Wellglade Group

[Hyebone]

Enviro 200MMC 277 at Sutton is a warranty loan vehicle.

In lieu of 192?

 

[Trainman40083]

In lieu of 192?

Out today, tracking as 177. On Nines

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Here we have warranty cover Enviro 200MMC 277 (YX23 OTA) helping out on The Nines.... Tracking as 177. My picture of the bus attached.

 

[Andyh82]

I travelled on 6 Trent Barton buses last Saturday, including a journey on the Red Arrow, paying by contactless each time. How much should I have been charged for all that in total?

It’s not entirely clear on the website, and due to being from outside the area I didn’t have a Mango

 

[tram21]

I travelled on 6 Trent Barton buses last Saturday, including a journey on the Red Arrow, paying by contactless each time. How much should I have been charged for all that in total?

It’s not entirely clear on the website, and due to being from outside the area I didn’t have a Mango

£8, as long as you didn't go on any Kinchbus routes (Skylink Derby and routes in Loughborough)

 

[joieman]

£8, as long as you didn't go on any Kinchbus routes (Skylink Derby and routes in Loughborough)

Why not the Kinchbus routes?

 

[Trainman40083]

Why not the Kinchbus routes?

Then it becomes like a Zigzag plus at around £11

 

[joieman]

Then it becomes like a Zigzag plus at around £11

OP said he used contactless.

 

[Trainman40083]

OP said he used contactless.

Yes, which on Trentbarton would max at, at around £8, or £11 ISH if he used Kinchbus certain routes...

 

[AdamSergent]

They did bid for hydrogen buses in the ZEBRA 2 scheme, but it got turned down.
Perhaps it's for the better, with Britain's notoriously underdeveloped hydrogen infrastructure that has left hydrogen buses elsewhere such as Birmingham and Liverpool running on empty.

Changing the colour of the Skylink would be perfectly feasible, especially if it came as the result of the procurement of a new Skylink fleet.
Interestingly, Arriva briefly ran a Skylink service of their own between Leicester and the airport via Western Parks, Field Head and the M1(whyever it went that way!), coloured green. One of the buses was the only known rigid right-hand-drive Hispano Habit in the UK.
But I thought that the green colour scheme was reserved for zero-emission buses anyway. And as I said before, I don't think painting all the buses the same shade of green benefits passengers from outside Leicester, as people would have trouble telling different operators' buses

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Considering its called ‘Skylink Derby’ (without a Leicester reference in its branding), it could get away with not being green.

 

[YX73OUB]

They have already found one which will probably cause more disruption than the current one in Hucknall.

The mini roundabout, at Moor Bridge between Hucknall and Bulwell, is due to be replaced by traffic lights. Also new bus lanes are to be installed in the area. It was announced a few months ago that this work was to begin before Christmas unless anyone has heard different recently. This could cause major delays on the Trent Barton Threes route between Hucknall and Nottingham.

Regarding Moor Bridge the project is on hold at the moment.

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Added 742 & 745. I kind of like how 703 is going round Hucknall still fully branded!

Changed 826 to 828.

Vinyls on 703 to be changed to sorry about my appearance soon

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Added 742 & 745. I kind of like how 703 is going round Hucknall still fully branded!

Changed 826 to 828.

Vinyls on 703 to be changed to sorry about my appearance soon

 

[m79900]

Vinyls on 703 to be changed to sorry about my appearance soon

Why do they bother? There's no need to be apologetic, the Volvos are nice buses. Has a passenger ever taken notice of these? I doubt it.

 

[psmith2023]

Bet it's saying as a Sutton spare for a nine or a 3

 

[liamf656]

Why do they bother? There's no need to be apologetic, the Volvos are nice buses. Has a passenger ever taken notice of these? I doubt it.

I've seen quite a few other buses recently that could do with these vinyls!!

 

[Robertj21a]

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Considering its called ‘Skylink Derby’ (without a Leicester reference in its branding), it could get away with not being green.

Skylink, like Stagecoach 148/X7 and Rotala 125 etc aren't required to be Leicester green afaik.

 

[liamf656]

A Trentbarton bus has gone up in flames this morning in Ilkeston. My15 branded 804

 

[TR673]

A Trentbarton bus has gone up in flames this morning in Ilkeston. My15 branded 804

That's unfortunate. I assume it's a fully bunt out write-off?

