Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(09/09/2014 11:15)33109 Wrote:  A driver I spoke to yesterday in northwich reckons that from now on as we've had a few DLAs withdrawn that the 37a/31 circuit will probs be more regularly diagrammed for single deckers in future. Copey this true?

Yesterday (mon) it was a really bad idea as 2614 leaving northwich was filled to capacity plus about another 30 people standing! All well & good during the day but the 16:20 #31 off northwich into crewe deffo needs a decker allocating to it as there's all the students piling on from john deanes college. Plus quite a few get on in northwich centre so its always busy. Copey any reason why yesterday most of the deckers were allocated to 29 duties? I know their busy at peak times with the school kids etc etc so maybe this was the reason for the 31&37a been single deck yesterday.

IIRC our DLA fleet stands as follows - 4026/4027/4030/4031 plus 4098/4143/4156 as well as 4215 which is running solo atm. 4216 however not seen this since the summer hols when all the deckers were on the 84 longs, assume then its ill again, are anymore DLAs due for withdrawal now or is above list it till the B7s get here???

Shortage of deckers at Winsford at the moment. 4030 on loan to Macc, 4216 is away getting a ramp defect sorted. 4215 has returned after MOT but 4156 was dragged back from Chester today.
With regard to the allocations, sometimes the correct type of vehicle is not available for the earliest departures with buses being held back for later departures to have minor defects rectified.
Hope there are enough deckers for the 84 longs tomorrow as there is racing on in Chester.