[Archive] Arriva North West - Speke Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Speke Depot

(18/02/2013 14:45)V671 DVU Wrote:  Cheers for clearing that up MM!

Just went to Prescot to see what was on the J5 and Gemini 4474 was in use...and surprise surprise it was carrying nothing but fresh air! Does a anyone know why they're wasting Geminis on this on a daily basis when Commanders and Cadets sit in the depot?

The problem is, Speke are not bathing in spare buses as was mentioned on here previously. I worked out their weekday PVR the other day and came to a grand total requirement of at least 119 and usually 120 buses. They have an allocation of 130 leaving ten spares on a good day, bearing in mind 4129 is away for repair and until recently at least one (and often two) buses were away for P&P. These J5 allocations seem odd on paper but it potentially could tie in with the MOT requirements of general rotas, for instance. I'm sure the allocation considered most suitable by the depot would be a single decker as it clearly doesn't require Geminis.