West Yorkshire Combined Authority provide financial support for the operation of the X98/X99.
Well yes, but since that announcement they've put another bus into Procters branding. Of course, the move from Dales & District branding to Procters branding has gone far from well. Currently on the 82/83/84, its a North Riding service, but will be operated by a bus with Procters, York Locals, East Yorkshire and occasionally North Riding branding.
Your guess is as good as mine
If you mean the Optare Olympus fleet, some of them were relicensed at the end of August, likely due to an increased vehicle requirement.
EY Enthusiasts reports that as of 27th August, the following buses have been relicensed:
20348 (Volvo B7RLE Wright Eclipse Urban)
20698 (Volvo B7TL Wright Eclipse Gemini)
20995 (ADL Enviro400 Optare Olympus)
20996 (ADL Enviro400 Optare Olympus)
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East Yorkshire Buses fleet news... Reported that effective from 27th August the following vehicles have been re-licenced. (20)348 (20)698 (20)995 (20)996 Pictured is (20)348 previously courtesy of...www.facebook.com
Volvo B9R Caetano Levante 20085 has been withdrawn.
Maybe they need them for school work, when they go back.
The ex hybrids 20901-10
or a Scarborough 7s as per today
24024 is likely having work done or has had work done.
No idea, sorry.
Scarborough Locals buses have also been regulars in the past.
My friend who works there says the blinds were updated before the service started. Driver must have picked the wrong one when you rode last time.
I've used the extension 3 times and only once the bus had the correct destination blind. Its also been noticed by DalesBus volunteers that destination blinds weren't correctly showing Fountains Abbey and timetable posters weren't updated either (including in Ripon Bus Station). This is all across nearly 7 weeks of the service running.
Down to the driver then, I'm afraid.
It was the same few drivers everytime I used it as well. Its all irrelevant now given that the service returns to York-Ripon on Monday. Had the destination blinds been showing Fountains Abbey and timetable posters at bus stops updated, the service might have been more well used to Fountains Abbey. The general observation was that it was carrying fresh air apart from a few journeys.
Information about the Fountains Abbey extension could be found on the DalesBus website, EY website, National Trust - Fountains Abbey website and the timetable poster at the bus stop by Fountains Abbey visitor centre. Timetables were also updated in York at bus stops and the next bus indicators where applicable. Bus stops along the rest of the route had Information about £1 entry for kids to Fountains Abbey, but no actual timetable for how to get there.
The X81 does quite well as an extra seasonal bus, especially as this is its first year, but seems to have been more well promoted with printed timetables and promotion on social media by EY. I can't seem to find anything about it on the Castle Howard website however.
Interestingly, the 200 hasn't even had a press release of feature on the EY news section whereas the other seasonal services, including the Spurn Point route, have. I still say the 200 runs too infrequently, 3 journeys on a Saturday and 2 on a Sunday compared to 4 both days on to/from Spurn. The Sunday 200 requires you to stay in Thixendale for 4 hours which is a heck of a lot of time to fill. Plus, don't even get me started on the complete failure to even run the service on the May bank holiday Monday.
Also the 1440 From Ripon did not run as it started at Pateley Bridge to get to Grassington. Pity they did not react quicker to get Procters to fill in. The Abbey would have been serviced after 4 by Transdev Keighley 820 and Transdev York 821 for anyone not wanting to wait for 822 to eventually arrive
Not the first time 21027 has been called out to help EY in a pinch - it came out last year after a Moorsbus breakdown
Think you mean 825 not 821 for anyone waiting to go to York from Fountains Abbey. Anyone in Pateley Bridge with enough notice could've got the 24 to Harrogate and then got the 825 to York or a train.
From what I've heard, connections in Pocklington onto the 200 from York are poor this year. Especially on Saturdays, which seems to require getting the 08:40 X46 from York Station giving you 35 minutes in Pocklington to catch the 10:10 200. Not great for trying to get people to connect to/from York.
I believe something to do with coolant based off comments on a now deleted Facebook post by DalesBus. Last time there was a breakdown on DalesBus, it was 20812 in May by Fell Beck and no replacement bus was sent. People had to wait for an engineer to fix 20812 so they could get home.
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Yes its actually with Procters and has gained a private reg - USU 365.
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No wonder they can't get rid of 698 and 705.Yes its actually with Procters and has gained a private reg - USU 365.
(Not my photo, credit to original photographer)You look a bit lost
Something that will surprise many is Procters latest arrival, coming in the shape of B9TL Gemini (20)743, originally YX08 FXE, but now carrying private plate USU 365. Here it is at the Buck Inn in Northallerton, on its first day in service with Procters, waiting to start the 13:05 73 to Bedale.
Possibly 746 as that has been VOR for a while. 745 is up in Scarborough
My mistake it was 746