Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
More E200MMC's for St Helens have been registered (from a post on FB)

37662 YY26NPF
37663 YY26NPG
37664 YY26NPJ
37665 YY26NPK
37666 YY26NPN
37667 YY26NPO

HTH

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
A pic has appeared on the Liverpool City Region METRO FB enthusiasts page of one of the large batch of diesel Wright Ultroliners on test.....with fleetnumber 3704, which would point to it being one of the Birkenhead bound ones, 3*** being diesel deckers in the GNW numbering. Batch presumably 3701-3750.

HTH

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
First of the Birkenhead bound E200MMC's for Go North West have been sighted (from a post on the Arriva NW FB page), presume starting at 4301 in the GNW series, 4302 is YY26ULV. Presume there's long and short examples due, and 63 are unallocated after the Stagecoach batches are accounted for...

HTH

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
Interesting video appeared on YouTube this morning (thanks to G2E Media):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DOvAXMFWVc

It was noted in the comments that these are heading for the Wirral.

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(23/06/2026 12:51)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Interesting video appeared on YouTube this morning (thanks to G2E Media):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DOvAXMFWVc

It was noted in the comments that these are heading for the Wirral.

That answers where Go North West will store theirs then. Thanks for posting!

From that video, I've been able to ID the following....

4301 YY26ULU
4302 YY26ULV
4303 YY26ULW
4304 YY26ULX
4305 YY26ULZ
4306 YY26UMA
4307 YY26UMB
4309 YY26UMD
4310 YY26UME
4311 YY26UMF
4313 YY26UMH
4314 YY26UMJ
4315 YY26UMK
4316 YY26UML
4317 YY26UMM
4318 YY26UMO
4319 YY26UMR
4323 YY26UMV
4324 YY26UMW
4325 YY26UMX
4326 YY26UMZ
4327 YY26UNB
4328 YY26UNE
4329 YY26UNF
4330 YY26UNH
4332 YY26UNK
4333 YY26UNL
4334 YY26UNM

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(23/06/2026 13:12)gka472l Wrote:  That answers where Go North West will store theirs then. Thanks for posting!

Happy to be of assistance mate. And again credit to G2E Media for the interesting content.

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(23/06/2026 13:43)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Happy to be of assistance mate.

I would full expect the Ultroliners to appear there also! And any short 8m E200MMC's (the Stagecoach ones haven't appeared yet so I guess they are in build for both areas currently....).

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising

(23/06/2026 14:06)gka472l Wrote:  I would full expect the Ultroliners to appear there also! And any short 8m E200MMC's (the Stagecoach ones haven't appeared yet so I guess they are in build for both areas currently....).

There is space for a lot more vehicles there.

[gka472l]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
From a post on FB, the first of the 8m E200MMC's for St Helens has been sighted at ADL, 37635 YX26ORL, with a 10.8m Go North West one besides it numbered 4354, so at least 54 10.8m ones for Birkenhead.

HTH

[lcm453]

RE: Liverpool City Region Bus Franchising
From a post on FB, the first of the 8m E200MMC's for St Helens has been sighted at ADL, 37635 YX26ORL, with a 10.8m Go North West one besides it numbered 4354, so at least 54 10.8m ones for Birkenhead.

HTH
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wWhat is the start date(s) for St Helens and wirral franchises?