Arriva Leicester

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Yorkshire Pulsar II 1458 (YJ62 JNU) was spotted this morning on the 49.

[markcf83]

Yorkshire Pulsar II 1458 (YJ62 JNU) was spotted this morning on the 49.

It's one of five believed on loan. 

[SSmith09]

St Margaret's Bus Station reopens from next Monday with most of the services that previously used the station moving back except services 158 and X3.

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/leicester-city-centre-smbs-re-opens

[leicesterbusadventurer]

According to the walkaround livestream those aren't all the services. More will move in a later time.

With the two stands following the 84 and 85 stands expected to be vacant, my prediction is that eventually the 47 and 48 will take those stands (like old times), and one of their Haymarket stands will go to the 50 and 51, and the other to the 104. Something tells me they plan to remove the bus stops from Savoy Street, hence the decision to move the 152 and 153 back into St. Margaret's.

[SSmith09]

According to the walkaround livestream those aren't all the services. More will move in a later time.

With the two stands following the 84 and 85 stands expected to be vacant, my prediction is that eventually the 47 and 48 will take those stands (like old times), and one of their Haymarket stands will go to the 50 and 51, and the other to the 104. Something tells me they plan to remove the bus stops from Savoy Street, hence the decision to move the 152 and 153 back into St. Margaret's.

Centrebus are juggling the stands for services 20, 83/83A, 162 and 747 at Haymarket from Monday. 

the 158 would be better moving to St Margaret's to free up space at Haymarket then send it round to Savoy Street to pick up.

Doubt LCC would've spent money on creating Savoy Street to remove it all again.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

the 158 would be better moving to St Margaret's to free up space at Haymarket then send it round to Savoy Street to pick up.

St. Margaret's then Savoy Street wouldn't work, it would just feel like the buses are going round in a circle. I think that's they initially sent the 158 to Haymarket and moved the 152 and 153 to start on it in the first place.

According to the new bustimes timetable, the 152 and 153 won't be picking up on Savoy Street, so I guess they'll do a right onto Sandacre Street then a right onto Mansfield Street to get out that way. I've also had another look at the inside preview and it seems the stand next to the 152 and 153 is also to be vacant when it opens, so I think the 158 might take that back soon.

[SSmith09]

St. Margaret's then Savoy Street wouldn't work, it would just feel like the buses are going round in a circle. I think that's they initially sent the 158 to Haymarket and moved the 152 and 153 to start on it in the first place.

According to the new bustimes timetable, the 152 and 153 won't be picking up on Savoy Street, so I guess they'll do a right onto Sandacre Street then a right onto Mansfield Street to get out that way. I've also had another look at the inside preview and it seems the stand next to the 152 and 153 is also to be vacant when it opens, so I think the 158 might take that back soon.

before Savoy Street was created all 3 went from St Margaret's then round to Belgrave Gate (think they had a stop outside the furniture shop) then down Church Gate.

As of this morning no notices up at the 153 stop on Savoy Street about it potentially not being served.

[Justin Tyme]

Don't forget that the 158 has competition in the form of Stagecoach 48L.  If the 158 left Haymarket it would surely give the 48L a competitive advantage.

[SSmith09]

it would appear that from tomorrow the 152 and 153 will come from St Margaret's then round to St Peters Lane stand AA missing out Savoy Street.

Service 104 will now serve stand BB instead of BA

the Birstall P&R 303 now observes stand BA instead of Haymarket Bus Station.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

3770-3778 are to transfer to Luton. They will be replaced by E200 MMCs from Harlow.

[SSmith09]

3770-3778 are to transfer to Luton. They will be replaced by E200 MMCs from Harlow.

At least four are already here as follows:
3137 - YX17 NGU
3138 - YX17 NGV
3139 - YX17 NGZ
3141 - YX17 NYG

Understood to have gone so far:
3770 - FL63 DXA
3772 - FL63 DXC
3774 - FL63 DXE
3376 - FL63 DXG
3377 - FL63 DXH

[leicesterbusadventurer]

3770-3778 are to transfer to Luton. They will be replaced by E200 MMCs from Harlow.

Correction: They've directly swapped, with 3776 being spotted on the 510 in Harlow today, now numbered 3798. The swap is due to the E200s being deemed unsuitable for the 3-hour long 724, with Pulsars being made the better choice after a test trial involving a Scania OmniLink (3556) and a Pulsar (3747).

This is why Derby had 4086 and 4113 on loan last month.

[markcf83]

Correction: They've directly swapped, with 3776 being spotted on the 510 in Harlow today, now numbered 3798. The swap is due to the E200s being deemed unsuitable for the 3-hour long 724, with Pulsars being made the better choice after a test trial involving a Scania OmniLink (3556) and a Pulsar (3747).

Are the Pulsars Euro 6 enabled? 

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Are the Pulsars Euro 6 enabled? 

They wouldn't have still been running in Leicester if they weren't.

[SSmith09]

Are the Pulsars Euro 6 enabled?

Yeah the entire Leicester fleet is understood to be Euro6 - was done for a CAZ (clean air zone) which was scrapped in November 2021.