Seems like lockdown is lifting slowly (not officially but more businesses calling employees in) in the Nottingham and Derby areas. Bit shocking to see improvements being made already to service levels.
I suppose more people are beginning to go out. When I go for my excercise, I often go across the M1 and it has gradually been getting busier over the past week.
I think part of the problem is that some companies like Bombardier for example shut down for two weeks and reopened last week. I don't know if that had much of an impact or any other businesses taking a similar approach.
As far as the Skylink journeys are concerned, East Midlands Airport is now jostling for the position of the UK's second busiest airport. Not with passenger services of course, but with increased freight activity, and the ground handling, package sorting, and onward road delivery actually needs more people than it did in "normal" times.
Is it still second? Sure I remember reading it was the UK's second busiest Cargo airport (after Heathrow) and also about 95% of cargo at Heathrow was on passenger jets. Wonder if all the dedicated freighter aircraft at EMA and the lack of passeger flights at Heathrow have switched the balance?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-52323416 shows current stats by plane movement.
Would make sense being in the middle of the UK. I did see a few planes on the way in on Monday night being on the flight path depending on the wind.
Thanks the switch to Cargo Flights at Heathrow makes sense.
The lack of a of late night flight ban is really obvious - see more turning to line up with the runway at night than I do in the day - see plenty of DHL and UPS ones doing that, actually can't remember the last time I saw a passenger plan from here in West Bridgford!
DHL have a fairly major hub at EMA, while UPS have three flights that pass through on their way to the main hub in Cologne. Amazon also run I think 11 flights a day in and out of EMA, plus there is two FedEx flights to their hub in Liege. Royal Mail also have a hub at EMA with 11 or 12 aircraft a night. So it's a pretty major cargo point.
I don't know if this true, but Hulleys of Baslow have acquired Volvo B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini BX55 XNT.
Interesting considering 733 has goon to Kinchbus. Presumably the old rapid one volvos will be heading to the H1 as well
Kinch still need Volvo's so I think that the ex Rapid One Volvo's will go to them now.
Ok so kinchbus are getting some for spares? And then 7 for the H1 to replace the versas.
Do the Volvo's have a larger capacity? If they are then it could be something to do with yourbus going.
As far as I am aware, Kinch was going to get 732, 733, 734 and 735 to replace the Solars or Tempos. 732 and 734 have now gone to Langley Mill for H1, which had two frequency increases last year. The first one was before Yourbus ceased and an extra Versa was painted for it. The second came after Yourbus ceased, but no extra buses were painted, so the Volvo's are covering this. The Versas are not being replaced. If Kinch are still recieving 4 Volvos, then I imagine that 726 and 727 will be in Loughborough after all this blows over.
Clicking on the nines timetable the 9.1 returns and will run every 15 mins Monday to Saturday daytime with the 9.3 but no Sunday service still.More servic improvements on TB from Monday. Welcome back weekday services on the Allestree, Comet, Swift, 90 and 141
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It also looks like the nines are losing their weekday service but gaining a Sunday service instead.
Is it still assumed the case that the arrivals at Kinch will see off the Tempos?
With only 4-6 tempos left in the fleet I would assume so (4 at Kinch and 2 Driver Trainers?)
Either the Tempos or Kinch 9 Solars.
YJ07 PCF is now numbered 16 and repainted. Also purchased by Hulleys from RATP Londons Quality Line are Optare Solo M880s YJ11 EJA and YJ09 MHN numbered 4 and 10 respectively while they have also purchased former Blackpool Transport Optare Solo M950 YJ07 EJC with another due from that batch. Finally, BX55 XNT is now numbered 2.
Littles have another Enviro200, numbered B14 and registered KX59 GKV.
