Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(18/10/2019 23:39)bus401 Wrote:  There seemed to be more Liverpool based buses on the cross river services today than Laird street ones,with at least 4 or more s/d's including 2956,2988,2906 and 2575.How many hybrids are needed for rail replacement or are a few off the road? Incidently 4509 was on 409 this afternoon also 2496 was on 418 Have Arriva got that many spare buses they don't need them in Liverpool?

There's a fair few enviro400s here, the hybrids are on rails and the enviros are on service work as I believe the allocator has been told to do this by management, possibly a request from Merseyrail? . The single decks on cross rivers yesterday are all Birkenheads own, 2496 keeps moving around depots as its a pool bus along with the other cadet which is currently here 2489? I think. Its unclear if 4102 is a permanent allocation or just a loan, 4103 was out yesterday and 4106 is awaiting parts.