Rotala Management - Questions & Answers

[Jay71]

Jay

We can see the bus tracking, and scans through out the day.  A few questions.

- What time did this occur?
- Where?
- What route?
- Which reader did you try and scan the App on?



Simon

020125
1245
23(Bilston bus station)
The scanner in by the drivers cab. Where passes are normally scanned 
My ticket worked ok on services 42, 326, 229 & 16a

[Jay71]

Jay

We can see the bus tracking, and scans through out the day.  A few questions.

- What time did this occur?
- Where?
- What route?
- Which reader did you try and scan the App on?



Simon

020125
Route 23
Time 1251
Location Bilston bus station
Used the scanner on the ticket machine 
The female driver stated to me that the machine had been temperamental all day. Her words not mine

When I checked bus times.org it was only listing buses going in Portobello direction 

[twbc99]

Hi Simon,

A couple of observations from my travels today in Burton:

31418 has no front destination

When traveling on 31000 all the notices behind the driver and on the next stop screen were out of date (some by 2 years). Not sure if this will be relevant to the rest of the fleet.

Whilst I appreciate there needs to be some padding between runs it seems that New Street can become a bit of a 'dumping ground' for vehicles in between runs. As such trentbarton's the villager missed calling at stand 3 at 1635 today as there was nowhere to pull in with a E400 on the 10 and a Scania out of service behind it. Although an engineering van did later turn up for the Scania, it is not the first time a empty bus has just been left there and the villager has struggled to get in to pick up.

Thanks

[Simon Dunn]

020125
Route 23
Time 1251
Location Bilston bus station
Used the scanner on the ticket machine
The female driver stated to me that the machine had been temperamental all day. Her words not mine

When I checked bus times.org it was only listing buses going in Portobello direction

Over the last few months, we have upgraded all the ticket machines across the group to have the technology to power the next stop equipment.  For some reason, we believe this machine has failed.  We have removed the machine and will make sure it is repaired.


Simon

[Simon Dunn]

Hi Simon,

A couple of observations from my travels today in Burton:

31418 has no front destination

When traveling on 31000 all the notices behind the driver and on the next stop screen were out of date (some by 2 years). Not sure if this will be relevant to the rest of the fleet.

Whilst I appreciate there needs to be some padding between runs it seems that New Street can become a bit of a 'dumping ground' for vehicles in between runs. As such trentbarton's the villager missed calling at stand 3 at 1635 today as there was nowhere to pull in with a E400 on the 10 and a Scania out of service behind it. Although an engineering van did later turn up for the Scania, it is not the first time a empty bus has just been left there and the villager has struggled to get in to pick up.

Thanks

I am advised. 

31418 - has been fixed.
31000 - this vehicle did not feature in our new platform, this in the process of being corrected.

Buses in New Street.  Do you have any fleet numbers?



Simon

[2206]

Front blind on 20164 isn't working on the 8 at Kidderminster this evening.
It's been like that for over a week.

[twbc99]

I am advised.

31418 - has been fixed.
31000 - this vehicle did not feature in our new platform, this in the process of being corrected.

Buses in New Street.  Do you have any fleet numbers?



Simon

Thanks for getting back to me Simon,

40526 and I believe either 31001 or 30990 was the Scania on stand 3. The E400 was on the 1640 route 10 whilst the Scania behind had an engineer look at it after the E400 left before leaving not in service. Just before the 402 arrived (40527), 31419 arrived empty and parked up on the stand. Bus times shows this then worked the 1720 9 to Ashby from stand 9 on the other side of the road.

[Simon Dunn]

Thanks for getting back to me Simon,

40526 and I believe either 31001 or 30990 was the Scania on stand 3. The E400 was on the 1640 route 10 whilst the Scania behind had an engineer look at it after the E400 left before leaving not in service. Just before the 402 arrived (40527), 31419 arrived empty and parked up on the stand. Bus times shows this then worked the 1720 9 to Ashby from stand 9 on the other side of the road.

We are trying to declutter the stands at Burton.  At times, this is difficult and we do have 2 parking spaces which should be used, which isnt on the stands.

I will discuss this with the inspector - who is based in the Town.


Simon

[Ryan Hack]

Are the buses that have gone to Eccles from various rotala operations permanently there or temporarily there till new buses come in

[Simon Dunn]

Are the buses that have gone to Eccles from various rotala operations permanently there or temporarily there till new buses come in

The following vehicles are short term vehicles operating within the TfGM Franchised fleet.

20639
20640
20746
20871
20872
20873
20874

We expect to acquire 21247, 21248, 21249, 21250 during April 2024.   We are on the verge of ordering 2 to replace 20639, 20640.

In terms of school buses fleet.  We have no planned changes as yet.

[B7RLE]

I've heard rumours of purchasing 2 Mellor Strata vehicles from Nexus Move, is this true?

[Simon Dunn]

I've heard rumours of purchasing 2 Mellor Strata vehicles from Nexus Move, is this true?

Not now.  The original plan included 2 Mellor Strata vehicles from Nexus.  TfGM nominated the vehicles to us, and then after inspection removed them from the pool  This is why we have 2 White ADL E200s now there, which will be replaced when new vehicles have been acquired.

[Solo1]

Why have you got 2 deckers for Redditch & sent one of the metrodeckers up to Manchester area when you could of sent 1 new decker up & got 1 at Redditch 

[Simon Dunn]

Why have you got 2 deckers for Redditch & sent one of the metrodeckers up to Manchester area when you could of sent 1 new decker up & got 1 at Redditch

Both Metrodeckers will be going to Manchester.  The new deckers have gone to Redditch, as they will do more mileage in Redditch than in Manchester.

[Solo1]

Metrodeckers gone up there for schools or mix of school & normal services