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(20)955 is out on its first X46 run , bustimes edited by a fellow user got declined so if anyone could snap it that'll be fab, enters hull at 2PM.
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EYFanatic
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96 came out on the M1/M3 yesterday as 97 was required for other duties - was agreed by one and all to be nicer then 97 in terms of seating as the hard fabric seats have sometimes got strange lumps under them whereas 96 has leather seats though it had no power sockets
Also happened to have 71 people on so the service is well used/busy
Also happened to have 71 people on so the service is well used/busy
YorkRailFan
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That's good to hear. I was concerned that the frequent breakdowns last year would put people off this year but evidently not. It seems to have been going well (so far) although the same can't be said for the Compass services.
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EYFanatic
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I think the sudden up tick is people on annual leave which happened about the same time last year and also more kids - quite a few on this week though not paying of course
As an aside, I know this is for EYMS, but can I welcome York Pullman to the Moorsbus Breakdown Club after their M6 had issues that required the bus being replaced and a round trip cancelled. As soon as the M1/M3 driver got off the bus for their break, the YP guy said "Hey... I've joined your lot!" to which our driver and several veterans had a wry laugh
YorkRailFan
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The flexibility of the service running on every day of the weekend probably also helps the increase of passenger numbers.
As for Compass, buses regularly breakdown, destination blinds only read "Moorsbus" not the route number or destination, buses leave timing points up to 20 minutes early sometimes (like yesterday, the 11:09 M4 from Sutton Bank left at 10:55, or another time the M3 from Guisborough to Stockton left 20 minutes early). To make matters worse, drivers aren't confident in using the ticket machine, which explains lapses in tracking and people being issued the wrong tickets. Tracking shows a coach on the M5, obviously its not actually a coach but its ridiculous.
darloscott
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That’s what happens when you shove coach drivers on service work
YorkRailFan
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It would've been better had Arriva also operated the Saturday service as well as the Sunday service. Compass sent a bus over the Moors on Good Friday, when Moorsbus runs to a Sunday timetable yet Compass only runs on the Saturday timetable. Its a mess. I appreciate the enhanced Saturday offering but I think an operator that is more experienced on service work would've provided a much better service.
EYFanatic
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Are they using the same blinds as the rest of the GA group? Surprised if they can only manage to get M0 as an option
In other news, very healthy figures today - nearly 60 people. The Visit Hull and East Riding facebook page has put out a video promoting the service, but the small issue is that its last year's video as it shows an East Rider and not 97 (or 96 I suppose)
YorkRailFan
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They should be using the same blinds as the rest of EY. I suppose that destination blinds haven't had the M3 to Guisborough, M4, M5 or M8 programmed which is poor from EY. The services started in April, it's now August, EY really should've gotten on top of this.
They still haven't got timetables on their website for the 30 & 61/61A that started 2 weeks ago!
Wrong
www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk
61 - St James Hospital - South Leeds Stadium
Timetable for 61 - St James Hospital - South Leeds Stadium
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YorkRailFan
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Well it only took them 2 weeks after the services launched! I'd expect better from Go Ahead group! Hardly something to glorify!Wroooooooooong!
61 - St James Hospital - South Leeds Stadium
Timetable for 61 - St James Hospital - South Leeds Stadium
Have been up long before lauch I used them to ride around on launch day!
sbrignall72
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Yesterday morning in Hull interchange where the coaches go from.wss a Compass Temsa I got AJ73 but nothing else. Anyone know which one it could have been. Was between 915 and 925.
YorkRailFan
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The timetables were only up on Metro's website before launch. EY has only just put them on their website In the last few days.
No no no.. I used the EY website on the first Monday. Fact.
YorkRailFan
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They're not on the Go Ahead West Yorkshire section of EY's website...
They're also not in the general timetables page, you have to search on their website so are by no means easy to find.
I just typed in the search box on the timetables page came up.
YorkRailFan
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That's the only way they come up. They're not on the General timetables page when you scroll through all of the services and They're not listed under Go Ahead West Yorkshire section. Not easy to find by any means.
So children in a handful of areas.
I suspect (as it's usually the case) that a large proportion of offences are committed by a tiny fraction of that group.
Dont know I always use the search box always worked for me.
YorkRailFan
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Its not great if you're searching Go Ahead West Yorkshire on Google, as it will link to the section on EY's website without the timetables for the 30 & 61/61A. Instead, links to the timetables on Metro's website come up, which most people will use anyway.
Oh right, like I say did what works for me and was 100 spot on.
Certainly some of the buses have destinations programmed in for Moorsbus, certainly B7RLE KJZ 13 does, also seen a pic of one of the 'East Yorkshire Buses' Evolutions at Castle Howard showing the M8 destinations, also the 73 between Northallerton and Bedale is programmed on at least one Evolution, so all (or most) local routes should be in the list too - can't imagine all the swapping and changing round of vehicles between divisions helps either, just looks a mess at times.
YorkRailFan
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I believe all vehicles within the EY Group have destination blinds programmed for all routes. I was on an Evolution on the M4 that displayed "Moorsbus" and was once on an E200 on the M4 that didn't even have a destination blind turned on!
Everytime someone got on it, they had to ask "Oh, is this the bus to X?" because not even the route number was displayed.
Yes, but what's the point in having a dedicated West Yorkshire section of the website if it only has *some* of the timetables?
The average person using these buses on a regular basis will search for Go Ahead West Yorkshire, find the dedicated section of EY's website and then not be able to find the the timetables because they're not listed under Go Ahead West Yorkshire. Its little things like this that make a big difference for people travelling.
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EYFanatic
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Is that just for bus routes?
Could somebody, for example, get on 705 and attempt to put 561 on the front?
YorkRailFan
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Yes, just for bus routes. That's why coaches often have a slip of paper in the window on the Tesco 900 contract, they aren't all programmed for coaching.
But someone in Northallerton could put the X46 on an E200 theoretically. I've seen pictures of a Go Ahead West Yorkshire bus with a destination blind for the 856 or also for the 504. It has been an issue with the Metrocities though, as sometimes they've been seen running around West Yorkshire in service with "East Yorkshire" on the destination blind instead of the service number.
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East Yorkshire Buses fleet news... Former Brighton and Hove (fleet number 450), Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B5LH, 20834 (BF62 UXR) seen in the Anlaby Road paintshop, courtesy of Alex Shaw.
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EY Enthusiasts reports that former Brighton & Hove B5LH 20834 is now in the paintshop
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East Yorkshire Buses fleet news... Former Brighton and Hove (fleet number 450), Wrightbus Eclipse Gemini 2 bodied Volvo B5LH, 20834 (BF62 UXR) seen in the Anlaby Road paintshop, courtesy of Alex Shaw.
YorkRailFan
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Clearly hasn't been a priority for them. They've had the electrics, former GNE Hybrids, new E400 MMCs for the X46, Evoras for X98/X99, etc to get into service.
If drivers could be relied on to wind a roller blind to show the right route number etc then I would have thought digital displays ought to be able to be overridden to allow the driver to set the display to shoe say M4 Service (as allowing the driver free text could be asking for trouble). Take as step further and if someone arranged a method for linking the ticket machine to the display preprogramming displays would not be less necessary as they would be driven by the ticket machine.
YorkRailFan
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Someone had taken the time to programme the Moorsbus logo into the system but not the actual route number and destination. Even putting a paper slip in the front window would be better than just displaying Moorsbus.