Another fire Wellglade could've done without at this stage. It can't be good for their publicity when their buses incinerate themselves every month or two.
Has there been any intervention from the DVSA re all the bus fires this year?

 

[liamf656]

That's unfortunate. I assume it's a fully bunt out write-off?

The rear end is mostly damaged but due to the age of the bus I won't expect it to be repaired. Good thing there are spare Versas!

 

[YX73OUB]

Why do they bother? There's no need to be apologetic, the Volvos are nice buses. Has a passenger ever taken notice of these? I doubt it.

Because it's in the complete wrong branding for the routes Sutton operates and it allows it be be used across the board - such as on 90 where it's better suited and needed.

 

[Andyh82]

Why do they bother? There's no need to be apologetic, the Volvos are nice buses. Has a passenger ever taken notice of these? I doubt it.

If they didn’t you’d have enthusiasts on internet forums complaining about the wrong allocation and suggesting it’s because Trent Barton are going down hill, and having loads of over the top drama about it

By apologising it’s clear it is a known wrong allocation and only temporary

 

[Trainman40083]

The rear end is mostly damaged but due to the age of the bus I won't expect it to be repaired. Good thing there are spare Versas!

Ah yes, soon there will be 828...

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That's unfortunate. I assume it's a fully bunt out write-off?

Another fire Wellglade could've done without at this stage. It can't be good for their publicity when their buses incinerate themselves every month or two.
Has there been any intervention from the DVSA re all the bus fires this year?

Sixes Versa 836 might be a write off, too

 

[AdamSergent]

Skylink, like Stagecoach 148/X7 and Rotala 125 etc aren't required to be Leicester green afaik.

Their all diesel routes at present

 

[joieman]

Their all diesel routes at present

The Yutongs for the 148 are apparently being delivered in the Local livery.

 

[AdamSergent]

The Yutongs for the 148 are apparently being delivered in the Local livery.

From what ive heard they are just for local routes in Nuneaton.

 

[derbybusdepot]

If they didn’t you’d have enthusiasts on internet forums complaining about the wrong allocation and suggesting it’s because Trent Barton are going down hill, and having loads of over the top drama about it

By apologising it’s clear it is a known wrong allocation and only temporary

They should just put a mango vinyl on the front, everyone would know what it was then. The mango buses are often in hodge podge liveries anyway.

Never understood the company policy of not running
service even when they have a bus available - because it's the wrong colour. So what if people post about it on internet forums, at least haven't left passengers at bus stops and generated unnecessary complaints.

 

[aswilliamsuk]

From what ive heard they are just for local routes in Nuneaton.

There will be two batches for Nuneaton. The first batch is for routes into Coventry (so 56, 86, 148) for the Electric Bus City requirements (along with deckers for the X17, X18 and Unibus), the buses for local services in Nuneaton (5, 9, 10, 48A), Leamington (1, 67 group) and Rugby (4) are funded from ZEBRA2 and will come later.

(confirmation from Warks CC minutes: https://democracy.warwickshire.gov....fundamental,UK meet its decarbonisation goals.)

 

[Trainman40083]

We need to keep this post on subject, as there is drift away from the title.

 

[Andyh82]

Do Kinchbus have paper timetables and if so, is there anywhere in Loughborough where they would be stocked?

 

[tram21]

Do Kinchbus have paper timetables and if so, is there anywhere in Loughborough where they would be stocked?

Afaik they do, but it's in one big booklet for all services, except the Skylink Derby which is separate. They can often be found onboard the local buses, I'm not sure where else they are stocked though!

 

[busspotter1]

Do

A Trentbarton bus has gone up in flames this morning in Ilkeston. My15 branded 804

Do you know the cause of these fires recently?
I know that drivers are often told to ignore warning signs on buses and carry on driving until they fully break down - something similar/?

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They should just put a mango vinyl on the front, everyone would know what it was then. The mango buses are often in hodge podge liveries anyway.

Never understood the company policy of not running
service even when they have a bus available - because it's the wrong colour. So what if people post about it on internet forums, at least haven't left passengers at bus stops and generated unnecessary complaints.

Is that their policy? I've seen X38 branded buses running Red Arrow services recently.

 

[bringiton]

Is that their policy? I've seen X38 branded buses running Red Arrow services recently.

X38 has extra spare vehicles while derby are quite short of vehicles currently, so im assuming they'd rather put the spare x38 out on an incorrect route than cancel the run