Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(23/07/2012 17:56)CX54 DKD Wrote:  If you say you saw it then that's fine but if we assume it left Queen Square at 16.00 prompt, that's an hour and 11 minutes back to St Helens arriving at 17.11 at the earliest. If we then assume it took up the next 34 at 17.35, if doesn't arrive at Leigh until 18.15 which doesn't tally with it being back in St Helens at around 18.10. Just not too sure how that would work.

1735 I think would be a 34A mate, 1725 and 1745 (the last Leigh departure) would have been 34's.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(23/07/2012 18:15)CX54 DKD Wrote:  Yes it came in off of a 34A and it was definitely 7559; it pulled up directly in front of me.

In fact 1819 arrival in St Helens on 34A would have been the 1715 departure from St Helens.

[Raawwwrrr!]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
7559 was on the 10A as I too seen it around 4pm when I was on my way to St Johns Gardens with my partner

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(23/07/2012 21:05)Raawwwrrr! Wrote:  7559 was on the 10A as I too seen it around 4pm when I was on my way to St Johns Gardens with my partner

Not sure what's gone on with that today then as I too wasn't alone in noting it arrive as a 34A on Bickerstaffe Street! Unless it's run dead out from St Helens to pick up a 34A down route.

(23/07/2012 20:58)St Helens Rider Wrote:  1735 I think would be a 34A mate, 1725 and 1745 (the last Leigh departure) would have been 34's.

Just going off of the Merseytravel timetable there mate which notes the 1735 from St Helens as a 34 which would have been the first service it could have taken up having arrived in on a 10A which departed Liverpool at 1600.

(23/07/2012 21:01)St Helens Rider Wrote:  In fact 1819 arrival in St Helens on 34A would have been the 1715 departure from St Helens.

It got into St Helens at ~1810 moments after we did. As I say though, maybe it ran out of service down route to take up a service back into St Helens possibly covering a breakdown. Either way, there's no way it could have taken a full 34/A service having completed that 10A and still arrived back into St Helens, Bickerstaffe Street at ~1810 as it did.

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
2 more solo SRs arrived early hours this morning and they have now started to put the transfers and fleet numbers onto the others .

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Word on the grapevine is full entry to service on 1st August. That is of course dependant upon deliveries being on time etc.

So, if you're wanting a ride or photo of the Paladins, the sooner the better now!

[anw2015]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
2316 on the 352 this afternoon. 1055 also broke down near Fingerpost on the 34A before. It was replaced by either 2101 or 2102.

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
2102 been withdrawn,1053 been withdrawn but sign saying scrap but dont remove parts,

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
the 2 new solo SRs that came this morning is:
MX12 KXG-715
MX12 KVL-716
710 AND 711 as had all there transfers put on and are ready for launch day.

[V671 DVU]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Interesting that 2102 has been withdrawn, that just leaves St Helens' 2101 and Green Lane's 2103 as the only R-MHNs left. I suspect the latter will be the last one standing, as there's no clear replacements coming through and the similar aged 2313 has gained a fresh MOT.