Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(17/05/2019 17:45)DVG526 Wrote:  If the union was any good they would put a stop to it, it’s dangerous.

I don't know why the Union is dragged into this but I know first hand the union stewards at Laird St are excellent, I know them personally.

Unite the Union has been very successful in achieving a decent pay deal this time round so there will not be any calamities again like 18 months ago. As enthusiasts we need to recognise TU officers are volunteers and are in no way, shape or form managers but will guide management now and then.

In the next 6 months or so Arriva will be totally different to what it is now and will be another animal.

The bonus to us , as enthusiasts/ anoraks/etc, is this is a dawn of a new era. A hell of a lot is about to happen.

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
2496 2512 2513 2581 2614 are all parked up at Runcorn.

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(21/05/2019 12:43)MX12 KVM Wrote:  2496 2512 2513 2581 2614 are all parked up at Runcorn.

Back in the Pool?

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
2512 and 2513 were in regular service up and 'til a week ago,have commanders fallen out of favour at Laird St.They used to have 2512/3,2574-6,2578/9/81-4,2599,2601/2,but now they only have 2574/5/9,2599 and 2601 left.

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(21/05/2019 23:50)bus401 Wrote:  2512 and 2513 were in regular service up and 'til a week ago,have commanders fallen out of favour at Laird St.They used to have 2512/3,2574-6,2578/9/81-4,2599,2601/2,but now they only have 2574/5/9,2599 and 2601 left.

And 2576 which is currently mid engine swap, seems cadets are the favourites now. 2501,2529,2543,2545,2
548,2553 here in service.

[L401CJF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
3180 is back, it's out route learning new drivers on the 487 this morning.

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(21/05/2019 23:50)bus401 Wrote:  2512 and 2513 were in regular service up and 'til a week ago,have commanders fallen out of favour at Laird St.They used to have 2512/3,2574-6,2578/9/81-4,2599,2601/2,but now they only have 2574/5/9,2599 and 2601 left.

Is 2578 not here anymore?

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(22/05/2019 08:10)L401CJF Wrote:  3180 is back, it's out route learning new drivers on the 487 this morning.

That will be a tight fit around some of the route in Neston Greenfields Estate and Breeze Hill

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(22/05/2019 19:09)wirralbus Wrote:  That will be a tight fit around some of the route in Neston Greenfields Estate and Breeze Hill

They can be awkward, but I would say the narrow winding road from Bull Hill to Ness is the worst part, speeding cars when you're nudging onto the wrong side of the road to avoid scraping walls and hedges on the bends. That section is the main reason streetlites were ordered in the first place I believe

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
2578 back out and about today on 413/4.No sign of 4103 and 4106 lately.