Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(21/08/2017 16:39)MTL0201 Wrote:  Exactly Arriva will still be the main operator for most, Stagecoach only have the 38/38A routes in my area, Arriva have 403/407/413/414/423, 403 soon to be withdrawn, actually Avon have more routes in my area than Stagecoach do, & there are large areas of Wirral were Stagecoach don't have a commercial service, not you but some FMs love to spew out ill-informed garbage on this forum.

This is ok if you live in West Kirby , Heswall and Wallasey where Arriva seem to be the dominant operator.

Stagecoach cant really increase there Wirral operations as the depot already looks like its fit to burst when all the vehicles are in the depot. Its this point i was trying to get across if they had a depot with more space they would look to get a disc increase and continue expanding.

[YN05 WKE]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(21/08/2017 10:28)DVG526 Wrote:  Rumours of several hybrid Gemini going to Speke with one already gone and 4108 cgoming in return..

Strange move swapping a hybrid for a older decer supose 4108 could replace a DLP or VLW

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Mentioned on Facebook 4108 is just here to have an advert applied, PVR drop from 3rd september means these Hybirds can be spared so are moving on

[bus401]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Can't they put an advert on in Speke?On another point why is 2545 hardly ever out in service,seems a waste after getting refurbished?Also where the solos going,out of the country I hope.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
I wonder if this will keep a couple of DLPs in use:

607 Upton – Storeton Lane
The 1555 schooldays only journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva.

608 Ridgeway High School – St James Church
The 1525 schooldays only journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva.

621 Upton Station – West Kirby
The 0815 schooldays only journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva.

630 Woodchurch High School – Moreton Cross
The 1525 schooldays only journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva.

673 Barnston – West Kirby
The 0804 schooldays only journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva.

702 Oxton – West Kirby
The 1600 journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva.

705 Thingwall – Noctorum
The 0725 schooldays only journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva.

712 Ridgeway High School – Bebington station
The 1700 schooldays only journey is now operated for Merseytravel by Arriva

[MTL0201]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Also
487 Liverpool – Neston/Parkgate
The Monday to Friday schooldays only journey from Neston to Birkenhead bus station is withdrawn. The main service is unchanged.

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(23/08/2017 11:51)MTL0201 Wrote:  Also
487 Liverpool – Neston/Parkgate
The Monday to Friday schooldays only journey from Neston to Birkenhead bus station is withdrawn. The main service is unchanged.

Known about that alteration for a bit .

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
This and the loss of the 175 sees off the Solo's.

[Barney]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(21/08/2017 18:42)wirralbus Wrote:  Stagecoach cant really increase there Wirral operations as the depot already looks like its fit to burst when all the vehicles are in the depot. Its this point i was trying to get across if they had a depot with more space they would look to get a disc increase and continue expanding.

Hindsight is a wonderful thing but if the newly-privatised Crosville hadn't sold off a large portion of its Rock Ferry depot for social housing shortly after deregulation, the current operator (Stagecoach) would have plenty of space in which to expand and challenge the dominance of Arriva on the Wirral.

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(23/08/2017 12:36)Barney Wrote:  Hindsight is a wonderful thing but if the newly-privatised Crosville hadn't sold off a large portion of its Rock Ferry depot for social housing shortly after deregulation, the current operator (Stagecoach) would have plenty of space in which to expand and challenge the dominance of Arriva on the Wirral.

That was the only really maddening thing about deregulation was the asset stripping of some companies depots , Crosville at Heswall was a prime example as well.