Arriva North West - Southport Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Southport Depot

(20/11/2019 13:07)wimdebusse Wrote:  Noted at Southport last Saturday and this week 2496, 2526, 2594, 2615 with longer term loans 2497, 2505 & 2608 coaches YJ13CYY, YJ14CFA/CFE, SM63XAF/XAG? the last two in Yorkshire Rose livery / logo but no lettering, given as with Atlantic Bolton/Heywood?

There's only one blue coach SM63XAG. There is 5th which was only out briefly last Saturday and kept as a reserve SW63VEA. All 5 are Arriva Bus and Coach stock hired to Arriva Merseyside for rails whilstbeing for onward sale. They all carry Arriva Merseyside legal lettering on a black plaque stuck by the entrance door.

YJ13GYY and SW63VEA are TX15 Alicrons whilst SM63XAG, YJ14CFA and CFE are TX16 Alicrons. The difference being that the TX16 are a longer wheelbase which is easily noticed by the extra locker within the wheelbase.

HTIOU