Recent content by AWK

No, there won't. They will be one less train per hour between Halifax and Bradford. The proposal removes the Halifax - Bradford - Leeds leg of the Halifax - Hull service, but extends the (usual, not running during the current works) Huddersfield - Halifax - Bradford service on to Leeds. So...

Any plans for Northern to finally reinstate the services they withdrew in South Yorkshire during Covid? - the 2nd hourly Doncaster - Sheffield stopper, the hourly Sheffield - Gainsborough Central stopper (thus allowing the Leeds - Lincoln to return to being a 'semi-fast') and restoring Doncaster...

Two separate things. To satisfy the TC you are of good financial standing means you have to demonstrate you have money in the bank to the tune of £8,000 for your first vehicle and £4,500 for every additional vehicle. If you can evidence that, generally speaking you meet the TC requirement. But...

The business was sold as a financially viable, going concern when the Eades Family sold it due to age/wanting to step back. Alf of course was a driver at Hulley's. I strongly suspect money was borrowed to facilitate that purchase. 100%. Was the industry brilliantly supported during covid? No...

Out of interest, what method do the single line sections of the Penistone Line between Barnsley and Huddersfield use please?

Not a great place to fail, but at least it'll be cool in the tunnel! I see it is limping back towards Dore at present, presumably heading straight to Nottingham Eastcroft

1R74, the 12:56 Norwich to Liverpool EMR service has been stood between Dore and Grindleford - reportedly within the long Totley Tunnel - for around 40 mins. EMR website reporting a fault on this unit. Currently services from Sheffield towards Manchester are being held at Sheffield and 2...

I'm told the Public Inquiry reconveines (in the same location as before) on the afternoon of 10th June.

How could they? Hospital shorts are essentially a 25 min round trip on a 30 min frequency. No real scope for interworking with that. 84 is on a 75 min frequency as the operator who submitted the winning tender offered that frequency as that is what they feel is achievable within the funding...

At present yes, I see the first inbound working arrives in Sheffield 4 minutes after the first outbound working departs - presume Hulleys used to work those trips on to/off of 257s. Over time I'm sure High Peak will make changes to the timetable to make the vehicle and driver duties as...

Makes sense, High Peak's depot is much closer to Castleton (approx 7 miles) than it is to Baslow (for the 170). Hopefully in time they will reinstate the 1736 ex Sheffield journey that Hulleys withdrew to get the bus back to the right end of the route for the depot.

For goodness sake, give them chance! They've picked up a contract at 48hrs notice. They've been able to deploy double the resources (4 buses not 2, 4 drivers not 2) which will have seen their costs for running the service pretty much double too. They'll need a few days/weeks to get suitable...

I was responding to the statement of "If he is granted a licence" And what is he going to operate? He's former contracts have gone to other operators. and most of his commercial mileage is being picked up by others too. Is there really 20 buses worth of new commercial mileage in that area...

That's the big IF. There's also the matter of the Hulley's licence. I presume an attempt will be made to surrender it, as is the norm when the owning company fails. As there is an ongoing (adjourned) Public Inquiry in to both the Hulley's licence and their Transport Manager's standing, I...

Whilst I agree with the latter, and indeed there is logic there, DVLA records show no new V5C (Vehicle logbook) has been issued for some of the Hulleys fleet since they were first purchased by Hulleys, many predate the current Owner (Mr Croft) and certainly not since the Holy Union between...