Pulham

[mikestone]

A registration in this weeks notices and proceeding for a new 51 service from Moreton-in-Marsh to Stratford via Ilmington and Stretton-on-Fosse starting in September, five times a day - their website reveals it also serves Shipston.
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Stretton-on-Fosse currently seems to only have one bus a week.
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[Justin Tyme]

I was surprised and intrigued by this registration too.

Bustimes.org at https://bustimes.org/registrations/PH0000153/66 states that the service will be "supported by subsidy" from Warwickshire County Council, so that must explain it.  Perhaps it is part-funded by Section 106 developer funding?

Stretton-on-Fosse only sees Shipston Link community minibuses, and they have been suspended since March.  The Ilmington area (with services 3/3A to, essentially, Stratford and Shipston) is currently Johnsons territory with around 4 buses a day, so perhaps these will be changed.

Stretton is also the last settlement in Warwickshire on the route, so I wonder if Pulhams (having won the tender) have decided to extend the route from there to Moreton-in-Marsh commercially?

[markcf83]

I am led to believe that they've surrendered the 853,which runs between Cheltenham and Oxford. Stagecoach West are taking this on again I'm led to believe.

[Justin Tyme]

Re the 853 - do you mean Swanbrook rather than Pulhams?

I think Swanbrook have run the service since the 1980s IIRC.

[Kevin]

A registration in this weeks notices and proceeding for a new 51 service from Moreton-in-Marsh to Stratford via Ilmington and Stretton-on-Fosse starting in September, five times a day - their website reveals it also serves Shipston.
;
Stretton-on-Fosse currently seems to only have one bus a week.
'

Recently been awarded a couple of Oxfordshire tenders as well, two Witney local routes and one into Oxford that had funding withdrawn a few years ago which is interesting, plenty extra work for them

[D10]

A registration in this weeks notices and proceeding for a new 51 service from Moreton-in-Marsh to Stratford via Ilmington and Stretton-on-Fosse starting in September, five times a day - their website reveals it also serves Shipston.
;
Stretton-on-Fosse currently seems to only have one bus a week.
'

The 51 Timetable now available:

https://www.pulhamscoaches.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Pulhams-51-Timetable-Sept-2020.pdf

[Justin Tyme]

Warwickshire County Council have issued a news item about the new 51.  It is now clear that the service runs to Moreton-in-Marsh (which is in Gloucestershire) in order to provide links with trains towards London.

https://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/news/article/1249/warwickshire-county-council-announce-a-new-bus-service-between-stratford-upon-avon-and-moreton-in-marsh

[mikestone]

In Stratford a couple of weeks ago one of their Citaro's, presumably the spare for the 99, was parked up with a board, presumably for a school woking, showing 951.

[Wumpty]

In Stratford a couple of weeks ago one of their Citaro's, presumably the spare for the 99, was parked up with a board, presumably for a school woking, showing 951.

Unless it's 30 years late for the Timesaver run from Brum to Hednesford ;D

[Coventrybususer95]

Just seen that go-ahead group have just brought out pull hams and sons 

https://newsroom.go-ahead.com/news/go-ahead-expands-into-the-cotswolds-by-buying-pulham-sons

[B61 ANDREW]

Just seen that go-ahead group have just brought out pull hams and sons

Interesting ,who next ?   First Worcester ?  Then Yeomans ??  That would give them a decent area. 

[hlliwmai]

Interesting ,who next ?  First Worcester ?  Then Yeomans ??  That would give them a decent area. 

With First Worcester I'm not so sure I do know that Rotala have (or had) been eyeing up First for quite some time but they've never actually made the plunge  

[B61 ANDREW]

Can anyone tell me who now operates VU07WFS ?  It is a Volvo / Plaxton , still Pulhams livery but with names scrubbed out. Thanks in advance.