Arriva take over Midland

[jarh_9394]

I'd be interested to hear where you get your information from.

Discodave, has posted numerous times that he works in the haulage yard next door to Midlands's depot, so not by trespassing......

Who said anything about trespassing?

Translated, the quote appears to suggest that a vault has been removed from a double-decker vehicle and this is not true. No vaults have been removed from any service vehicle.

[arrivaaston]

Terrible solo on the 23 working the 5.25 off cannock, gladly took my fair then tells me he won't do the proper route due to a 'knackerd bus' (Drivers words) it cut out about 3 times, the destination blind wasn't working and the driver said it had been over heating and there was also a shabby dart on 62's yesterday I think it was JJZ 2248

[Bob]

A nice modern, clapped out fleet lol

[arrivaaston]

I reckon the only midland buses that will be kept are
SN51UDW
WL03AOL
YN53ELV
And the 2 deckers
Others may stay but I can't see them beig repainted

[jarh_9394]

Why those?

[arrivaaston]

Well and I don't mean to slate the fleet, just an opinion but there like the newer ones and the deckers are used quite reguarlar, is it possible to request a marshall bodied dart on the 23 tomorrow as I've never been on 1 and just a question are the 51 plate darts in arriva liverey replacing anything?

[NXWM Spectra]

Well and I don't mean to slate the fleet, just an opinion but there like the newer ones and the deckers are used quite reguarlar, is it possible to request a marshall bodied dart on the 23 tomorrow as I've never been on 1 and just a question are the 51 plate darts in arriva liverey replacing anything?

I looked at the fleetchanges a couple of days ago and I think there was about 6 withdrawn.

Using arrivaaston's method, I also think that JJZ 5248, which was DE51 EWJ, 2102.

[arrivaaston]

I've never really understood why so many of their buses were re-registered, there either
GNZ****
JJZ****
ENZ****
LUI***
Wonder if origonal registrations will be put back on??

[Bob]

Any ideas how many of the fleet will be kept?

[arrivaaston]

I reckon the S reg solos will go and the marshall bodied darts

[the trainbasher]

2151 was a nice treat in Stourbridge on a otherwise mundane day :-)

[arrivaaston]

That 1 of the LJ51 darts transfered from Arriva London?

[Discodave]

I'd be interested to hear where you get your information from.

Discodave, has posted numerous times that he works in the haulage yard next door to Midlands's depot, so not by trespassing......

Who said anything about trespassing?

Looking through the fence and also did say it was dark so will answer why I was wrong.  Also can see the buses round the back which have bits removed from them being a manager not in the yard as often any more

Translated, the quote appears to suggest that a vault has been removed from a double-decker vehicle and this is not true. No vaults have been removed from any service vehicle.

[Sh4318]

Arriva MPD on 21 (Oldbury - Bearwood)

[John]

Arriva MPD on 21 (Oldbury - Bearwood)

2 were on the 20/21's (they change in Bearwood), 2154 and 2155

http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-s-91/8433404458
http://www.flickr.com/photos/john-s-91/8432320267