Service Changes - 26th Jan 2014

[JPC]

There's a few De Courcey service changes on Vosa today... but I have a feeling the two cancellations could be an error and are meant to be amended timetable?
(such errors have happened before on De Courcey registrations).

PD0000116/125
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Coventry and Rugby given service number 585 effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/163
    Variation Accepted: Operating between NUNEATON BUS STATION and COVENTRY, BROADGATE given service number 74 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0000116/177
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 360A effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/178
    Variation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY ARENA RETAIL PARK and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 703 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

[mikestone]

Whole load of changes today, including 85/585 on a different licence.  Doesn't seem to be any mention OF 360

[JPC]

Summary of some of these changes, (courtesy Warwickshire website):

74:
Some minor timetable revisions to most journeys.

585:
Some minor timetable revisions to most journeys on Mondays to Fridays.
On Saturdays the frequency is reduced to hourly. Sundays unchanged.

778:
Service renumbered 78 with Collycroft only being served by peak journeys numbered 78A.

768:
Service renumbered 79 and revised to operate via Collycroft.

[:D]

There's a few De Courcey service changes on Vosa today... but I have a feeling the two cancellations could be an error and are meant to be amended timetable?
(such errors have happened before on De Courcey registrations).

PD0000116/125
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Coventry and Rugby given service number 585 effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/163
    Variation Accepted: Operating between NUNEATON BUS STATION and COVENTRY, BROADGATE given service number 74 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0000116/177
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 360A effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/178
    Variation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY ARENA RETAIL PARK and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 703 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

Sadly, I think that's correct. http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/bus/servicechanges/ServiceChangesPages/26January2014.aspx

[Tony]

There's a few De Courcey service changes on Vosa today... but I have a feeling the two cancellations could be an error and are meant to be amended timetable?
(such errors have happened before on De Courcey registrations).

PD0000116/125
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Coventry and Rugby given service number 585 effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/163
    Variation Accepted: Operating between NUNEATON BUS STATION and COVENTRY, BROADGATE given service number 74 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0000116/177
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 360A effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/178
    Variation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY ARENA RETAIL PARK and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 703 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

Sadly, I think that's correct. http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/bus/servicechanges/ServiceChangesPages/26January2014.aspx

So the 11A/11C becomes the longest 'urban' bus route again!

[JPC]

There's a few De Courcey service changes on Vosa today... but I have a feeling the two cancellations could be an error and are meant to be amended timetable?
(such errors have happened before on De Courcey registrations).

PD0000116/125
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Coventry and Rugby given service number 585 effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/163
    Variation Accepted: Operating between NUNEATON BUS STATION and COVENTRY, BROADGATE given service number 74 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0000116/177
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 360A effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/178
    Variation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY ARENA RETAIL PARK and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 703 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

Sadly, I think that's correct. http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/bus/servicechanges/ServiceChangesPages/26January2014.aspx

So the 11A/11C becomes the longest 'urban' bus route again!

Must say I am a bit surprised, well not so much about the service being withdrawn but the quickness of it, it only started in June and within six months it's notice was handed in.  Another disaster for Centro to mop up, but I hope the replacement services, regardless of operator, will have simpler route numbers. Also hoping their remaining three digit service numbers will renumber into the 51 to 99 range very soon.

[paulb1973]

There's a few De Courcey service changes on Vosa today... but I have a feeling the two cancellations could be an error and are meant to be amended timetable?
(such errors have happened before on De Courcey registrations).

PD0000116/125
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Coventry and Rugby given service number 585 effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/163
    Variation Accepted: Operating between NUNEATON BUS STATION and COVENTRY, BROADGATE given service number 74 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

PD0000116/177
    Cancellation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 360A effective from 26-Jan-2014.

PD0000116/178
    Variation Accepted: Operating between COVENTRY ARENA RETAIL PARK and COVENTRY, UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL given service number 703 effective from 26-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.

Sadly, I think that's correct. http://www.networkwestmidlands.com/bus/servicechanges/ServiceChangesPages/26January2014.aspx

So the 11A/11C becomes the longest 'urban' bus route again!

Must say I am a bit surprised, well not so much about the service being withdrawn but the quickness of it, it only started in June and within six months it's notice was handed in.  Another disaster for Centro to mop up, but I hope the replacement services, regardless of operator, will have simpler route numbers. Also hoping their remaining three digit service numbers will renumber into the 51 to 99 range very soon.

The entire route is being 'handed back'?! Oh dear, what a mess. So much for all that fanfare in the summer - will Centro patch-up the gaps with replacement services? Presumably it was too much to handle; staff, fuel & maintenance costs etc against revenue.

[Kevin]

Glad I rode it when it lasted then!

[Liverpool Street]

I suppose that's the negative with routes of such length.

Probably would've found it easier if it started out as a couple of shorter runs either way.

[paulb1973]

I suppose that's the negative with routes of such length.

Probably would've found it easier if it started out as a couple of shorter runs either way.

It was basically that prior to the formation of the 360A/360C - essentially the joining together of the lengthy routes 701 and 801 (plus according to my own notes the 704 and Schools service 95) all from 9th June 2013. So a life of just seven and a half months.

[Simon Dunn]

Centro have tendered a 63 week contract, for 8/9/10 bus variations of the current 360 service

Simon

[Liverpool Street]

I suppose that's the negative with routes of such length.

Probably would've found it easier if it started out as a couple of shorter runs either way.

It was basically that prior to the formation of the 360A/360C - essentially the joining together of the lengthy routes 701 and 801 (plus according to my own notes the 704 and Schools service 95) all from 9th June 2013. So a life of just seven and a half months.

Cheers. It seems the proverb "Combine routes in haste repent at leisure!" Springs to mind.

[PM]

Centro have tendered a 63 week contract, for 8/9/10 bus variations of the current 360 service

Simon

That is a big requirement for a tendered bus route isn't it? Could DeCourcey win it back under tender as other than NXC or Diamond I cannot see any other company being able to run it?

[Dylan4579]

Stagecoach??

[mikestone]

I suspect another operator falling into the trap of "a bus service to the hospital is essential" survey results, when in reality almost everyone attending a hospital either gets a lift off a friend or rings for a taxi and is useless to staff because it doesn't cover three shift working so staff still need a car and parking permit.