Ex Arriva NW Palatine II's

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RE: Ex Arriva NW Palatine II's
283 and 286 were also delivered to Southport initially , always destined for Laird St but delivered in unbranded MTL livery on trial in Southport to determine if they wanted any different spec i think, one of the things they brought up was that they wanted back windows, hence 303/4/5 having them fitted.

Not sure if fitted from new or an after thought but the Southport 3 had assault screens fitted whereas the Laird St ones didn't. None of the Laird St ones gained assault screens until they transferred to other depots across Merseyside around 2008, those that stayed home until the end never got them