R & B Travel Fleet List As of 2 January 2015
Coaches:
PN10AGY - MAN, Stergo Spica
PN08CMK - MAN, Marcopolo
T850ARV - Berkhof, Axial
R448SKX - Plaxton Premiere
TJI5391 (E312OPR) - Van Hool
LBZ6311 (C152PAB) - Wright Contour - [Withdrawn]
Buses:
YK05CBY - Optare Solo - [VOR]
BU54RBT - Optare Solo - [SOLD] to Star Travel of Aylesbury
VX53AVJ - Plaxton Beaver 2 - On hire from Next Bus
BU53RBT - Optare Alero
V11RBT - Optare Solo - [VOR]
T74WGH - Plaxton Beaver 2
HIL2550 - Optare Delta - [Scrapped] I think?
Mini Buses:
W6HCT - Toyota BB50R, Caetano Optimo V
BU04ZYV - LDV Convoy
R51BYG - LDV Pilot
W521KDA - LDV Pilot
https://www.flickr.com/groups/randbtravelofludlow/pool/ (https://www.flickr.com/groups/randbtravelofludlow/pool/)
https://www.flickr.com/groups/randbtravelofludlow/discuss/72157647759121253/ (https://www.flickr.com/groups/randbtravelofludlow/discuss/72157647759121253/)
Recent Fleet Changes...
Plaxton Beaver 2 - VX53AVJ (has returned to Next Bus for a [MOT])
Plaxton Beaver 2 - VU03ZPS (on hire from Next Bus as a replacement for VX53AVJ)
VU03ZPS - Plaxton Beaver on the 291
Optare Solo MX54WMC is on hire from Beacon Bus it is painted white.
R & B Travel Fleet List Update
Coaches:
PN10AGY - MAN, Stergo Spica
PN08CMK - MAN, Marcopolo
T850ARV - Berkhof, Axial
R448SKX - Plaxton Premiere
HIL2550 (K37OOW) - Van Hool
TJI5391 (E312OPR) - Van Hool
Buses:
YK05CBY - Optare Solo
MX54WMC - Optare Solo - On hire from BeaconBus
BU53RBT - Optare Alero [VOR]
VU03ZPS - Plaxton Beaver 2 - On hire from Next Bus
V11RBT - Optare Solo
T74WGH - Plaxton Beaver 2
Mini Buses:
W6HCT - Toyota BB50R, Caetano Optimo V - [VOR]
BU04ZYV - LDV Convoy
R51BYG - LDV Pilot
W521KDA - LDV Pilot
taken from WCC website in bus news updates section I think it must be a misprinted , unless anyone has heard anything about this
Service 291 (R&B Travel) Kidderminster – Offmore – Spennells - Kidderminster New timetable, includes additional journeys to Tenbury Wells and major changes to afternoon journeys from Kidderminster .
Optare Alero - BU53RBT made a long awaited return to the 291 yesterday.
Quote from: Notices and ProceedingsPublic Inquiry (52535) held at The Public Inquiry Room, 38 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 1PL on 28 June 2016 at 10:30(Previous Publication:(2061))
PD0001106 SN
ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR T/A R & B TRAVEL
Partner(s): LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR, ALAN THOMAS RADNOR.PLEASANT VIEW, KNOWLE, CLEE HILL LUDLOW SY8 3NL
Adverse findings are made under sections 17 (3) (aa) and 17 (3) (c) of the Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981.
The operator retains its repute albeit it is tarnished.
Financial standing continues to be met.
The operator no longer has the necessary professional competence, section 14ZA (2) of the 1981 Act. I give a period of six months grace to appoint a new transport manager.
Transport manager Alan Radnor loses his repute as a transport manager and he is disqualified from holding or applying for any transport manager position within the EU until he passes new transport manager examinations.
Authority is reduced (effectively curtailed) from 12 discs to 9 discs.
I travelled on the 291, both directions recently. It was operated by Optare Solo YK05 CBY and also Mercedes O814 Plaxton Beaver T74 WGH. The latter surprised me as its some time since I saw one anywhere on stage carriage work.
Quote from: 4130Quinton on October 20, 2016, 04:11:08 PM
I travelled on the 291, both directions recently. It was operated by Optare Solo YK05 CBY and also Mercedes O814 Plaxton Beaver T74 WGH. The latter surprised me as its some time since I saw one anywhere on stage carriage work.
T 74 WGH can be seen on the 291 when the usual buses are of the road
Quote from: Cedric on October 21, 2016, 04:21:41 PM
T 74 WGH can be seen on the 291 when the usual buses are of the road
I fancied a trip to Tenbury yesterday. Saw this heap was on the route AGAIN, rapidly decided against another 90-odd minutes of spinal damage.
