Arriva Shrewsbury

[Tony]

Now here is a bit of a surprise!
Shrewsbury will be having an Optare Metro City Demonstrator from sometime this week for approx. 3 weeks

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There is also a Full electric Metro City Demo due in about 3 weeks

Lucky people of Shrewsbury! Think the demo's got full leather spec seats and looks very nice indeed, except for the loud orange livery. I'd like to see Arriva or anyone order some MetroCitys as they look a good product, more practical than a versa and with the nice interior you expect from Optare!

Delivery now expected on Friday

[BN]

3799 now delivered.

[Alex]

For my week off school, i want to do the following trip


Willenhall-Walsall-Birmingham-Tamworth-Lichfield-Stafford-Telford-Shrewsbury-Bridgnorth-Kidderminster-Halesowen-Walsall-Willenhall

Does anyone know what vehicle types are run on the 436 (Shrewsbury-Bridgnorth)?

[Alex]

For my week off school, i want to do the following trip


Willenhall-Walsall-Birmingham-Tamworth-Lichfield-Stafford-Telford-Shrewsbury-Bridgnorth-Kidderminster-Halesowen-Walsall-Willenhall

Does anyone know what vehicle types are run on the 436 (Shrewsbury-Bridgnorth)?

Versas. Really nice route the 436

@Matt Thanks, don't know why, but i was expecting it to be Darts (Probably cause ALL of my local Arriva routes have Darts on at some point)

[BN]

Shrewsbury are nearly all Versa and Solo bar 3799.

[Wolves256]

3799 seems a strange transfer to SY
Will this remain unique or will some other VLD SB200s move across

[Bob]

Shrewsbury are nearly all Versa and Solo bar 3799.

Considering it once had mainly full sized buses thats a shame

[andy]

Shrewsbury are nearly all Versa and Solo bar 3799.

Considering it once had mainly full sized buses thats a shame

The larger Versas seat almost the same as an old National or Leopard. Arriva obviously find that Versas work well on Shrewsbury work, a lot of which is very different to that at other depots.

[BN]

3799 seems a strange transfer to SY
Will this remain unique or will some other VLD SB200s move across

No only this one, i believe it is to replace a large capacity vehicle on the 64/164.

[Bob]

Shrewsbury are nearly all Versa and Solo bar 3799.

Considering it once had mainly full sized buses thats a shame

The larger Versas seat almost the same as an old National or Leopard. Arriva obviously find that Versas work well on Shrewsbury work, a lot of which is very different to that at other depots.

Yea and there's what 4/5 of them?? The rest of the farage is predominantly mini/midi..

[tphi12000]

3799 seems a strange transfer to SY
Will this remain unique or will some other VLD SB200s move across

No only this one, i believe it is to replace a large capacity vehicle on the 64/164.

Makes a bit of a mockery of the standardisation at SY I would of thought a long versa from THM would have made more sense. ...

[Wolves256]

Shrewsbury have 4 ex Oswestry 12 plate LWB Optares transfered in last year

[stuartn]

3799 seems a strange transfer to SY
Will this remain unique or will some other VLD SB200s move across

No only this one, i believe it is to replace a large capacity vehicle on the 64/164.

Makes a bit of a mockery of the standardisation at SY I would of thought a long versa from THM would have made more sense. ...

They're needed at THM for the 26/27/28 although lately they've been straying elsewhere.

[Alex]

Can i ask if LWB Versas should be on the 436? This is because the one i was on (3699) seemed to have a nightmare in some places i.e. Having to do a 3-point turn in Much Wenlock, trying to get round a village earlier on the route (forgot the name of the village).

[Trident 4609]

Can i ask if LWB Versas should be on the 436? This is because the one i was on (3699) seemed to have a nightmare in some places i.e. Having to do a 3-point turn in Much Wenlock, trying to get round a village earlier on the route (forgot the name of the village).

Well there was one on there when i went to Bridgnorth back in October so i presume its the standard allocation