Arriva - Unusual Workings

[Trident 4609]

2107 on the 10 today. Usually an ALX400 bodied DAF DB250

[Trident 4609]

379* (3797 or 3798) went past me about 18:55 on Lichfield Road heading towards Cannock on the 68. First 63 plate SB200 I've seen on there

[tphi12000]

Pulsar 3743 was on Tesco freebus in Telford today

[Trident 4609]

2108 on the Sunday 10 today. Usually a DAF DB250LF with ALX400 bodywork

[Ashley]

2108 on the Sunday 10 today. Usually a DAF DB250LF with ALX400 bodywork

MPD's could just now be the sunday 10 vehicle given 2107 was on last sunday and DB250's are overkill evenings and sundays

Some from yesterday

3755 - 12 (Telford)
2728 - 44 (Telford)

3606 - evening 33 (Cannock)
3759 - evening 25/26 (Cannock) not unusual but noteworthy as it's usually a 63 plate. Probably replaced the egg or public loo bus

One I'm not sure of

64/164 branded Centro - 81 (Telford)

[arrivaaston]

Route 1 branded commander on the 62, 3797 today on 32

[Nathan4775]

2154 (310 branded) - 229

[Trident 4609]

2154 (310 branded) - 229

Saw 2154 on the 223 earlier. Do the 223/9 interwork?

[tphi12000]

9/29 branded 3775 on the 7E in Lichfield this morning.

[Nathan4775]

2154 (310 branded) - 229

https://www.flickr.com/photos/90949252@N04/13822494855/

[Ashley]

Scania - 890

310 branded Dart on 229's today as well

[Trident 4609]

E200 (2142 I think) on the 57 today. Seen on Linthouse Lane in Wednesfield about 7:40am

[arrivadays]

Unusual workings in Telford today:

2247 (W247SNR) on 11/22
2504 (YJ07VRU) on 892
2739 (X783NWX) on Staff Shuttle (until transferred to 11/22)
2740 (CX04EHV) on X5
2974 (YJ09MKM) on 23/24
2978 (YJ09MKU) on Tesco Free Bus
2997 (YJ57EKE) on 44
3468 (N168PUT) on 33/55
3491 (N431XRC) on 11/22
3718 (BF52OAE) on 891
Wright Pulsar 2 on 11/22

[iamwilljh92]

I know this is off topic but why are Arriva using old vehicles I went on (3468 - N168 PUT) to Wolverhampton from Bridgnorth now forgive me but it's 18 now why is it still in use?? I mean I live in Kidderminster and when Diamond took over from First they got rid of all the 1996 Dart SLF's and other old vehicles so my point is why are Arriva still using old vehicles when they are not DDA compliant such as the N-reg Scania's?

[arrivadays]

Arriva's excuse would probably be "to cover for other buses". If these were MaxCi's, then that's fine, cos they're low floor (but how they sold 12 of them and thousands of Europeans I do not know).