Not sure if its been mentioned already somewhere. But the A4 will seemingly be getting a frequency increase this year, with some journeys duplicated. With the early journey from Portreath that ran in 2017 also returning.
Looks like a positive change. In previous years when I've used the journeys that ran, they've been very busy and the once even left loads of people behind at Hayle Holiday Park, because there was no more room on the double decker.
5 journeys this year from Perranporth and Portreath to St Ives, up from 2 in 2018. Also 7 journeys from St Ives to Hayle. Plus an additional 2 trips from Newquay at 13:30 and 15:30.
http://www.travelinemidlands.co.uk/wmtis/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&command=direct&net=swe&line=340A4&sup= &itdLPxx_direction=H&project=y10&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_displayHeader=false&itdLPxx_sessionID=EFA02_39669275&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_spTr=1&itdLPxx_operatorCodeForTTB=FDC
I remember when Western Greyhound ran the 547 from Newquay to St.Ives every two hours a couple of times I could not get on at Hayle for Portreath as it was full.
Traveline have omitted the date codes. There will be a restricted service between Hayle Towans and St Ives from Easter. The morning journey from Newquay to St Ives and afternoon back will start on 26 May. The morning journey from St Ives to Newquay and afternoon back will run in July and August. Still better than in recent years.Very pleasing to see them increasing the A4 - very positive.
Wonder if any of that will be operated by open toppers, or if the two additional ones are just to bolster the current operations.
53404 joined the party this morning.53403 has joined 53402 and 42942 in Yeovil.
42871,72,76 along with 41490,43878,23318 & 23316 are at Dan Shears Winkleigh, 42873 & 42875 are currently withdrawn awaiting transfer to Winkleigh. 42874 is still in service.Any news on where 42871-76 have gone? Are any left? I saw reports of 74 being used last week.
Thanks in advance.
are 42942 53402 53403 & 53404 replacing anything at Yeovil?53404 joined the party this morning.
Thanks,41490 is going to be put up for sale, and some news regarding X203HAE
Dan Shears is stripping it for parts, the wipers went onto my good friend James's N207NNJ!
53205 is in the yard at Taunton depot not having worked since early February.are 42942 53402 53403 & 53404 replacing anything at Yeovil?
I can't give you a link (technologically challenged!) but I think you could get on to the EBay page where he is selling some tyres as the only item he has currently for sale.Thanks,
Does anyone have a link to Ebay pages where Dan Shears sells buses?
I can't give you a link (technologically challenged!) but I think you could get on to the EBay page where he is selling some tyres as the only item he has currently for sale.
If you go into the general Ebay site. Under 'search for anything' enter 275 80 22.5 tyres. This brings up about 10 entries and Dan Shears' tyres are about the fifth entry shown as pre-owned for sale at £250. Dan is known as Transportman75 on EBay.
There are currently no buses shown as for sale with Dan but at least it would get you on to his page for future reference. Sorry this is long winded but hopefully maybe some use to you.
Great help got it thanks very much.I can't give you a link (technologically challenged!) but I think you could get on to the EBay page where he is selling some tyres as the only item he has currently for sale.
If you go into the general Ebay site. Under 'search for anything' enter 275 80 22.5 tyres. This brings up about 10 entries and Dan Shears' tyres are about the fifth entry shown as pre-owned for sale at £250. Dan is known as Transportman75 on EBay.
There are currently no buses shown as for sale with Dan but at least it would get you on to his page for future reference. Sorry this is long winded but hopefully maybe some use to you.
thank you53205 is in the yard at Taunton depot not having worked since early February.
Yeovil has recently taken over the Stode College (Street) 77 duplicate from Taunton depot, requiring an extra Dart.
Currently Yeovil has 8 Solos. 50466/67, 53054-57, 53151 and 53209. Requirement for 8, 3 on 51(4th turn is a Dart which does Yeovil College 58a), 3 on 53 and 2 on 40. So nothing spare.
have 53402 53403 or 53404 been out in service yet? and do you know if yeovil have 42860 or 42924 based there, thank you53205 is in the yard at Taunton depot not having worked since early February.
Yeovil has recently taken over the Stode College (Street) 77 duplicate from Taunton depot, requiring an extra Dart.
Currently Yeovil has 8 Solos. 50466/67, 53054-57, 53151 and 53209. Requirement for 8, 3 on 51(4th turn is a Dart which does Yeovil College 58a), 3 on 53 and 2 on 40. So nothing spare.
42942 entered service this week after a week of commissioning, but none of the Solos have been serviced yet.have 53402 53403 or 53404 been out in service yet? and do you know if yeovil have 42860 or 42924 based there, thank you
I wasn't concentrating properly, but while depositing at Sainsbury's bottle bank yesterday I was vaguely aware of such a vehicle passing me, but thought no more of it: that would have been p.m. peak.Unusually, E200 MMC 44968 is on the 16 today. Is this the first time one of these has appeared on a native Penzance-based route?
Blackpudding the Metrodecker has gone.