Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[anw2015]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(02/06/2012 17:13)CX54 DKD Wrote:  This was confirmed by MM yesterday as it entered service on the 34/A.

Also, 2729 is running a Dart duty on the 37/38 this afternoon/evening having replaced ALX200 Dart 2274.

I think there was quite a few vehicles on the 37/8 yesterday as I'm sure that 2273 made an appearance for a while too. I'm also sure that there was a interurban b10ble on the 356 working too?

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Well 2496 ended up on the speke hall shuttle with freezing cold heaters.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
should of got a renown mate they are good buses and not that old really

[V671 DVU]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(02/06/2012 18:43)CX54 DKD Wrote:  

(02/06/2012 18:34)MX61 AWY (3067) Wrote:  2993 MX59 JZJ is back in service at St Helens. It was on the 34/34A today sounding excellent with no rattles at all - this has to be my favourite bus at St Helens.

I confirmed this last Monday mate when it re-entered service on the 10A :-)

I also had it then on Thursday night on a late 89 and as you say, it's excellent. I did pick up on some slight rattles from the panelling above the windows toward the rear however. One other thing noteworthy is that it's been completely re-upholstered and the paint looks very fresh - I would assume therefore that this is why it visited Yorkshire? Says something about the condition it must have returned in though that it's had to be fully re-upholstered.

(02/06/2012 18:43)motormayhem Wrote:  I heard it could be a 24** from what the shunters where saying before.

Would make more sense I suppose! Just hold out for 2489 or 2495 mate ;-)

I wonder if this is why 2993 needed some serious attention? It looks like it's been NFS since last November, as that's the last photo of it.

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(03/06/2012 13:39)bolton bus basher Wrote:  should of got a renown mate they are good buses and not that old really

Consume a hell of a lot more fuel than a Cadet though!

(03/06/2012 12:59)anw2015 Wrote:  I think there was quite a few vehicles on the 37/8 yesterday as I'm sure that 2273 made an appearance for a while too. I'm also sure that there was a interurban b10ble on the 356 working too?

I know 2273 was on there from at least around 10am when I saw it in St Helens but if it replaced something, I don't know what! Cadet 2492 was on the 356 working all day so it may have been this you saw as it is in Interurban?

[anw2015]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Yeah it must have been 2492. I only seen it from a distance and it looked too long to be a cadet so I assumed it was a b10ble! Evidently it wasn't! lol.

[1053]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Re: the remaining Paladins, I have eleven listed as still in service: 1042/4/8/50-5/7/8, but I have not seen 1052 at all on my last few visits to St. Helens and I don't remember any sightings being mentioned of it. Is this one still in use?

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
well its not reported as withdrawn so i think it is still going mate, i not seen it in a while myself but if arriva have common sense 1050 is next to go with it breaking down a lot

[sth77]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

(03/06/2012 17:24)bolton bus basher Wrote:  well its not reported as withdrawn so i think it is still going mate, i not seen it in a while myself but if arriva have common sense 1050 is next to go with it breaking down a lot

I would expect all the remaining Paladins to be withdrawn around the same time in the next 3 weeks or so once the Versa's start arriving.

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
2492 is the bus on the speke hall shuttle,a lot better then 2496 what was on yeasterday.