Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[R879 HRF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(08/07/2016 19:55)Turbostar Wrote:  Arriva got the poorer end of the deal when the QBP was set up.

Not exactly, it wasn't the Chester corridor arriva wanted, they got what they wanted which was a decent share of the 471/2s. Don't forget arriva where running only 472s and they finished around 7pm, and they ran alongside firsts services. They didnt go in to Arrowe park hospital either. So now they get a share of Arrowe park users and they now run until last bus while the last stagecoach 471/2 finishes at 10pm, although when it was first they finished earlier.

The heswall corridor was biased towards Arriva, hence why it was renumbered 471/2 instead of 71/2 and no longer serves BBS heading into Liverpool.

They had influence over one while first had more influence over the other. In my mind it would work better as a simple 50/50 partnership

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
2 more School contracts have been registered on VOSA, I wonder if they will get more DLPs from Bolton since they have lost the Oasis work

PC0001141/518 - ARRIVA MERSEYSIDE LTD, 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 5AE
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Overchurch Rd
Finish Point: St Mary's College
Via:
Service Number: 658
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 04-SEP-2016
Other Details: Overchurch Rd to St Mary's College

PC0001141/520 - ARRIVA MERSEYSIDE LTD, 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 5AE
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Ridgeway High School
Finish Point: Bebington
Via:
Service Number: 711
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 04-SEP-2016
Other Details: Ridgeway High School to Bebington

[N301 CKB]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
437s going back to every 7 minutes

[2829]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
4205t to join 4206/7 at Speke in September as they want numerical buses. The VLWs are to stay for a few years now as Merseytravel have allowed this due to these type of vehicles being DDA. 4204t #brickbus is receiving attention at the pits on Laird and should be out next week. Myllenniums 2451 and 2453 are next to go for scrap.

[lcm453]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
437s going back to every 7 minutes.

That's interesting.Will this affect 432/433 or is it as a result of dropping the 2 which may give more of an opportunity to interwork with 464 for driver changeover?

Any indication yet of what will replace the Millenniums and older deckers?

[bus401]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
is 2638's move to Rhyl permanant or temporary?

[MTL0201]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Couple of bus breakdowns around 5.30pm Woodchurch Road near Asda, Myllennium on the 414, then the Stagecoach Enviro on the 472 right behind it.

[b2311e]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Same time, 4205 sitting Not In Service on Borough Road

[busdude]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Anyone know what commander has been on the 418/419 all day today which made it out on the 118/119 duty tonight. I'm 90% certain I had seen 2606 on the 410 at 6pm so I don't know think it's that

[SK15 GZG (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(19/07/2016 21:13)busdude Wrote:  Anyone know what commander has been on the 418/419 all day today which made it out on the 118/119 duty tonight. I'm 90% certain I had seen 2606 on the 410 at 6pm so I don't know think it's that

Birkenhead only have the one Commander as far as I know. Could it have been a Cadet? Birkenhead have 2515 and 2516 (as well as 2638 which is currently on loan to Arriva Buses Wales)