Cornish bus operators (excluding First Kernow)

[Goldfish62]

Whilst out and about last week I saw this is St Just. Surely it must qualify as one of the oldest single deck buses still in regular use in Cornwall?

That's quite a beast!

 

[richw]

Whilst out and about last week I saw this is St Just. Surely it must qualify as one of the oldest single deck buses still in regular use in Cornwall?

Agewise there are a fair few older, but nothing quite as unusual.

 

[83G/84D]

Agewise there are a fair few older, but nothing quite as unusual.

Really! Such as?

 

[richw]

Really! Such as?

A cocks T/A Southwest Travels entire fleet,
First & Last themselves have older stuff.

There’s quite a lot on Irish plates for various operators hiding their age! Mounts bay coaches stands out as one.

 

[Goldfish62]

A cocks T/A Southwest Travels entire fleet,
First & Last themselves have older stuff.

There’s quite a lot on Irish plates for various operators hiding their age! Mounts bay coaches stands out as one.

Yes, Mount's Bay has an old fleet, but always well presented. I'm glad the company is still going strong. Hasn't changed one bit since my childhood

 

[83G/84D]

I did state on my post ‘oldest single deck bus’!

I appreciate there may be older coaches or deckers.

 

[richw]

I did state on my post ‘oldest single deck bus’!

I appreciate there may be older coaches or deckers.

Your picture features a coach!

 

[83G/84D]

My records show it as a bus, anyway it doesn’t matter! It’s old and that’s what I was trying to point out.
Does look like coach seats fitted actually in the photo. I will leave it at that.

 

[carlberry]

My records show it as a bus, anyway it doesn’t matter! It’s old and that’s what I was trying to point out.
Does look like coach seats fitted actually in the photo. I will leave it at that.

I wish people would stop calling it old, it's very modern to me!

I'm just off to investigate a supplier of Werther's Originals and then phone the local police to complain about how young all their employees are.

 

[83G/84D]

I wish people would stop calling it old, it's very modern to me!

I'm just off to investigate a supplier of Werther's Originals and then phone the local police to complain about how young all their employees are.

And I am off for a lie down.

 

[Busaholic]

I wish people would stop calling it old, it's very modern to me!

I'm just off to investigate a supplier of Werther's Originals and then phone the local police to complain about how young all their employees are.

What's a phone?

 

[83G/84D]

Making a change from the usual former Stagecoach Alexander bodied Volvo B10M's on farm contracts was this ex Tappins Volvo B10M with a Plaxton Derwent body. It was seen in Camborne this afternoon:-

 

[carlberry]

What's a phone?

It's a large red box at the end of the road, often smells of wee!

 

[Sleepy]

Moved

 

[83G/84D]

Hayle Travel are operating BMC YK55 AUN in unbranded Yorkshire PTE yellow and green colours.

 

[83G/84D]

Mounts Bay coaches have acquired Van Hool Alizee bodied Scania K113 LIG 7009. Amongst the operators the vehicle has previously served with are Roselyn and Arriva. It is plain white.

 

[83G/84D]

Mounts Bay coaches have made a number of changes to their fleet recently to reduce the age profile:-

Departed are Toyota Coaster S764 DOX & Duple 425 OXI 725. The latter had a rear suspension failure, but the new owner is hoping to repair it.
Surprisingly also departed is Mercedes Benz 413 FT06 LCT.

A replacement Mercedes Benz 618D minibus arrived and is registered YX08 HGE. This is yet to be painted in fleet livery.

Another coach was present, a Bova with a Caetano body. I don't have any history for it, however it carries cherished registration OXI 630
previously carried by a Volvo B10M. Staff said it is a temporary purchase and is not staying long term.

 

[83G/84D]

Royal Buses Dart W339 VGX at St Erth railway station providing back up for GWR due to a short formed train on the St Ives line.

 

[richw]

Royal buses and St Ives bus co both listed for public inquiries in this weeks N&P... presumably up to their old tricks. Restrictions were previously applied to their licences about conduct in the town, touting etc.

 

[83G/84D]

Royal buses and St Ives bus co both listed for public inquiries in this weeks N&P... presumably up to their old tricks. Restrictions were previously applied to their licences about conduct in the town, touting etc.

Can’t say I am surprised! Anyway the Dart disappeared from the railway station after a couple of hours and hasn’t re-appeared since.

St Ives train full and standing.

 

[Flange Squeal]

Royal buses and St Ives bus co both listed for public inquiries in this weeks N&P... presumably up to their old tricks. Restrictions were previously applied to their licences about conduct in the town, touting etc.

What’s the history there? The pair look on Flickr to have a bit of a motley collection of vehicles. Are the two related operations?

 

[richw]

What’s the history there? The pair look on Flickr to have a bit of a motley collection of vehicles. Are the two related operations?

I’m not totally familiar but there has been trouble in the past between representatives of both. Both have existing conditions attached to licence surrounding the conduct of their representatives in the town. A friend said they are a good old fashioned bus war between the two!

 

[83G/84D]

Mounts Bay coaches have recently acquired this Optare Tempo from Abus, Bristol for a new school contract. It has reverted to it's original registration:-

 

[83G/84D]

In St Ives Royal Buses and St Ives Bus Company have changed their fleet. The latter now have E200 classics YW14 FHS and YX18 KVS. The latter was recently with SPS. Royal Buses have Dart LX06 FBB originally with Go Ahead London and MX56 HYS previously with Abellio.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

In St Ives Royal Buses and St Ives Bus Company have changed their fleet. The latter now have E200 classics YW14 FHS and YX18 KVS. The latter was recently with SPS. Royal Buses have Dart LX06 FBB originally with Go Ahead London and MX56 HYS previously with Abellio.

The two newer ones are hire vehicles??

FHS has certainly had a few operators!!

 

[83G/84D]

The two newer ones are hire vehicles??

FHS has certainly had a few operators!!

The E200's both had legals on paper stuck on the window just by the door. So possibly loans.

FHS has certainly been around the country. The site up by the fire station where the buses used to park is no longer in use as a bus parking area.

 

[Busaholic]

Mounts Bay coaches have recently acquired this Optare Tempo from Abus, Bristol for a new school contract. It has reverted to it's original registration:-

Very strange to see that bus sitting in the lay-by outside Mounts Bay's garage! I don't recollect MB operating a bus before. When I lived in Godsithney I knew the semi-retired MB driver who drove the St Just School route to/from Penzance in a dedicated coach, which got parked overnight in the Village Hall car park, whose successor is in the pic on the left behind the two U4 buses.

 

[83G/84D]

I saw Optare Solo SR KX15 BMY on the westbound A30 near Okehampton yesterday. It was white and had 'OTS' displayed on both front and rear screens.

 

[richw]

I saw Optare Solo SR KX15 BMY on the westbound A30 near Okehampton yesterday. It was white and had 'OTS' displayed on both front and rear screens.

I’d seen a member of their staff comment a SR was due to them soon on Facebook

 

[83G/84D]

I’d seen a member of their staff comment a SR was due to them soon on Facebook

Thanks.