Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[507022]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(17/04/2023 19:27)chris-s Wrote:  2 New Adl Hydro deckers parked in Runcorn.
SK 23 CMU AND CMV. No fleet numbers as of yet. Believe these will move to St Helens in next few days

Are these for the 10/10A, please?

[Y458 KNF]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
I’m surely not the only one that thinks the 329/360s need to be increased to every 30 mins instead of 40 I get that timings mean an extra vehicle would be on layover but I feel 40 mins isn’t frequent enough

[chris-s]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(17/04/2023 21:43)507022 Wrote:  Are these for the 10/10A, please?

10A only 10 for Arriva and 10 for Stagecoach

[507022]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(18/04/2023 18:01)chris-s Wrote:  10A only 10 for Arriva and 10 for Stagecoach

Thanks Chris

[H101GEV (Administrator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
It appears 4110 is the last B7TL standing at SH, still going despite the loss of the school contracts. Does anyone know how long it has left, please? I'd like a final ride but the 31 route isn't worth it. I can't imagine it will be around for much longer.

[Valandil]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(18/04/2023 15:02)Y458 KNF Wrote:  I’m surely not the only one that thinks the 329/360s need to be increased to every 30 mins instead of 40 I get that timings mean an extra vehicle would be on layover but I feel 40 mins isn’t frequent enough

You're definitely not the only one. Those timetables are a pain to remember / figure out.

[Y458 KNF]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(19/04/2023 13:33)Valandil Wrote:  You're definitely not the only one. Those timetables are a pain to remember / figure out.

Personally they need retiming or the 360 interworking with the 320 instead traffic on the Winwick to town centre really messes up the timings

[chris-s]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Hydrogen bus parked up in Jackson Street. There will benkit next week on the road for driver training.

[RyanL385]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Out of curiosity, is there any reason why 4110 seems to be stuck on the 31.

Thanks In Advance

[Raawwwrrr!]

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(20/04/2023 17:35)RyanL385 Wrote:  Out of curiosity, is there any reason why 4110 seems to be stuck on the 31.

Thanks In Advance

It’s no longer required for schools so can be used on any service.
However due to its age, the depot prefer for it to be on a local service where it can be swapped out easily if required so will be usually found on the 31 or 320 shorts.

4601 used to be on the 31 frequently due it’s habitual overheating. It’s easier and cheaper to drag it back to the depot again if it’s kept locally.

However, 4110 did manage to escape to the 10 route a few weeks ago before being removed after one round trip.