Travel de Courcey -- General Thread

[markcf83]

Our first thoughts should be with the 180 members of staff who now find themselves on the growing list of unemployment.

I wish them all luck in these uncertain times.

Agreed. Hopefully many of them will be taken on by NXWM,Stagecoach and Arriva Midlands.

[WilliamLeylandNational]

Arriva have engineering vacancies in Leicester

[Lukeeee2018]

I wonder what will happen with there school routes as well as they had quite a few double decker buses running on them and September isn't too far away now!
It's a shame that they have gone now though..

[bususer28]

De Courcey went into administration this morning

https://www.route-one.net/news/travel-de-courcey-enters-administration-after-dramatic-decline/

What a shame. :( :( :( Great business let's hope they can sort out something again for the future. Quite schocking to be honest but were they struggling financially before the pandemic?

[Bus Man K2]

I'm told NX will be running the 585, with the X6 ran from Thurmaston.

Conformation of NX operating the 585 from 25th August.

https://nxbus.co.uk/search/coventry/?site%5Bsearch%5D=585&show%5Broutes%5D=1&utm_source=nav

Bus Man K2

[JPC]

Conformation of NX operating the 585 from 25th August.

https://nxbus.co.uk/search/coventry/?site%5Bsearch%5D=585&show%5Broutes%5D=1&utm_source=nav

Bus Man K2

Whilst this might be 'good' news for the regular users etc. I think it would be a more sensible and natural arrangement, as well as selfishly prefer, to have Stagecoach operate the 585 and NXC operate the 60/703.  I suppose TfWM wanted to get their foot in just in time with the re-tendering of the 60/703 to avoid a chance of service being abruptly stopped - that said did anyone see the 60 run on Saturday? .. as I noticed the Traveline timetable was suggesting De Courcey's last day as the 21st (Friday).

[J GL]

Whilst this might be 'good' news for the regular users etc. I think it would be a more sensible and natural arrangement, as well as selfishly prefer, to have Stagecoach operate the 585 and NXC operate the 60/703.  I suppose TfWM wanted to get their foot in just in time with the re-tendering of the 60/703 to avoid a chance of service being abruptly stopped - that said did anyone see the 60 run on Saturday? .. as I noticed the Traveline timetable was suggesting De Courcey's last day as the 21st (Friday).

I didn't see any 585 running on Saturday so I assume the 60 wasn't running but I saw the X6 on Friday not knowing that it would sadly be the last day. I guess it would make sense that Stagecoach were to run it as they already run the Sunday service but then it does make sense a bit that NX takes over as they took over 580 which also runs into Rugby. Slightly off topic but do you think the 585 may get changed to the 85 eventually ending a long-running number?

[Tony]

I didn't see any 585 running on Saturday so I assume the 60 wasn't running but I saw the X6 on Friday not knowing that it would sadly be the last day. I guess it would make sense that Stagecoach were to run it as they already run the Sunday service

Stagecoach aren't running the X6, Arriva are

[J GL]

Stagecoach aren't running the X6, Arriva are

Sorry, I meant about Stagecoach running the 585.

[Tony]

Sorry, I meant about Stagecoach running the 585.

They aren't National Express Coventry are

[J GL]

They aren't National Express Coventry are

Yes but I thought Stagecoach ran the Sunday service

[Trident 4194]

They aren't National Express Coventry are

Using rattly e200s I bet. Those poor MAN vehicles were some of the last ones left in the country weren't they?

[J GL]

Using rattly e200s I bet. Those poor MAN vehicles were some of the last ones left in the country weren't they?

I imagine they were, I think a lot of them will be scrapped due to their age. They need to be preserved in my opinion

[J GL]

Using rattly e200s I bet. Those poor MAN vehicles were some of the last ones left in the country weren't they?

Do you think they will put deckers on the 585 school days

[Lukeeee2018]

Do you think they will put deckers on the 585 school days

I hope so, the last double decker I have seen on the 585 was on the 19th of July