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Post by Penfold on Dec 11, 2016 0:05:24 GMT 1
Lol the presidents r still clinging on at Selby and bi thou aren't they None at BI AFAIK, only a 1600 on a temporary basis Penfold
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Post by kaytown on Dec 19, 2016 11:55:28 GMT 1
AY president 696 working off Castleford depot this morning on 156 Ferry Fryston.
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Post by dimmock87 on Dec 21, 2016 12:52:48 GMT 1
Gets about abit 696 doesn't it lol
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Post by mutty on Jan 15, 2017 22:31:50 GMT 1
Anyone know if AY are due any new buses this year ? No new ones for 2 years, all other Arriva regions seem to be getting loads ( Liverpool just got 48 Gemini 3's , on top of 100 enviro 400's last year ) ..... surely it's our turn ?!
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Post by A1YBG on Jan 15, 2017 22:37:47 GMT 1
Anyone know if AY are due any new buses this year ? No new ones for 2 years, all other Arriva regions seem to be getting loads ( Liverpool just got 48 Gemini 3's , on top of 100 enviro 400's last year ) ..... surely it's our turn ?! I've heard 268 getting an upgrade with enviro400mmcs Sent from my SM-G930F using proboards
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jan 15, 2017 22:59:48 GMT 1
Anyone know if AY are due any new buses this year ? No new ones for 2 years, all other Arriva regions seem to be getting loads ( Liverpool just got 48 Gemini 3's , on top of 100 enviro 400's last year ) ..... surely it's our turn ?! Outside London I would guess that Arriva Merseyside is the biggest and probably most profitable of all the Arriva fleets, so i'm not surprised they receive a lot of new buses AY will be up there though, but the average fleet age is less than 7 which is quite young so they are hardly badly done to.
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Post by dimmock87 on Jan 16, 2017 2:25:48 GMT 1
The spectra's and the 52 plate lowlanders will get replaced at some point
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 9:29:16 GMT 1
The spectra's and the 52 plate lowlanders will get replaced at some point Have heard an unofficial report that the Spectras are due to go in March
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Post by dimmock87 on Jan 16, 2017 13:49:17 GMT 1
What they getting replaced with?
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Post by Penfold on Jan 16, 2017 17:05:18 GMT 1
The spectra's and the 52 plate lowlanders will get replaced at some point Have heard an unofficial report that the Spectras are due to go in March Spectras and Tempo's going, Lowlanders stopping. New E400's for 268, 163 and 189 AFAIK Penfold
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Post by Deleted on Jan 16, 2017 17:24:50 GMT 1
New E400's for 268, 163 and 189
Wonder where the hybrids will go from the 163 if Penfold's info is correct
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Post by andyk4050 on Jan 16, 2017 17:27:00 GMT 1
New E400's for 268, 163 and 189 Wonder where the hybrids will go from the 163 if Penfold's info is correct Apparently the hybrids are off to North east to join the ones up there, but that's just what I've heard. Could anyone shed any light on this?
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Post by Penfold on Jan 16, 2017 18:08:31 GMT 1
New E400's for 268, 163 and 189 Wonder where the hybrids will go from the 163 if Penfold's info is correct Apparently the hybrids are off to North east to join the ones up there, but that's just what I've heard. Could anyone shed any light on this? Hybrids coming to BI and Tempos split between ANE and Tiger Penfold
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Post by mutty on Jan 16, 2017 19:09:28 GMT 1
Apparently the hybrids are off to North east to join the ones up there, but that's just what I've heard. Could anyone shed any light on this? Hybrids coming to BI and Tempos split between ANE and Tiger Penfold Presume that the 58 regs at hecky will go to BI to replace the 52 reg dafs, but why are hecky getting stuck with 52 reg lowlanders ?
