Arriva North West - St Helens Depot

[MPTE1955]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Green Lane have done well then, getting rid of sheds 7664 to Southport & 7665 to St Helens, in this case St Helens being the dumping of another super shed in particular.

[anw2015]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
2495 seemed to be out all day on the 37/38 which I was quite surprised about as its gears were playing up this morning (it was stuck in 2nd gear all the way to St Helens which isn't fun at all- especially when it is 10 minutes late).

Since the changes to the 329 last week, I have noted on numerous times the 4.50 and 5.50 workings from St Helens to Daresbury Business Park displaying "Warrington Bus Station" instead. In fact I have seen the 4.50 working 5 times since the change and only once has it displayed the correct destination (and that was today). Bit confusing for passengers!

[507022]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
Solo SR 723 was out on the 89 this evening, seen passing south through Belle Vale about 1720

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

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i had 2730 on the 10A yesterday evening whereas i had 2490 on the last 89 of the day last night, very ood i think

[Valandil]

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(25/03/2013 19:05)anw2015 Wrote:  Since the changes to the 329 last week, I have noted on numerous times the 4.50 and 5.50 workings from St Helens to Daresbury Business Park displaying "Warrington Bus Station" instead. In fact I have seen the 4.50 working 5 times since the change and only once has it displayed the correct destination (and that was today). Bit confusing for passengers!

I don't know where you saw the 329's, but maybe they're only meant to change over part-way through the route, like Warrington's 17 which displays 'Gemini Retail Park' until part way through the route when it switches over to 'Gorse Covert'.
I also think that many more people might be confused the other way around, as they will likely have no idea where Daresbury is!

I think that displaying Warrington with subtext 'then Daresbury Park' (possibly interchanging with a few via points if feasible) would be ideal for a route like this, but switching over to just 'Daresbury Business Park' just before hitting Warrington Interchange.
Or the more standard 'Daresbury Park' with subtext 'via Warrington' would be okay: so long as the word 'Warrington' is on there really!

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
The display is usually Daresbury Sci & Tech Park via Warrington I think.

[DVL418]

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(26/03/2013 14:12)St Helens Rider Wrote:  The display is usually Daresbury Sci & Tech Park via Warrington I think.

Here is 2492 just after setting off back to St Helens at Daresbury yesterday. It had displayed 'Daresbury Sci-Tech Park' on its arrival at the terminus a few minutes earlier.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
So the return is the usual St Helens via Burtonwood, surprisingly not St Helens via Warrington.

[T42 PVM (Moderator)]

RE: Arriva North West - St Helens Depot
2496 on 10A yesterday

[sth77]

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Look as though the Solo SR's are being used on a Sunday Service now instead of services just been operated by Pulsar's. The 32 has been operated by 3 Solos instead of the usual Pulsar's for a Sunday, and one was also out on the 31.