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Post by rosscolley64 on Dec 15, 2023 11:02:13 GMT 1
AY 1458 transferred to ANW as 3215 ANW 2696 transferred to AY as 1426
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Post by arriva1606 on Dec 15, 2023 14:02:16 GMT 1
2165 has returned to service today and is on the 260
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Post by stephen01 on Dec 15, 2023 19:04:10 GMT 1
2165 has returned to service today and is on the 250 it's done the 260/271/378/377 board that starts and finishes on 261. 250 is run by Dewsbury Monday to Saturday with Hecky running the Sunday service.
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Post by arriva1606 on Dec 16, 2023 15:31:28 GMT 1
2165 has returned to service today and is on the 250 it's done the 260/271/378/377 board that starts and finishes on 261. 250 is run by Dewsbury Monday to Saturday with Hecky running the Sunday service. that was meant to be a 260 lol
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Post by joshben on Dec 20, 2023 15:36:19 GMT 1
AYK1423 arrived at Belle Isle today, formerly ANW2693. ANW2694 (AYK1424) gone to Thorntons for any maintenance and touch up before moving down to Wakey
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Post by rosscolley64 on Dec 20, 2023 19:09:19 GMT 1
AY 1459 transferred to ANW as 3216. 2693 (AY1423) replacing it.
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Post by joseph on Dec 25, 2023 7:17:15 GMT 1
Now that First are seeing off their B5s, how long before we see Arriva withdrawing theirs? Yes they are a good 2 to 3 years younger but the specialist parts will be getting harder to source, and more expensive. This is another reason why some of these shouldn't have got a new paint job, they must be due to axing soon if First are finding reasonably priced parts hard to come by for theirs, or even hard to come by full stop.
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Post by pricel on Dec 25, 2023 17:47:49 GMT 1
Now that First are seeing off their B5s, how long before we see Arriva withdrawing theirs? Yes they are a good 2 to 3 years younger but the specialist parts will be getting harder to source, and more expensive. This is another reason why some of these shouldn't have got a new paint job, they must be due to axing soon if First are finding reasonably priced parts hard to come by for theirs, or even hard to come by full stop. With the electrics arriving they could possibly be seen off.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 25, 2023 17:50:30 GMT 1
Now that First are seeing off their B5s, how long before we see Arriva withdrawing theirs? Yes they are a good 2 to 3 years younger but the specialist parts will be getting harder to source, and more expensive. This is another reason why some of these shouldn't have got a new paint job, they must be due to axing soon if First are finding reasonably priced parts hard to come by for theirs, or even hard to come by full stop. Arriva have got a number of B5s parked up at both of their 'graveyard' depots in London what can provide parts if needed, although as the electrics due for Wakefield cover most of the routes the Hybrids operate I'd expect them to be withdrawn around then if not moved on.
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Post by stantheman on Dec 25, 2023 23:29:37 GMT 1
As a passenger, the B5’s aren’t the most comfortable vehicles to ride on - they always seem a bit jerky to me.
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Post by mutty on Dec 28, 2023 10:53:22 GMT 1
Now that First are seeing off their B5s, how long before we see Arriva withdrawing theirs? Yes they are a good 2 to 3 years younger but the specialist parts will be getting harder to source, and more expensive. This is another reason why some of these shouldn't have got a new paint job, they must be due to axing soon if First are finding reasonably priced parts hard to come by for theirs, or even hard to come by full stop. With the electrics arriving they could possibly be seen off. Don’t expect any “ electrics “ or any new buses at all in 2024, because nothing has been ordered.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 28, 2023 17:10:45 GMT 1
With the electrics arriving they could possibly be seen off. Don’t expect any “ electrics “ or any new buses at all in 2024, because nothing has been ordered. The current Arriva WY MD confirmed the electrics will be arriving in 2025,the Hybrids will be around 12 years old at that point (about the same age the First WY Hybrids are now) so it would make sense.
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Post by pricel on Dec 28, 2023 19:09:42 GMT 1
With the electrics arriving they could possibly be seen off. Don’t expect any “ electrics “ or any new buses at all in 2024, because nothing has been ordered. Never said anything about being ordered for 2024?
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Post by mutty on Dec 29, 2023 13:57:56 GMT 1
Don’t expect any “ electrics “ or any new buses at all in 2024, because nothing has been ordered. Never said anything about being ordered for 2024? And I was meaning that Wakefield should have been receiving 47 electric deckers in 2024, but are no longer .
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Post by DW1 on Jan 7, 2024 22:35:30 GMT 1
Seen it posted on the London Bus forum that apparently Arriva Yorkshire are due to receive a batch of 9.3m Enviro200’s from London. These would be former ENS15-28 which were until recently based at Thornton Heath garage. Can anyone confirm?
