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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - H101GEV - 22/08/2014 17:15
(22/08/2014 16:30)DVG526 Wrote: So they have been deemed unsuitable for the 175 then?
They have been reported as making it around the 175 route without issue. As I reported the other day, the MPDs are leaving Birkenhead imminently.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - wirralbus - 22/08/2014 19:40
So they are seeing which routes might benefit from the one solo that isnt on the 175 , the 487 wasnt one of the routes that i would have put on that list.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - H101GEV - 22/08/2014 19:51
(22/08/2014 19:40)wirralbus Wrote: So they are seeing which routes might benefit from the one solo that isnt on the 175 , the 487 wasnt one of the routes that i would have put on that list.
Nor would I to be fair. The Solos would be ideally suited to routes like the 409, 411, 492 and 495 given the loads they seem to attract. Perhaps certain boards on the 403/413 as well.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - SNL 824 - 22/08/2014 19:59
Well I presume that's the first ever Solo on a cross river route! However I can confirm their use on the 175 as I've been on 669 on that route.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - N301 CKB - 22/08/2014 20:57
With only 1 needed for the 175, the other is usually a spare bus in the depot. 669 was spare yesterday until it went out on the 118/9 last night. Not great for 670 on the 487 though as Cadets are too small for this route. Stick to the 409/92/95. Also noticed that Pulsars are operating the 411 lately, good move as the Cadets seem to be too small in recent weeks especially on sunny days!
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - M113 YKC - 22/08/2014 21:47
(22/08/2014 20:57)N301 CKB Wrote: Also noticed that Pulsars are operating the 411 lately, good move as the Cadets seem to be too small in recent weeks especially on sunny days!I agree with this! I had 2906 and 3002 on there on Wednesday, 2906 from Birkenhead to Seacombe and 3002 from New Brighton to Birkenhead, and the additional capacity was justified on both journeys!
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - M60lad - 23/08/2014 06:14
Seen last night at about 17:00 was about 3 of Birkenhead's Geminis dropping kids and parent's off in the depot after being used on a Private Hire.
As for the Solos I can think of a couple of boards on 418/419 that could warrant them
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - wirralbus - 23/08/2014 07:48
If you try to put them on the 418/9 , then you would have to look closely whether the boards coincided with school let out phase en route as a solo would very rapidly fill up and that isn't good for intending passengers .
Agree that the 409 , 492 or 495 could be the routes that the spare solo may go on.
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - lcm453 - 23/08/2014 11:19
(23/08/2014 07:48)wirralbus Wrote: If you try to put them on the 418/9 , then you would have to look closely whether the boards coincided with school let out phase en route as a solo would very rapidly fill up and that isn't good for intending passengers .
Agree that the 409 , 492 or 495 could be the routes that the spare solo may go on.
I've been on the 409 this week. Both times it was a cadet and full! Maybe this was a blip but if not then Arriva should look at increasing the frequency.
Every 487 after midday is always packed. Clearly a Decker cannot be used but what about a part-way journey to say Bebington or Clatterbridge Alternating every 15 mins.
I also think Arriva should not use the same route numbers for part journeys eg 410 to either Woodside or Clatterbridge
RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot - YK53 GXO - 23/08/2014 16:07
Gemini 4203 is on 471/472 today.