[Archive] Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
As i said before christmas, a notice has gone up regarding hybrid arrival.

Theyre training drivers up in batches due to the amount of buses that will be entering service in a short period of time - management have asked drivers who wish to be part of the first batch for training to put their name down, and they will be allocated short time to be on hybrid operated routes until the rest of the depot is gradually trained up and ready to drive them, then the drivers will all be allocated as normal.

The official arrival date isnt confirmed yet that I know of, but im told by a member of staff at LS that they *MAY* start arriving this month- although im sure someone on here said they will be in service by approximatly march. They wont enter service immediatly as like all batches when they arrive theyll have to be checked over, wayfarers installed, hanovers programmed, fleet numbered, logo'd up, cctv setup etc.

Luke