Telford Garage

[leepenfold30]

2402 2403 2503 are now at Telford

[BusMan Greg]

The 5A is being extended to Stafford along with new routes 5E and 6

[gka472l]

E200 2150 now transferred to Arriva Merseyside as 2167, several others to follow in exchange for Solo SR's, first to Midlands being MX12KXH (Merseyside's 717). 

HTH

[Solo1]

E200 2150 now transferred to Arriva Merseyside as 2167, several others to follow in exchange for Solo SR's, first to Midlands being MX12KXH (Merseyside's 717).

HTH

why the swap is it to do with the emissions rule something else

[Cheese]

why the swap is it to do with the emissions rule something else

These Solos are longer ones so maybe they need shorter buses, is that one of the Solos on Speke contracts?

[gka472l]

These Solos are longer ones so maybe they need shorter buses, is that one of the Solos on Speke contracts?

Yes, the 3/3A/166/188 routes recently won on tender (although the 166/188 seem to be mostly Pulsars). As it happens, I caught up with 2167 today

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HTH

[BusMan Greg]

The 19 between Shrewsbury and Coalbrookdale is being withdrawn and replaced by Select Buses 96 and 96A. The 19 between Lightmoor and Telford will still be operated by Arriva

[Rachvince53]

However the 96/96A will continue to Telford from Coalbrookdale. 

[hlliwmai]

I've received information tonight that apparently from September the following routes will no longer be operated by Arriva I don't know how good this information is but this is what I have been told; 


• 297 (Kidderminster - Bridgnorth) will be operated by Diamond 

• 436 (Shrewsbury - Bridgnorth) will be operated by Select Bus Service 

[Rachvince53]

I've received information tonight that apparently from September the following routes will no longer be operated by Arriva I don't know how good this information is but this is what I have been told;


• 297 (Kidderminster - Bridgnorth) will be operated by Diamond

• 436 (Shrewsbury - Bridgnorth) will be operated by Select Bus Service

The 297 would make sense since Diamond already operate the 125 service which runs on the opposite side of the River Severn I believe. The services could be interworked in Bridgnorth.
436 would mean quite a bit of dead mileage although since Chaserider run in Telford with even more dead mileage,  may be not a problem.

[2206]

The 297 would make sense since Diamond already operate the 125 service which runs on the opposite side of the River Severn I believe. The services could be interworked in Bridgnorth.
436 would mean quite a bit of dead mileage although since Chaserider run in Telford with even more dead mileage,  may be not a problem.

The 125 uses long B7RLE normally. 30825 being a regular. Not sure those can get round the Arley area. 297 is probably more suited to a E200/midibus like the ones on the 8 or a Mellor Strata.
So they might not interwork.

[hlliwmai]

The 297 would make sense since Diamond already operate the 125 service which runs on the opposite side of the River Severn I believe. The services could be interworked in Bridgnorth.
436 would mean quite a bit of dead mileage although since Chaserider run in Telford with even more dead mileage,  may be not a problem.

Select are taking over the 436 not Chaserider 

[Rachvince53]

Select are taking over the 436 not Chaserider

I know but I was just commenting on the dead mileage. 

[ellspurs]

Select run a service between Shrewsbury and Telford, the 96, so they're already sending a bus in that direction.