Quote from: dave47549 (no longer NEL111P) on October 23, 2016, 02:25:08 PM
I fancied a trip to Tenbury yesterday. Saw this heap was on the route AGAIN, rapidly decided against another 90-odd minutes of spinal damage.
Is it DDA compliant?
does not look too good if they are running a none dda compliant bus after public inquiry.
Quote from: Other Walsall Tony on October 24, 2016, 12:18:54 PM
Is it DDA compliant?
It's registered as a coach, so it's fine for use on registered bus services until 1/1/2020
New service replacing, or in addition to the Diamond 2L?
PD0001106/51 ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR, PLEASANT VIEW, KNOWLE, CLEE HILL, LUDLOW, SY8 3NL From: Kidderminster Bus Station To: Ludlow Via: Bewdley, Cleobury Mortimer Name or No.: 292 Service type: Normal Stopping / Hail & Ride Effective date: 16 April 2018 Other details: Monday to Saturday, except bank holidays
Quote from: D10 on March 02, 2018, 01:12:59 PM
New service replacing, or in addition to the Diamond 2L?
PD0001106/51 ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR, PLEASANT VIEW, KNOWLE, CLEE HILL, LUDLOW, SY8 3NL From: Kidderminster Bus Station To: Ludlow Via: Bewdley, Cleobury Mortimer Name or No.: 292 Service type: Normal Stopping / Hail & Ride Effective date: 16 April 2018 Other details: Monday to Saturday, except bank holidays
Not 100% sure but i think it may be additional to the 2l L As they do not have enough vehicles that are dda, and big enough for number of people carried . and there 291 service is not very good
Quote from: D10 on March 02, 2018, 01:12:59 PM
New service replacing, or in addition to the Diamond 2L?
PD0001106/51 ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR, PLEASANT VIEW, KNOWLE, CLEE HILL, LUDLOW, SY8 3NL From: Kidderminster Bus Station To: Ludlow Via: Bewdley, Cleobury Mortimer Name or No.: 292 Service type: Normal Stopping / Hail & Ride Effective date: 16 April 2018 Other details: Monday to Saturday, except bank holidays
Diamond lost the 2L contract to R&B I been told R&B are apparently investing in a brand new bus for it.
Quote from: Cedric on March 02, 2018, 02:50:20 PM
Not 100% sure but i think it may be additional to the 2l L As they do not have enough vehicles that are dda, and big enough for number of people carried . and there 291 service is not very good
Just out of curiosity, why do you find the 291 service to be not very good?
Attached is article from today's local rag
That suggests that R&B registered it commercially.
Quote from: mikestone on March 30, 2018, 12:26:48 PM
That suggests that R&B registered it commercially.
Only the off-peak trips are subsidised. Diamond currently run the peak journeys commercially.
any know if there is a new timetable available and is the 291 still with r&b
Quote from: Cedric on April 04, 2018, 09:27:21 AM
any know if there is a new timetable available and is the 291 still with r&b
Valid from 16/04/18. Monday to Friday Only.
http://andybodders.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/292-Timetable-16-04-18.pdf
and this -
http://andybodders.co.uk/2018/03/28/the-future-of-the-ludlow-kidderminster-bus-service-is-we-dont-know/#more-6109
Which says Shropshire Council is committed to providing a peak hour service between Ludlow and Cleobury Mortimer and will operate it themselves if no contractor is found.
Quote from: Cedric on April 04, 2018, 09:27:21 AM
any know if there is a new timetable available and is the 291 still with r&b
Quite a significant reduction in journey times there then
Quote from: Trident 4194 on April 05, 2018, 06:58:14 PM
Quite a significant reduction in journey times there then
Didn't think skipping the estates either side of Bewdley would save that much time
Quote from: Kevin on April 05, 2018, 07:18:46 PM
Didn't think skipping the estates either side of Bewdley would save that much time
I thought it might, when I travel to and from Bewdley and Kidderminster I always catch the 125 rather than the 2/2L even though it is half the frequency.
It is so tedious travelling around the estates on that part of the route and that doesn't even include the saving on the other side of Bewdley which the new 291 will also benefit from!
Quote from: the trainbasher on March 29, 2018, 04:27:29 PM
Attached is article from today's local rag
This is a significant reduction in service provision.
Isn't it crazy to think that 20 years ago there was an hourly 192 from Birmingham to Ludlow with 2 hourly extension Hereford.
