Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

[mtl97]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(24/01/2018 22:18)iMarkeh Wrote:  DB contract has been lost to Stagecoach bringing the PVR of Chester depot down to 29.

29! I would of thought that the 1, 1a, 3, 4, X4, 10, 10a, 12, 15, 82 would nèed more than 29 buses. Im not sure of of pvr on some of the routes but i would think its more than that, by comparison then stagecoach chester is bursting at the seems

[iMarkeh]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(25/01/2018 17:29)mtl97 Wrote:  29! I would of thought that the 1, 1a, 3, 4, X4, 10, 10a, 12, 15, 82 would nèed more than 29 buses. Im not sure of of pvr on some of the routes but i would think its more than that, by comparison then stagecoach chester is bursting at the seems

Blacon - 3
3 - 2
4/X4 - 9
10s - 15 (But only 9 saph vehicles. I think I messed up)
12 - 4
15 - 1
82 - 2

If the 10s are pvr 15 then I have done my calculations wrong. If however if the lower (as the amount of Saph vehicles would suggest), it should be 29.

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(25/01/2018 18:37)iMarkeh Wrote:  Blacon - 3
3 - 2
4/X4 - 9
10s - 15 (But only 9 saph vehicles. I think I messed up)
12 - 4
15 - 1
82 - 2

If the 10s are pvr 15 then I have done my calculations wrong. If however if the lower (as the amount of Saph vehicles would suggest), it should be 29.

The PVR of the 10/10A is less than 15. 9 seems more likely considering the amount of vehicles purchased for the route in 2015

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(26/01/2018 02:11)Y474 KNF Wrote:  The PVR of the 10/10A is less than 15. 9 seems more likely considering the amount of vehicles purchased for the route in 2015

The PVR is 8
One Sapphire vehicle is a spare.

Roughly it takes 2 hours to do a 10A diagram and 1h30 to run a 10 both to/from Chester. With the frequency of both being 30 minutes, that would make the PVR 7 (4 for 10A and 3 for 10). However that would be extremely unrealistic as there is no layover or running time accounted for. Another bus is used to solve this problem and allow for interworking, bringing the total to 8.

[YN05 WKE]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(25/01/2018 18:37)iMarkeh Wrote:  Blacon - 3
3 - 2
4/X4 - 9
10s - 15 (But only 9 saph vehicles. I think I messed up)
12 - 4
15 - 1
82 - 2

If the 10s are pvr 15 then I have done my calculations wrong. If however if the lower (as the amount of Saph vehicles would suggest), it should be 29.

I thought the PVR on 15 was 2 or it used to be as interworks with route 3 making pvr of 4

Then they have Deebee which is about 3 or 4 more buses

[iMarkeh]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(26/01/2018 10:42)E208 WBG Wrote:  I thought the PVR on 15 was 2 or it used to be as interworks with route 3 making pvr of 4

Then they have Deebee which is about 3 or 4 more buses

15 is only 1. 20 mins each way with 10 minutes layover each end. The 3 was only 1h each way plus layover but now there is no intereorking, the frequency is reduced to 1h 10 that so that it is more punctual.

DB is 3 bus they lost the contract.


Thanks for help on the 10 Pvt chat sounds more like it. I obviously messed up that one haha.

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(26/01/2018 10:37)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:   The PVR is 8
One Sapphire vehicle is a spare.

Roughly it takes 2 hours to do a 10A diagram and 1h30 to run a 10 both to/from Chester. With the frequency of both being 30 minutes, that would make the PVR 7 (4 for 10A and 3 for 10). However that would be extremely unrealistic as there is no layover or running time accounted for. Another bus is used to solve this problem and allow for interworking, bringing the total to 8.

My mistake. Thank you for correcting me

[Metroline1511]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot
Last Saturday I saw 3142/43 refurbished. I wonder whether the other (former) Chester Citybus-branded Pulsars have also been refurbished?

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RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot

(03/02/2018 23:43)Metroline1511 Wrote:  Last Saturday I saw 3142/43 refurbished. I wonder whether the other (former) Chester Citybus-branded Pulsars have also been refurbished?

3141 has also been refurbished.

[iMarkeh]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Chester Depot
Shame the blacon branding is no longer around. I know it means the buses can be spread about but it happened with the branding on so I see no difference except it just looked nicer and did advertise the service (even when out in Mold )