Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

[K853 MTJ]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(04/03/2013 17:25)gka472l Wrote:  

(04/03/2013 17:05)jonathon890 Wrote:  Some pics of the new buses at Brookhouse today
4501 http://flic.kr/p/dZyJUH
4500 http://flic.kr/p/dZyJZD
4499 http://flic.kr/p/dZyK4M
4498 http://flic.kr/p/dZEs5Q
4496 http://flic.kr/p/dZEsb9
4495 http://flic.kr/p/dZEsk9
4493 http://flic.kr/p/dZyKtT
4492 http://flic.kr/p/dZyKyK

Think this is what will be the missing 4494 which was at Birkenhead yesterday (as 4493), as 4492/3 seem to be correctly numbered now.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...hotostream

I'd agree with that, the lack of Cross River branding on the seating suggests this is an example for Bolton.

[gka472l]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot

(04/03/2013 17:50)K853 MTJ Wrote:  

(04/03/2013 17:25)gka472l Wrote:  

(04/03/2013 17:05)jonathon890 Wrote:  Some pics of the new buses at Brookhouse today
4501 http://flic.kr/p/dZyJUH
4500 http://flic.kr/p/dZyJZD
4499 http://flic.kr/p/dZyK4M
4498 http://flic.kr/p/dZEs5Q
4496 http://flic.kr/p/dZEsb9
4495 http://flic.kr/p/dZEsk9
4493 http://flic.kr/p/dZyKtT
4492 http://flic.kr/p/dZyKyK

Think this is what will be the missing 4494 which was at Birkenhead yesterday (as 4493), as 4492/3 seem to be correctly numbered now.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...hotostream

I'd agree with that, the lack of Cross River branding on the seating suggests this is an example for Bolton.

Good call....the pic of the two 4502's shows AFF without seat branding (the correct 4502 and the last Bolton one) and AFJ has seat branding (which should be 4503, the first Birkenhead one)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/

HTH

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
last i heard only 8 hybirds are here with the other 3 due by the end of the week, 7621 is to be withdrawn from service when they come

[M60lad]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
Think I must have seen most of the Hybrids yesterday evening between 17:20 and 17:35 as firstly I spotted about 4 within a couple of minutes of each other Brookhouse bound on Cromwell Road, then I spotted another 2 on Blackfriars Road heading to Brookhouse and another one heading towards Shudehill on Deansgate, traffic problems caused by additional traffic heading to Man Utd match last night were causing delays to services with bunching like I've already said

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
last 3 hybrids due today

this is just depot talk but i will post as i think theres a good chance of it happening, whats been said is arriva bolton are on about withdrawing a mon-fri morning trip and afternoon trip on the 715 to fit in with a school run so the depot PVR can drop by 1 this will make a DAF decker on the 715 daily (if it happens!)

[M60lad]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
Sounds like going back to Bluebus days then with 715 as when Bluebus operated the route one 715 in the afternoon used to operate as a another service from Bolton-Wigan, it used to do the 715 route from Wigan-Wingates before missing out Westhoughton and continuing along Manchester Road then back on route at Chew Moor Lane/St Johns Road until Ladybridge where it used to call in to Dean School and then come out and continue along 715 route too Bolton.

[WWH44L]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
Hybrid 4496 on the 534 today, oh dear.........

[r411 xfl]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
3 hybrids on 715 today

[jonathon890]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
4501 was also on the 534s. Route 10 only needs 6 buses on Saturdays.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Arriva North West - Bolton Depot
I shall be disappointed when 7621 is wihdrawn. I hope it replaces a Pointer elsewhere.

I am encouraged that the B5LHs are now in service on route 10. Do they operate daily ie on Sundays and Bank Holidays too?