Rotala Management - Questions & Answers

[Simon Dunn]

Hi, just wondered if there are any plans to resume repaints at Preston? There was a phase where vehicles seemed to be away most weeks for repainting into Preston Bus livery, but that seems to have slowed down. Currently around 10% of the fleet at Preston are in Diamond livery and there are some new vehicles which are either plain white or former operator colours. Would be good to see a more unified fleet.

We have a PVR drop of 12 vehicles from the end of March.  This will affect the ongoing fleet.  

we need to make a decision at this point and this will influence what we then need to paint.

[Simon Dunn]

Hi Simon, Thank you for sorting out almost all of the previous open data errors. Some more that I've found which I hope you are able to get looked at too (Are you able to say why Diamond has so many errors when compared to other operators of a similar or larger size?)

Dudley 5 towards Blaze Park, after Stafford Street missing stop Eve Hill Dock Lane (43000870502). Towards Dudley swap High Oak Surgery for  St James' Church (43000849401)
Dudley 5A towards Dudley remove 'High Oak Surgery' (stop no longer exists)
Kidderminster 7 remove stops at Kidderminster Horsefair. Also after Broadwaters Drive missing Greenhill Hurcott Road Crossroads (2000G583516)
Kidderminster 10. After Borrington Road missing Mallard Avenue & Kittiwake Drive (wocgpwta & wocgtgdm). After Captain's Pool Road missing Chaffinch Drive (wocgpwpw)
Merry Hill 13, Stops ar Merry Hill need sorting as you show as Arriving at stop A but departures from stop B Mon-Sat and stop H on Sunday.
Dudley 14A towards Dudley, Sunday 08:58/09:58 trips missing all intermediate stops.
West Bromwich 16A towards West Bromwich, amend stop code for Birmingham Church Centre (correct stop is MS8 43000202111)
Tamworth 20, towards Tamworth after
Merry Hill 24H towards Merry Hill 16:00 Mon-Fri & 08:50 Saturday trips missing most/all intermediate stops.
Dudley 25, on trips which are internally coded '25T' towards Stourbridge & Merry Hill, after 'Engine Lane' missing stop Merry Hill Centre (43000836001)
Wolverhampton route 26A missing Bilston Bus Station stops in both directions
Wolverhampton 27, Monday-Saturday trips after 18:00 in both directions missing all intermediate stops. Also on trips towards Wolverhampton remove Sedgley All Saints Church and amend stop code at Market Hall (correct stop code 43000852505).
Wolverhampton 27A, On trips towards Wolverhampton, after Stickley Ellowes Rd missing stops Bird Street & Brookdale (nwmjwmgm & nwmjwmgt). Remove Sedgley All Saints Church and amend stop code at Market Hall (correct stop code 43000852505). Towards Dudley remove Dudley Flood Street and Dudley Churchill Centre.
Perry Bar 54. Towards Hamstead after Hamstead Austin Way missing Hamstead Railway Station (43000536101) & after Lavendon Road missing Walsall Road (43000531002). Towards Perry Barr after Spouthouse Lane missing Dyas Ave (43000541102).
Stourbridge 88 towards Stourbridge remove Angel Passage. Towards Norton remove both Foster Street East stops (all of these stops are not in use)
Route 202S towards Halesowen after Goodrest Avenue missing Victoria Ave (43000801202), Ridgeway Ave (43000801001) & Woodbury Rd (43000815504)
Dudley 226 towards Dudley remove 'High Oak Surgery' (stop no longer exists).
Dudley 226 towards Merry Hill. After Magistrates Court missing Junction Street (43008718003) and on Saturdays remove 'Vicar St'.
Dudley 226A towards Dudley remove 'High Oak Surgery' (stop no longer exists). Mon-Sat evening trips seem to be missing stops around Worsley Auckland Road too.
Dudley 226A towards Merry Hill remove the first stop named Kingswinford Kingsley Rd (43000842403). On Saturdays and Sundays towards Merry Hill  remove 'Vicar St'
Route 242S missing plenty of stops but the missing stops are marked as 'inactive' by Staffordshire Council on NAPTAN. Not sure if Ticketer can pick up inactive stops but if not, contact LA as they will be able to update NAPTAN for you.
Route 247 in both directions swap the timing point so it's at the 'other' Evesham Morrisons stop (2000G079600 should be the timing point in both directions)
Kidderminster 292S for some reason now isn't listed as school days only anymore.
Evesham 552/553 have no data at all despite you starting these routes in less than a week.
Various WM routes you need to update the OTC registration number in the Ticketer portal so that it uses the new West Midlands registration number rather than the old OTC registration number.
Evesham 540 07:34 from Evesham after Ashton Under Hill Cross missing Cottons Lane (2000G073101) and Cornfield Way needs moving to after the academy
08:36, 10:11, 11:11, 12:11 and 13:11 from Tewkesbury after Ashton under Hill Cornfield Way missing Ashton Under Hill Wood Lane (2000G671004)
15:46, 16:46, 17:50 (M-F) & 1846 (Sat) from Tewkesbury missing Beckford Village Hall (wocgdtpm)


