Arriva Leicester

[leicesterbusadventurer]

I've noticed a lot of vehicles on the 158 and X84 driving around with a new 'HK' sticker next to the front display lately. Does this mean the vehicles out there are permanently there now (as opposed to swapping around with Thurmaston)?

Also, what's happened with the Temsas? All week it's just been 3800 and 3804 on the X6.

[SSmith09]

Also, what's happened with the Temsas? All week it's just been 3800 and 3804 on the X6.

Could possibly be an issue at St Margaret's with the bay it uses? 

[leicesterbusadventurer]

3771, 3773 and 3775 departed to Harlow this morning. It appears that 3778 has been spared.

With the strikes over, 1456, 1458, 1460, 1463 and 1464 have returned to Yorkshire.

[SSmith09]

Arriva Click is ending in Leicester at the end of the month it's being replaced with Novus Direct/Flex 

Interesting that Thorpe Astley gains a direct bus service via Hinckley Road again 

details here: https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/arrivaclick/arrivaclick-leicester

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Does anyone know what's happened to 4115 and 4202?

[47609FireFly]

Does anyone know what's happened to 4115 and 4202?

4115 is, despite what bustimes says, back in service. Clearly, assigning the correct fleet number to a ticket machine is something else which Arriva place in the 'TOO DIFFICULT' pile, along with providing vehicles which are externally well presented. 

Can't help re 4202. I regularly see 4201; stands out a mile with hefty adblue stains on the offside of its bodywork.

[f_27]

4115 is, despite what bustimes says, back in service. Clearly, assigning the correct fleet number to a ticket machine is something else which Arriva place in the 'TOO DIFFICULT' pile, along with providing vehicles which are externally well presented.

Can't help re 4202. I regularly see 4201; stands out a mile with hefty adblue stains on the offside of its bodywork.

all of the non sapphire 42** b9s look a mess sadly

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Clearly, assigning the correct fleet number to a ticket machine is something else which Arriva place in the 'TOO DIFFICULT' pile,

They always just shove duplicates on, and it causes problems when you just want to know where your bus is. I've had an 84 before fail to turn up with no certainty of where it was or if it had actually left Leicester and the uncertainty was caused by one simple reason:

The vehicle that was scheduled to do that working was also on the 49 AND the 127. I can't even remember what actually happened in the end.

At one point earlier in the year, at least 5 or 6 vehicles were using the 'Spare Ticket Machine,' which is frankly rather ridiculous.

[SSmith09]

Arriva can't even allocate the right sized buses onto the correct routes (deckers on 6/6a and singles on 50/51 comes to mind) so what hope do we have on them sorting ticket machines out?

the E200mmcs that came up recently don't even have toto readers 🙄

[AlexS]

Arriva can't even allocate the right sized buses onto the correct routes (deckers on 6/6a and singles on 50/51 comes to mind) so what hope do we have on them sorting ticket machines out?

the E200mmcs that came up recently don't even have toto readers 🙄

They can't even allocate buses of any size to many diagrams at the minute let alone ones of the correct size. Seemingly the only way to guarantee a diagram has a bus allocated to it is for their to be no driver available to drive it. Similarly the only way to guarantee a driver being available for a service is for their to be no bus available to run it.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

4766 has now been withdrawn due to airbag problems.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

4766 has now been withdrawn due to airbag problems.

4750 is now back in service with 4766's gearbox. I saw it on the 85 earlier. It was previously scheduled for withdrawal, having last ran in mid June.

[SSmith09]

Arriva are changing some Leicestershire services from next Saturday

https://twitter.com/arrivamidlandsE/status/1560673231018889222

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Arriva Midlands have placed an order of 36 brand new ADL vehicles to arrive this autumn. 28 E400 MMCs, and 8 E200 MMCs.

Guess that's the end of the DB250s and more of the Pulsars if they go to Leicester.

[SSmith09]

Arriva Midlands have placed an order of 36 brand new ADL vehicles to arrive this autumn. 28 E400 MMCs, and 8 E200 MMCs.

Guess that's the end of the DB250s and more of the Pulsars if they go to Leicester.

Understand they are all for Leicester