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Post by Penfold on Jan 16, 2017 20:05:11 GMT 1
Hybrids coming to BI and Tempos split between ANE and Tiger Penfold Presume that the 58 regs at hecky will go to BI to replace the 52 reg dafs, but why are hecky getting stuck with 52 reg lowlanders ? I believe so, majority of it is to do with age profile ! Penfold
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jan 16, 2017 22:53:32 GMT 1
If they are getting enough buses to cover the 163/166, 189 & 268 they'd be looking at about 43. If only the Spectras and Tempos were leaving the fleet, that'd only be 37, so maybe there would be enough to get rid of the ex-Midlands Lowlanders as well?
If the Hybrids are going to Belle Isle, I'd make a guess they'd end up on the 444 as its the only high profile-ish route with a decent PVR not already dealt with at Belle Isle.
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Post by passenger859 on Jan 16, 2017 23:17:25 GMT 1
So presumably the 58 reg E400s will all need to be painted into standard Arriva livery barely 3 years since they went into Max? Perhaps they are ready for it. Be good to have some back in that livery in the AYL fleet. They look good in Liverpool.
Be good to have hybrids kept on a high freq Leeds service such as 444 (as mentioned) and the 446 (presumably inrerworked?). That would work nicely given those services currently usually have a heavy Spectra allocation.
Incidentally does anyone know what happened to the hybrids that were used on the 10 service out of Manchester Shudehill? Did they go onto Liverpool cross rivers? Thanks.
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Post by Penfold on Jan 17, 2017 5:44:57 GMT 1
If they are getting enough buses to cover the 163/166, 189 & 268 they'd be looking at about 43. If only the Spectras and Tempos were leaving the fleet, that'd only be 37, so maybe there would be enough to get rid of the ex-Midlands Lowlanders as well? If the Hybrids are going to Belle Isle, I'd make a guess they'd end up on the 444 as its the only high profile-ish route with a decent PVR not already dealt with at Belle Isle. 37 new vehicles have been ordered..! Penfold
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Post by baldman87 on Jan 17, 2017 11:09:48 GMT 1
I thought the hybrids had to stay at Cas?
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Post by dennisthemenace504 on Jan 17, 2017 11:48:19 GMT 1
Dewsbury depot have a 62 plate VDL Evolution on loan from ABC
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Post by baldman87 on Jan 17, 2017 12:30:52 GMT 1
All of the presidents been withdrawn now?
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Post by sharksmith on Jan 17, 2017 18:20:59 GMT 1
So presumably the 58 reg E400s will all need to be painted into standard Arriva livery barely 3 years since they went into Max? Perhaps they are ready for it. Be good to have some back in that livery in the AYL fleet. They look good in Liverpool. Incidentally does anyone know what happened to the hybrids that were used on the 10 service out of Manchester Shudehill? Did they go onto Liverpool cross rivers? Thanks. I always just assumed that as new buses with improved specification arrived the Max livery would take over and become the normal livery but as you say even the most recent E400's arriving in Liverpool are still in standard livery so maybe not. I can't really see them repainting the 268 buses though. You are correct, the ex route 10 hybrids went to Birkenhead to join the other Gemini Hybrids working cross river services with a batch of Birkenhead Pulsars moving in the opposite direction in a straight swap.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jan 17, 2017 19:07:27 GMT 1
If they are getting enough buses to cover the 163/166, 189 & 268 they'd be looking at about 43. If only the Spectras and Tempos were leaving the fleet, that'd only be 37, so maybe there would be enough to get rid of the ex-Midlands Lowlanders as well? If the Hybrids are going to Belle Isle, I'd make a guess they'd end up on the 444 as its the only high profile-ish route with a decent PVR not already dealt with at Belle Isle. 37 new vehicles have been ordered..! Penfold I'm guessing the Gemini 2DLs on the 268 will stay then and they are only replacing the E400s off that route
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jan 17, 2017 19:09:25 GMT 1
All of the presidents been withdrawn now? I believe so, they are all unlicensed or SORN on DVLA
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Post by mutty on Jan 17, 2017 22:16:43 GMT 1
37 new vehicles have been ordered..! Penfold I'm guessing the Gemini 2DLs on the 268 will stay then and they are only replacing the E400s off that route I would have thought these will go too as hecky need more than 14 buses for the 268, so would make sense to get 17 and ship the 3 spare geminis off
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