Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[motormayhem1]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Theres been many swaps today due to overheating.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Why so many deckers on the 31 - I can understand keeping some vehicles near to depot but surely 4414 would have been better utilised elsewhere.

[RedPanda]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(06/06/2016 22:26)St Helens Rider Wrote:  Why so many deckers on the 31 - I can understand keeping some vehicles near to depot but surely 4414 would have been better utilised elsewhere.

It's been a very warm day today but something major must be going on for a solo sr to work 320 St Helens-Wigan in the evening

[motormayhem1]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
4414 was on the pits in the morning and once off the pits got put on a 31 due to a bus exchange and 4414 being the only bus there to take.

[SLTRegular]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
2707 on the 360 thought the x plates where banned?

[RedPanda]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(08/06/2016 06:17)SLTRegular Wrote:  2707 on the 360 thought the x plates where banned?

Supposed be apparently, although something may have broke down and the x reg B10 was the only available bus

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Does this apply to commercial services as well into TfGM bus stations , otherwise you may get to a point where a service as to be dropped because of the ruling stating they was banned when a bus may have been available which was just outside the age range .

[RedPanda]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(09/06/2016 19:19)wirralbus Wrote:  Does this apply to commercial services as well into TfGM bus stations , otherwise you may get to a point where a service as to be dropped because of the ruling stating they was banned when a bus may have been available which was just outside the age range .

Unless its cheaper to run an 'out of date' bus than it is to cancel that particular run. Get fined for running a X reg into GM or fined for not running.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Stuff like this really f**ks me off, If a Bus is reliable and has suitable capacity for the route it should be allocated on there regardless of its age!

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(09/06/2016 21:07)T42 PVM Wrote:  Stuff like this really f**ks me off, If a Bus is reliable and has suitable capacity for the route it should be allocated on there regardless of its age!

I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiments , some of the older buses perform better than the newer vehicles