Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[YN05 WKE]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
What looked to be 2419 on 10/10A yesterday if not it was definatly a X-HJA

[MPTE1955]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Nothing really unusual Andy, the 10/10A does get the odd cadet/dart/SR on there these days. Not the first time 2419 has been on there either.

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
According to form VLW28 + Another ex london gemini 1 are to be based at st helens depot for schools as VLW28 should be ready in 2 weeks as its getting the inside done wiyh new floors and ceiling panels and the other 2-3 week later.

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Once there on the road they have been told that they can be used on any service in between school duties and even on the 10/10A if short on buses.

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(24/10/2013 15:37)E208 WBG Wrote:  

(24/10/2013 15:19)motormayhem Wrote:  According to form VLW28 + Another ex london gemini 1 are to be based at st helens depot for schools as VLW28 should be ready in 2 weeks as its getting the inside done wiyh new floors and ceiling panels and the other 2-3 week later.

What a waist they should be used for public service

The school contract probably stipulates a certain amount of seats and none of the single deckers has that amount of seating accomodation.

Be thankful that Arriva will allow the vehicles to be used if short between school work , there is always the passing risk of the vehicles failing in service between school work with the resulting chaos that will cause .

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
One of the school contract stipulates it requires a decker which is de la salle and rainhill high,so because the DLA's are becoming old and quite problamatic they are getting replaced while there is slightly newer stock available coming out of london.

[YN05 WKE]

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(24/10/2013 15:58)motormayhem Wrote:  Once there on the road they have been told that they can be used on any service in between school duties and even on the 10/10A if short on buses.

Same with the DLA's as well I guess

Will the gold Pulsar be making visits in Public use at All Depots like the decker in Yorkshire

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

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It's not the same with the DLAs. They shouldn't be seeing any public service as far as is possible.

Regarding the Pulsar, read back through the thread; nobody's sure at the moment. I suspect it could be though having read a linked Investor's in People article from the Arriva Facebook page. Bit of a shame for St Helens to be a Pulsar down if it does so.

[MPTE1955]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Who says that they will be a pulsar down though, they might get one on loan from the depot that has 3047 for that time, unless of course it goes to Speke when they may get something else with Speke not having their own pulsars.

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
With Arriva Yorkshire, they sent another pulsar 2 with promotional all over advert for arriva (1407?) to the depot which was missing the gemini.