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Arriva 'Wardles' Happenings

Started by Ashley 4569, August 01, 2013, 07:51:05 PM

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leepenfold30

Last Day of Wardle Transport finishes Friday May 8th

Ashley 60171

Quote from: leepenfold30 on April 06, 2015, 06:13:41 PM
Last Day of Wardle Transport finishes Friday May 8th

Which vehicles are D&G taking over and what will happen to the remainder?

BN

Quote from: Ashley 60171 on April 06, 2015, 07:51:15 PM
Which vehicles are D&G taking over and what will happen to the remainder?

I'm sure a list will be on here shortly along with March transfers. The rest of the fleet will be withdrawn.

Ashley 60171

Quote from: BN on April 06, 2015, 08:06:03 PM
I'm sure a list will be on here shortly along with March transfers. The rest of the fleet will be withdrawn.

Cheers BN

tphi12000

Reported elsewhere 2164 appears to be on the list to be transferred as it's been repainted red.
Tony

Bob

Wonder if many darts will be integrated back into the fleet.  Hopefully not!

barry619

Quote from: tphi12000 on April 12, 2015, 10:11:15 PM
Reported elsewhere 2164 appears to be on the list to be transferred as it's been repainted red.
2163 is also either away for paint into D&G colours or has been treated already. The two red Darts which never completely lost D&G colours (in nearly FOUR YEARS of Arriva ownership...) have also been patched up and are now all-over red again.

16 Darts and three DB250s are to move to D&G, so if Arriva is to honour the repainting part of the deal it will need to get its skates on. Rumour is that the B7TL at D&G Crewe will move to Adderley Green after the deal is completed next month. Both Arriva and Wardle fleetnames have already been removed from many buses at AG.

Ashley 60171

One of the DLA's now in D&G livery, split second sighting but looked good

barry619

#53
The following has been posted by Steve Martin on the Staffordshireandmerseysidebuses Yahoo group:

The buses transferring to D & G are Mini Pointer Darts 2163-67, 2244/45/53-55/58/59/63/65/78/79 and DAF DB250's 4811-13.

That means 2244/45/55/78/79 return to D&G after an almost four-year gap.

Dennis

Quote from: barry619 on April 13, 2015, 12:19:46 PM
2163 is also either away for paint into D&G colours or has been treated already. The two red Darts which never completely lost D&G colours (in nearly FOUR YEARS of Arriva ownership...) have also been patched up and are now all-over red again.

Wasn't the Wardle livery still red for the majority of the FOUR YEARS though?

barry619

Quote from: Dennis on April 17, 2015, 01:46:57 PM
Wasn't the Wardle livery still red for the majority of the FOUR YEARS though?
Good try but no cigar. Yes, it was red. But not D&G red - which is exactly what the two Darts still carry despite having been sold to Arriva in August 2011.

Ashley 60171

Noted 2163 - 67, 2253, 4812 repainted in D&G livery today

Ashley 60171

Which vehicles are being retained for service? I'm guessing 4808, 4809, 4814. The Darts, B6's and 3614 will go for scrap at a guess.

BN

Quote from: Ashley 60171 on May 08, 2015, 10:19:59 PM
Which vehicles are being retained for service? I'm guessing 4808, 4809, 4814. The Darts, B6's and 3614 will go for scrap at a guess.

None i think.

Ashley 60171

Former 2132 and 2217 are in use at Harlow still with Midlands fleetnumbers/legals.

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