Claribels

[MW]

Any reasons why?

Good Friday?

[Tony]

Any reasons why?

It's a Bank Holiday and their registration says not Sundays & Bank Holidays

[Steveminor]

Quite correct tony

[the trainbasher]

But Good Friday is a Common Law Holiday, not a Bank Holiday...

[BK63 YWP]

But Good Friday is a Common Law Holiday, not a Bank Holiday...

Banks are shut "bank holiday" in that sense. End of the day most business class it as a bank holiday and one of five bank holidays I have to work. So does not matter if it is a common law holiday or a bank holiday claribels state operational they don't operate on bank holidays therefore there is no need for them to run. Hansons, diamond, nx could say the same I.e. They could just run a Sunday service or not at all (Hansons case as they don't do Sunday's @Tony does this apply to the other operators in the West Midlands or does tfwm state a Saturday service must run on a Good Friday

[the trainbasher]

@Chris

Example from one of the April 17 Tender Specifications

"These journeys are to be operated in accordance with the attached timetable. No service will be required on the 25 December. Normal Saturday service will be required on Good Friday. A Sunday service will be required on all other Bank Holidays and 1 January, unless otherwise advised by TfWMto the Operator in writing."

[Stu]

True, that would apply to TfWM tendered routes, but Claribels operate their routes commercially.

[Tony]

But Good Friday is a Common Law Holiday, not a Bank Holiday...

The Government says it's a Bank Holiday
https://www.gov.uk/bank-holidays

So whatever silly name you come up with If the registration states not Bank Holidays then they don't run!

[2206]

True, that would apply to TfWM tendered routes, but Claribels operate their routes commercially.

They used to operate on bank holidays. I'm sure I remember them operating on a bank holiday (a Monday) a couple of years ago, while NX operated a Sunday service. So it must have changed.
GRS also used to operate a normal service, every bank holiday.

[Steveminor]

True we used to but the registration was changed to not operate bank holidays.

[2206]

They are due to arrive this weekend

Have the new E200 arrived yet?

[James4368]

YJ57BOH is for sale

Link - https://www.facebook.com/procterscoachandbussales/photos/pcb.2342208169251434/2342204672585117/?type=3&theater

[Eric Shaw]

YJ53VDL still with Claribels, on the 71E again today.

[2206]

YJ53VDL still with Claribels, on the 71E again today.

YJ54CEO is still in service with Claribels today, passed Ward End, The Fox and Goose at about 17:00 going towards the City Centre.

[2206]

YJ54CEO is still in service with Claribels today, passed Ward End, The Fox and Goose at about 17:00 going towards the City Centre.

YJ54CEO is still in service in service with Claribels today  on the 55, passed Ward End, The Fox and Goose at about 15:20 going towards the City Centre.