Arriva Buses Wales - Fleet

Fleet

Dennis Darts, of the low-floor SLF and MPD varieties, make up about half of the fleet. More recent deliveries have been VDL SB120 and SB200 with Wright Cadet, Commander and Pulsar bodywork, and Optare Solos. Other types operated include a pair of Optare Versas used on service X44 between Chester and Mold; seven Volvo/Wright Eclipse acquired from K.M.P. in 2008 along with the Llandudno-Bangor-Caernarfon services on which they are used; and a pair of Van Hool Alizée coaches transferred in from Arriva Midlands for use on service 20 between Cardiff and Aberystwyth.

Double-deckers allocations are concentrated with six Volvo Olympians with Northern Counties Palatine bodywork, operated by Bangor (and its outstations) on dedicated duties. Fourteen DAF DB250LF (ex London cascades) have in recent times been introduced to Rhyl, Aberystwyth, and Wrexham depots. During January 2012 Rhyl depot took delivery of ten brand new Wright Gemini 2 double deckers for use on the X11 Rhyl-Chester "Cymru Coastliner" route. Rhyl depot is also home to seven open-top double-deckers for use on the 1 (formerly 120) Pensarn - Rhyl - Talacre summer route. Some examples find occasional use for special event private hires, such as football victory parades.

During March 2010 Arriva Buses Wales announced that the fleet was 100% low floor (except open-tops and college/school duties), although high-floor Van Hool coaches were subsequently brought in to replace Optare Tempos on Aberystwyth-Cardiff duties.