Recent content by northrob

And in comparison, nearly every time I've caught a bus in York (and it's a few times a week) - it's turned up. It's not 100% perfect, however very few operators are. Most of the problems stem from traffic issues that can plague the city - like York Race Meeting - soem of the streets are too...

Harrogate Coach Travel once competed some time back with Arriva on the 415 York to Selby service with some buses using the Selby & District name - the same name that Caldaire Holdings used for their West Riding operations post deregulation from there.

I think it changed back in 2018...

Hulleys X57 is high on my list to do as well. Apart from that, I don't mind where I end up going - be it busy urban area or rural countryside. I do have a number of trips planned, including 13 separate days out around Greater London(!), which may be promoted/demoted subject to whether there...

Stevenage Bus Station does now has a Wetherspoon (The Standard Bearer) right next to it, for those who don't mind those pubs.

My last trip pre-Covid was on 18th March going home with my better half after an impromptu night out on First York 69278. We sensed that the writing was likely to be on the wall for a while for pubs so enjoyed it while we could. My last day out (as opposed the my usual commute to the office or...

So many tales of people either falling asleep or catching completely the wrong train and thus sailing straight through your intended station or heading off in complete the wrong direction. However, have any of you been over-carried due to the train not stopping at its final stop? I have... Some...

You need to insert 544 into the list - this is becoming 1335

Ahh , that old chestnut - public transport needs to be "good value". We all know why some single fares are preceved as not "good value" thank to the rate of concessionary reimbursement. A lot of people seem to imply that fares need to be lower yet are unable tell us how much lower they should...

Looking at the current timetables on the Merseytravel website, gives me a figure of 23 per hour in one direction through the Queensway (Birkenhead) tunnel and 6 through the Kingsway (Wallasey) tunnel - although I don't know if they're running full timetables over in the region. Surely to try...

Unless I'm mistaken (once they're all delivered) there should be 9 Yutong E10 buses for the 5 & 5a in Leeds.

I'm sure he not the only CEO or equilivant to do that - it is his Twitter account after all... Should they just stop bothering then? If anything, they need marketing now more than ever. Some people do seem quick to criticise without offering an alternative or what they could do better.

And yet, a number of bus companies large and small across the country do it - begs the general question of why do they do it? Of course, I acknowledge that there's no guarantee of success...

Maybe the people who have an issue with their marketing would be happier if they used #average instead... Actually, let's take it further. Let's get rid of route branding, fancy route names, passenger features inside the bus or anything else to improve the image of bus travel. From now on all...

Lack of someone available to drive them?