Arriva Leicester

[LazyGuy222]

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.

Source?

[Glenfieldmathk1]

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.

Are these electric?

[leicesterbusadventurer]

Are these electric?

I'd imagine not. Arriva's first electrics aren't due until next year.

[trixmax]

This looks like the order for the North East that are in the process of been delivered to Ashington. So when did the Midlands get ordered for a Autumn delivery????

[SSmith09]

This looks like the order for the North East that are in the process of been delivered to Ashington. So when did the Midlands get ordered for a Autumn delivery????

I'm sure it was about early June when I heard about them 

[f_27]

there has been rumours spreading around about the order for a months now

[amodelofcontrol]

This order was reported on other groups some time ago.

Arriva - finally - appear to be investing again, with electric bus orders to come too in time (Leicester, Stevenage, Milton Keynes). Northumbria has now put 19 ADL E400 MMC in service, and the first of 14 ADL E200 MMC also (BLOTW records 14, the first five are already out).

Interestingly two more ADL E400 MMC in the same registration sequence to the Northumbria examples are recorded without an operator on BLOTW, but they are a different chassis designation which might suggest they aren't for Arriva.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

4752, 4756 and 4773 have now all been withdrawn.

[leicesterbusadventurer]

As of October 22, Arriva will no longer be running services 14 and 87.

[SSmith09]

As of October 22, Arriva will no longer be running services 14 and 87.

Details of the 22nd October changes are now on the website

www.arrivabus.co.uk/latest-news/changes-to-services-in-leicestershire

[leicesterbusadventurer]

4752, 4756 and 4773 have now all been withdrawn.

4760 and 4767 as well.

[xmj-signal]

Despite reports of 4760 and 4767 being withdrawn, both have been tracking on Bustimes over the last few days.

Knowing Thurmaston depot's inability to programme the ticket machines with the correct fleet number when they are transferred from bus to bus, I thought I would check to see what was actually happening when I was in town earlier today (Tuesday).

4760 - the bus that is tracking as 4760 is actually 4110 (working on 31 Oadby today).

4767 - the bus that is tracking as 4767 really is 4767 (working on 58 Hamilton today), so this vehicle is still in service.

[SSmith09]

Despite reports of 4760 and 4767 being withdrawn, both have been tracking on Bustimes over the last few days.

Knowing Thurmaston depot's inability to programme the ticket machines with the correct fleet number when they are transferred from bus to bus, I thought I would check to see what was actually happening when I was in town earlier today (Tuesday).

4760 - the bus that is tracking as 4760 is actually 4110 (working on 31 Oadby today).

4767 - the bus that is tracking as 4767 really is 4767 (working on 58 Hamilton today), so this vehicle is still in service.

Another one is 3100 which is using the ETM from 4761

[xmj-signal]

Another one is 3100 which is using the ETM from 4761

That's interesting (and not too much of a surprise).

I don't recall 4761 being reported as withdrawn so it is actually out of service or is this a part of a long chain of incorrect machine identities?

[LazyGuy222]

Another one is 4763, which is tracking under 3142's ticket machine.