Arriva Leicester

[PM]

The ones quoted in P12 transfers have been in reserve for a number of months now and they will more than likely not see further service, hence why they've been changed to withdrawn.

I'm just interested as to why not, a lot of Arriva divisions are running deckers still which are older than that. NE still have Y plate Lowlanders, Yorkshire have W plate B7TLs, even Midlands have older, albeit refurbed, DB250's.

[leepenfold30]

Are all Lowlanders leaving Wigston

[Ashley 60171]

Does 3806 have 53 branding? I can't find anything on Flickr.

Also are there any plans to repaint/retrim the 58 plate B7RLE's?

[leepenfold30]

2965 & 2966 are in Leicester not sure if they for Thurmaston

[Ashley 60171]

How long have the DB250 Gemini's had leather interiors?

Also does anybody know which routes the DLA's are on? Cheers

[leepenfold30]

DLAs Ashley you can find them on 50 50A 5 5A 16
& odd apperinces on 51 53 53A 56 127 153 80 80A

[Ashley 60171]

DLAs Ashley you can find them on 50 50A 5 5A 16
& odd apperinces on 51 53 53A 56 127 153 80 80A

Cheers @leepenfold30 .

[AlexS]

DLAs Ashley you can find them on 50 50A 5 5A 16
& odd apperinces on 51 53 53A 56 127 153 80 80A

They are unsuitable for a number of the above routes (50/50A and I'd imagine also the 127), and really should be kept to shorter routes considering they have bench seating upstairs, and seem to struggle to get above about 10MPH. Winston depot especially seem to have favourite routes (or more likely routes where a handful of winging FB page owners live) which although are more suitable for the old heaps tend to get the newer buses. Also doesn't help that someone at Arriva HQ decided it would be a good idea to route brand all except 5 of the buses less than 10 years old at the depot, and mainly branded them for routes that the older buses could cope on.

[Ashley 60171]

Apparently the DB250 Geminis are being replaced by new Sapphire buses this year as well. Any truth in that?

[BN]

Apparently the DB250 Geminis are being replaced by new Sapphire buses this year as well. Any truth in that?

Not Sapphire mate.

[Ashley 60171]

Not Sapphire mate.

I thought not but that's doing the rounds on other social media but never mind.

[BK63 YWP]

Not Sapphire mate.

Arriva max finally coming to the midlands?

[Ashley 60171]

Couple of spots from yesterday

The 58 now has route branded Versas.
The 51 plate Geminis have lost their "Breeze into Leicester" branding.

X3 branded 4207 was on the 31/A along with 4731
A Versa and a B7RLE on the 127
DLA on the 45A

I haven't been to Leicester for 12 months so apologies if those are useless spots.

[BN]

4201-4 are now on fleet here.

[andyallen4014]

4201-4 are now on fleet here.

as is 3766