Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(20/12/2014 23:10)james solomon Wrote:  Someone mentioned seeing a B7 on the back of a tow truck heading towards the depot are these vehicles nothing but a pile of headaches for the depot

Some of the B7's seem to have issues causing repeated failures but I would not say that the reliability is any worse than some of the cadets and centros. Unfortunately though they are at a stage in their lives where major components are likely to need replacing. For example 4104 has been sent away for engine replacement and 4107 for gearbox repairs. The two ex London Geminis 4215 and 4216 seem to be settling down and giving good reliability so I would hope that it is not one of them that has been towed in today.
4103 seems to be the best of the ex Southport B7's at the present time. If they can all be sorted out then they are a great improvement over the DB250's from a driver and passenger point of view.
There is talk of brand new vehicles for the 84 in 2016 rather than using ex London deckers.
There is likely to be major timetable changes in March 2015 to improve the timekeeping on the 84 longs after a lengthy review of the route.