Valid point... That all said, a while ago, even Derbyshire CC were showing two different dates for the end of the capped fares. One March , the other July 2027. Very soon all public transport will be under the control of the East Midlands Mayor.
It’s been planned to be painted for a while, not sure if plans have changed but last I heard it was going into ‘Buxton buzz’ alongside 545
Plan remains for it to go into Buxton Buzz livery, but no timescale set for that.
The passengers liked it, as it was on the 114. Nowadays it seems just a memory as other, and indeed newer buses have become the norm.
Well I guess you could add in that 319 working too.
Including a couple of Hulleys branded vehicles this week!
The Hulleys branded vehicles even make it onto the 114.
I read somewhere that the 272 was going to be worked from there too
That was only ever speculation - 271/2 remain Dove Holes services.
In which case, would it not make sense for High Peak to register a Buxton to Bradwell service, as Stagecoach have done with the 66, so they can claim fuel duty rebate on the dead workings?
Fuel duty rebate can be claimed on dead workings, there’s no requirement to run the vehicle in service in order to claim BSOG.
Is there another reason Stagecoach register the 66 then? From what I can gather it doesn't have regular passengers, just the odd person who wants some rare mileage. I can't see them running it unless there was some financial gain to be made over just running dead.
Tbh with it having a connection with old Hully's it's likely safer to seperate it from New Hully's that way high Peak can build a better repore for the new business than loose more passengers over which firm operates it
Is the 65 still a DCC contract? These days BSOG is only paid on commercial services (though the definition of commercial is a little broader than a literal reading) so if the 65 is tendered then there may be a case for registering a commercial dead run to be able to claim BSOG on those trips but as the 271/272 is commercial then there is less need.
You say that, but it could still be operated from Baslow as a High Peak service with no public-facing mention of Hulleys (other than the drivers uniform) in the same way that the 113 and 114 are. (Except for the occasions that a Hulleys liveried vehicle made it out on to the 114 last week!)
A couple of times recently, when I have caught the 114, it has been one of the previous High Peak drivers based at Dove Holes. Said Baslow was short of drivers, so Dove Holes was covering.
Thanks, that's the context I was missing. Yes, the 65 is DCC tendered.
That may be a short-term thing such as they hadn't managed to get all the new drivers trained on all the new routes fully yet but I have been told there is a waiting list for joining Baslow so it likely won't last long.
15 plate ex Blackpool Citaros, three of which will be branded for Transpeak and two will be Centebus livery
Short term, D&G Enviro 200s, 523 and 524 are on loan (tracking as 506 and 765). Enviro 200MMC 5212 has been debranded from Skyline livery and is set to work the 271/272 service from the Baslow depot
Why are they having 10 years old buses, rather than new ones ?
They could be a good buy, especially when the future for all bus companies isn't clear.
Presumably they are cheaper.
Their mileage is also fairly low for a 10 year old bus. All five are below the 500,000 mile mark at their last MOT.
And much better shape in terms of build quality. Blackpool would have looked after them, too. They will be popular with both drivers and customers.
They'll have been looked after by Blackpool Transport too, and the Mercedes build quality is light years ahead of anything Alexander Dennis made at that time.
