Thandi

[Westy]

PD1060316/10 - THANDI TRANSPORT LTD, THANDI BUS & COACH DEPOT, ABBERLEY STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2QL

    Registration Accepted
    Starting Point: Walsall, Bradford Place, Stand X
    Finish Point: Dudley Bus Station
    Via: Wednesbury
    Service Number: 313
    Service Type: Normal Stopping
    Effective Date: 02-JAN-2017
    Other Details: Monday to Friday, excluding bank holidays

Why can't they call these services 11 & 13 like the other services on that route?

Probably because they havent signed up for  some agreement?

(The same agreement that prevents them being on the NWM timetables!)

I suppose they'll finish early like the 311's at Wednesbury?

[Stu]

Presumably they have to pay TfWM to have the bus stop flags reapplied with their route number and to have their timetables shown at the stops?

[Solo1]

PD0000154/39 - EVERGREEN COACHES LTD, THE COACH DEPOT, ALMA STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2RL

Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Walsall, Hatherton Road
Finish Point: Rugeley Amazon
Via: Shellfield
Service Number: A51 X
Service Type: School or Works
Effective Date: 03-NOV-2016
Other Details: Monday to Sunday inclusive


2. PD0000154/40 - EVERGREEN COACHES LTD, THE COACH DEPOT, ALMA STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2RL

Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Erdington, Sutton New Road
Finish Point: Rugeley Amazon
Via: Castle Vale
Service Number: A52 X
Service Type: School or Works
Effective Date: 03-NOV-2016
Other Details: Monday to Sunday inclusive


3. PD0000154/41 - EVERGREEN COACHES LTD, THE COACH DEPOT, ALMA STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2RL

Registration Accepted by SN
Starting Point: Wolverhampton, Pipers Row
Finish Point: Rugeley Amazon
Via: Cannock
Service Number: A5 X
Service Type: School or Works
Effective Date: 03-NOV-2016
Other Details: Monday to Sunday inclusive

[Westy]

Presumably they have to pay TfWM to have the bus stop flags reapplied with their route number and to have their timetables shown at the stops?

To be honest TfWM should have the flags available from last time, as the other routes(certainly on the Walsall & Wednesbury side) were already up to date!

[BusFan94]

It looks Thandi are operating under the Finesse Coaches name while using the Thandi Name operating on the 334 the first Thandi bus is at 07:48 the First Finesse Coaches service is at 07:51 it looks like Thandi are using it to gain an advantage of NXWM's 39 which arrives at 07:49 and 08:05 does anyone know if running under two different names at similar times illegal.

[MW]

It looks Thandi are operating under the Finesse Coaches name while using the Thandi Name operating on the 334 the first Thandi bus is at 07:48 the First Finesse Coaches service is at 07:51 it looks like Thandi are using it to gain an advantage of NXWM's 39 which arrives at 07:49 and 08:05 does anyone know if running under two different names at similar times illegal.

Does Stagecoach not do this with Magicbus?

Doesn't sound illegal to me

[Ashley 60171]

Does Stagecoach not do this with Magicbus?

Doesn't sound illegal to me

Magic Bus is a brand, not a separate entity.

[the trainbasher]

If both buses are saying Thandi as branding but two different legal entities then one could say that the one does have a licence to use the Thandi name from the other, or operates the route under franchise, or a brand sharing agreement

Nothing illegal in that case

[BusFan94]

I just saw two Thandi buses running behind one another heading towards Bilston unless one was a Finesse Coaches service. Also any idea of one I saw a Thandi heading to Walsall Not In Service fin Darlaston around 07:20. It was heading from the Wolverhampton Bilston Direction and unless Thandi have moved depots Aren't they based in Walsall
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[Westy]

I just saw two Thandi buses running behind one another heading towards Bilston unless one was a Finesse Coaches service. Also any idea of one I saw a Thandi heading to Walsall Not In Service fin Darlaston around 07:20. It was heading from the Wolverhampton Bilston Direction and unless Thandi have moved depots Aren't they based in Walsall
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Thought Thandi were in Smethwick?

[Solo1]

They are in Smethwick  they moved from London St to round the corner

[BusFan94]

Oh so it have come from West Bromwich down the Black Country New Road through Moxley and into Darlaston where I saw it

[Tony]

Something I don't think many people have noticed is registrations T88NND and T99NND have swapped onto newer vehicles than originally applied. The vehicles are similar so not an easy spot.

This is the original T99NND, new as Y376HMY
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/T99NND.html
This is the current T99NND new as HV52 WTF
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/HV52WTF.html

This is the original T88NND
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/T88NND.html
new as Y373 HMY
The currentl one is ex HV52 WTD
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/HV52WTD.html

[Lukeee]

Something I don't think many people have noticed is registrations T88NND and T99NND have swapped onto newer vehicles than originally applied. The vehicles are similar so not an easy spot.

This is the original T99NND, new as Y376HMY
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/T99NND.html
This is the current T99NND new as HV52 WTE
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/HV52WTF.html

This is the original T88NND
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/T88NND.html
new as Y373 HMY
The currentl one is ex HV52 WTD
http://wmbusphotos.com/Thandiexec/HV52WTD.html

Tricky one to spot, only noticeable difference is the passenger seats

[Tony]

Tricky one to spot, only noticeable difference is the passenger seats

And the black headlight surrounds