Transpora Group

[RhysHand]

Hi Rhys, just thought i'd ask, given that Transpora is a bigger brand covering multiple areas, why doesn't Transpora take over the Coastliner website and make it for the other areas too rather than having a good site for Coastliner but then Bristol and Gloucestershire have just basic timetables without the interactive timetables and tracking (I know tracking on on bustimes but not the same for passengers is it).

This would give a better perception of Transpora since right now, it's just a brand really. A few sporadic, small bus operations. Doesn't seem to make much sense linking it all as Transpora when everything is kept separate and the networks aren't linked.

Hi - good feedback!

The Blackpool website, we can manage, but is a website designed around the myTrip system by passenger - it basically takes data from our transXchange file. We will pull them all into line soon as effectively the Coastliner brand has now been dropped.

 

[Ma44hew94]

It seems from observation the Londoner buses route A has been dropped to 2 PVR. Hopefully this makes the operation more sustainable and succeed into the future, is there any information on the route change yet?

 

[James H]

Price of an all-day ticket has also been jacked up by 50 per cent from £5 to £7.50

 

[RhysHand]

Price of an all-day ticket has also been jacked up by 50 per cent from £5 to £7.50

When you say ‘jacked up’ I don’t think a day ticket for a sightseeing service for £7.50 is unreasonable. We launched it on the £5 fare over the winter months - costs continue to rise, that reflects in the onward ticket price. It’s a business.

 

[James H]

Don't get me wrong I was surprised that the fare was ever as low as £5 in the first place - was expecting pricing much more akin to other tourist/sightseeing services from day 1

 

[RhysHand]

Don't get me wrong I was surprised that the fare was ever as low as £5 in the first place - was expecting pricing much more akin to other tourist/sightseeing services from day 1

The honest answer to this is… when you are a new business, online travel agents, hotels, oversees travel businesses are very nervous about promoting unless it’s ‘value’ for money. So we stuck with the easy £5 fare online and on bus to start with….

 

[AwkwardHail]

Awarded to Morebus before the school opportunities came up. Other stuff to follow in terms of local bus work tho.

Appreciate that you may not be able to reveal details yet but presumably these are commercial rather than tendered?

 

[Flange Squeal]

Ensignbus’ RT8 will be in use on the Londoner Buses route A on Saturday, according to the Londoner Buses Facebook page which says:

As if our Routemasters are not classic enough, we are so pleased to have a special "pre-war" RT making a special guest star appearance on Saturday 4th February.
RT8, approaching its 83rd birthday, is being provided by our good friends at Ensignbus and will be operating on Route A between Piccadilly Circus and Waterloo Station for one day only.
Tickets can be purchased on the day on board the bus, or online from our website.

Source: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?st...h76MVjt8mE1RSUiGR4Gi371Nrl&id=107960471724231

 

[Marcus Fryer]

The Bristol operations have received a further Alexander Dennis E200MMC for use on the 52 - YX22 OHY, which, according to ‘Bus Lists on the Web’, was new to Cobra Corporate Services of Fleet.

 

[Dfatcontroller]

The Bristol operations have received a further Alexander Dennis E200MMC for use on the 52 - YX22 OHY, which, according to ‘Bus Lists on the Web’, was new to Cobra Corporate Services of Fleet.

YX22OHY (Game of Thrones)

Brand new buses for the SKY Contact Centre Staff shuttle in Livingston is Alexander Dennis Enviro 200MMC YX22OHY with an overall advert for SKY's Game of Thrones. The shuttle bus is currently operated by Horsburgh of Pumpherston but passes to Cobra Corporate Services when these buses enter service.

flic.kr

 

[LordCreed]

I believe today was the first journey of the weekly 781 between Blakeney and Gloucester. Anyone happen to know what is running on it? I presume the Bristol 200MMCs, but that's a fair amount of dead mileage!

 

[EnviroExplorer]

I believe today was the first journey of the weekly 781 between Blakeney and Gloucester. Anyone happen to know what is running on it? I presume the Bristol 200MMCs, but that's a fair amount of dead mileage!

The Tweet I have linked below shows it was indeed one of the 200MMCs, 1331 YX71OGY, which is pictured at Gloucester Transport Hub.

https://twitter.com/TransporaBus/status/1620796906065764352?s=20&t=-fc3ZYKNEgMQbBT5wHq-hQ

 

[BenS123]

Looks like Transpora Bournemouth are going to take over the following St Peter's School services in Bournemouth from Yellow Coaches/Xelabus:

Dorset Services

www.transporabus.co.uk

- 906 West Moors to St Peters School
- 907 Corfe Mullen to St Peters School
- 908 Springbourne to St Peters School
- 909 Wimborne to St Peters School

Interestingly, they've spelt Wimborne as "Wimbourne", National Highways had to apologise for making that typo themselves a few months ago!

 

[aliceh]

Morebus have now announced they'll be operating St Peters School routes 906-909 (numbered back to 85-88) from March 20th, so it appears these may not be happening for Transpora after all.

Either that or St Peters students will be spoilt for choice!

 

[BenS123]

Morebus have now announced they'll be operating St Peters School routes 906-909 (numbered back to 85-88) from March 20th, so it appears these may not be happening for Transpora after all.

Either that or St Peters students will be spoilt for choice!

To be fair the statement from Morebus does look rather rushed!

Also interesting how morebus have seemed to go back to the former YB route numbering

 

[deconte]

To be fair the statement from Morebus does look rather rushed!

Also interesting how morebus have seemed to go back to the former YB route numbering

So that seems to leave Transpora with just one school run, Verwood to Poole and Parkstone Grammar Schools. Is that a viable entree to the Bournemouth area ?