Diamond South East:
N555 towards Heathrow change Terminal 4 to Stop 10 (490000104E)
H2D, H2X missing Terminal 2 stop to terminate.
RHU towards Hox Park, after Royal Holloway College missing University Founders Building stop (40004401021A). Towards Egham after St Jude's Cemeterymissing University Founders Building stop (40004401021A).

I will get our commercial team to pick this up.

[Rachvince53]

Physical timetables for service 64 in Penn still show the operator as 'Travel Express' rather than youselves. The only ones changed are those shared with NXWM services. (I would imagine its the same for services 63 & 65 in Wolverhampton.)

[Ryan Hack]

40718 with Preston bus as no back destination blind along with a pealing  back sticker for logo

[Westy]

Morning Simon

I've noticed on BusTimes, with the Willenhall diversion, Nx have inserted an extra stop at Tyler Road on Bilston Lane, for the 529.

Is there a chance your 303 & 326 could do the same please, unless they do it already, but no one has said so?

(Anyone know if Carolean Coaches have done the same for their 23/23a?)

[Simon Dunn]

Physical timetables for service 64 in Penn still show the operator as 'Travel Express' rather than youselves. The only ones changed are those shared with NXWM services. (I would imagine its the same for services 63 & 65 in Wolverhampton.)

I will ask our Commercial team to pick this up with TfWM - thank you.

[Simon Dunn]

40718 with Preston bus as no back destination blind along with a pealing  back sticker for logo

I have picked this up with our Preston depot - thank you.

[Simon Dunn]

Morning Simon

I've noticed on BusTimes, with the Willenhall diversion, Nx have inserted an extra stop at Tyler Road on Bilston Lane, for the 529.

Is there a chance your 303 & 326 could do the same please, unless they do it already, but no one has said so?

(Anyone know if Carolean Coaches have done the same for their 23/23a?)

Bus Services can serve any stop on route.  There is no need for a timing point to be entered.


Simon

[Westy]

Bus Services can serve any stop on route.  There is no need for a timing point to be entered.


Simon

So to be clear then, while the diversion on, both the 326 & 303 can stop there, even though its not a timing point?

Just thought Id check in case one of your drivers on the 326 says different.

(Some of your drivers do know me by sight anyway!)

[Westy]

Simon - Just to let you know, the driver of 30710, despite me signalling to him to stop, went past me at Tyler Road just, despite what you said so now Ive got to wait for a 529 now.

Tell the driver, thanks a bunch, when you speak to him!

[Mkinson2224]

Simon can you please sort out the Burton depot please and tell then to stop putting the Sprinters on service 22 as the passenger are unhappy with the size of the bus. 

[Ryan Hack]

Whats going on with 33006?

[Mayfield]

Are the Aussies any nearer to entering service yet

[Simon Dunn]

So to be clear then, while the diversion on, both the 326 & 303 can stop there, even though its not a timing point?

Just thought Id check in case one of your drivers on the 326 says different.

(Some of your drivers do know me by sight anyway!)

I understand what you are referring to is a bus stop - and therefore can stop there.

Simon

[Simon Dunn]

Simon can you please sort out the Burton depot please and tell then to stop putting the Sprinters on service 22 as the passenger are unhappy with the size of the bus.

Dear Sir,

When did this happen?  I can look at passenger loadings, however the service has no contractual capacity requirement and when I have looked the loadings are generally suitable for a Sprinter.