Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

[gka472l]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Perhaps Bolton could be a destination for some of the Myllenniums from LS & SP?

[J654UHN]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
shame the ikarus's are leaving as ive never had chance to ride one. Always liked them with them being different

[K853 MTJ]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre

(06/08/2012 10:39)J654UHN Wrote:  shame the ikarus's are leaving as ive never had chance to ride one. Always liked them with them being different

Theres still going to be 6 left I think mate, 3 Ikarus 481s and 3 Polaris', so theres still a chance to ride them!

[J654UHN]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
i would guess they will follow these as they are all the same age and on a 10 year lease. Suppose with them being non-standard in the Arriva fleet they wouldnt purchase the lease. Wouldnt be suprised if the all the other MAN vehicles follow suit

[K853 MTJ]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Nope, they aren't the same age. The 481s are V and W reg, the remaining 489s are Y reg, so they would have returned already if they are on a lease as well.

[Jack]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Also the Ikarus buses aren't MANs, they are DAF SB220 like the Myllenniums. The older V/W reg ones aren't very nice to ride on in my opinion, slightly better since the refurb and not had a chance on a Polaris yet.

[J654UHN]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
the newer ones look and seem better otherwise they wouldnt of sent them on the 700

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
Since you guys are busy 7622 left the other day for Bolton, they will finish the work and it will then enter service with them

[LJ51DCX]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
The latest Arriva Disposal list shows former ANW Wright Crusader Volvo B6's X801-9AJA and X811-22AJA
It also lists the 2 X814/6AJA dumped here as being the property of Arriva North East.
So i doubt they will be used by Arriva again unless Midlands wants them to replace vehicles acquired with the former D&G operation at Wolverhampton.

Other Arriva North West vehicles on the disposal list as follows;
Volvo Olympians R319WVR R322WVR and R327WVR
And Marshall Darts T615PNC and T621PNC

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva St Helens Paint Shop & Repair Centre
7621 has gone into service at bolton so thats to stay