Skills Motor Coaches (Nottingham)

[MEC]

Possibly hanover as they seem to be the popular choice for NSA screens.

They are Impossible to read when sat on the left hand side as both screens face each other in the wheelchair bay at the exact same height.

 

[SSmith2009]

They are Impossible to read when sat on the left hand side as both screens face each other in the wheelchair bay at the exact same height.

Exact same with arriva midlands and their 74/25 plate electroliners (when the screens work) it would be better placed to have them back to back.

 

[joieman]

Exact same with arriva midlands and their 74/25 plate electroliners (when the screens work) it would be better placed to have them back to back.

Or move the rear-facing one to the staircase bulkhead.

 

[JJM22]

Was curious if anyone else heard about this?
Edit: Does look like skills are taking over from this new company I found companies house
New company on companies house

Now been confirmed, seen in Route One magazine, linked here. With a quote from the article below:

Skills Motor Coaches has completed acquisition of what it says are key assets of the REL Redwing operation in London from REL Capital. A new company called Redwing Coaches of London has been formed to capture that purchase. It will operate as part of the Skills Group using the established Redwing identity.

Certainly an interesting expansion for the Skills Group.

 

[MEC]

Bit of a strange question but has anyone else noticed the pretty much silence from skills over the medilink.No service update ever posted on their website,no Facebook service updates.Nothing posted for Christmas service times.When other operators are still tracking on the boards the medilink just isn't(appreciate that could be a council issue).Also not included in the new ride app.Seems as if they are trying to push it out of the public eye.

 

[markymark2000]

Bit of a strange question but has anyone else noticed the pretty much silence from skills over the medilink.No service update ever posted on their website,no Facebook service updates.Nothing posted for Christmas service times.When other operators are still tracking on the boards the medilink just isn't(appreciate that could be a council issue).Also not included in the new ride app.Seems as if they are trying to push it out of the public eye.

I had really high hopes with Skills taking over Medilink. A really strong, reputable, high quality, local operator. Or so I thought until they started on Medilink. Timetables are a right mess as they haven't set them as outbound/inbound splitting at City Hospital like CT4N did, tracking is all over the place because of this too so you can't always work out how on time the bus, their BODS data was shocking and they didn't release data until a few days prior to starting (should be on BODS 42 days ahead), they don't answer emails. As you say, no updates on their website or socials.

In some ways they are certainly worse than CT4N. The only benefit I can see with Skills is that there seems to be less cancellations (or are they just not being reported?). The gist that I am getting is that Skills are one of many coach operators who can run the coach side really well and professionally, but then they take on local bus work for pocket money, and they just can't properly handle that kind of work, and tend to the needs of bus passengers (which are somewhat different to that of the people they deal with on the coach side).

 

[BULLSAREMAGIC]

I had really high hopes with Skills taking over Medilink. A really strong, reputable, high quality, local operator. Or so I thought until they started on Medilink. Timetables are a right mess as they haven't set them as outbound/inbound splitting at City Hospital like CT4N did, tracking is all over the place because of this too so you can't always work out how on time the bus, their BODS data was shocking and they didn't release data until a few days prior to starting (should be on BODS 42 days ahead), they don't answer emails. As you say, no updates on their website or socials.

In some ways they are certainly worse than CT4N. The only benefit I can see with Skills is that there seems to be less cancellations (or are they just not being reported?). The gist that I am

As a regular user of medilink over the last few years I personally have found the Skills service more reliable bearing in mind operating any service along Nottinghams ring road is a nightmare. The restored through service from Queens Drive appears to be appreciated by fellow regular passengers. Many of the regular drivers are the drivers who transferred from CT4N and are polite and professional and the new reliable vehicles cope well with the peak load requierements. As for communiscations I have found telephoning Skills produces the required results