Arriva North West - Speke Depot

[MPTE1955]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
4123 just on a 78, doesn't sound the healthiest

[N304CLV]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
3057 is now here.

[efanmthomas]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
Solo 674 is now back here from St Helen's.

[PULSAR]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
4859 is now in St Helens being repainted.

[Neoplan N4009]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
Bus 4690 Audio Announcements Fitted

Information
This bus will play safety messages:
On a bell press
When Entrance doors open
When someone is on the stairs

Driver Operated Audio Announcement
To the right of the drivers seat, you will see a round black but-
ton.
You can press the button to ask customers to clear the wheelchair space. When you have someone in a wheelchair about to board.. Supposedly this is a short term trial to see if safety can be improved (I doubt as most passengers like to stand up and walk when they should remain seated). In hindsight I get the idea but I’m not too sure on this, especially when school kids are on board

[MTL0201]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot

(17/08/2023 21:58)Neoplan N4009 Wrote:  Bus 4690 Audio Announcements Fitted

Information
This bus will play safety messages:
On a bell press
When Entrance doors open
When someone is on the stairs

Driver Operated Audio Announcement
To the right of the drivers seat, you will see a round black but-
ton.
You can press the button to ask customers to clear the wheelchair space. When you have someone in a wheelchair about to board.. Supposedly this is a short term trial to see if safety can be improved (I doubt as most passengers like to stand up and walk when they should remain seated). In hindsight I get the idea but I’m not too sure on this, especially when school kids are on board

This type of stuff is bad enough on trains & at rail stations [that make it mandatary for me to listen to music on my headphones when using the rail network] without adding it to buses.

I remember TFL trying this on their buses a few years ago, which ended up being scrapped after a few weeks after most passengers got irritated by it.

[efanmthomas]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
2652 and 2927 are both now here from Green Lane depot.

[MPTE1955]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
Saw 4129 broken down on Woolton Road at about 18.45, fitted in attendance.

[NathanR]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot
Any idea what is happening with 2160 please, been nearly a month since it tracked although the usual Bustimes disclaimer it could be running about tracking as something else..

[MPTE1955]

RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot

(11/10/2023 19:50)NathanR Wrote:  Any idea what is happening with 2160 please, been nearly a month since it tracked although the usual Bustimes disclaimer it could be running about tracking as something else..

It's getting some money spent on it apparently , I saw it on on one of the Facebook groups where a driver and desk person had mentioned it. (Credit Ryan Low)