Leedsbusman
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Saturday service wasn’t it on Good Friday.
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YorkRailFan
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Transdev has announced changes & improvements in Keighley from 18 May:
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An update on Transdev's website (now deleted) mentioned that there was an issue with their timetable page for Good Friday, and instead to select Saturday as they were operating a Saturday timetable (with the exception of DalesBus 74.)
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Summary of changes:Transdev has announced changes & improvements in Keighley from 18 May:
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60, 60A 5-10 minutes extra on mny journeys, leaving Keighley 5 minutes earlier.
62 has minor changes to morning peak buses and Sunday evening buses will leave Ilkley at the same times as the rest of the week (currently mostly 3 minutes later). Most journeys all day have a couple of extra minutes and return a couple of minutes from Ilkley. Afternoon buses from Keighley stay at the same times past the hour as the rest of the day instead of running 5 minutes later.
64 most journeys from Skipton are given an extra 5 minutes.
66 - early journeys running up to 15 minutes earlier (so first journey 0530, not 0545) but then longer gaps so no extra trips. Afternoon peak journeys have alightly longer spacing with one fewer trip. An extra minute on off-peak journeys. Saturday late afternoon times minor changes. Sunday journeys have up to 2 minutes added to them.
67 - early journeys 5 minutes earlier, with many journeys having 1-5 minutes added all week.
72, K4 - just a few minutes difference to many journey times.
The B3 will add Sunday evening journeys from Keighley to Oxenhope and back at 1935 and 2135 (current last bus is 1705). These replace B2s to Oakworth, so the service to Haworth remains hourly (basically Sunday evenings will be the same as the rest of the week from 1835).
K12 - last journey Mon-Fri 5 minutes later.
K14, K15, just a few minutes here and there, K15 last journey 10 minutes later Mon-Fri.
northernchris
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The 60 and 67 don't inspire confidence, they have issues with early running which has been reported so it's disappointing Transdev's response is to insert more running time.
Leedsbusman
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Perhaps they have issues with late running too.
northernchris
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The 60 has a high cancellation rate, so if the timetable change addresses this that will be a positive. I don't have any confidence the early running will be addressed though.
kewal_7770
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Transdev (York and Country)582 ex Reliance 200MMC was out in Blue unmarked livery working on the full length 843 service on Sat afternoon. For a 19 plate vehicle it was a 'rattler'
Stan Drews
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That’s a feature built in to the majority of ADL buses!
Is that the one where the black bar at the front has been painted blue?
YorkRailFan
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Yes, it's also longer than 751-755.
Saw it in Easingwold on a 40 yesterday.
582 has 40 seats, 581 has 41 and 583 42. 751-755 have 30.
Its not just ADL vehicles that rattle you can hear Volvo 7900E 801 from a good distance rattling and clanging down the road. It failed again this afternoon, maybe someone needs to takle a spanner to it.
Its not just ADL vehicles that rattle you can hear Volvo 7900E 801 from a good distance rattling and clanging down the road. It failed again this afternoon, maybe someone needs to takle a spanner to it.
YorkRailFan
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Well the destination blinds for the 825 seem to have been uploaded, with 752 displaying them today. Transdev also have working displays for Moorsbus services, with them working fine on 751.
stevieinselby
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Good steps forwards ... although it's a shame that the tracking (on bustimes at least) wasn't working for Moorsbus today – although they weren't alone, Pullman had it running but not Transdev, East Yorkshire or Northstar.
They were updated the displays leading up to the second week of the summer 2025 Dalesbus season.
Northstar is now tracking on the M4 today, although no times to go with until the timetable likely appears on bustimes.
YorkRailFan
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2421 had a burst pipe and started leaking fluid so had to bail at Cray (near Buckden) and everyone had to load onto the 876 an hour later. Looks like 2774 has been sent as a replacement for the return journey but is currently 20+ minutes late. Can't complain, the view in Clay was stunning.
On the plus side, live tracking has appeared on Bustimes for M4 and M31.
bustimes.org
On the plus side, live tracking has appeared on Bustimes for M4 and M31.
Vehicles – M4 - Moorsbus – bustimes.org
dodecahedron67
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Oh dear! I was on the 875 this morning in York and was joking with the driver about how every other dales bus had broken down except him yet, and he said today was clearly his turn!
YorkRailFan
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He was joking with me in Cray that Arriva, First and East Yorkshire had all experienced breakdowns on DalesBus this year, and now it was Transdev's turn to join the club!
YorkRailFan
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74: https://bustimes.org/services/74-york-ilkley-grassington/vehicles
825: https://bustimes.org/services/825-york-knaresborough-harrogate-fountains-abbey-l/vehicles
875: https://bustimes.org/services/875-dalesbus-york-leeds-ilkley-grassington-hawes/vehicles
But to summarise, 2421 has been used for every 875 this year until it broke down yesterday, 2774 was sent as a replacement for the return journey, both are Gemini 2s. 582, 751, 752 and 755 (all are ADL 200MMCs) have all been used on the 825. The 74 usually uses the ex-Reliance Evoras (1901, 1902) and ADL 200MMCs (581, 582, 583.)
Unfortunately for York, 2774 is back at Flyer covering for 2423 once more. 1902 is the second ex-Reliance vehicle to now be repainted into York & Country Blue, although like 582, doesn't seem to have any branding vinyls applied yet.
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theblackwatch
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The X98 and X99 (Leeds-Wetherby) are being abandoned by Trandev at the end of August (source https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/the-harrogate-bus-company/news/an-update-for-x98-x99/ ). What this means for the pair of Citaro hybrids on order for this route I don't know - possibel redeployment elsewhere rather than joining the Harrogate fleet?
TheGrandWazoo
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They'll be someone who'll be pleased at this news
TBF, they've persevered with it longer than I thought. Hard route to operate away from a local base on the route.
YorkRailFan
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Well whoever takes over won't have long to operate it before the franchising bidding process begins! Unless they win that Tranche of course...
Harrogate would have no need for them, Idle will have enough which leaves Keighley is the only depot having EV charging (intended if not alreay existing). Alternatively maybe their is scope to cancel the order.
Leedsbusman
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Why would EV charging be needed?
MCRTransitYT
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Charge up the electric batteries for its hybrid system im guessing
Leedsbusman
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They are hybrids - energy for the hybrid system is generated by braking and stored in supercapacitors. There are no need for chargers and there are non at the Flyer depot.
https://www.mercedes-benz-bus.com/en_GB/models/citaro/citaro-hybrid.html
Scotrail88
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Is there any update on the hybrids appearing for flyer?
Press release had end of year 2024 for delivery so certainly fair bit behind
Press release had end of year 2024 for delivery so certainly fair bit behind
cnjb8
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I believe a few are at Blackburn being prepared for service