Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

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(05/05/2013 01:30)SLTRegular Wrote:  Pretty sure its 95MPH it was on the SOLO SR on the 360 shorts today on the cab window think it was the same bus that was on the 312 on friday and also that 2421 was on the 360 long ones along with a Rough looking interurban B10BLE and a Marshall Dart with Rear LEDS set to 00 and a Greater Manchester Advert with 0161 in the ad.


Oh the joys of being sat in a pub on the 360 route.

I know the sticker you mean. It's in kph, not mph. Why would they limit them to 95mph? They legally have to be limited to 100km/h as a maximum anyway so if as suggested, Optare are now limiting them to 95mph then there's something illegal going on.

[tinytears87]

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I had 711 on friday, i'm sure it's on that one ;-)

[motormayhem]

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That would of been 7641 as it ran out of service from wigan to newton station to get an exchange and ended up with 2349.

[chris-s]

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We have coaches which are limited too 100 k/ph but shorter minbusses to 95 k/ph. wheen i asked its all to do wiith the width of the wheelbase and stability tests as the wheel base is narrower than normal full size vehicles..hope that helps

[ste]

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To limit something to 5kph less would not be illegal. It would work the same way as a speed limit. 70 is the maximum you can do but its fine to do 65 on a motorway.

[motormayhem]

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2322 as now been withdrawn for scrap.

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

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(06/05/2013 10:23)ste Wrote:  To limit something to 5kph less would not be illegal. It would work the same way as a speed limit. 70 is the maximum you can do but its fine to do 65 on a motorway.

Quite right, but that's not what I said. The illegality part of my post was in reference to the suggestion they're being limited to 95mph.

[sth77]

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(06/05/2013 10:38)motormayhem Wrote:  2322 as now been withdrawn for scrap.

Thanks for the info, has anything arrived as a replacement?

[motormayhem]

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Not at the momment but il try find out whats replacing them.

[sth77]

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(06/05/2013 19:21)motormayhem Wrote:  Not at the momment but il try find out whats replacing them.

Ok thanks, hopefully some more of the cadets rather than more marshalls.