Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot

(14/02/2014 06:15)wirralbus Wrote:  If 4200 and 4202 didnt arrive in that state from London how did they manage to get to a point that a snail could beat them off a roundabout .

Over time buses just become worn out and don't perform how they used to, components may need replacing, the engine may not be performing as it should- a number of the old palatines suffered cracked head gaskets thus resulting in loss of power, 3305 being one. It's very common in this industry for buses to become extremely down on power over time, they're used and abused often doing hundreds of miles per day for sometimes 20 hours per day so its hardly surprising after a few years they need a good tune up!