Runcorn buses photos - Arriva North West vehicles

Two Scanias at the Murdishaw terminus on 4/7/01.

Arriva North West 0805 (S875 SNB) in the High Street on 17/7/2002.

0805 again, this time on 17/7/02 near to Halton Hospital.

0806 photgraphed in the Old Town by Steven Davies, courtesy Adam Davies.

Arriva North West 0807 (S877 SNB) is specially liveried for the new service 200, which links Runcorn East Station and Murdishaw with the industrial estates and business areas of Whitehouse and Manor Park (near Daresbury). This service is sponsored by Halton Borough Council, with money from the governments Urban Bus Challenge. Photo © Ian Dennis/Arriva North West, to whom thanks are extended.

0807 seen on Saturday 26/6/02 operating route 3 in the High Street - route 200 does not operate on Saturday.

Arriva North West Scania 1003 leaves the new High Street Bus Station on 4/7/2001.

Similar Wright bodied 1005 near the Hospital on 17/7/02.

Arriva North West Scania L113/Northern Counties 1043 in Helsby on an X30, heading towards Warrington.

Arriva North West 1044 leaving the High Street on 4/7/2001 on usual Scania haunt X5.

Scania 1046 (P46 MVU) on the Busway.

1046 again, pulling out of the High Street bus station on 26/6/02.

1048 (R48 XVM) in the High Street on 26/6/02.

1049 (P49 MVU) near the Hospital on 17/7/02.

Ex-London Scania N113/Wright 1074 (RDZ 1704) does not carry route branding for the Busway circulars, and is seen near the Hospital on 17/7/2002.

1077 (RDZ 1077) does carry route branding, but on the nearside only. It is also seen by the Hospital on 17/7/02.

Arriva North West 1078 (RDZ 1708) in the High Street on 20/12/1999, unusually working on service X5.

1079 carries full branding.

Scania N113/Wright Pathfinder 1080 (RDZ 1710) at Halton Lea South. Thanks go to Jeff Tattersall for the photo.

Another N113 at Halton Lea South, this time 1082 (RDZ 1712). Photo Jeff Tattersall.

Arriva North West 1082 and 1084 (RDZ 1712/4) at Beechwood depot. They wear Busway circular services route branding and were amongst the first low-floor buses in the U.K., as part if a London Buses trial. They were transferred to Arriva NW in 1999 to replace Nationals. Some are also in use on the Trafford Centre - Metrolink service in Manchester, worked by Wythenshawe depot. Photo from Matt Davies.

1136 leaves the Old Town on service 3. These Carlyle Darts have been replaced by Pointer Dart SLF's 7873-5.

Arriva North West 1157 leaving the Old Town on 4/7/2001.

East Lancs Dart 1159 (M159 WKA) at High Street Bus Station during the rebuild, working a duty on service 110. Photo Jeff Tattersall.

1163 (M163 WKA) from the same batch in the High Street on 26/6/02.

1168 (M168 WKA), High Street, 26/6/02. 1157-70 have been Runcorn machines from new.

1168 again later the same day, on EL Dart stronghold route 30.

1219 (M219 AKB) on 26/6/02 leaving the High Street. All of the M-AKB Darts that have passed through the depot were new to Bootle.

Plaxton Verde bodied Dennis Lance 1201 (M201 YKA) at Halton Lea South on X5, for which it carries route branding. Photo Jeff Tattersall.

Arriva NW Dennis Lance/Plaxton Verde 1204 (M204 YKA) enters the High Street wokring usual haunt X5 on 22/12/1998. This vehicle now works out of Bootle depot having being replaced a Runcorn by the Northern Counties Scanias.

Lance 1209 in the High Street on 22/12/1998.

1209 (M209 YKA) again, this time taking time out from normal duties to work a 32. It is seen in Green Oaks on 26/10/1999.

Arriva North West 1222 (M322 AKB) at Beechwood depot. Photo from Matt Davies.

Arriva North West 1227 on 4/7/2001.

Runcorn based ex-Clydeside Lance 1291 (M931 EYS) waits in Chester to take up a turn on X30. Photo Jeff Tattersall.

1291 at Halton Lea South on a 110, photo from Paul Holmes.

Open top Atlantean 1449 (GKA 449L) on the special service that ran in connection with the Halton show in summer 2001. Photo from Matt Davies.

Shunt bus 1979 (E44 UKL) was taken from the depot during the millennium celebrations and is seen abandoned on Beechwood Avenue, a few hundred yards from the depot, on 1/1/2000.

2054 (ex-1084) wears branding for the Halton College Bridgewater Campus shuttle, and was photographed by Steven Davies.

Halton 19 overtakes 2054 in the Old Town.

Driver Trainer National wearing North Western livery - see the larger version to find out why.

Since transferring to Runcorn, 5321 (N101 YVU) has become a regular performer on service 21, and is seen near the Hospital on 17/7/02. It was renumbered from 1001 after the take-over of MTL, presumably to avoid conflict with Atlanteans which were later renumbered to 3xxx, and has not been changed back. (1003/5 never carried 532x numbers).

7541 (P541 MBU) is one of the low floor Darts transferred in with teh Wigan workings and is seen on normal route 110 on 26/6/02.

Similar 7543 also on 26/6/02. in the High Street.

Arriva North West 7875 (S785 SNB) posed on Mersey Road in the Old Town, near to the bridge. Thanks to Matt Davies for the photo.

