Arriva Stafford Services

[Bob]

As replacement for 2289/90?

[BN]

As replacement for 2289/90?

Yes.

[Bob]

Are the other three BU51 plates staying at cannock?

[BN]

Are the other three BU51 plates staying at cannock?

Not sure yet.

[Cheese]

2222 is on town services in Stafford today, is this permanent or just a loan?

[BN]

Just a loan.

[Bob]

Hows the X25 doing in its first week?  Wonder if theres many people using it

[staffsdave]

Pulsars 3763/4/6 at the garage @ 15:30 hrs.

Several withdrawn vehicles have been taken away in the past few days to make space for the extra PVR. vehicles still here are 2130 V423DGT, 2222 T52JJF, 2229 W229SNR, 2231 W231 SNR, 2631 V231KDA  (outside), and inside is 2620 V220KDA minus its whole front end.

think theres 4 versas going aswel - possibly to shrewsbury (2939/40/41/42). anyone else confirm?

[Bob]

Pulsars on the 9 & X25 today

[Bob]

Caught the X25 twice today,  first the short working stafford to rugeley four passengers end to end, coupled with sitting in milford for ten minutes waiting for time.  Then the rugeley to lichfield section had a max of six passengers end to end. The driver reckoned it wont last, that the road works would probably kill it dead before the patronage levels do. Suppose time will tell

[Bob]

The roadworks could be a factor in it too. Their on for 6 months.  Driver said theyve allocated the same running time end to end as 825. Plus 825 is now avoiding the roadworks by leaving a different way from stafford

[Ashley]

The roadworks could be a factor in it too. Their on for 6 months.  Driver said theyve allocated the same running time end to end as 825. Plus 825 is now avoiding the roadworks by leaving a different way from stafford

There's no proof that the roadworks will kill it off before its begun. January being the quietest month is fact, but were all just wasting our time, you'll still slag off Arriva regardless

[Bob]

Yea cos youd really be impressed with an express that took the same time as the normal route for six months. ......areyyou sleeping with a director or something?  Jesus. Either that or your in love with arriva.!

[arrifirststage]

Yea cos youd really be impressed with an express that took the same time as the normal route for six months. ......areyyou sleeping with a director or something?  Jesus. Either that or your in love with arriva.!

Bob,why don't you lay off Arriva for a bit?
Not only are you becoming very repetitive but you are fast losing any credibility you may have once had.
Don't just slate me off in your reply......that would merely be predictable.

[Bob]

Im pointing out that an express service that a few weeks after its launch is affected for six months by roadworks,  causing it to take broadly the same time end to end as the non express ( which is avoiding by and large the roadworks) is possibly not going to be very successful. I wouldnt say thats slating arriva. It might not be successful if a better operator ran it either. ..