 

[GusB]

May I remind everyone of the requirement to keep your posts respectful and accurate. If you have something to say about a company or individual, you should provide evidence to back up any claims.

 

[RhysHand]

Morebus have now announced they'll be operating St Peters School routes 906-909 (numbered back to 85-88) from March 20th, so it appears these may not be happening for Transpora after all.

Either that or St Peters students will be spoilt for choice!

Correct! Seems Morebus have more interest in going head to head with us, than sorting out their 20m gaps on m1/m2 or finding space to stop parking their buses on the street outside the depot at night!

 

[AwkwardHail]

Correct! Seems Morebus have more interest in going head to head with us, than sorting out their 20m gaps on m1/m2 or finding space to stop parking their buses on the street outside the depot at night!

Traffic has always plagued the m1/m2 and other services on Ashley Road (primarily) - others areas cause issues too however. They've also always parked vehicles on the street (if you mean at Poole). This is an approved space to queue vehicles for the fuel and cleaning roads.

The whole point of tendering is to submit a competitive bid and it sounds like that's what they've done here, so I'm not sure why the backhanded comment was necessary.

 

[RhysHand]

Traffic has always plagued the m1/m2 and other services on Ashley Road (primarily) - others areas cause issues too however. They've also always parked vehicles on the street (if you mean at Poole). This is an approved space to queue vehicles for the fuel and cleaning roads.

The whole point of tendering is to submit a competitive bid and it sounds like that's what they've done here, so I'm not sure why the backhanded comment was necessary.

No bid needed submitting. Commercial services. We are taking over on the 20th. They’ve registered additional routes at confusion of the school and council at an attempt to keep a new operator out of the area very evidently. Not backhanded; just facts.

 

[357]

RT8 is out on route A today (4th Feb)

Times for RT8
Subject to traffic conditions and any unforeseen circumstances, RT8 will leave Waterloo Station at the following times:
1100 1145 1230 1423 1508 1553 1638

 

[Dorsetbus]

Traffic has always plagued the m1/m2 and other services on Ashley Road (primarily) - others areas cause issues too however. They've also always parked vehicles on the street (if you mean at Poole). This is an approved space to queue vehicles for the fuel and cleaning roads.

The whole point of tendering is to submit a competitive bid and it sounds like that's what they've done here, so I'm not sure why the backhanded comment was necessary.

Well said.

 

[baza585]

Well said.

Except the 85-88 are not tenders, they are commercial.

m1-2 are a shambles at present with missing journeys adding to the traffic issues. Why on earth Go South Coast wants to compete on a schools service when they have many other challenges at present is quite puzzling.

Megalomania I guess. ..

 

[GusB]

If anyone wishes to discuss any Go South Coast services specifically, ths appropriate thread is here:

Go South Coast

Operating the Portland Port Cruise Shuttles today were ADL E400s 11(HF70 CUW), 1253(LX56 ETO), 1258(SN12 AOW), 1259(LK57 EJO), Volvo Geminis 1260(BL61 ADZ), 1261(LX03 EDV), 1262(LX05 FBC) & DAF DB250 8201(YJ05 PXM) 11 (HF70 CUW) | Weymouth Bus Spotter | Flickr 1253 (LX56 ETO) | Weymouth Bus...

www.railforums.co.uk

Please stay on topic!

 

[jammy36]

No bid needed submitting. Commercial services. We are taking over on the 20th. They’ve registered additional routes at confusion of the school and council at an attempt to keep a new operator out of the area very evidently. Not backhanded; just facts.

This seems like a wholly unnecessary mess. You say that this has caused confusion with the school, presumably this means you're in contact/discussion with the school and Transpora's new services have been introduced in discussion/agreement with them?

Yet, the Morebus announcement says:

Following recent discussions with the school, we are delighted to be working closely with them

Are you suggesting Morebus are being dishonest or might the school been in touch with both operators and are being disingenuous with you?

 

[aliceh]

The 20th will certainly be an interesting day! I live along the route of two of the buses and am usually walking to work around the time they pass, so I will keep my eyes peeled to see what passes by

 

[Flange Squeal]

No bid needed submitting. Commercial services. We are taking over on the 20th. They’ve registered additional routes at confusion of the school and council at an attempt to keep a new operator out of the area very evidently. Not backhanded; just facts.

Thanks for clarifying the position from the Transpora side. May I make a small suggestion though that the main website could be amended, as the Facebook post says 20th February but links to the website where the 90x route pages all say 18th March.

 

[Dai Corner]

If Transport is taking over, what will happen about the £600 parents have paid for season tickets for the academic year?

Transport

www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk

Routes to St Peter's School, St Catherine's Road, are provided by Yellow Coaches

 

[Flange Squeal]

If Transport is taking over, what will happen about the £600 parents have paid for season tickets for the academic year?

Transport

www.st-peters.bournemouth.sch.uk

According to the Yellow Coaches website:

St Peters School*

• Anyone who has purchased a period ticket date of expiry continues beyond the 17 March 2023 may get a refund on any unused portion. Please contact 02380 644715 in the first instance. But return the pass after the 17 March 2023 With full name and address to:

Customer Services
Xelagroup Limited
Barton Park Estate
Chickenhall Lane
Eastleigh
SO50 6RR

Source: https://www.yellowcoaches.co.uk/

 

[richard13]

St Peter's school routes change March or February?

Bournemouth School Route Fares - Transpora are advertising fares of £4.70 day and £21.00 week. morebus standard child zone AB fares, which cover these routes are £4.00 day and £18.00 7days. morebus also offer term and half-term fares on a school by school basis rather than a monthly fare, which is more term friendly. The morebus tickets normally include travel in at least the zone A general network in addition to the school bus. Which would you choose?