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Ian Allan himself died in 2015. The various companies within the group are or were run by his sons Paul and David with their wives as co-directors. Each son was either MD or a director of each company so that responsibility for the companies within the group was equally shared between them. As...

I haven't been reading these forums for ideas and fantasies, just news and facts, which is why you won't be seeing much more of me from now on. But in reply to your main points and as a resident of Yate for the last forty years: 1) There is only as demand for a non-stop service at peak times...

My post: https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/first-south-west-and-wales-discussion.60930/page-613#post-3292346, which was a reply to @freetoview33, who never bothered to respond suggests that his proposal (or idea) is clearly not what Yate (and Chipping Sodbury) residents would want or ever...

Presumably this is what you are referring to @D2007wsm: http://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/yateandsodburynews/16137201.Joy_for_commuters_as_plans_for_Yate_bus_service_upgrade_revealed/ The article suggests three services an hour at peak times between Yate and Colston Street and also makes a...

http://bristolcommunitytransport.org.uk/the_hct_group/bristol_community_transport/bristol_community_transport_news/631/Bristol%20Community%20Transport%20unveiled%20as%20Metrobus%20m1%20operator is probably the most informative of the current press releases.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-43698413 I'm confused. Which company, First or BCT, are funding the buses for this route? :?:

Only on platform 2 (towards Bristol). Presumably as that is the direction in which most passengers boarding at Yate are heading.

With the B7RLEs being moved away from MH Darts are making a reappearance on the 82. 42898 this afternoon.

Probably 44905 which arrived NIS at the bus station just before 2pm and then reversed into the parking area. Driver and one other member of staff on board. I left shortly after so i don't know if it returned.

ALX400s seem to be making a steady return to the Yate routes with 32004, 32013 and 32074 appearing on the 47, X46 or X49 recently. Looking very smart and clean but out of place this afternoon is 32011 on the 82.

Two pictures of 32688 after it was debranded: Blue - https://flic.kr/p/UkQQs8 Purple - https://flic.kr/p/ZnUsqK I guess it depends on who's taking the photo. :)

From Steve's web-site: So 66885 has transferred too.

Some refer to the front being grey, others lilac. Even one of our "in the know" contributors refers to the fronts as being grey on his website. :lol:

The livery change was noted in this thread in late January - https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/first-south-west-and-wales-discussion.60930/page-614#post-3305407

Steve White quotes Hengrove's 37009/10/5-7/20.

At which time they decided that no buses would operate today in Bristol, Bath or Weston-super-Mare: https://www.firstgroup.com/bristol-bath-and-west/news-and-service-updates/current-issues/bus-service-disruptions-friday-2nd Nothing operated today by either Wessex or Abus either.

According to my records, which is basically info gleaned from a variety of sources, 42947, 42962 and 42963 are still in Express Yourself colours at Weston.

The 46 takes a very direct route out of the city towards Hambrook. By "most of north Bristol" do you mean Winterbourne, Frampton Cotterell and Coalpit Heath? If so then they are in South Gloucestershire. Yes the drive through these villages is rather tedious especially on any of the journeys...

I think that's the norm for the 82 now. I can't find it now but somewhere in this thread is a post that says there is a change of vehicles during the afternoon. I've certainly seen many 82s arrive or leave Yate NIS at that time. It always seems to be B7RLEs in the morning though. Perhaps with...

Thanks for the info. I saw the article about Bath's supported services but hadn't found anything that related to the depot closure. The Wessex website continues to say: "In Bath we operate from our Keynsham depot" and the jobs page implies that the company is still looking for drivers at both...