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I believe it has now been sent for scrapas the damage was too severe for the vehicle to be saved 

Not sure why they need another reader. You tap it by the driver on your way onto the bus.

You tap on the machine when you get on then tap the other reader when you get off, this then calculates what your fare would be based on the journey you have done rather than the flat £2.40 that NX tap&go does.

Julian peddle predicted in a recent online discussion that he felt interurban services would be most at risk with frequency being cut back & those that run hourly at risk of being withdrawn.
It looks like his prediction is coming true, the government need to re look at the way they support the industry & quickly or predictions of 20 - 30% service reductions will come true. The kick the can down the road method of funding is simply not sustainable operators need certainty if they are to invest in the future of bus.

People (including politicians) think that private bus companies have been raking in the money, but the truth is now plain to see. A lot of services were marginal at best but were retained for the good of the "network". 
So what do you when the network or large parts of it are no longer viable the answer is to start cutting parts off, this then leads to a downward spiral of decline.
We need more political buy in to what operators want after all it's the operators that will live or die by these decisions not politicians.

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I have made the conscious decision that this will be my last post on the forum for Claribels.

I started my career in the bus industry at the same time as Claribels started theirs 30 years ago. On & off over the 30 years I was proud to call myself an employee & this time around manager of what was/is one of the longest serving & original bus operators in the West Midlands.

Those who may know me know I am an emotional person and the end of this chapter is truly heartbreaking for me. whilst myself and staff are extremely grateful to Mr Dunn & Mr Baker for the opportunity of Joing their operation the end of Claribels is something I wished would never have come.

Please listen to the youtube link raise a beer and never forget Claribels.


Goodbye!!!

There comes a time when any company is winding down or sold when staff have to make a decision to transfer to the new company or seek employment elsewhere.

That time has come.

It would be unprofessional for a bus operator to prioritise a commercial service (where there is an overlap with a competitor) over services which are unique to that business, hence the early deregistration of the 94.


For anyone on this forum who has used Claribels 94 over the years. Thankyou for your custom and your support through the good times & the bad.
 I hope to see you on Diamond buses 94 service which will start injust over a fortnight and take advantage of day weekly monthly tickets & the Diamond app,all the things Claribels was never able to offer.

Are they retaining the two school services under the coach operations?

It's more than 2 schools, but answer is no

Stevek uk rail posted a video on YouTube 2 months ago, just watched it & you can clearly see 4 t69s they're about 1 min & 5 seconds in

Last I hear 2 were in storage at long marston

750v Birmingham vs 600v Blackpool

If Midland Metro hired Balloons from Blackpool they could only run from Grand Central to Saint Pauls or Priestfield to Wolverhampton

Better than nothing though & gives the opportunity for some PR spin on how Birmingham has a touch of the seaside with Blackpool trams making an appearance

I like option E.

Borrow some Balloons from BTS until a permanent fix is in place

We've used one on there before

They occasionally ran an open topper on a short working 101 to the jewellery quarter when it was a hot sunny day & kids off school.

At a guess I'd say up north 😂

Looking at the ticketer portal I can see that the bus has picked up passengers (it doesn't show me the destination admittedly although the number of passengers carried would suggest a service number was displayed) it is possible the driver selected the wrong destination from city & it took time to rectify this.

Looking at the log the driver selected the wrong trip number in city therefore had to "ad hoc" his journey. Our trackers do not appear to display on bustimes.org correctly when the driver has ad hoc the journey.