Kinch have had to draft 107, 108, 501(Sort of) and 906 to Skylink (Among other Trent loaners), dropping other "less profitable" services. 128 should hopefully be ready to roll soon. Fingers crossed some of the 29 on-order ADLs will be branded up for Yellow Skylink freeing up 107 and 108 for the 9.
No it hasn't, the point of the reduction is to add more time to the timetable to reduce delays, using the same number of buses for a reduction, but more reliable service
Its better than no bus at all! Good to see there's now a full service on there!
Must it is a fun sized Solo. Maybe most of the passengers from Loughborough to Nottingham, use NCT now, because it runs.
Maybe the new Enviros will replace many of the current Skylink Enviros to spread the mileage. The Skylinks clock up serious mileage. Think some have overtaken the mileage on the 66 plate batch.
I had it on the 12 yesterday afternoon. Most cramped journey I'd had on the 12 since 2016!
Yes, but it is Friday in Easter week. Maybe less passengers travelling. Many might just travel another day. Some might drive to Toton and catch the tram, those who have no choice catch the bus. Maybe those who cap weekly/month will give no more, as they are maxed out. All those Notts and Derby buses just sitting in the depot with nothing to do.
The 1 has been my primary route to get to Nottingham since 2015 as it runs more frequently and day tickets are cheaper and therefore NCT is more convenient for travelling from Loughborough to places outside Nottingham city centre. It wasn't until last year that I began using the 9 again as I could use £2 fares and it was the first bus of the day I could easily get for exams
Same thing happens on the High Peak 114. It takes passengers from the Swift. Same with Stagecoach X17 from Wirksworth. It is there. With the £2 fare, who would discount it
I did see that comment, thought it strange you tell people to use/pay another operator. But then I did not know Sherwood area. But it is doubtful it cost TB money as the passenger would have capped. Just ended up paying £4 more.
They interwork it with the 22A service previously the 128 journeys
Do we know what routes the 29 ADLs are allocated for, or is this speculation? I've also only read about this order here - has it been announced officially?
Given Kinch are to receive some electric buses following the ZEBRA announcement, there could be some changes to the planned allocation of the 29 ADLs
I thought the 9 was one of the routes destined for electric buses.
Kinchbus are due 21 buses (for every route except Skylink) in the Leicestershire County Council ZEBRA2 bid of 46 electric buses alongside 25 for Arriva routes 127 and 5/5A.
I was thinking the same, wasn't aware they were due anymore new buses
It was! I was onboard for a run
Yes, 669 is one of the six vehicles on Red Arrow. Amazingly, four are coaches
It was mentioned on a Facebook group that two of the ex Red Arrow Irizar i4 coaches will be going back on the Red Arrow following the delivery of the Enviro200s from Wales- I can't necessarily vouch for that information being correct though!
Well, Taf Valley have withdrawn three of their Enviro 200s. So, they should be on the way
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Allestree, Villager, Comet also have had buses missing as well along with the premium single deck route Red Arrow which has 4 spares and 2 coaches on.
Certainly is a fair few routes, all missing buses. I guess things on Skylink Derby will get right seeing as 151 might well have been hit by a car last night. The car didn't look very well. Hit the back of the bus. I guess it can be difficult to see a bright yellow bus.
You could argue that Trentbarton can't deliver their full service either. I would think over time, prospective passengers finding alternatives.
