Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
is that the bangor bus,as that one looks like its still in there as it as had all the lower skirt panels replaced and awaiting repaint.

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
had a look today and work on 679 is well underway as its had its undercoat put on in what seems to be a livery to go with route branding for the 300,different colout then the arriva colour.

[cx04axy]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Ye 2485 was the Bangor one and 2484 will be the last cadet in Bangor that will needed to be painted up

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
MM02 ZVH is now in an all over plain white livery with inside painted and p+p
679 is now in a yellowie green and dark green livery

[P450 SWX]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Is 679 in same livery as X44.Versas in Chester?

[cx04axy]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Silly question this may sound!!

One might say how long is a piece of string

on average do the p&p team have to refurb a bus ... any time scale??

[P450 SWX]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Normally a week but depends on size etc

[CX54 DKD (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Bolton's 2566 and 2569 both parked up at the back this evening. Most likely for P&P looking at them!

[motormayhem]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Had a look round the depot today and this is whats there:

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OUTSIDE:                        BODY/ENGINE                  PAINTSHOP
7615 storage                    2431 P+P                     2434 P+P
3335 storage                    2995 RTA                     2485 P+P (ready to return to depot)
3322 storage                    4113 P+P                     2532 P+P
2814 storage                    2466 MAINTINANCE             7637 P+P
2816 storage                    2318 MAINTINANCE             MM02 ZVH (repainted white)
7567 awaiting removal           41?? P+P                     MM02 ZVJ (repainted white)
1050 withdrawn                
1051 withdrawn
1054 withdrawn
1042 withdrawn
1044 withdrawn
1048 withdrawn
1055 withdrawn
2407 engine fire
2101 withdrawn
3617 maintinance
4059 ???
7559 withdrawn

scattered around the depot there are 4 ikurus poloris which are 2566/67/68/69.
1049 and 2102 as been removed from the depot .

[K853 MTJ]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Thanks very much for the update mate, much appreciated! Seems St Helens are rather busy then!