METRO - Laird Street depot

[gka472l]

METRO - Laird Street depot
Probably worth having a specific depot thread now franchising is very close, rather than post in the franchising, or Arriva Laird Street thread....

The Mercerdes mini's are 5401-5404, with 5402 noted out in Claughton earlier (didn't note reg) and 5403 was parked in Laird Street, registered WN76VWF.

So the fleet from Sunday is as follows

3701-3750 Wright Ultroliner
4301-4355 E200MMC (10.8m)
5211-5218 E200MMC (9m?)
5401-5404 Mercedes mini

HTH

[507022]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot

(22/10/2026 16:06)gka472l Wrote:  Probably worth having a specific depot thread now franchising is very close, rather than post in the franchising, or Arriva Laird Street thread....

The Mercerdes mini's are 5401-5404, with 5402 noted out in Claughton earlier (didn't note reg) and 5403 was parked in Laird Street, registered WN76VWF.

So the fleet from Sunday is as follows

3701-3750 Wright Ultroliner
4301-4355 E200MMC (10.8m)
5211-5218 E200MMC (9m?)
5401-5404 Mercedes mini

HTH

Why do the short MMCs start at 5211, or is it a typo?

[gka472l]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot

(22/10/2026 18:32)507022 Wrote:  Why do the short MMCs start at 5211, or is it a typo?

They follow on from the Bee Network ones (5201-5210)

[507022]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot
Oh, ok thank you

[gka472l]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot
Go North West 6151 (WA12ACJ), a Volvo B7RLE/Wright which was new to Plymouth, is now 'Community Hub' bus for Birkenhead....

https://x.com/mckennabrothers/status/211...2736384185

Presume some buses will come in for training use as well.....

HTH

[MTL0201]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot
First bus to appear in service is 5211 on the 483.

[Valandil]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot
So the 407 interworks with the 487 on Sundays.

[gka472l]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot
Whilst not tracking, the very recently reprieved Sunday only route between Wallasey & Frankby Cemetery (now the 429, having been the 129 and the 29 a long time ago) was worked by Mercedes mini 5402 today....

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/55611513904

HTH

[gka472l]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot
Not my pic but linked here.....6164 BG14OOW with METRO logo's.....and lurking behind is 3088 BF62UXP, also with METRO logo's, and a Wright/B5LH just like what Arriva has removed around 40 of......this one being a former Brighton & Hove example (449 with them).

https://www.flickr.com/photos/81788292@N07/55609922347

EDIT - 3085 also present, with another unidentified, and at least one other B7RLE present......and also from 'buses2012', the loaned Salisbury Reds Mercedes (154) also has METRO logo's https://www.flickr.com/photos/81788292@N07/55610931621

HTH

[Y458 KNF]

RE: METRO - Laird Street depot

(25/10/2026 18:15)gka472l Wrote:  Not my pic but linked here.....6164 BG14OOW with METRO logo's.....and lurking behind is 3088 BF62UXP, also with METRO logo's, and a Wright/B5LH just like what Arriva has removed around 40 of......this one being a former Brighton & Hove example (449 with them).

https://www.flickr.com/photos/81788292@N07/55609922347

EDIT - 3085 also present, with another unidentified, and at least one other B7RLE present......and also from 'buses2012', the loaned Salisbury Reds Mercedes (154) also has METRO logo's https://www.flickr.com/photos/81788292@N07/55610931621

HTH

Guessing like Stagecoach have with St Helens, Go Ahead have loaned some of their own vehicles to LS