[Archive] Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

[SNL 824]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
or just dead on a 437 - but they're usually fairly reliable. Could be a PH as it would be parked next to a pub.

[R557 ABA]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Laird Street's LED displays where once again reprogrammed last night back to the "chunky" layout before the last change as many errors where found with the last update such as "Wallasey Villiage" and the 118 displaying "188" on the rear display.

[R879 HRF]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(02/03/2013 23:06)busdude Wrote:  drove past upton station about ten minutes ago and there was a LS VLW parked over the road at the bus stop with no LED turned on, no lights on, no passengers or driver on board. Anyone know why its there?

At first i thought is was for rail replacement but arriva wales do the rail replacement for the Wrexham train...

Possibly a vehicle exchange taking a bus off another route.
I know LS do some emergency rail replacement work for the bidston - wrexham line but scheduled rail work for that line is as you say Wrexham.

On another note 2445 had a window bricked last night on a 119, and i'm told another bus got bricked on a 423 shortly before it.

[wirralbus]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(02/03/2013 23:06)busdude Wrote:  drove past upton station about ten minutes ago and there was a LS VLW parked over the road at the bus stop with no LED turned on, no lights on, no passengers or driver on board. Anyone know why its there?

At first i thought is was for rail replacement but arriva wales do the rail replacement for the Wrexham train...

A double decker is never used for a rail replacement on the Bidston - wrexham line due to a low bridge in Wales , the operator of rail replacements varies as the procurement of buses for this service is made by Arriva Trains Wales control in Cardiff .

[lcm453]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(03/03/2013 07:34)R557 ABA Wrote:  Laird Street's LED displays where once again reprogrammed last night back to the "chunky" layout before the last change as many errors where found with the last update such as "Wallasey Villiage" and the 118 displaying "188" on the rear display.

Let's hope they've reinstated the rear route number display on the Pulsars

[Scania1996]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
LJ51 DFK is on the 437 today.

[R879 HRF]

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(03/03/2013 11:22)wirralbus Wrote:  

(02/03/2013 23:06)busdude Wrote:  drove past upton station about ten minutes ago and there was a LS VLW parked over the road at the bus stop with no LED turned on, no lights on, no passengers or driver on board. Anyone know why its there?

At first i thought is was for rail replacement but arriva wales do the rail replacement for the Wrexham train...

A double decker is never used for a rail replacement on the Bidston - wrexham line due to a low bridge in Wales , the operator of rail replacements varies as the procurement of buses for this service is made by Arriva Trains Wales control in Cardiff .

And of course the low bridge on Liverpool road in Neston - its routed to go down there too!

[gka472l]

RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Bolton's W174CDN, V34/35ENC parked in Laird Street today, pics to follow later.

[dave4jackie]

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Saw fleet number 4502 and 4514 on two different buses today in laird st 4502 end reg was aff and afj and 4514 regs were acz and acy, anybody know what the correct fleet numbers should have been please

[gka472l]

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(03/03/2013 13:08)gka472l Wrote:  Bolton's W174CDN, V34/35ENC parked in Laird Street today, pics to follow later.

As promised, pics of the Bolton arrivals.

2559
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/

2560
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/

2562
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dmc1947/852...otostream/

Shots of the hybrids to follow when uploaded in a bit!

HTH