Arriva Leicester

[47609FireFly]

I see 127 is still mostly old E400's today?
Have they got enough electrics now to cover this route in full? (Alongside the 5/5A)? Or are more on order?

I think one of the questions perhaps ought to be, why do so many electrics end up on the 6/6A? Rather than on the 5/5A & 127.

[Mayfield]

The two routes inter work so it's always going to be a waste of electrics 

[RobertJ21a]

I think one of the questions perhaps ought to be, why do so many electrics end up on the 6/6A? Rather than on the 5/5A & 127.

They may come off 6/A shortly.

[joieman]

The two routes inter work so it's always going to be a waste of electrics

Specifically, the 5 seems to interwork with the 6 and the 5A and X5 with the 6A.

[joieman]

I see 127 is still mostly old E400's today?
Have they got enough electrics now to cover this route in full? (Alongside the 5/5A)? Or are more on order?

They normally have about six electric buses on these days, so I don't know why they put out only four of them on the 127 today.

[47609FireFly]

The two routes inter work so it's always going to be a waste of electrics

Specifically, the 5 seems to interwork with the 6 and the 5A and X5 with the 6A.

Thanks both - I must confess, I hadn't appreciated that the two services interworked. Seems to be putting operational convenience above matching vehicle resources to where they're required. Double-deckers on the 6/6A is a waste, a particularly expensive one when the cost of these electric vehicles is factored in. 

They may come off 6/A shortly.

Let's hope that happens, with vehicles workings tailored to meet the range capacity of the electrics and also to provide double-deck capacity where it is actually needed. 

[RobertJ21a]

Thanks both - I must confess, I hadn't appreciated that the two services interworked. Seems to be putting operational convenience above matching vehicle resources to where they're required. Double-deckers on the 6/6A is a waste, a particularly expensive one when the cost of these electric vehicles is factored in.
Let's hope that happens, with vehicles workings tailored to meet the range capacity of the electrics and also to provide double-deck capacity where it is actually needed.

I think it's more that the 5/A/127 are the County routes (that they contributed towards) but the 6/A are city routes.
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[mesub]

I see 127 is still mostly old E400's today?
Have they got enough electrics now to cover this route in full? (Alongside the 5/5A)? Or are more on order?

I think they're still in the process of rolling them out, no?
There's a few 25 plates out now.

[SSmith09]

I see 127 is still mostly old E400's today?
Have they got enough electrics now to cover this route in full? (Alongside the 5/5A)? Or are more on order?

27 are due (8024-8050) with just 5 left to arrive/enter service for a combined PVR of 26 across the 5/5A, 6/6A, 127.

[Magikrabby]

Also worth noting that a further 4 haven't been out in several days (or at least haven't tracked)

[joieman]

Also worth noting that a further 4 haven't been out in several days (or at least haven't tracked)

8039 is mistracking as another bus, so that leaves three unaccounted for