R.K. Travel

[Michael Bevan]

Just seen on the TfWM Bus Service changes that a operator called R.K. Travel will be running on the 72 from the 24th of September...Is this a new company? As I've never heard of them before...

[Isle of Stroma]

Just another incarnation of that operator of nails with wheelybin-number fleet numbers based in Rolfe St.

[justlookingaround]

Is there any confirmation that it's another Sunny relation or are people just automatically assuming?

[MW]

Is there any confirmation that it's another Sunny relation or are people just automatically assuming?

I'm willing to bet it is.

These Social/DTS/Sunny people are like the cockroaches of the West Midlands bus market. They keep coming back.

[Isle of Stroma]

Is there any confirmation that it's another Sunny relation or are people just automatically assuming?

Same route, same O.C. ....

[justlookingaround]

Same route, same O.C. ....

You are right, must have got confused myself. I thought all these related operations were all in open yards next to each other.

Probably a bunch of Darts already bought for this in time for next month.

[Stu]

You are right, must have got confused myself. I thought all these related operations were all in open yards next to each other.

Probably a bunch of Darts already bought for this in time for next month.

With the Solihull AQPS due to come into force from November, Darts aren't going to be viable I suspect...

[2206]

With the Solihull AQPS due to come into force from November, Darts aren't going to be viable I suspect...

What are the requirments for this Solihull APQS @Stu ?
Most of the Sunny and DTS Darts are euro 3 aren't they, the same as most of the YW 43XX Tridents?

[Tony]

What are the requirments for this Solihull APQS @Stu ?
Most of the Sunny and DTS Darts are euro 3 aren't they, the same as most of the YW 43XX Tridents?

The Solihull AQPS starts off with a Euro 3 restriction

[Jack]

What are the requirments for this Solihull APQS @Stu ?
Most of the Sunny and DTS Darts are euro 3 aren't they, the same as most of the YW 43XX Tridents?

ALX B7's on the 72/73 are Euro 3.

[Stu]

What are the requirments for this Solihull APQS @Stu ?
Most of the Sunny and DTS Darts are euro 3 aren't they, the same as most of the YW 43XX Tridents?

The Solihull AQPS document can be downloaded from the TfWM website:
https://www.tfwm.org.uk/strategy/bus-alliance/

As Tony has stated, the minimum initial requirement is Euro 3, from July 2018 it will be Euro 4. (see Schedule B, section 2.3)

See the sections 2.6, 2.7 and 2.10, on vehicle displays, presentation and driver standards. This is where the smaller operators will have to be upping their game.

[2206]

Thanks for the info @Tony and @Stu.