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	Two Scanias at the Murdishaw terminus on 4/7/01.
	Arriva North West 0805 (S875 SNB) in the High Street on 17/7/2002.
	0805 again, this time on 17/7/02 near to Halton Hospital.
	0806 photgraphed in the Old Town by Steven Davies, courtesy Adam Davies.
	Arriva North West 0807 (S877 SNB) is specially liveried for the new service 200, which links Runcorn East Station and Murdishaw with the industrial estates and business areas of Whitehouse and Manor Park (near Daresbury). This service is sponsored by Halton Borough Council, with money from the governments Urban Bus Challenge. Photo © Ian Dennis/Arriva North West, to whom thanks are extended.
	0807 seen on Saturday 26/6/02 operating route 3 in the High Street - route 200 does not operate on Saturday.
	Arriva North West Scania 1003 leaves the new High Street Bus Station on 4/7/2001.
	Similar Wright bodied 1005 near the Hospital on 17/7/02.
	Arriva North West Scania L113/Northern Counties 1043 in Helsby on an X30, heading towards Warrington.
	Arriva North West 1044 leaving the High Street on 4/7/2001 on usual Scania haunt X5.
	Scania 1046 (P46 MVU) on the Busway.
	1046 again, pulling out of the High Street bus station on 26/6/02.
	1048 (R48 XVM) in the High Street on 26/6/02.
	1049 (P49 MVU) near the Hospital on 17/7/02.
	Ex-London Scania N113/Wright 1074 (RDZ 1704) does not carry route branding for the Busway circulars, and is seen near the Hospital on 17/7/2002.
	1077 (RDZ 1077) does carry route branding, but on the nearside only. It is also seen by the Hospital on 17/7/02.
	Arriva North West 1078 (RDZ 1708) in the High Street on 20/12/1999, unusually working on service X5.
	1079 carries full branding.
	Scania N113/Wright Pathfinder 1080 (RDZ 1710) at Halton Lea South. Thanks go to Jeff Tattersall for the photo.
	Another N113 at Halton Lea South, this time 1082 (RDZ 1712). Photo Jeff Tattersall.
	Arriva North West 1082 and 1084 (RDZ 1712/4) at Beechwood depot. They wear Busway circular services route branding and were amongst the first low-floor buses in the U.K., as part if a London Buses trial. They were transferred to Arriva NW in 1999 to replace Nationals. Some are also in use on the Trafford Centre - Metrolink service in Manchester, worked by Wythenshawe depot. Photo from Matt Davies.
	1136 leaves the Old Town on service 3. These Carlyle Darts have been replaced by Pointer Dart SLF's 7873-5.
	Arriva North West 1157 leaving the Old Town on 4/7/2001.
	East Lancs Dart 1159 (M159 WKA) at High Street Bus Station during the rebuild, working a duty on service 110. Photo Jeff Tattersall.
	1163 (M163 WKA) from the same batch in the High Street on 26/6/02.
	1168 (M168 WKA), High Street, 26/6/02. 1157-70 have been Runcorn machines from new.
	1168 again later the same day, on EL Dart stronghold route 30.
	1219 (M219 AKB) on 26/6/02 leaving the High Street. All of the M-AKB Darts that have passed through the depot were new to Bootle.
	Plaxton Verde bodied Dennis Lance 1201 (M201 YKA) at Halton Lea South on X5, for which it carries route branding. Photo Jeff Tattersall.
	Arriva NW Dennis Lance/Plaxton Verde 1204 (M204 YKA) enters the High Street wokring usual haunt X5 on 22/12/1998. This vehicle now works out of Bootle depot having being replaced a Runcorn by the Northern Counties Scanias.
	Lance 1209 in the High Street on 22/12/1998.
	1209 (M209 YKA) again, this time taking time out from normal duties to work a 32. It is seen in Green Oaks on 26/10/1999.
	Arriva North West 1222 (M322 AKB) at Beechwood depot. Photo from Matt Davies.
	Arriva North West 1227 on 4/7/2001.
	Runcorn based ex-Clydeside Lance 1291 (M931 EYS) waits in Chester to take up a turn on X30. Photo Jeff Tattersall.
	1291 at Halton Lea South on a 110, photo from Paul Holmes.
	Open top Atlantean 1449 (GKA 449L) on the special service that ran in connection with the Halton show in summer 2001. Photo from Matt Davies.
	Shunt bus 1979 (E44 UKL) was taken from the depot during the millennium celebrations and is seen abandoned on Beechwood Avenue, a few hundred yards from the depot, on 1/1/2000.
	2054 (ex-1084) wears branding for the Halton College Bridgewater Campus shuttle, and was photographed by Steven Davies.
	Halton 19 overtakes 2054 in the Old Town.
	Driver Trainer National wearing North Western livery - see the larger version to find out why.
	Since transferring to Runcorn, 5321 (N101 YVU) has become a regular performer on service 21, and is seen near the Hospital on 17/7/02. It was renumbered from 1001 after the take-over of MTL, presumably to avoid conflict with Atlanteans which were later renumbered to 3xxx, and has not been changed back. (1003/5 never carried 532x numbers).
	7541 (P541 MBU) is one of the low floor Darts transferred in with teh Wigan workings and is seen on normal route 110 on 26/6/02.
	Similar 7543 also on 26/6/02. in the High Street.
	Arriva North West 7875 (S785 SNB) posed on Mersey Road in the Old Town, near to the bridge. Thanks to Matt Davies for the photo.