Social Travel

[the trainbasher]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned running the 360?

[Stuharris 6360]

Will be interesting if they go on the 11, wonder if they will run through Bearwood? :) :)

In my opinion the 11 is a no go. It's too long and requires lots of buses to compete

Brand new Euro 6 buses, wouldn't want to upset Sandwell Council would they!!

[j789]

I'm going to say Diamond Redditch on the 57 and 58. If you have enough buses to hand and the right timetable and run to it you could make a packet.

Just saying as I live in the town and read the Advertiser this week...... Let me say this people aren't happy with Diamond on the 57/58.

Not quite, the only way to win custom there (like the previous competition with First and Diamond) is to have stupidly cheap fares - it was £1 for a day ticket! The profit margin on that is minimal if even possible. It would be ironic though for Diamond to have competition after spending so many years running on other operator's routes!

[Kevin]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned running the 360?

Just to be different I'll go for the 360 in Cov, as unilikely as it is.

Check...

I actually hope for the 8. But shall wait and see.

[Stuharris 6360]

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned running the 360?

@the trainbasher  They did!!

Just to be different I'll go for the 360 in Cov, as unilikely as it is.

[the trainbasher]

@Kevin @Stuharris 6360 fair enough. I'll book my eye test now then

[Stuharris 6360]

If it is the 11, any company that takes it on would have to "flood" the route with enough buses to make a difference and to make it worthwhile for passengers to hang around to catch your bus. Also on a route like the 11, a lot of commuters will have NE bus passes, so you would have to provide a service that would make someone switch to an NBus.

Even when Diamond several years ago tried to compete on the 9 with NE, they struggled because they couldn't (or didn't want to) provide the same service frequency.

[Steveminor]

Since the 360 is a subsidised route you can cut that from the list. 8)

[Solo1]

Has the X reg now been painted into social
Livery and is it in service or when will
It be in service

[Matt.N0056]

I didn't realise the 72 was running via the Radlelys; assumed it went via Garrets Green. Unless the driver didn't know the route!

[Steveminor]

New driver took wrong turn

[Solo1]

r social travel still based over the road from sunny travel or have they moved

[Steveminor]

Still same location

[Stuharris 6360]

It's the 11C then!

[Tony]

It's the 11C then!

Yes! a bus company that only runs one way. A registration with no other possible purpose that to milk another operator. If you can catch a bus one way but not home it is not going to encourage a single extra passenger onto the buses. Yes I know you can complete the circuit to get home, but if you are going half way round it is quicker to go across City.