West Country Independents

[TheGrandWazoo]

Do First view Bath as a core business?

If First buys Faresaver I'll eat my hat!

Only as a Truronian style defensive purchase but I’m not certain Faresaver fancy selling to anyone.

As for Bath being a core business, in five years it has had new P&R deckers, 7 new e200 for the 13 (as was), 18 Streetlites, 8 new Uni e400 and is getting 8 new Solos plus they effectively removed Rotala, so pretty core I’d suggest.

Just not so good at wielding the paintbrush!!

 

[diffywood]

CITISTAR LIMITED Have canceled 4 from 3rd april

 

[Martin2012]

another company will be taking overView attachment 42570

Many thanks for that information.

 

[Dhassell]

CITISTAR LIMITED Have canceled 4 from 3rd aprilView attachment 42609

It was only a 6 month contract to start with.

 

[matt_splat]

CITISTAR LIMITED Have canceled 4 from 3rd aprilView attachment 42609

to be replaced by a commercial 104 service every 90 minutes i believe..... i wonder if we will a) actually see it run or b) see the 5A vanish

 

[diffywood]

• Crosville motor services 104 from 2nd april

 

[LiftFan]

I doubt Faresaver will be sold to anyone... They've been doing very well in business as of recent and have much better passenger experiences than I've heard from any other operator.

 

[diffywood]

52 to be run by ct plus from April 30th

 

[diffywood]

Registration for a A5 has appear by CAROLYN ALDERTON

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Registration for a A5 has appear by CAROLYN ALDERTON

View attachment 44780

Replacement for the A2 (in part)?

 

[diffywood]

According to this piece I would say you are right

http://wringtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information/public-transport/

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

According to this piece I would say you are right

http://wringtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information/public-transport/

Here’s the timetable. Odd route TBH http://wringtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Service-A5-Revised-Timetable.pdf

 

[Martin2012]

Eurotaxis very suprisingly used a 16 seater slam door minibus on the 680 this evening- the reg number was KN60FZY. I managed a ride on it from Yate Station back to Brimsham Park.

Very rare to see a slam door minibus in use on local service work.

This afternoon my work took me to the Brislington area where I saw a rather aged double decker from a company called Arnold Liddell. Does anyone know what vehicle I might be referring to, and what the reg number is? I've seen this a few times on a 435 service which I think is a school bus route.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Eurotaxis very suprisingly used a 16 seater slam door minibus on the 680 this evening- the reg number was KN60FZY. I managed a ride on it from Yate Station back to Brimsham Park.

Very rare to see a slam door minibus in use on local service work.

This afternoon my work took me to the Brislington area where I saw a rather aged double decker from a company called Arnold Liddell. Does anyone know what vehicle I might be referring to, and what the reg number is? I've seen this a few times on a 435 service which I think is a school bus route.

It is a school working https://bustimes.org/services/435-brislington-keysham

Think it's an ex Dublin Bus Olympian and during the day, it sits in the car park of Keynsham rugby club.

 

[swifty]

It is a school working https://bustimes.org/services/435-brislington-keysham

Think it's an ex Dublin Bus Olympian and during the day, it sits in the car park of Keynsham rugby club.

I see it most mornings, if it’s the one I’m thinking of it’s a white Volvo Citybus ex Arriva.

 

[carlberry]

It is a school working https://bustimes.org/services/435-brislington-keysham

Think it's an ex Dublin Bus Olympian and during the day, it sits in the car park of Keynsham rugby club.

They have P696GHC; (not my photo) https://www.flickr.com/photos/76935272@N05/36538985493

 

[Martin2012]

Thanks for that interesting info regarding the 435 and the Arnold Liddell decker.

I also saw a coach of theirs yesterday afternoon on a school service. It was an allover red jonckheere deauville.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

I see it most mornings, if it’s the one I’m thinking of it’s a white Volvo Citybus ex Arriva.

Are you thinking of this one? https://flic.kr/p/YWb3Nj I’ve seen it near Briz P&R in the past

 

[carlberry]

Are you thinking of this one? https://flic.kr/p/YWb3Nj I’ve seen it near Briz P&R in the past

It feels like only yesterday they were running HHF15!

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

It feels like only yesterday they were running HHF15!

Must have a thing for ex Merseyside deckers

 

[Martin2012]

Are you thinking of this one? https://flic.kr/p/YWb3Nj I’ve seen it near Briz P&R in the past

Yes that looks like the one. Thanks for the link to the photo

 

[diffywood]

Seems to be a problem at eastville coaches - only caught the end of the item on ITV local news

 

[DaveHarries]

Seems to be a problem at eastville coaches - only caught the end of the item on ITV local news

I heard on another forum that they have ceased (or are to do so). Not sure if that is true or not though.

Edit (10/04 @ 2305hrs): BBC local news in Bristol has confirmed that this is the case. It is reported that the step was taken after a number of vehicles were not granted new O-Licences.

Dave

 

[heart-of-wessex]

I knew they were going this month but didn't realise they were gone now.

Eastville had their licence revoked, but they ran under the name of K T Coaches I believe, but I heard last week that their licence was revoked too and operations would be ceasing. Wonder who will have the yellow deckers?

 

[LiftFan]

I'd assume those aged deckers will be heading to the scrap yard...

 

[freetoview33]

I'd assume those aged deckers will be heading to the scrap yard...

It will be a shame as a few were ex First Bristol one's anyway.

 

[LiftFan]

It will be sad, although in this day and age even the older Enviros are starting to be withdrawn or sold to smaller companies, so there won't really be any companies that will want something that looks more at home in 1997.

 

[Marcus Fryer]

Here’s the timetable. Odd route TBH http://wringtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Service-A5-Revised-Timetable.pdf

According to this piece I would say you are right

http://wringtonparishcouncil.gov.uk/local-information/public-transport/

I had a ride on the 97 this afternoon, and the driver told me that the current vehicle (North Somerset Connect WN17 BFZ, an 11-seater Ford minibus) is not going to be used on the A5. Instead First are supplying a 28-seater. Make of that what you can!

 

[freetoview33]

I had a ride on the 97 this afternoon, and the driver told me that the current vehicle (North Somerset Connect WN17 BFZ, an 11-seater Ford minibus) is not going to be used on the A5. Instead First are supplying a 28-seater. Make of that what you can!

First are very short on drivers!

 

[Marcus Fryer]

First are very short on drivers!

From what she was saying I don't think she's transferring to the A5.