Now the Ludlow Hereford section is now split at Leominster, 292 is an offpeak 2 hourly service and the 192 runs to Halesowen only.
Weekdays conventionally includes Saturday.
;
At one point there was going to be no daily service at all between Ludlow and Leominster - not sure if it ever actually happened.
Revised 292 Timetable from next Monday -
http://andybodders.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/292-Timetable-20180409.pdf
http://andybodders.co.uk/2018/04/09/at-last-a-timetable-for-buses-between-ludlow-and-kidderminster-from-next-monday/#more-6186
Glad to see that there will be some peak journeys after all.
Quote from: Reece on March 04, 2018, 09:55:23 PM
Diamond lost the 2L contract to R&B I been told R&B are apparently investing in a brand new bus for it.
Has this vehicle arrived yet ?? ???
no not yet various ones have been on hire . I have seen there T reg vario on it several time
Cheers for the info , Solo's YJ57XXE and V11RBT both seen in Kidderminster earlier today. 8)
Quote from: B61 ANDREW on June 14, 2018, 07:51:08 PM
Cheers for the info , Solo's YJ57XXE and V11RBT both seen in Kidderminster earlier today. 8)
I really don't know how they STILL get away with using that Mercedes in service amazes me how the traffic commissioner have never pulled them up about that...
If it's registered as a coach i.e no standing passengers allowed it doesn't have to be SAD compliant "yet".
YK05CBY is on the 292 whilst the other solo goes for MOT
The 1984 Wright Contour LBZ6311 went for scrap yesterday
PD0001106/51 Registered
ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR
Route: Kidderminster Bus Station to Ludlow via Bewdley, Cleobury Mortimer
Service number: 292 ()
Service type: Hail & Ride, Normal Stopping
Effective date: 04 Nov 2019
Public Inquiry (80366) to be held at The Public Inquiry Room (Birmingham), B15 1PL, 38 George Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, on 21 October 2019 commencing at 10:00 PD0001106 SN ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR ALAN THOMAS RADNOR, LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR PLEASANT VIEW, KNOWLE, CLEE HILL, LUDLOW, SY8 3NL
Any updates regarding R&B travel should be posted in this thread. They currently do services 291, 292 & 790. With The 292 receiving a rather controversial timetable amendment affecting the Ludlow town stopping points recently.
@BusMan Greg - Or better still, why not just use the existing thread! Winston
the 292 has become limited stop from the hop pole on the cleobury road, bewdley load street, the fish shop at catchems end, west midlands safari park ,kidderminster general hospital the swan centre,kidderminster bus station . some thing seams strange though it states that the 292 terminates at the hospital after the bus station like diamonds 42. think it is strange as it goes past the hospital on the way in to kidderminster ,do not know if it goes back to the bus station after or route is changed . this is on r&b's facebook page.
It would appear that they are intending to save time by not going into the hospital on the way in and letting passengers to stay on at Kiddermister BS to alight on the outward.
Quote from: mikestone on November 07, 2019, 04:09:47 PM
It would appear that they are intending to save time by not going into the hospital on the way in and letting passengers to stay on at Kiddermister BS to alight on the outward.
they did not go into the hospital as the stops inward and outward are just outside the hospital which seams strange that the are going to bus station then back to hospital
The map on traveline showed the stop on a stalk, which I read as meaning it went into the hospital grounds, but now I look closer it shows lots of stops like that. My guess is that having made the service limited stop they decided one of the stops to be missed should be the hospital as passengers for the hospital could then avoid crossing the road by staying on to the bus station and back.
PD0001106/38 Cancelled
ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR
Route: Tenbury Wells to Kidderminster Bus Station
Service number: 291 ()
Service type: Hail & Ride, Normal Stopping
Effective date: 05 Jan 2020
PD0001106/51 Cancelled
ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR
Route: Kidderminster Bus Station to Ludlow via Bewdley, Cleobury Mortimer
Service number: 292 ()
Service type: Hail & Ride, Normal Stopping
Effective date: 05 Jan 2020
Interesting, wonder who's got those beyond Jan?
Quote from: Winston on November 11, 2019, 12:49:11 PM
Interesting, wonder who's got those beyond Jan?
Diamond or Coniston are the only other 2 operators in the area , wonder if some one from Shropshire might take them on
Quote from: Cedric on November 11, 2019, 01:15:46 PM
Diamond or Coniston are the only other 2 operators in the area , wonder if some one from Shropshire might take them on
I assume it will be one of the above, can't see there being a queue for those tenders.
