needed for a good few months and now this is just putting Rock Ferry to capacity. The 91 and 129 can be done with the existing buses. S

I think it's down to bus and driver availability as well as Arriva charge a lot of money for schools (hence you rarely see them win school tenders except in areas which have a lot of need and not enough operators)

(26/09/2020 08:09)Rodney259 Wrote:  The state of the bus is only temporary as presumably it will be repainted into local livery soon as has happened elsewhere with gold buses.