Recent content by bussnapperwm

To comply with forum rules, I've provided the text and links to the sources. Statement from Vectare: https://localbus.vectare.co.uk/company-statement-uttlesford-bus-services Statement from Essex Council https://www.travelessex.co.uk/news/uttlesford-buses

And one of the 400GT is still in existence and has been fired up recently... https://fb.watch/rj-2LyfyZL/ (URL is to a video on Facebook of Peoplesbus's Metroliner 400GT in Invincible Coaches of Tamworth livery, new to West Midlands Travel as vehicle registration mark E906TOJ, having previously...

West Midlands CA publish a forghtnighly PDF of a excel spreadsheet containing what registrations have been received. It's on the Transport for West Midlands website - https://www.tfwm.org.uk/who-we-are/what-we-do/bus-services/bus-service-registrations-within-the-west-midlands/

It'd be interesting if an operator who isn't running buses in Manchester has won something, wouldn't it? Especially if it was Mobico, RATP or Comfortdelgro.

The thing is, they now can't do it until after the local elections either due to purdah

Would the trio of Custom Dennings Diamond SE are expecting count for the purposes of this thread?

To be honest, I get the feeling all of the PTE areas are going to go down the franchising route eventually

Wasn't the cancellation also at the same time as the X1(?) debacle?

Anything serving Sandwell and Dudley station due to the Traffic Regulation Order on the rail bridge. Service 11/11A Dudley - Walsall due to low trees. although Redditch might send a decker or two in the Kiddy direction when they do their Sunday duties/Rail Rep that way. Access for buses into...

It's a pity Trent are also allergic to deckers as well as they could be an alternative to coaches on the Red Arrow

It's not just Chaserider but NXWM are also having ASB issues in Blakenall / Goscote and are regularly diverting their 29 service

Wasn't York Pullman a First Travel Solutions contractor? If so, then, like Ensign, it makes logical sense as they then can run stuff in house

Chaserider has thrown in the 19 Bloxwich to Walsall following significant Antisocial Behaviour. Transport for West Midlands have put it up for tender with the following additional notes within the tender documents.

You've got access to places like Reading, Oxford, Bournemouth, etc from Moor Street and from Snow Hill you've got the South West as well as Reading and Oxford, so places like Bristol, Cardiff, Plymouth could be used etc. Especially as WMR run a 10/20 frequency and have no current intention of...

What about a OAO centering on Brum and using Moor Street or Snow Hill as its stop instead of New Street