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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - motormayhem1 - 15/04/2014 07:50
The 2 we have at st helens 4206/07 are much more reliable than the 2 dlas we had 4014/16 as they always had problems where as the 2 gemini 1's we have now have hardly been on the pits except for there monthly inspections and minor jobs like bulbs etc.
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - R311 WVR - 16/04/2014 08:42
Winsford have DAF president 4172, on the 37
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - YN05 WKE - 16/04/2014 09:48
(16/04/2014 08:42)R311 WVR Wrote: Winsford have DAF president 4172, on the 37
is this on loan or has it replaced 4078 now with Fairbrothers?
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - CX06 EBK - 16/04/2014 10:56
According to the Arriva North West & Wales Yahoo group, it is to cover for a shortage of deckers as both 4215/6 are off the road.
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - 33109 - 16/04/2014 12:22
Not true, 4215 is on the road today working northwich locals mainly the 1-weaverham. Also a rarity is 867 working the #31 rare a dart gets on there at all nowadays!
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - copey - 17/04/2014 20:34
(16/04/2014 09:48)E208 WBG Wrote: is this on loan or has it replaced 4078 now with Fairbrothers?
4172 is on loan from Bolton and is booked to be on the 84's tomorrow along with 4489,4215 and 4156. We are putting deckers out on the 84 over the easter weekend due to the music festival in Nantwich.
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - BHA - 18/04/2014 18:35
I was in Nantwich this morning and kept an eye out on the 84s. The 1055 to Chester was 4156 running about 5 minutes late. The 1105 to Crewe had not shown up by 1115 when I had to be elsewhere. I went back at 1155 and the 1155 to Chester eventually arrived 20 minutes late at 1215. It was a 26xx Centro, one of the 29/31/37 branded ones. A failed decker? The 1205 to Crewe was 4172 looking very bright in the sunshine. That was pretty well on time.
I guess the traffic between Tarvin and Vicars Cross on the approach to Chester will have played havoc with the schedules today. Did anyone see anything else on the 84 today?
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - Olympian - 18/04/2014 19:41
From what I saw the same 4 vehicles were used on the 84 all day today, they were 4489, 4172, 4156 and 2609 (on a very late 1135 ex Crewe). Driver told me that the traffic was queing for several miles at Tarporley and between Tarvin & Chester, giving delays of about 30 minutes. He did say that 2609 had replaced 4215 which had broken down on its way to crewe.
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(18/04/2014 18:35)BHA Wrote: I was in Nantwich this morning and kept an eye out on the 84s. The 1055 to Chester was 4156 running about 5 minutes late. The 1105 to Crewe had not shown up by 1115 when I had to be elsewhere. I went back at 1155 and the 1155 to Chester eventually arrived 20 minutes late at 1215. It was a 26xx Centro, one of the 29/31/37 branded ones. A failed decker? The 1205 to Crewe was 4172 looking very bright in the sunshine. That was pretty well on time.
I guess the traffic between Tarvin and Vicars Cross on the approach to Chester will have played havoc with the schedules today. Did anyone see anything else on the 84 today?
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - copey - 19/04/2014 21:02
(17/04/2014 20:34)copey Wrote: 4172 is on loan from Bolton and is booked to be on the 84's tomorrow along with 4489,4215 and 4156. We are putting deckers out on the 84 over the easter weekend due to the music festival in Nantwich.
Due to problems over the weekend with 4156,4215 and 4489 it looks as though it won't be possible to supply deckers to all the 84's on Easter Sunday and Bank Holiday Monday. I do expect to get 4172 out on 1035 Crewe to Chester and its associated workings tomorrow.
I expect 4172 will return to Bolton next week.
RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot - Metroline1511 - 19/04/2014 21:18
(13/04/2014 18:28)MPTE1955 Wrote: There at 2 VLWS at Bootle as well, by and large they work 60 or 61, sometime others but mainly those, if you waited at Bootle Strand long enough, odds are that one will turn up sooner or later whether it be one of Speke's or Bootle's.
That could be really helpful thanks! I am considering heading there in May to prevent any risk of missing them should they be cascaded to school duties once the next Enviro400s arrive. The absence of 4215/16 from regular daily service at Winsford makes the Bootle routes feel a safer bet.