Chaserider

[WalsallBuses2007]

Couple maybe for some 35A tender work in Walsall which chase rider have rumoured to have won off diamond 

[Coventrybususer95]

Couple maybe for some 35A tender work in Walsall which chase rider have rumoured to have won off diamond

They have won them

[Tony]

Interesting.

They couldn't make a Sunday service serving McArthur Glen pay, so why Stafford to Lichfield on a Sunday?

Work will be tendered. Sunday service would never have paid to McArthur Glen, only reason NX run there is they won a subsidy off McArthur Glen, Chaserider didn't for Sunday service

[metrocity]

Interesting.

They couldn't make a Sunday service serving McArthur Glen pay, so why Stafford to Lichfield on a Sunday?

I presume this is being funded by the County Council out of the BSIP plus pot announced back in May - Staffs were awarded around £1.3m

[metrocity]

Couple maybe for some 35A tender work in Walsall which chase rider have rumoured to have won off diamond

Award confirmed here

[Grinder]

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.

[Bob]

Work will be tendered. Sunday service would never have paid to McArthur Glen, only reason NX run there is they won a subsidy off McArthur Glen, Chaserider didn't for Sunday service

Wonder if theyll win it

[Westy]

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.

Let's hope the vehicles concerned are fairly decent  in the first place?

[Bob]

Looks like 704 didnt make it further than Baswich into town earlier, it shouldve done the 530pm 74 to cannock, which didnt run. Shame, them Scanias are nice to ride on

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Anyone have any idea what's up with 193 again. Came out for the first time in nearly a year and hasn't been seen since?

[Bob]

Anyone have any idea what's up with 193 again. Came out for the first time in nearly a year and hasn't been seen since?

Wasnt one of the two volvos tjat broke down on 62 yesteeday was it? 

[Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer]

Wasnt one of the two volvos tjat broke down on 62 yesteeday was it?

Nah that was 191 and 198

[Bob]

Wouldnt have fancied being a passengwr on the 3 today..got through three buses on a 1 bus working...big gaps in the hourly service. 

[Craigkibbs]

With Chaserider picking up the new tender are they having more buses sent to cover. Also does anyone know the changes coming up in September?

[hlliwmai]

With Chaserider picking up the new tender are they having more buses sent to cover. Also does anyone know the changes coming up in September?

Which changes in September? Not heard anything about that