diffywood
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saw 37320 on the 77 this morning
http://www.uk-buses.co.uk/stagecoach/ reports that this vehicle has now returned to Gloucester depot in exchange for 37008.saw 37320 on the 77 this morning
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It's a more logical place for it.Thoughts on merging this thread into the Stagecoach West/South West/South Wales one? Anyone?
There isn’t a separate First Cymru thread, is there? Only First Kernow has been split out.It's such a big area to cover. The First South West and Wales thread has become Bristol centric with other threads for South West/Cornwall and Wales!
45 vehicles is the (new) authorisation at Patchway. Much, much less than LH/MH/HE/WS/WM and BHGiven how Bristol is a relatively small part of Stagecoach SW/West/Wales, is does make sense to amalgamate IMO.
Maybe not Wales but we had one just for the Wells depot!
There is plenty of room and Stagecoach have increased the authorisation at the depot in Patchway/Bristol.One presumes there must be enough room at the depot to run these new services come September
Initially it is meant to be some E200's from Rotala. Which is more than enough for some of the routes. Some extras will be needed though.What buses will operate these routes then? Not more “let’s send out Gloucester and Cheltenham’s decent buses” please?
They're getting some E200 from Rotala, however it's quite possible that they wont put them into use straight away. Patchway did get a very good allocation from Gloucester to start with so they might want to keep the standard up.Initially it is meant to be some E200's from Rotala. Which is more than enough for some of the routes. Some extras will be needed though.
It's had a fairly fixed allocation since it started.I'm guessing Patchway is no longer an outstation of another depot, but a full depot in its own right now?
Interesting but not surprising. No sign of anything in the VOSA Bus Registration search for 19th July except cancellation of the Wessex routes but I have read the staff notice in the other thread. I would have thought Optare Solos for the 513-515 (and maybe the 508 which seems to have very few passengers on whenever I see one) and Enviros for the other routes. Good to see the Wessex drivers will not be left without a job too.Thought I'd bump this back up with the news Stagecoach are taking on 3A/3B/3C/3X/11/11A/508/513/514/515/625. Which will now make them the second biggest operator in Bristol.
There are lots of areas where Stagecoach wasn't the first purchaser of the operation that it now has. Liverpool was a purchase of part of what used to be the PTE, I thought that the Sheffield operation was an ex NBC operation via it's management team and Oxford was ex NBC via Harry.So over the years, Stagecoach have built up a presence in Bristol, Liverpool, Sheffield, Oxford etc without buying the legacy/NBC operation.
For a while, they had reasonable network in Glasgow too (without having bought Strathclyde/ Kelvin Scottish/ Central Scottish).
Oxford city was via Harry as a start up competitive operation, not ex NBC. The 'country' operations - Witney/Bicester/Wantage were ex NBC. The ex NBC Oxford city operation is the Go-Ahead City of Oxford Motor Services.There are lots of areas where Stagecoach wasn't the first purchaser of the operation that it now has. Liverpool was a purchase of part of what used to be the PTE, I thought that the Sheffield operation was an ex NBC operation via it's management team and Oxford was ex NBC via Harry.
Interesting but not surprising. No sign of anything in the VOSA Bus Registration search for 19th July except cancellation of the Wessex routes but I have read the staff notice in the other thread. I would have thought Optare Solos for the 513-515 (and maybe the 508 which seems to have very few passengers on whenever I see one) and Enviros for the other routes. Good to see the Wessex drivers will not be left without a job too.
Dave
It looks like Stagecoach should be fine for drivers in Bristol. There are no jobs advertised at the moment which would suggest they are fully staffed. And Wessex seem to be okay with drivers and with the few routes being axed there should be plenty of drivers to transfer over.I guess that, like much of the country, there's usually a shortage of drivers anyway ?
There are lots of areas where Stagecoach wasn't the first purchaser of the operation that it now has. Liverpool was a purchase of part of what used to be the PTE, I thought that the Sheffield operation was an ex NBC operation via it's management team and Oxford was ex NBC via Harry.
The Bristol Post, that bastion of (....) journalism, reported that only 60 staff would transfer so some job losses were likely.Just to clarify (as I can't see if it has been mentioned already:
Rotala is closing its Wessex Bus operation is closing after 1st September 2018, citing a reduction in business opportunities. Most Wessex Bus routes will be taken over by Stagecoach's Bristol operation, and all Wessex Bus drivers and engineering staff will transfer to Stagecoach under TUPE regulations.
Indeed so. However First Bristol have decided to give the 51 another go but in a different guise: Traveline has a timetable for a Service 2A to commence 02-Sep-2018.Routes 12, 42 and 51 have been deregistered and will not be operated by Stagecoach.
The "Journalist" who wrote the article is fully aware of that! I made sure of it ha.The Bristol Post, that bastion of (....) journalism, reported that only 60 staff would transfer so some job losses were likely.
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/wessex-bus-close-services-42-1806005
Indeed so. However First Bristol have decided to give the 51 another go but in a different guise: Traveline has a timetable for a Service 2A to commence 02-Sep-2018.
Dave
Steeling work from your landlords - naughty! (Or it might be a deliberate direction).A few more minor changes the Sunday 625/628 service Cribbs to Severn Beach is being increased from 3 to 4 trips in each direction.
And the 411 Severn Beach to Castle School service has been taken over from South Gloucestershire Bus and Coach. But on a slightly cut down route. Might be interworking with another service.
To me it looks like it is deliberate. We might hear something about the 922 and 462 as they are the only SGBC registered services left.Steeling work from your landlords - naughty! (Or it might be a deliberate direction).