Other operators do exist! Across the country coach operators that have had their private hire and tours programmes decimated are being drafted in. Eg, in Greater Manchester Parks of Hamilton will be providing additional closed door school coaches to relieve the burden on public bus services.
There is a difference between school buses carrying adults and service buses carrying pupils. My examples fall into the latter category. These routes have never had two hour gaps in the past.
And there may be operators like Wheal Briton but in Cornwall, the options are more limited. I assume Parks are running from their Rochdale site. Sadly they don’t have a depot in Newquay.
Maybe you didn't intend your post to read the way I've taken it, but I most certainly was not framing the debate in those terms. The legal duty lies with the council and no one else.
It was a general point on the framing of the argument on a number of posts, not directed at you specifically
Yes, valid points.It was a general point on the framing of the argument on a number of posts, not directed at you specifically
Of the firms you mention, two are part of the TfC consortium so are doubtless helping the general cause of shorthandednessand Truronian is part of FK who are busy manning up and redeploying withdrawn fleet.
Yes, you may be correct. For me I just have a lack of confidence in anything the council does now given the mess they've made of TfC.
To be honest, in the majority of tourist areas in the West, it’s FK anyway.
I was told a couple of weeks ago by a usually reliable source that the 47 outstanding new buses were due very soon.
Still 20 plates or the new 70 plates?
If its true and delivery started yesterday I would suppose a few would be 20 plate then the rest will be 70 plates..
Possibly so, as an aside, Go North East has introduced the first 70 plate vehicle into service tonight.
Not really. Plenty of operators take delivery of buses a few days beforehand and wait to tax them after the changeover so they can have the latest reg.
Depends how bothered they are. First West of England's gas buses were a mix of 69 and 20 plates.
Yes, but the point I was making was that the delivery date doesn't necessarily determine the six month period on the number plate.
No probs - I think we're in violent agreement
I think it's been mentioned before, but quite interesting that the A17 is subsidised on Sundays, yet is operated by FK, even in the winter if I remember rightly.
The list looks to be based on what was awarded rather then the adjusted services following FK commercial registrations. For example for the M6 it lists early morning, evening and Sunday journeys, but none of these operate.
But the A17 does operate on Sundays - I used it last Sunday evening.
Not by TfC it doesn't. It's operated by First Kernow. The list is for services awarded to TfC prior to FK deciding to register some of these journeys commercially.
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