matt_splat
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with first taking on webbers only service bus have webbers maybe gone bust or given up maybe?
with first taking on webbers only service bus have webbers maybe gone bust or given up maybe?
If only. Webbers have a fairly good coach fleet/private hire part which is fairly regularly updated, so I expect it has just sold the coach after replacing it with a new vehicle.
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Hang on - are we talking about Webbers or Webberbus? I'm referring to Webberbus.
The vast majority of customers to Tesco drive so can't blame the closure on lack of buses.
In my experience going to Tesco for shopping takes hours. From Bodmin to get to either the Wadebridge Tesco or the St Austell Tesco means taking 2 buses. Neither has a direct bus service from Bodmin. It is no wonder it is mostly car owners who go there. Yes, I would blame the buses for the lack of bus passengers going there. But they might go to these supermarkets, both normal days and bank holidays, if there were buses going there direct.
Learnt the following this morning....
First have taken on Webbers Depot in Bodmin.
First have taken on some Coaches from them as well
The old Western Greyhound depot at SC went operational today
so maybe more school work for first in the North of Cornwall?
Collage work from padstow to move to Bodmin for North Cornwall and rest of Padstow work to SC in turn closing the outstation?
A B6 may have been out on the 55 today
If that is the case then does anyone know if First has operated a Dennis Javelin before? I'll dig out some old fleetlists this evening and have a look.
Learnt the following this morning....
First have taken on Webbers Depot in Bodmin.
First have taken on some Coaches from them as well
The old Western Greyhound depot at SC went operational today
so maybe more school work for first in the North of Cornwall?
Collage work from padstow to move to Bodmin for North Cornwall and rest of Padstow work to SC in turn closing the outstation?
A B6 may have been out on the 55 today
First Eastern Counties had two batches of bus-bodied Javelins bought at the turn of the 1990s, five with Duple bodies, 10 with Plaxton bodywork. The Duple ones barely lasted 10 years before being scrapped, whilst the Plaxton ones lasted until the mid-2000s.
I think First Cymru operated some on National Express and airport contracts in the late 1990s
If that is the case then does anyone know if First has operated a Dennis Javelin before? I'll dig out some old fleetlists this evening and have a look.
If this isn't a stupid question: SC = ?The old Western Greyhound depot at SC went operational today
If this isn't a stupid question: SC = ?
Dave
First Eastern Counties had two batches of bus-bodied Javelins bought at the turn of the 1990s, five with Duple bodies, 10 with Plaxton bodywork. The Duple ones barely lasted 10 years before being scrapped, whilst the Plaxton ones lasted until the mid-2000s.
I think First Cymru operated some on National Express and airport contracts in the late 1990s
Ian of Yorkshire reports on ybn that 33084 & 33099 have left Yorkshire for First South West with 33079 33082 33083 to follow shortly. Have any of these buses been seen in Cornwall?
Still parked in the same place in Taunton depot yard. Wonder how many vehicles make it down the whole length of the M5 without breaking down?33099 was in Taunton depot on Saturday, so I assume that's on route.
Olympian 34311 pressed into service on the 18 to Penzance.
Ooh how horrible. Going from 10 year old B7s to 20 year old Olympians. Not great really. From an enthusiast point I suppose it's a marvel!
Serious disruption in and around Camborne to bus services. Road closure as a result of a 12 year old girl knocked over by a police car earlier this morning.
Update at 3.30pm:- Road closure still in place on Trevenson Street near Red Jackets pub. Buses from Redruth diverted via North Roskear Rd, Eastern Lane and Wellington Rd (a former bus route) and not serving Roskear and Camborne Tesco. Buses to Redruth and beyond diverted via Union Street & Trelowarren St not serving Tolcarne St and Trevenson St.
Added to this the fire brigade were attending a house close to the bus station mid afternoon and Union St was partly blocked.
Thegrandwazoo said:I assume it's a result of the police incident mentioned above so whilst not ideal, you would hope that passengers are perhaps more understanding.
Trevensen Street still closed at 1900 according to Heart.
I did see 34311 in Chacewater this morning- this service is always decker operated (I pass it most days)- its a positioning move I think for a Truro College bus to get back to Penzance. More often than not its one of the HIG Tridents or a Palatine 2.
That timed service is always a decker and not a B7, so nothing to do with the police incident.