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WibbleWobble said:
Yes, as well as Senior TC for the entirety of Great Britain.
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WibbleWobble said:
Yes, as well as Senior TC for the entirety of Great Brita
Mugby said:
Interesting to see that the operator (South Derbyshire) was represented at the hearing by Mrs Beverley Bell of Beverley Bell Consulting Limited.
Wasn't she the Traffic Commissioner for the North West Traffic Area a few years ago?
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Interesting decision- every PMI will include a roller brake test, and alternate ones will be carried out laden! Can’t see many passengers volunteering for that
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I was in Burton yesterday (Wed) and saw the South Derbyshire bus operating Service 1, carrying quite reasonable loads in the early afternoon.
The bus had legal lettering giving an address in Foston.
 
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Mugby said:
I was in Burton yesterday (Wed) and saw the South Derbyshire bus operating Service 1, carrying quite reasonable loads in the early afternoon.
The bus had legal lettering giving an address in Foston.
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Foston is where their yard is. They used to reside in the yard up in Stapenhill but now that is occupied by Buslink.

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Yes, as well as Senior TC for the entirety of Great Britain.
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That may have saved them from more severe punishment. Although its not exactly ideal all 3 of Tutbury's bus companies serving have had dealings with the TC. (Although Diamond is more for their business in the West Midlands opco)
 
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Dwarfer1979 said:
Apparently the suspension was delayed by a week as one of the schools they serve haven't broken up yet so I assume it will run from 23:45 on 25th July to 23:45 on 15th August. There is a suggestion a temporary operator has been arranged for the service work during the period of suspension.
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A vehicle on the 1 was tracking today but nothing showing for the other routes into Tamworth.
 
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I didn't think so either!
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their E300 just passed my window. although I've been told by a local councilior to not report them, so that's up to others. I raised concerns and got shut down.

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Mkinson31422 said:
South Derbyshire Coaches is under someone public servers license not Mike James.
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ah right, one way to keep things going.

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So update South Derbyshire are now Evolve,

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Welcome to our new brand and identity. In today's world we are always evolving, and decided we should let you all know this with a strong new brand and identity.

We have updated all of our contact details, to go with the new name is a new telephone number and email address, and our new website will be live in the next couple of days.

We look forward to being of service to you for all of your bus and coach hire needs.

The Evolve team.
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*Image screenshotting their new name and blue logo*
 

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Travelmonkey said:
their E300 just passed my window. although I've been told by a local councilior to not report them, so that's up to others. I raised concerns and got shut down.

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ah right, one way to keep things going.

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So update South Derbyshire are now Evolve,

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www.facebook.com www.facebook.com
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The only question is will they still be operating services 1 & 84?
 
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YX73OUB said:
Which is all well and good until the A50 does A50 things!
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Same can be said for the X38 and X12 when the A38 falls over, although the former is getting a reduction from the arriva side to every 30 mins and no Sundays interworking with one of the Derby local routes.
 
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Travelmonkey said:
Is it even PVSAR compliant?
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I assume you refer to the picture of the Merc, in which case probably in some form as they were normally fitted with wheelchair lifts (this was from new so assume it still does) & it has destination blinds. Additionally reports are it is only 16 seats so is technically exempt from full PSVAR requirements so it doesn't have to be in practice but the important bits generally are wheelchair accessibility (which it should still have) and destination blinds (which it appears to have even if not properly being used).
 
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Travelmonkey said:
Just been told the E200 is gone. Seems they're temporary working as a subcontractor of Warrington Coaches Ashbourne.
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That’s odd I’ve heard the E200 is being painted

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Service 84 is ending on the 31st of August.
 
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