Arriva orders 2016/17

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RE: Arriva orders 2016/17

(25/03/2017 21:58)Metroline1511 Wrote:  From the order update on page 70, I thought the HVs for London were for Tottenham, Clapton and Norwood. Now that route 19 is to run from Tottenham (AR) they should get some of the batch marked for Norwood. Also, I believe all HAs are for Brixton as route 133 was fully reallocated there from N.

4693-97 will so far be unique as Arriva Enviro 400-MMCs for the North West.

I've just taken the HV information from an online fleetlist - I'll have a look and correct it if other information appears in the mean time

So far yes - I anticipate there will be more in the future though considering the amount of numbers left between 4697 and 4800. There's a few routes in the division that in my opinion could definitely do with an upgrade in capacity - especially the 7, 8/9 and 53. I think the 352 is possibly another one to consider a bit later down the line but right now I think it manages alright with single deckers

I've never seen a 7 between the City Centre and Huyton during the day that isn't full or nearly full and I also think that the frequency of a route which connects two of the North West's largest population centres is too low for single deck operation. First's 100 between Warrington and Manchester is double deck so I don't see why the 7 shouldn't be either