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Anybody any idea what's happened to bus 2 YX65 RWL, appears to be a long term casualty not been out for a month ?

Is 17 - LX06 AHA the Dennis Trident/ALX400 still on fleet strength, doesn't appear to been used for some time ?

Thanks Jamie A

Are  15- YX 13 BNU and 36 - SGZ 3534 still in their old livery ? I know 37 - Yj 08 PKX is still white because I saw it in Stafford yesterday. Any sign of repaints if they are ?

I don't often post on any forums, just read the comments and look for various fleet updates.  I only use one Chaserider service and that's the 74 from Wildwood on the outskirts of Stafford into town and back, I use this service probably twice a month, so not a big user but in all honesty I have to say every trip has been there and pretty much on time.  I'm not sure if the general Chaserider users find that they are let down regularly, I suspect not, and most will be grateful for having a service, even if the buses are generally old and most, especially the E200's pretty rattly.

Before retiring, one of the measures of financial performance the company I worked for used was ROTA, return on trading assets.  If Chaserider use a similar method then there is no possibility of them buying new or even newer buses, as that  return will diminish the higher the value of their assets. In my opinion they can only therefore, continue to take on 'cast-offs' from other members of the Centrebus group which are a little younger than what they currently have.

I think you'll find that these routes are funded by Telford and Wrekin Council whereas Cannock area routes are not council funded.

Interesting comments from both @Budgie and @Wumpty.  @Bob has every right as has anyone else to vent their frustrations with Chaserider.  For myself, and here I confess I am not a regular daily user, whenever I have had to use my local service, the 74 to and from Stafford I have never been let down with a failure to appear, yes there have been occasions when I experienced a little late running.  Someone recently posted a message suggesting the Select could take on the Chaserider routes but frankly that is pie in the sky.  No-one is going to take on these routes and be able to make them profitable to the point where new buses could be bought or even leased.  If you look at the age of buses cascaded down from various Centrebus operations run by Chaserider against those in the main D & G fleet you may be surprised to see that there just as many newer vehicles with Chaserider.   I honestly believe that the Chaserider management are doing the best they can but that will mean more analysis of routes and the cancellation of those on which they cannot at best cover operating costs.  Will the various councils step in with subsidiaries? I doubt it because they would not be able to justify spending money to cover a few passenger journeys to the wider non bus using public.  

Given the recent cancellations of service registrations in D & G's name and re-in-statement under Chaserider Buses Ltd, there has to be a possibility of a sale but nothing is certain and even if it did happen does anyone think it will miraculously make an instant difference.  Lets be honest here, if anyone does take over the business the first thing they are going to do is cull the non-profitable routes just as Chaserider are doing at present. 

Looking at the lists of ex Midland Classic fleet numbers there seems to be some omissions on both the Buses website and on here.  The ones missing are:

29	YN 03 ZXC	Optare Solo M920
30	YN 04 LWT	Optare Solo M920
32	YX 09 FMP	Alexander Dennis E20D
56	BV 55 UCU	Scania N94UD
85	TFA 13	Scania L94UB
91	LK 56 FHE	Alexander Dennis Trident 2
93	LK 57 AXM	Alexander Dennis Trident 2

 
TFA 13 was originally YN 04 ANX and is in the heritage livery of Stevensons of Uttoxeter.  Any thoughts, knowledge or ideas.

Wouldnt it be nice if they ran a roadworthy fleet that didnt leave 2 hr gaps in service, leaving people stranded?

Generalisations as usual from Bob.  Perhaps the moaners should ask their local councils to increase Council Tax for everybody so that they can subsidise a company to run a proper fleet of modern buses 24 hours a day whether they carry passengers or not.

Seen in Coopers Reclamation yard in Stafford this morning two old Darts from the Cannock scrap line, 7 - FJ 54 OTP and 12 - FJ 55 BWB.

Thanks

What is SGZ 3534 shown as fleet no 36 and any idea on original reg no please

I use the 74 fairly regularly and can honestly say I have not experienced the 'crap' service that Chaserider are portrayed as giving on this site. I've yet to ride on a smelly filthy dirty one, rattly yes but smelly no.
IMarketh writes 'Sooner they sack off the bus network and leave, the better' I ask him to tell me who is going to take over the 74 and 826 services out of Stafford, obviously he lives in an area where there are already other providers and couldn't care less. Does anyone really think that NXWM or First are going to come in for them, nuts.
Yes they do sometimes use vehicles that are too small at busy times, especially on the 74 and yes their buses are on the whole old second, third or maybe 4th hand but they run them. They've tried to introduce new services but have had to pull the plug because of poor patronage. Perhaps the critics could run for council and try to introduce a tax on everybody to run the services with the quality of vehicles they allude to, fat bloody chance.
Constructive criticism is good for any company but constant knocking, no way.

The last Dart in the Centrebus fleet.  Bound to end up at Chaserider or Select me thinks.