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These would be too small. First need the 7.9m versions.
Thought so, thanks for confirming that. Wonder if it will go into service before repainting like the Reading Scania?
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These would be too small. First need the 7.9m versions.
Reading Transport Scania L94's 1010 (YN05 GXM) in black and cream colours & 1011 (YN05 GXO) in red & silver colours at Camborne today undergoing cleaning & inspection.
Unsure if these are additional buses for Truro Park & Ride or for other uses.
Hiya. Thought you might like to know that YN05 GXM is currently running the 14/18 route. Not sure if these buses will be getting resprayed into the current livery
Have any Kernow vehicles received the olympia livery? Can only think of Devon repaints and those ex Oldham Eclipses that arrived wearing it?
Hiya. Thought you might like to know that YN05 GXM is currently running the 14/18 route. Not sure if these buses will be getting resprayed into the current livery
And the 9 E400s that arrived in it from Plymouth, which have retained it (with branding for 8) for the Unibus network
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One blue Scania has been replaced on the Park and Ride for now by a Citaro bendi, and along with the red/silver and black/cream liveried ones, is operating for now in existing colours. The silver Solo received from Ensign in staying silver for now, with a further two about to arrive in Maroon and Cream. There will be another one later.
At least two of the ex Truronian Solos have been refreshed for now in a simplified version of Barbie for the 2 November competitive services with Western Greyhound.
This is all due to the planned introduction of a new First Kernow livery in the New Year.
The only new kit that FDC has received and I forgot about them!!!
Good to see some secondhand yet modern kit appearing too. It'll never be a 20% margin business but might be a nice little operation by the time Alex C is finished.
And the 9 E400s that arrived in it from Plymouth, which have retained it (with branding for 8) for the Unibus network
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One blue Scania has been replaced on the Park and Ride for now by a Citaro bendi, and along with the red/silver and black/cream liveried ones, is operating for now in existing colours. The silver Solo received from Ensign in staying silver for now, with a further two about to arrive in Maroon and Cream. There will be another one later.
At least two of the ex Truronian Solos have been refreshed for now in a simplified version of Barbie for the 2 November competitive services with Western Greyhound.
This is all due to the planned introduction of a new First Kernow livery in the New Year.
Solo's 53402 & 53404 are in a revised Barbie colour scheme.
Looks like my info a while back on First running the 21 was correct after all
Yes, spot on
Funny, speaking to the same person who gave me the heads up about the 21 tonight, Alex Carter wants to make a mark on Cornwall, lots of new commercial routes planned, Bodmin Parkway was mentioned along with more routes around Newquay. Looks like the days of WG are numbered and First will take full advantage of it!
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But at the moment they don't have enough vehicles, but some more cascades due over next 12 months
Bodmin Parkway is a station surrounded by woods, crematoria, rivers, major roads and not a lot else. If Alex Carter can find commercial opportunities here, then he is a colossus among busmen. Now, if a reopened Exeter to Okehampton railway route not only went to Plymouth but had a new-build section along the A30 to Bodmin Parkway to make a genuine parkway station that might be a different matter!
Given time, could FDC end up reopening full depots (not outstations) in towns where they used to have some?
I don't think that BP is the origin of the passengers but a transitory destination! Why does it sound like the 55 might be on the way back?
In fact, when you step back, you appreciate that Cornwall ain't the most lucrative territory but that there were some really dumb things that they did through the 2000's. The cost of St Austell depot overheads may have been high (?) but the depot closure and withdrawal of routes like that and the 29 were somewhat surprising.
The deep South West is certainly an interesting place to be at the moment
Funny, speaking to the same person who gave me the heads up about the 21 tonight, Alex Carter wants to make a mark on Cornwall, lots of new commercial routes planned, Bodmin Parkway was mentioned along with more routes around Newquay. Looks like the days of WG are numbered and First will take full advantage of it!
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But at the moment they don't have enough vehicles, but some more cascades due over next 12 months
the 555 is a route in which I always feel serves western greyhound well. I suppose it could be ran as a 55 again from Padstow outstation.... what you could also do is bring back the route that was trialed a few summers ago from Padstow - Wadebridge - Truro between collage runs which could be used to change over smaller busses for the 55 route would also mean a bit of competition between Padstow and Wadebridge into Truro (I don't feel Wadebridge to Truro warrents a hourly service)
what other routes from Newquay might first want to have a go at? the 593 in some way or the 597?
Lot's of positive vibes from that statement, hopefully the new services will prosper.I know things are improving with First Kernow and a new livery being launched in the coming months but it would be the icing on the cake if some the older vehicles were phased out and replaced.
Seen quite a few Tridents and Olympians on the U1/U2/U3 this week!
34175 was seen in Redruth earlier in the week covering for a E400 - may be related to my previous post.
I'd just assumed they already had wifi