Recent content by cainebj

It is one of the methods used, I've worked for operators who are reimbursed under 3 different calculation methods from different local authorities. Some local authorities make a reimbursement offer for the year based on the previous year figures, split out as twelve equal payments across the...

One of Lillyhall's E200MMCs caught fire at Yottenfews Car Park (Sellafield Park & Ride) this morning. Vehicle ID doesn't appear to be publicly known. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2g96p3p5do A 'through the hedge' photo of the wreckage is available on the similar Cumbria Crack article...

Seems more poor allocation than getting rid of livery. As unreliable as bustimes.org can be, 3 of the Lakes liveried X4/X5 branded E400MMCs are tracking on 30/300 today, the other 4 not tracking. 1 of the branded Scania E400s is on X4/X5 with another 2 on 30/300. Both Lakes livery Scania E300s...

Stagecoach has announced the withdrawal of the Central Lakes Dayrider ticket from Monday 3rd November, instead directing customers to single tickets or the North West Explorer ticket. https://www.stagecoachbus.com/service-updates/serviceupdatesarticle?SituationId=ID-24/10/2025-14:24:20:970

Backhouse Jones (a very well known solicitors within the industry) run a free webinar every fortnight on a Friday lunchtime (BACK on Air), covering regulatory updates and various other things. If you register and attend the webinar live you get a certificate of attendance that you can keep on...

I'd have said it was operational suitability of the Yutongs rather than price, as it does state in the RouteOne article. The Yutongs have a battery capacity of 422kwh, compared to the BYD/E200s having a battery capacity of 348kwh, so the Yutongs are likely to cover more mileage between charging...

Photos of the prototype single decker in Ipswich are now appearing on Flickr (credit to the photographers). https://www.flickr.com/photos/dartspryte2018/50952169518/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/186424735@N03/50952044958/

It sounds like another of Go North East's Streetdecks for the X1.

There was this thread earlier in the year showing a few of the cancellations, but I seem to remember hearing about more. https://www.railforums.co.uk/threads/more-national-express-destinations-axed.201219/

I'm struggling to find it now, but there was a list of service cuts quietly announced in February time, due to cease at the end of March but COVID got there first. The service from Whitehaven to London via the Lake District, Lancaster and Preston was one of the services cut.

6069 was never actually in Coaster livery. It had vinyls for Big Days Out put onto the Angel base livery while it was still on the Angel 21 service, and they only ever painted the front end blue when it moved to Coaster. It was reported elsewhere that the Coaster is having a PVR decrease so it...

A photo of 12201 MX62 GTY in the new Magic Bus livery has been posted on Flickr. https://www.flickr.com/photos/78430754@N05/49992407746/

Not quite sure where you got that from? First Greater Manchester most certainly still exists, operating from their Oldham depot. All of the First livery buses operated by GNW and Diamond have their own names on printed vinyl over the First names to reduce/remove any of the confusion from...

The older systems at Lothian with a three track number blind are the now defunct Bright Tech. Newer ones are Mobitec. It's easier and nowadays cheaper to scrap off the roller blinds. The company I work for got a quote to have blinds printed for ex Lothian buses (Bright Tech system) and have the...

Welcome to the forum. The cross-border services into Carlisle used to be operated by Western, who previously had their own depot in Carlisle. They were transferred to Stagecoach Cumberland in the early 90s (I don't have a confirmed date at hand myself), after Carlisle passed from Ribble to...