Arriva Midlands

[SSmith2009]

Apologies I meant 16 plate

 

[Kaliwax]

Quite a lot of the Merseyside 13 plate B5LHs are being converted to Diesel and will become driver trainers.

 

[Russel]

How does it happen multiple times, well quite easy with Citaroes as not only do they have handbrakes they have a halt brake and if the driver has just used the halt brake and just got out of the cab without putting the handbrake on then something is bound to happen eventually.

It last happened with a Plaxton Paladin about 15 years ago too, so not just a Citaro thing.

 

[RJ]

How does it happen multiple times, well quite easy with Citaroes as not only do they have handbrakes they have a halt brake and if the driver has just used the halt brake and just got out of the cab without putting the handbrake on then something is bound to happen eventually.

Quite a few things have to go wrong before the bus rolls away if stopped on the halt brake. The bus has to be isolated (idle shutdown + battery guards may do this without driver input), it has to be isolated for a few minutes and the relay that buzzes when isolated with the handbrake off has to be disconnected for the driver to not realise.

 

[Np13]

Tamworth E200 MMC 2164 is currently in Derby

 

[Trainman40083]

Tamworth E200 MMC 2164 is currently in Derby

I wonder if it is for type training, ready for the forthcoming new arrivals.

 

[liamf656]

Some of the E400MMCs off Hopperbus are now in the Arriva journeymark livery, but does anyone know why they're deeper shade of blue to normal? They look better in my opinion

 

[zkyx02]

Some of the E400MMCs off Hopperbus are now in the Arriva journeymark livery, but does anyone know why they're deeper shade of blue to normal? They look better in my opinion

They’ve changed the colour of JM recently anyway, the 400s are in the correct shade.. but yes it’s a much sharper colour, does look better

 

[Volvo142]

Some of the E400MMCs off Hopperbus are now in the Arriva journeymark livery, but does anyone know why they're deeper shade of blue to normal? They look better in my opinion

There are also a few VDL's and Streetlites running around with the odd panel in the new darker blue, presumably where accident repairs have been made.

It's a much better colour IMHO.

 

[TheSel]

8600 is allegedly on loan from Leicester to Liverpool.

For use on delegate contract duties during the Labour Party Conference. Also Arriva North East DM-01 MD.

My pic, below, shows them passing on Berry Street, Liverpool, yesterday.

 

[Volvo142]

For use on delegate contract duties during the Labour Party Conference. Also Arriva North East DM-01 MD.

My pic, below, shows them passing on Berry Street, Liverpool, yesterday.

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4537 is the latest ex Hopper to re-enter service in the new darker version of Journeymark. Bike rack removed and unlike the others, NSA systems have been implemented.

 

[joieman]

For use on delegate contract duties during the Labour Party Conference. Also Arriva North East DM-01 MD.

My pic, below, shows them passing on Berry Street, Liverpool, yesterday.

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Nice work getting the both of them!

4537 is the latest ex Hopper to re-enter service in the new darker version of Journeymark. Bike rack removed and unlike the others, NSA systems have been implemented.

Didn't they all have NSA systems from new?

 

[SSmith2009]

Nice work getting the both of them!


Didn't they all have NSA systems from new?

Yeah I'm sure they had the older style sapphire announcements that were very laggy.