Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

[chesterbuses21256]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(18/03/2023 23:08)chris-s Wrote:  So quick walk round the depot tonight

Rta damage 4595 and 4621
Body shop
4496, 4688, 4571, 463, 4559 and looked like arriva Midlands 3783
2 unidentified enviro 400 (Wales probable)
1 unidentified enviro 400

4544 and 4554 from Arriva Rhyl Depot should be in there somewhere too getting painted

[chris-s]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(19/03/2023 09:00)chesterbuses21256 Wrote:  4544 and 4554 from Arriva Rhyl Depot should be in there somewhere too getting painted

They will be the 2 unidentified busses together...Coming along nicely. Our lads are great at what they do

[trixmax2000]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(19/03/2023 09:00)chesterbuses21256 Wrote:  4544 and 4554 from Arriva Rhyl Depot should be in there somewhere too getting painted

Yes St Helen's are starting to do Midlands refurbishment now

[Depotosw]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(18/03/2023 23:08)chris-s Wrote:  and looked like arriva Midlands 3783

3783 was involved in a RTA in September whilst operational at Telford depot. Good to hear a report on this, will be interesting if 3785 ends up here been repaired too from a RTA in December.

[North West Bus Spotter]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Whats currently up there Chris? 4559 is one I'm suspecting to be there for repaint or a possible RTC

[chris-s]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(27/03/2023 14:29)North West Bus Spotter Wrote:  Whats currently up there Chris? 4559 is one I'm suspecting to be there for repaint or a possible RTC

Will try get a look one day this week...obviously hard to tell fleet numbers when all bodywork been stripped.

[chris-s]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Quick look in the garages

4857
4860
4635
4623
4567
4492
4647

Arriva Midlands 3783, all these are for body shop and P&P

4595 still looking sorry for itself RTA and being stripped for parts

And new ADL Hydro SK23CMU in Eurovision livery is parked up round the back of Jackaon Street and being used for driver training

[RyanL385]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
How many withdrawn buses are currently here?

Thanks In Advance

[chris-s]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(29/04/2023 19:09)RyanL385 Wrote:  How many withdrawn buses are currently here?

Thanks In Advance

Just the 2 withdrawn, these was withdrawn Friday.
2592 and 2596

[Y458 KNF]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(29/04/2023 19:24)chris-s Wrote:  Just the 2 withdrawn, these was withdrawn Friday.
2592 and 2596

I was the last to alight 2592 after I rode it on its last ever service shame to see them go.