Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(15/09/2018 18:57)60008 Wrote:  i don't think it will last unfortunately, the normal vehicle allocator is off at the moment thats why the streetlites are ending up on different routes.

It is my understanding that when depots bid for new vehicles they have to go through a bidding process and argue a business case for the vehicles for a specific route. These Streetlites are non-standard and were bought specifically for the Liverpool-Neston service so presumably that's where they should be used.

Having said that, the five Bootle MMC's bought specifically for route 55 are now operated on every Bootle route but the 55. Apparently, it's because the stop-start gizmo prevents them from keeping to a tight schedule.