First Bus - Wyvern

[suavegarv]

It was on BBC Midlands Today about First withdrawing their Hereford services and closing this depot along with the Newcastle Under Lyne one.Services due to end by the end of August ish?

[Cedric]

It was on BBC Midlands Today about First withdrawing their Hereford services and closing this depot along with the Newcastle Under Lyne one.Services due to end by the end of August ish?

there is a press release on first midlands website  about this and it 5/9/15 Hereford is closing . Newcastle is closing on same day but   it is being combined  with another depot which  close by

[winston]

Looks as though First are retaining the 420 once Hereford closes:

PD0000480/84 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester, Bus Station and Hereford, Bus Station given service number 420/418 effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

[tank90]

As well as the X50 Worcester to Alcester via Pershore Evesham Bidford on Avon

[Cedric]

Looks as though First are retaining the 420 once Hereford closes:

PD0000480/84 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester, Bus Station and Hereford, Bus Station given service number 420/418 effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

must be a money making one for them to keep it

[winston]

must be a money making one for them to keep it

I assume so, obviously it can be operated out of WR as well

[Reece]

Looks as though First are retaining the 420 once Hereford closes:

PD0000480/84 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester, Bus Station and Hereford, Bus Station given service number 420/418 effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

I am happy that First has kept the 420 as it has been operated out of the Worcester depot for a number of years. When ever I see the 420 it has a healthy loading even though it only runs 5 or 6 times a day.

[winston]

More First WR changes:

PD0000480/8 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester, Bus Station and Evesham, Bus Station given service number 550/551/557 effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000480/11 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester, Bus Station and Birmingham, Smallbrook Queensway given service number 144/S23 effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0000480/18 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between KEMPSEY and CLAINES given service number 32/32A/32B effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0000480/26 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Henwick Park, Monarch Drive given service number 31/31B/31C effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0000480/91 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester, City Centre, Bus Station and Worcester, City Centre, Bus Station given service number 33/33A/34/34A effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000480/104 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester Bus Station and Malvern Link, Pioneer Store given service number 44/44A/44B/44C effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

PD0000480/319 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester (Bus Station) and Tewkesbury (The Crescent) given service number 361/363 effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0000480/324 - FIRST MIDLAND RED BUSES LTD T/A FIRST MIDLAND RED, FIRST POTTERIES, DIVIDY ROAD, STOKE-ON-TRENT, ST3 5YY
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Worcester Bus Station and Halesowen Bus Station given service number 147 effective from 07-Sep-2015. To amend Route and Timetable.

[Cedric]

here is link   giving latest  news on Hereford shut down

http://hm.sunshineradio.co.uk/news/local-news/bus-services-continue-in-herefordshire/

[s94]

How does the 147 do these days? Would first ever give an extension to merry hill a go?

[Ashley 60171]

How does the 147 do these days? Would first ever give an extension to merry hill a go?

Not sure if many people go end to end but you have former 007 passengers from Halesowen to Bromsgrove. From there to Worcester its just people who would use the 144 or 147 so I would assume it does well enough, ive never seen an empty or nearly empty one. As for a mezza extension I personally doubt it's something they'd look at due to high car ownership in the villages.

[barry619]

Postings elsewhere suggest 18 Enviro300s to go to Potteries as part of the forthcoming cascades created by new vehicles and depot closures. Some Solos would seem likely as well. It was apparently the plan that the Y-reg Caetano Darts would be DDA'd and go to Potteries too, but I'm not sure if that's still the case; two are in use at Adderley Green already, but the plans are apparently that nothing at Potteries (including five B7TLs) which is not DDA will be modified now.

[Ashley 60171]

Postings elsewhere suggest 18 Enviro300s to go to Potteries as part of the forthcoming cascades created by new vehicles and depot closures. Some Solos would seem likely as well. It was apparently the plan that the Y-reg Caetano Darts would be DDA'd and go to Potteries too, but I'm not sure if that's still the case; two are in use at Adderley Green already, but the plans are apparently that nothing at Potteries (including five B7TLs) which is not DDA will be modified now.

If Potteries get E300's, what would Worcester use to cover their PVR?

[jc]

No doubt the new big streetlites due for the 44, the streetdecks due for the 144, the mini Caetanos due back from Hereford, 2 Centros at Hereford to move back and the two Presidents that they had for schools.

Rumours also saying that all of Hereford's Solos will move to Potteries to kill of the last of there non DDA Solos.

[the trainbasher]

As long as 67664 Stays then that's a good thing!