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Arriva North West - Bootle Depot
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(26/07/2012 07:17)MPTE1955 Wrote:  The eldest dart in the depot in an R Plater dating from 97/98, the newest dart is an X Plater from 2000, others on T & V plates date from 1999 so not really a long time left for any of these with the X-ANC's about 3 years and the R platers anytime soon.
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(26/07/2012 09:20)27701 Wrote:  
(26/07/2012 07:17)MPTE1955 Wrote:  The eldest dart in the depot in an R Plater dating from 97/98, the newest dart is an X Plater from 2000, others on T & V plates date from 1999 so not really a long time left for any of these with the X-ANC's about 3 years and the R platers anytime soon.
R551 ABA (7551) is on the 58 again today - I can't believe that it's still in service!

Seems to be spending it's time on the 58 now, can't see it being around much longer.
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(26/07/2012 07:17)MPTE1955 Wrote:  The eldest dart in the depot in an R Plater dating from 97/98, the newest dart is an X Plater from 2000, others on T & V plates date from 1999 so not really a long time left for any of these with the X-ANC's about 3 years and the R platers anytime soon.

at the.same time as replacing the X reg darts the likes of st helens,green lane and southport have the B10BLE to relace as well as the X reg cadets too at speke and nirkenhead so there will be quite a big investment needed that year .
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(26/07/2012 09:48)motormayhem Wrote:  
(26/07/2012 07:17)MPTE1955 Wrote:  The eldest dart in the depot in an R Plater dating from 97/98, the newest dart is an X Plater from 2000, others on T & V plates date from 1999 so not really a long time left for any of these with the X-ANC's about 3 years and the R platers anytime soon.

at the.same time as replacing the X reg darts the likes of st helens,green lane and southport have the B10BLE to relace as well as the X reg cadets too at speke and nirkenhead so there will be quite a big investment needed that year .

There is loads of those as well right across the board, will be interesting to see how they go and it and with what.
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(26/07/2012 09:48)motormayhem Wrote:  
(26/07/2012 07:17)MPTE1955 Wrote:  The eldest dart in the depot in an R Plater dating from 97/98, the newest dart is an X Plater from 2000, others on T & V plates date from 1999 so not really a long time left for any of these with the X-ANC's about 3 years and the R platers anytime soon.

at the.same time as replacing the X reg darts the likes of st helens,green lane and southport have the B10BLE to relace as well as the X reg cadets too at speke and nirkenhead so there will be quite a big investment needed that year .

No X reg cadets left at speke now they all got transferred to birkenhead a few weeks back only 55 and 07 reg cadets at speke now hope they go soon too as there to small for our routes.
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the X reg darts are 200 but the B10's date to jan 2001 mate so they have 4 years left (thankfully) Big Grin

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Had 7569 on the 61 on my way home last night, this is still quite a good little bus and better than most X-ANC's. However, this had the remains of an NFS notice in the window and hardly any internal ads. Wonder if the withdrawal of this is imminent as in a couple of weeks maybe.
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Strangely, Plaxton Pointer 2 R551 ABA (7551) started its' day on the 52/52A today!

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2946 (MX09 LYH) SB200/Pulsar2 seen running round with partially-failed LEDs.

Today it's off to Netherton displaying '53A --------TON'.

I actually noticed it on Tuesday displaying '62A --------ARK' and '62 -------ANE' when it was turning around for Penny Lane, but I didn't bother reporting it as I thought Bootle would've repaired it by now. Evidently not!

Should've been easily fixed by nowSad
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(27/07/2012 10:15)27701 Wrote:  Strangely, Plaxton Pointer 2 R551 ABA (7551) started its' day on the 52/52A today!
Also on the 52/52A today is Plaxton Pointer 2 X226 ANC (2226)!

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