Hi Simon You have a very good memory. Yes, six Y-reg MPDs transferred from Rhyl to Wrexham when only nine months old to convert the Penycae routes 3 and 4 to low floor operation. There was an outcry here at the time as the buses concerned were partially funded by Denbighshire CC for the Rhyl - Denbigh corridor like you say. I would imagine Arriva had to compensate the Council in some way. In return for losing these Darts, Rhyl got three R-reg Mercedes Varios (314-6) from Wrexham which seemed a pretty bad deal.
I would say the transfer of three of Rhyl's long-bodied Darts to Wrexham last week is a good thing for the passengers at Wrexham as they provide extra capacity on routes normally run by MPDs nowadays. Whether the transfers are temporary or permanent remains to be seen. Regards Steve On Feb 14, 8:02 pm, "Simon Morris" <[email protected]> wrote: > I suppose these transfers from Rhyl to Wrexham are welcome at the latter > depot though – some of the Wrexham buses are looking pretty aged, and from my > own observations the MPDs at Wrexham have often been full to bursting in the > peak hours. > > Mind you, I remember a few years back when some MPDs at Wrexham were > transferred down from Rhyl, having not long been operational at Rhyl (they > had Denbighshire Council logos beneath the drivers window....). There was > much ado about it in the local press along the coast, and from the council > itself. > > I suppose Arriva have to go where the money is, when it comes to allocating > buses! > > Simon -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en.
