First Bus - Potteries

[YN64AOG]

What is the official name for First Potteries?

[John]

What is the official name for First Potteries?

First Potteries on the legal lettering

[YN64AOG]

First Potteries on the legal lettering

OK, how long has this name been registered?

[DVXXII]

Another E300 to receive the new livery is 67643. Darts 42552/3/4 have had their stoke station branding removed following service cuts that reduced the PVR of the 21/21a

[ade]

101 branded 65035 on the 6 on Monday night.

[ade]

101 branded 65033 on the 6 yesterday

[DVXXII]

66302 and 66305 have had their fronts painted to pick from red and had their branding removed. Presumably this is in preparation for the moving of all Volvos at Potteries to Leicester.

Parked up at Newcastle garage on Sunday were darts 41494/8 and more oddly Streetlites 63096/7/9. The latter have all been in service in the last week and i was not aware of any plans to move these to another operator.

[DVXXII]

Parked up at Newcastle garage on Sunday were darts 41494/8 and more oddly Streetlites 63096/7/9. The latter have all been in service in the last week and i was not aware of any plans to move these to another operator.

63096 was back out yesterday in service on 6/11 circuit, so not sure why this and the other two Streetlites were at Newcastle garage over the weekend, however they appear to in fact be staying

[PM]

66302 and 66305 have had their fronts painted to pick from red and had their branding removed. Presumably this is in preparation for the moving of all Volvos at Potteries to Leicester.

Parked up at Newcastle garage on Sunday were darts 41494/8 and more oddly Streetlites 63096/7/9. The latter have all been in service in the last week and i was not aware of any plans to move these to another operator.

Any idea what vehicles are replacing the Volvos at Potteries, if they're leaving?

Courtesy of the Midlandred.net forum, 66305 has arrived from Potteries as a spare whilst newer B7RLE's arrive for the 144.

I guess (and numbers are pretty similar) that it'll be Volvo B7RLE's/B7L's at Potteries to Leicester, releasing their 59 platers to Worcester, in turn cascading Enviro300's from Worcester to Potteries.

[Sayeed]

Any idea what vehicles are replacing the Volvos at Potteries, if they're leaving?

Courtesy of the Midlandred.net forum, 66305 has arrived from Potteries as a spare whilst newer B7RLE's arrive for the 144.

I guess (and numbers are pretty similar) that it'll be Volvo B7RLE's/B7L's at Potteries to Leicester, releasing their 59 platers to Worcester, in turn cascading Enviro300's from Worcester to Potteries.

They could send 51 & 54 plate Dennis Trident 2s to Taunton along with E200s and also E300 (PT59 JPT) to save the E300s at Worcester

[PM]

They could send 51 & 54 plate Dennis Trident 2s to Taunton along with E200s and also E300 (PT59 JPT) to save the E300s at Worcester

Worcester does need its current decker allocation though, Taunton has had ex Essex E200's moved in, I wasn't aware it needed additional vehicles?

[mikestone]

Looks like more cuts in November - D&G have registered two new services at short notice.

[DVXXII]

First have withdrawn the 11A which D&G have replaced with route 10. They are also removing many Sunday services and early morning/Evening journeys, some of which D&G are picking up. Details are on First Potteries website.

[47609FireFly]

First have withdrawn the 11A which D&G have replaced with route 10. They are also removing many Sunday services and early morning/Evening journeys, some of which D&G are picking up. Details are on First Potteries website.

http://www.route-one.net/magazines/emag/routeone713/pubData/source/routeone713.pdf   ---> comments on page 14, from the MD of Potteries, regarding the cuts.

[Cedric]

PD0000003/178 Registered
FIRST POTTERIES LTD
Route: Keele to Hanley City Centre via Newcastle, Stoke
Service number: 25
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 11 Jun 2018
PD0000003/48 Registered
FIRST POTTERIES LTD
Route: Staffordshire, Stoke-On-Trent Hanley, Bus station to Staffordshire, Stafford, Rail Station via Trentham Gardens, Stone-By-Pass
Service number: 101
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 11 Jun 2018
PD0000003/38 Registered
FIRST POTTERIES LTD
Route: Bradeley School to Trentham, Pacific Road
Service number: 21 (21A)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 11 Jun 2018
PD0000003/21 Registered
FIRST POTTERIES LTD
Route: Hanley Bus Station to Longton, Interchange via Fenton, Blurton
Service number: 23 (23a)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 11 Jun 2018
PD0000003/137 Registered
FIRST POTTERIES LTD
Route: HANLEY BUS STATION to ENDON FOUNTAIN via SMALLTHORNE - NORTON
Service number: 8 (8a, 98)
Service type: Normal Stopping
Effective date: 11 Jun 2018