Hansons

[Kevin]

Seeing that makes me really worried for routes like the 250/251 and 228

Is the Kinver route supported by South Staffs council in any way?

[Stuharris 6360]

Seeing that makes me really worried for routes like the 250/251 and 228

Also the journeys that Hansons did on the 296 and 276 I bet will soon go to.

[BK63 YWP]

228 I doubt will go due to it is well used, 250 and 251 could potentially go but they are subsidised by Centro

Next for the Diamond takeover I GO any one?

[Stuharris 6360]

It's so sad and the end of an era, Diamond won't care about the routes in the same way that Hansons did.

Today they have registered to cancel the 004, don't know why when they haven't even really had chance to evaluate whether it would work as a route for them. Summer holidays are always quieter, in my opinion, Diamond should have given all the routes 6 months before starting to change anything.

[Dom]

It's so sad and the end of an era, Diamond won't care about the routes in the same way that Hansons did.

Today they have registered to cancel the 004, don't know why when they haven't even really had chance to evaluate whether it would work as a route for them. Summer holidays are always quieter, in my opinion, Diamond should have given all the routes 6 months before starting to change anything.

What is to say that Diamond haven't been analysing for some time the routes that Hansons run? It's not like this is a blind buy and it's hardly the first time we've seen Diamond try and purchase Hansons!  It's hardly like they've gone, hmm let's blow some money on Hansons then realising 6 months down the line they've wasted a crap-load more on running non-profiting routes for 6 months.

They have to have a plan, which probably means watching them for a very long time, not forgetting they both operate on the 226!

[sonic84]

It's so sad and the end of an era, Diamond won't care about the routes in the same way that Hansons did.

Today they have registered to cancel the 004, don't know why when they haven't even really had chance to evaluate whether it would work as a route for them. Summer holidays are always quieter, in my opinion, Diamond should have given all the routes 6 months before starting to change anything.

I suspected this would be the first route to go following the takeover.  Especially as the 142 was withdrawn running a similar route east of Halesowen.

Who knows... Maybe they will extend the 13 or the 17 to Harborne commercially as the Halesowen - Harborne corridor will now be only 2 buses an hour compared with 6 buses an hour in October last year.

[Stuharris 6360]

What is to say that Diamond haven't been analysing for some time the routes that Hansons run? It's not like this is a blind buy and it's hardly the first time we've seen Diamond try and purchase Hansons!  It's hardly like they've gone, hmm let's blow some money on Hansons then realising 6 months down the line they've wasted a crap-load more on running non-profiting routes for 6 months.

They have to have a plan, which probably means watching them for a very long time, not forgetting they both operate on the 226!

Yes they having been trying to buy Hanson's for a while, after all they hate competition.

Also, how can Diamond operate Hanson services from Sunday when the registrations don't change over till 27th September?

[the trainbasher]

Yes they having been trying to buy Hanson's for a while, after all they hate competition.

Also, how can Diamond operate Hanson services from Sunday when the registrations don't change over till 27th September?

Could always do what they did with Redditch/Kiddy and put "On Hire" notices in possibly>

[Hansons Buses Official]

The Last Post.
Folks its the end of an era and i`d like to put on record our thanks for the support shown to us on this forum over the years,to all our passengers who supported us and  thanks most of all to our staff for their service.Wherever the future lies for them we thank them and wish them the very best.
That`s  it, Farewell and goodbye.
Hansons  Local  Bus .

[Solo1]

Yes they having been trying to buy Hanson's for a while, after all they hate competition.

Also, how can Diamond operate Hanson services from Sunday when the registrations don't change over till 27th September?

run the hansons buses on the hansons services   then sept u will have a mix diamond bus /Hanson's there

[winston]

Yes they having been trying to buy Hanson's for a while, after all they hate competition.

Also, how can Diamond operate Hanson services from Sunday when the registrations don't change over till 27th September?

Who's to say that Hanson's didn't make the first approach to Rotala wishing to sell out? Their latest published accounts showed that costs were rising / profits were falling and the business was deteriorating. Diamond were actually Hanson's competition on the 226. The irregular hourly/half hourly timetable that is registered from 3rd Sept was already registered by Hanson's.

[Trident 4194]

Diamond operating tommorow then???

[BK63 YWP]

Diamond operating tommorow then???

Yes, have seen Hanson's buses on the 124 and 40 in the last few days

[Westy]

Suppose we'll get the Hansons buses anywhere within the area like the ex Arrivas?

[Jack]

Yes, have seen Hanson's buses on the 124 and 40 in the last few days

I saw one the 40, looked bad, seeing one of these in Friar Park was awful!