Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

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RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Wrexham Depot

(21/02/2013 17:49)Wright Eclipse Wrote:  i thought all were being done at Bus & Coach World Blackburn but thats my mistake...Bus & Coach world are good for repairs/interior referbishements but repainting is not there strong point

Rather ironic in regards to paint quality, as all painting has been carried out by Bus & Coach World of Blackburn. As the buses are being spray painted, the workshops at St Helens are not adequate for this due to the lack of ventilation and required apparatus for such a complex procedure and therefore the painting aspects were passed outside of the company. As we know, all other Arriva vehicles are brush painted.

4403 has made 3 trips to Blackburn for such painting work to be carried out, being painted out of the original 'Platinum' proposed service livery into the originally proposed standard livery being a metallic variation, and finally the non-metallic end product which presumably will be the template for all future 'Sapphire' branded services across Arriva's UK network. 4405 will have worn two versions of the livery when completion is reached (metallic version and the now revised non-metallic version) whereas the remainder of the batch should weigh somewhat less in comparison to their sister vehicles by receiving the final version only. And to echo the comments of that said already, the final version and completed product is of the highest possible standard. Simply sensational.

All other modifications to the Enviro400's are being carried out by the highly knowledgeable and equipped workforce at St Helens. Here's looking forward to April.