Arriva North West and Wales

[507021]

Buses on order are 51 Volvo B5LHs split between Green Lane and Speke, twelve BYD/ADL Enviro200EVs for Green Lane and nine MAN EcoCitys for Runcorn.

 

[Y961 XBU]

Optare Solos 665, 667 and 668 are now at Wythenshawe with Wright Cadet 2517 going the other way

 

[childwallblues]

Wythenshawe pulsar 2949 is currently operating off Speke and is on the 79D this afternoon.
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Wythenshawe pulsar 2949 is currently operating off Speke and is on the 79D this afternoon.

Do not know whether this bus is a permanent transfer but it has a near side advert for Christmas in Liverpool.

 

[507021]

The first of the new Volvo B5LH hybrids, 4800, is due for delivery imminently.

 

[childwallblues]

Wythenshawe pulsar 2949 is currently operating off Speke and is on the 79D this afternoon.
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Do not know whether this bus is a permanent transfer but it has a near side advert for Christmas in Liverpool.

I was on route 80A on Saturday.

 

[childwallblues]

Volvo 2816 has been delivered to Laird Street for rail replacement duties from January.
Are these buses being delivered via the Belfast to Birkenhead ferry rather than through Heysham?

 

[gka472l]

Volvo 2816 has been delivered to Laird Street for rail replacement duties from January.
Are these buses being delivered via the Belfast to Birkenhead ferry rather than through Heysham?

I think both are being used as some have been reported through Heysham as well...there was a Go Ahead London WHV at Twelve Quays yesterday with a 3rd Arriva NW B5LH, 4816 & the other one were still there also. all gone today though.

HTH

 

[childwallblues]

Further new buses 4823 and 4828 have been noted at Heysham Docks.

Credit nsf323

 

[childwallblues]

Buses on loan to Birkenhead include 4566 and 4573 from Speke, 4627 from Bootle and 4670 from Green Lane.

 

[83G/84D]

Seen the following on rail replacement at Liverpool Lime Street and elsewhere today:- 4817, 4821, 4824, 4802, 4810, 4825, 4820, 4827, 4821, 4816 & 48?? (BT66 MUP).
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Other examples seen so far this Sunday morning are 4806, 4809 & 4813.

 

[childwallblues]

4837 and 4839 have been noted at Heysham Docks.

Credit: nsf323

 

[Statto]

Been reported on another forum that the Birkenhead Myllenniums will be withdrawn on February 28th, get your ride on these heaps whilst you still can, normally allocated to 403/413/414 routes.

 

[childwallblues]

Been reported on another forum that the Birkenhead Myllenniums will be withdrawn on February 28th, get your ride on these heaps whilst you still can, normally allocated to 403/413/414 routes.

And the few left at Green Lane will go when the new B5 hit the road.

 

[childwallblues]

It has been reported on Yahoo Groups that B5LH 4846 has arrived at Heysham Docks.

 

[childwallblues]

The new B5LH 4800-50 are now in service at both Green Lane on routes 14 and 18 and Speke on route 79. Those at Speke are 4808-29/40/48/49.

 

[childwallblues]

Pulsar 2949 has moved from Speke to Runcorn.
On loan 3091/94 have returned from Runcorn to Wythenshawe.

 

[childwallblues]

Pulsar 2959 and Enviro 400 4412 have moved from Green Lane to Southport.

 

[gka472l]

The first of the Volvo B5LH/Wright that were based at Arriva Southern Counties at Maidstone has transferred to Arriva North West, 7001 KX62JXU has been noted at Speke depot in Liverpool, a similar number of VDL DB300/Wright will be going in exchange (4464 reported as the first to move south)

HTH

 

[childwallblues]

Let us hope that these new arrivals have more seats on the lower deck than their 66/17 sisters already in service.

 

[0B00]

ABW seems to have decided to go again with an Open Top service between Pwllheli and Porthmadog. Gwynedd CC bus times show an 'X3' service from 16/7/17 but no mention anywhere on the Arriva Buses website.

 

[childwallblues]

The first of the Volvo B5LH/Wright that were based at Arriva Southern Counties at Maidstone has transferred to Arriva North West, 7001 KX62JXU has been noted at Speke depot in Liverpool, a similar number of VDL DB300/Wright will be going in exchange (4464 reported as the first to move south)

HTH

It is reported that 7007 has arrived at Speke with 4470 going south.

 

[Y961 XBU]

I have been told that the following Gemini 2s are off down South, 4436, 4449, 4450, 4452, 4455, 4459, 4463, 4464, 4468, 4469 and 4470

Also told that Solos 665 and 667 are at St Helens for repaint then are off to Bangor to replace MPDs, i think 668 at Wrexham is due to move there also

 

[childwallblues]

I have been told that the following Gemini 2s are off down South, 4436, 4449, 4450, 4452, 4455, 4459, 4463, 4464, 4468, 4469 and 4470

Also told that Solos 665 and 667 are at St Helens for repaint then are off to Bangor to replace MPDs, i think 668 at Wrexham is due to move there also

Strange that the Geminis chosen to go south to ASC are not in a block but from across the batch!

 

[Y961 XBU]

I agree, it is strange!

The Gemini 2s at Birkenhead are going back to Speke and some of the Speke Hybrids are going to Birkenhead for Phase 3 of the rail replacements, am told some of the Pool Buses are to be reinstated at Birkenhead next week also

 

[childwallblues]

The Geminis currently at Laird Street 4435-43 were reported as transferring to St Helens for route 89 St Helens-Liverpool John Lennon Airport as soon as the Merseyrail works are complete. One of these 4436 is now reported to be going to ASC. I wonder which is correct?

 

[Y961 XBU]

I think the ones due at St Helens will change

 

[childwallblues]

Only two of the new Hybrids were on the 79 today 4823/50. Presumably most of the rest have gone to Laird Street. Other buses on the 79 were
Commanders 2584/92
B7 4113/19/28
Gemini 4435/37/46/48/50/51/53/57/59/60/63/65/73
Enviro 400 4563/64

 

[507021]

I have been told that the following Gemini 2s are off down South, 4436, 4449, 4450, 4452, 4455, 4459, 4463, 4464, 4468, 4469 and 4470

That's an odd selection, surely one block would have made more sense.

 

[childwallblues]

New Enviro 4697 was noted in service from Bootle on Route 58 yesterday.

 

[childwallblues]

Speke has received a number of buses on loan to replace the B5LH on loan to Birkenhead for rail replacement duties.
These include Commander 2510, Pulsars 2674/75/905 3040 and Enviros 4590/93 4655/66/67.
2674 is in the new livery and I think to operate out of Speke.