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Post by stantheman on Jan 8, 2024 1:15:50 GMT 1
Seen it posted on the London Bus forum that apparently Arriva Yorkshire are due to receive a batch of 9.3m Enviro200’s from London. These would be former ENS15-28 which were until recently based at Thornton Heath garage. Can anyone confirm? Interesting… 12 reg dual doors. Wonder what routes they are intended for. There’s already a number of “mini E200s” here already. Don’t AY have enough of this type?
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Post by pricel on Jan 8, 2024 1:31:56 GMT 1
Seen it posted on the London Bus forum that apparently Arriva Yorkshire are due to receive a batch of 9.3m Enviro200’s from London. These would be former ENS15-28 which were until recently based at Thornton Heath garage. Can anyone confirm? Interesting… 12 reg dual doors. Wonder what routes they are intended for. There’s already a number of “mini E200s” here already. Don’t AY have enough of this type? An unlikely scenario but could be possible, is that they could be running some tendered services in Calderdale, currently ran by Team Pennine. contracts for Calderdale services were extended from August 2023, to Spring 2023 so that they can tie in with the bus station. Before I get slammed with comments saying how silly I sound, I did say it's unlikely but could have a small possibility of happening as Arriva has surprised us with winning the 571 and 377/8 before!
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Post by stantheman on Jan 8, 2024 11:11:33 GMT 1
Are these still dual door configuration or have they been converted to single door? Would certainly be unusual to see dual door buses making a return to West Yorkshire.
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Post by pricel on Jan 8, 2024 11:21:08 GMT 1
Are these still dual door configuration or have they been converted to single door? Would certainly be unusual to see dual door buses making a return to West Yorkshire. Probably single door otherwise Metro would throw a tantrum!
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Post by Penfold on Jan 8, 2024 11:35:39 GMT 1
Are these still dual door configuration or have they been converted to single door? Would certainly be unusual to see dual door buses making a return to West Yorkshire. Probably single door otherwise Metro would throw a tantrum! Of all the most recent pictures of them Ive seen they are all still dual door and BusView has them still as in that status too, unless anyone else can confirm otherwise ? Penfold
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Post by pricel on Jan 8, 2024 13:10:06 GMT 1
Probably single door otherwise Metro would throw a tantrum! Of all the most recent pictures of them Ive seen they are all still dual door and BusView has them still as in that status too, unless anyone else can confirm otherwise ? Penfold The chances are though that they will have to convert them to single door otherwise they wouldn't be allowed in Metro bus stations.
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Post by stantheman on Jan 8, 2024 16:29:52 GMT 1
Of all the most recent pictures of them Ive seen they are all still dual door and BusView has them still as in that status too, unless anyone else can confirm otherwise ? Penfold The chances are though that they will have to convert them to single door otherwise they wouldn't be allowed in Metro bus stations. Which begs the question that surely there are suitable vehicles elsewhere in the Arriva group where time and expense to do conversions is not necessary?!
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Post by dwarfer1979 on Jan 9, 2024 9:37:18 GMT 1
The chances are though that they will have to convert them to single door otherwise they wouldn't be allowed in Metro bus stations. Which begs the question that surely there are suitable vehicles elsewhere in the Arriva group where time and expense to do conversions is not necessary?! Wherever they cascade them to, as it will be outside London, it is likely they will need the conversion so the time & expense is going to be incurred by Arriva regardless. We have some partially converted ex-London dual-doors (we moved the wheelchair bay forward & added a ramp on the front door so the middle doors becomes an emergency exit) and the compromises that leaves means they need careful allocation, they are too long to cover most workings their seating capacity is suitable for (10.8m with 31 seats) but too low seating capacity for some big bus workings so it would not be illogical for Arriva to want to avoid such compromises, particularly on an even smaller model so the seating compromise may be higher and as a 12-plate they still have several years of service for the likes of Arriva (since they are still running a sizeable number of 2006 vehicles currently).
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Post by stantheman on Jan 9, 2024 23:23:44 GMT 1
Which begs the question that surely there are suitable vehicles elsewhere in the Arriva group where time and expense to do conversions is not necessary?! Wherever they cascade them to, as it will be outside London, it is likely they will need the conversion so the time & expense is going to be incurred by Arriva regardless. We have some partially converted ex-London dual-doors (we moved the wheelchair bay forward & added a ramp on the front door so the middle doors becomes an emergency exit) and the compromises that leaves means they need careful allocation, they are too long to cover most workings their seating capacity is suitable for (10.8m with 31 seats) but too low seating capacity for some big bus workings so it would not be illogical for Arriva to want to avoid such compromises, particularly on an even smaller model so the seating compromise may be higher and as a 12-plate they still have several years of service for the likes of Arriva (since they are still running a sizeable number of 2006 vehicles currently). Great reply, cheers!
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Post by pebbles on Jan 10, 2024 14:41:36 GMT 1
AY 2159 currently sat in Wakefield Depot. Front bumper not fitted, and not converted to a driver trainer like previously suggested.
Also, AY 1106 and 1443 are currently sat in the back of the 'tunnel', with 1106 sat with the front end facing towards the rear of the tunnel.
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