Recent content by 34D

Was sold to/via Mike Daly, the dealer under the motorway in the Warrington-ish area. Current fate unknown

By this logic the few bits that Stagecoach operate into Edinburgh wouldn't be allowed; or would you ban Lothian and just keep the bits operated by the big groups? There are always going to be places where more than one network interfaces with another. It's like saying that Hull Trains...

City Transport were advertising something like £18 per hour not long ago (or it might've been 16).

No reason (even on a WYCA contract) why times can't be adjusted. They simply need to approach their contact person with the issue and they will be given consent to a short notice variation; WYCA might even cover the fee. WYCA - West Yorkshire Combined Authority

Isn't it both Slatyford and Carlisle who do it?

To be clear, that was illegal and the operators involved are lucky that there appears to have been minimal repercussion.

Let us not forget that there are strict rules around covering staff who are striking (essentially that new staff can't be taken on) What sort of double deckers are you both referring to? It was not clear at all that you meant 'charge' rather than 'fine' or 'penalty' so forgive me if you both...

You're both wrong; the daily charge for big vehicles is £50. The fine (ie penalty for failure to pay) is £120 plus the charge. Tyneside is a charging zone not a banning zone so there would be no negative impact (even if the CAZ were administered by Nexus it is hard to see a reputational damage...

Further new Yorkshire area operators are Viscount Travel 2 discs (who are/were covering some Yorkshire Buses services as well as a prebook thing on Scarborough seafront) and DM Motor Services 9 discs (who previously hired vehicles to A&A Travel). Mr Kilvington is Transport manager for DM Motor...

How what plays out? Websites of the operators you ask about are https://www.citytransportgroup.com/ and https://www.yorkshirebuses.co.uk/ and also https://www.letherstravel.com/ Don't think any come across as amateur?

Various bits of the ECML were engineered for 140mph back 35 years ago. The fact that the diesel speed record happened here and was safe probably suggests to me that this was safe. Time to stop this silly obsession with 125 and consider properly how and where faster limits can be deployed...

Have all four of these now been done, please?

Yes both under power, and this arrangement is rumoured to be being repeated to test the new OHLE north of Bedford.

Is an end date known, please?

Would also be interested to know. Some were repaired from both sets though, I believe? Someone will be able to clarify.