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The difference being after the 7 years Blackburn's B7s went on to have a useful life elsewhere. And regardless of where the money came from I'd say it's been an expensive mistake. That money would have been much better used buying more traditional powered vehicles that would still be earning...

The Volvo Electrics were pretty much new technology at the time and their longevity was questioned by myself and others with Alex Hornby who was making a big fuss about how good they were for the environment. Unless they're upgraded at great expense I can't see them having much of a service...

The full update from Paul...

There's a road closure in Nelson meaning buses have to run a diversion route under a low bridge, it's possible that the E200s are substituting deckers.

As per the update from Paul Turner, Transdev's Commercial Director... I'm guessing 292 was the Versa originally delivered for the 464 that was transferred to operate Flyer services, therefore one of the newer ones?

Thanks, I was going to ask if people could back up any claims to avoid things potentially being labelled as slander Very possibly, and also very likely too. I recall they also ran buses with 'Blackburn Transport Ltd' branding, alongside buses on services from Blackburn Transport. I did also...

Are there still any 'cowboy operators' still out there? Looking back to the 90s and early 2000s there seemed to be a bus operator in nearly every town that didn't appear to do things by the book. Vehicles looked shabby, probably not maintained very well and services would rarely run to time if...

Quite a sad read, from the Derbyshire Times. 'Former Hulleys of Baslow director who suffered stroke and heart attack speaks out after Derbyshire bus operator goes bust' Full article quoted below to avoid you having to wade though countless pop ups and invasive advertising...

Those changes to the 1 Stoops service are very sensible. A small minority of people who currently have a bus stop at the end of their front gardens would have to walk a minute or two to the bus stop, but the service is then easily accessible by a lot more potential passengers, and that's...

I believe Connexions were willing to take it on when First gave it up too.

They had one based at Malton for a while (2019 I think it was). I thought the same as you, that it'd be perfect for Coastliner routes, however it wasn't too popular with drivers and most of them were glad to see the back of it!

Very much so. It's due to be withdrawn on the 6th February when it's MOT expires as long as it doesn't fail beforehand, so unfortunately it's days are very much numbered now. Correct me if I'm wrong but I'm sure it was the last one delivered to Blazefield back in the day for the 152 Burnley -...

Ahh, apologies, I completely misread and as such misunderstood your original post!

For a good number of years up until just before Covid there was a free bus in Burnley from the town centre to the local Asda. Various operators ran it over the years but it was never advertised anywhere. Even staff at the store didn't know anything about it. Occasionally you'd see the bus making...

Unlikely they'll be moved as they're still in Reliance livery. If they are going to be moved at any point I'm guessing it'll be if and when they get repainted.

End of an era. I always admired Reliance and their way of doing things. Their smart, modern and well presented fleet always stood out amongst the rest.

Having a £2.50-£3 price range is likely to turn people away from the bus. It wasn't much more than the current maximum fare to get into town (in Burnley at least) before the £2 cap was introduced. You can get a taxi into town (or your final destination) for £4 so it was often more cost...

It more than likely won't, but Transdev publicly stating that the reason they're withdrawing the service is the behaviour of the pupils won't reflect very well on the school and hopefully force them to do something about it.

I'll admit to being slightly out of the loop with things recently, but was this an expected move, Reliance downsizing and Transdev taking over or is it all a bit out of the blue? I wonder if the Reliance vehicles will move on to other Transdev depots once the route come up for re-tender and/or...

I believe you're right, 1063 was withdrawn. As for 1103 I can only assume it's one failure away from being withdrawn as the Streetlites are now ready for/already in service.