Claribels

[2206]

It's increasingly terrible. I know buses can't can't fly over cars, I know there's traffic, I know there's also delays to Claribels. I also know that out of 12 buses an hour, 5 or 6 of them turn up within 5 minutes. But that isn't the point here. The point I was making is that if we lose 3 or 4 buses an hour on the 94 route, the people who use those three or four buses will now be using the NX service resulting in far busier buses and Priory Queensway at 4pm being more unbearable than it already is.

Yes I agree. And it is busy but Priory Queensway at between 3-6PM is rush hour, so lots of people going home, you can't expect any different to be honest. NX also did address the 95 rush hour by replacing the scania single decks with double decks to.

YJ58FDV having an unusual day on the 94 today to, been a while since it was last on there.

[Pat]

well that's like the 6th or 7th time that route is getting operator change

That's how a tender works.  Whichever operator bids the lowest wins the tender/route, so nothing special about operator changes.

[Justin Tyme]

There's more information about the sale to/purchase by Rotala on the Route One website.  The bus business and some assets, including 18 vehicles, are included: -

https://www.route-one.net/news/rotala-agrees-to-purchase-claribel-coaches-bus-business/

It will be the end of an era.  I will remember Claribels for their smart and modern fleet, and of course for running bus services for many years - outlasting (almost?) all of their contemporaries.

[Tony]

Does anyone know what vehicles were actually on the 604 today? Bus times shows YX17 NYZ on there this morning, but I photographed that with Transdev late last year.


http://wmbusphotos.com/Claribels/YX17NYZ.html

[Steveminor]

We only have v & y, my ticketer portal dies not show any vehicle logging in as nyz

[Tony]

We only have v & y, my ticketer portal dies not show any vehicle logging in as nyz

It is showing on the BODS feed as both Regional vehicle finder and Bus times showing doing the 09:30 and 11:30 from Kingstanding to Hillhook

[DJ]

well that's like the 6th or 7th time that route is getting operator change

A route being out for tender doesn't mean the operator will change. In this case, it will either way, but Diamond could retain the route if they bid for it.

[BBS]

A route being out for tender doesn't mean the operator will change. In this case, it will either way, but Diamond could retain the route if they bid for it.

Would be very pleased to see NX get it back or possibly Landflight (Silverline)

[Westy]

Do Claribels run evening & Sunday services?

Will it be the same situation in Birmingham, as it is in the Black Country,  where evening & Sundays are basically split between Nx & Diamond?

[Steveminor]

Claribels have only ever briefly operated one bus into the evening over a decade ago & have never operated on.a sunday

[2206]

Do Claribels run evening & Sunday services?

Will it be the same situation in Birmingham, as it is in the Black Country,  where evening & Sundays are basically split between Nx & Diamond?

I can't think of anything Diamond have that runs late evenings in Birmingham. Only NX and Arriva 110 runs late evenings to.

[Isle of Stroma]

This has just popped up on my Facebook feed, in case anyone wanted their own 'little' Claribels memento... :

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1334007293711207/

(no affiliation etc)

[BBS]

Spotted FDV on the 36 with the driver giving it some good thrash

[Wumpty]

News link below shows a picture of a Claribels bus - COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the news story it is shown against.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-probe-after-teen-robbed-23006882

[2206]

News link below shows a picture of a Claribels bus - COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the news story it is shown against.

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/police-probe-after-teen-robbed-23006882

What do you mean? The bookmakers/betting shop is behind it. Just an image screenshotted from google streetview I think.