Quote from: Winston on November 11, 2019, 01:25:51 PM
I assume it will be one of the above, can't see there being a queue for those tenders.
forgot yarringtons (think thats right spelling) also may be whittles might come back into bus operation
Quote from: Winston on November 11, 2019, 12:49:11 PM
Interesting, wonder who's got those beyond Jan?
Minsterley perhaps? They've already got both Ludlow town services under their wing and operate to/from Shrewsbury as well.
They might of course be end of tender dates.
Arriva might have tendered for them as they do operate in and around Ludlow and Kidderminster
Quote from: BusMan Greg on November 13, 2019, 08:44:20 PM
Arriva might have tendered for them as they do operate in and around Ludlow and Kidderminster
I highly doubt it as it would involve a large amount of dead mileage to/from Shrewsbury garage and the current 738/740 timetable wouldn't allow for interworking. The 297 in K'minster interworks off an 8 from Telford at Bridgnorth so no dead mileage is involved there.
Quote from: NXWMFAN1105 on November 13, 2019, 09:13:37 PM
I highly doubt it as it would involve a large amount of dead mileage to/from Shrewsbury garage and the current 738/740 timetable wouldn’t allow for interworking. The 297 in K’minster interworks off an 8 from Telford at Bridgnorth so no dead mileage is involved there.
Quote from: BusMan Greg on November 13, 2019, 08:44:20 PM
Arriva might have tendered for them as they do operate in and around Ludlow and Kidderminster
doubt it rumor going around they are thinking of given 297 up (thats by passangers that use it}
anybody got there web address was on there site the other day and it seams to have vanished
Quote from: Cedric on November 19, 2019, 12:58:59 AM
anybody got there web address was on there site the other day and it seams to have vanished
looks like the end is nigh
Quote from: Cedric on November 19, 2019, 12:58:59 AM
anybody got there web address was on there site the other day and it seams to have vanished
now there facebook page seams to have vanished as well
https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/18066880.kidderminster-ludlow-bus-service-axed/?ref=ebln
link gives info
Interesting that the 291 is mentioned because i was following the 11:00 Kidderminster to Tenbury service yesterday and just near to Bayton there were road works and temporary traffic lights. As we were going through the road works, the bus suddenly stopped to pick someone up. As the single file stretch was quite long, by the time the bus started off, traffic had begun to enter at the other end.
Thankfully there were only a few vehicles which had to reverse back.
Never seen anything like that before!
the 291 has gone to yarraton brothers of tenbury wells
the 292 has gone to diamond
wonder who has got the other r&b routes
as when services finish on the 4/1/20 I belive that is the end of r&b
Quote from: Cedric on December 18, 2019, 01:51:03 PM
the 291 has gone to yarraton brothers of tenbury wells
the 292 has gone to diamond
wonder who has got the other r&b routes
as when services finish on the 4/1/20 I belive that is the end of r&b
PD000042218 Registered (Short notice)
YARRANTON BROS LTD
Route: Teme Street Tenbury Wells to Kidderminster bus station
Service number: 291 ()
Service type: Hail & Ride, Normal Stopping
Effective date: 06 Jan 2020
the r & b era on the 291 & 292 ended yesterday , and also it is the end of r &b so I belive
Quote from: Cedric on January 05, 2020, 04:09:42 PM
the r & b era on the 291 & 292 ended yesterday , and also it is the end of r &b so I belive
Very sad
@Cedric I am sure they were one of the last operators to use Setright Ticket Machines let us wish Diamond Buses Ltd all the best for tomorrow and their return to Ludlow and the 292. I am sure the good people of Ludlow & South Shropshire will welcome the return of Diamond Buses excellently priced Network Tickets again.
Quote from: Cedric on January 05, 2020, 04:09:42 PM
the r & b era on the 291 & 292 ended yesterday , and also it is the end of r &b so I belive
from below it is the end of r&b
Section 2.8 – Licences Revoked Without a Public Inquiry
PD0001853 R ALAN DAVID MCMILLAN 35 CHILDS CLOSE, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, CV37 0TG Registered Bus Services running under this licence have also been revoked with immediate effect. PD0001106 SN ALAN THOMAS RADNOR & LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR Partner(s): ALAN THOMAS RADNOR, LORRAINE ELIZABETH RADNOR PLEASANT VIEW, KNOWLE, CLEE HILL, LUDLOW, SY8 3NL Registered Bus Services running under this licence have also been revoked with immediate effect.
Any idea what's happened to R&Bs vehicles since their license was withdrawn?
Quote from: BusMan Greg on March 31, 2021, 10:21:47 PM
Any idea what's happened to R&Bs vehicles since their license was withdrawn?
Returned to leaser.