The Green Bus

[mikestone]

It was a Trident.

[111 Roughley]

It would seem that Green Bus are finishing on the 62.
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/cms/pdf/2014-10-02%20Bus%20Service%20Changes%202.pdf  (when open click on Redditch District)

[winston]

PD1050400/86 - THE GREEN TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED, 386 PARK ROAD, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B18 5ST
        Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Birchfield Road Redditch (Foxlydiate Inn) and Ridgeway Middle School given service number S69 effective from 05-Dec-2014.

PD1050400/87 - THE GREEN TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED, 386 PARK ROAD, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B18 5ST
        Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Redditch Bus Station and Redditch Bus Station given service number 62 effective from 05-Dec-2014.

[mikestone]

Presumably the TCs have assumed they'll just not turn up if they insist on 56 days?

[111 Roughley]

Presumably the TCs have assumed they'll just not turn up if they insist on 56 days?

The cancellation application from Green Bus was received on 10 October, effective 5 December. Considering that Diamond were allowed to register their 62 effective 1 September by an application received 1 August, after having seen the Green Bus timetable and timing their service 2 minutes earlier, I would think that Green Bus would justifiably have a somewhat jaundiced view of the traffic commissioners.
In any case, the continuation of the Green Bus 62 even to 5 December has no public benefit.

[winston]

PD1050400/83 - THE GREEN TRANSPORT COMPANY LIMITED, 386 PARK ROAD, HOCKLEY, BIRMINGHAM, B18 5ST
    Variation Accepted: Operating between Redditch Bus Station and Birmingham City Centre given service number 50/50A effective from 05-Jan-2015. To amend Timetable.

[Tony]

Green Bus are currently advertising 51plate and V-reg Tridents for sale in the trade press 'due to fleet upgrade'

[winston]

Green Bus are currently advertising 51plate and V-reg Tridents for sale in the trade press 'due to fleet upgrade'

Missed that one, but aren't the 51 plate Tridents their newest buses, what about the steppers going?

[Lukeee]

Green Bus are currently advertising 51plate and V-reg Tridents for sale in the trade press 'due to fleet upgrade'

Missed that one, but aren't the 51 plate Tridents their newest buses, what about the steppers going?

Steppers may be kept as I believe their more fuel efficient so maybe that takes a higher priority than slf on private hire contracts

[Cheese]

Just seen ex Dublin Bus Olympian 922 S922YOO on the 50 leaving Moor Street. Not one of their fleet I have seen before.

[winston]

Just seen ex Dublin Bus Olympian 922 S922YOO on the 50 leaving Moor Street. Not one of their fleet I have seen before.

No excuse for using a non complaint bus in B'ham City Centre on a Sat

[Tony]

Just seen ex Dublin Bus Olympian 922 S922YOO on the 50 leaving Moor Street. Not one of their fleet I have seen before.

No excuse for using a non complaint bus in B'ham City Centre on a Sat

That's because their tridents are down in London doing underground replacement work

[winston]

Just seen ex Dublin Bus Olympian 922 S922YOO on the 50 leaving Moor Street. Not one of their fleet I have seen before.

No excuse for using a non complaint bus in B'ham City Centre on a Sat

That's because their tridents are down in London doing underground replacement work

Over stretching their fleet again then, as per during the Commonwealth games.

Given that, I don't understand why they aren't retaining all the 51 plate Tridents and adding to the low floor fleet, maybe dispose of some of the older T-reg ex Metroline Tridents. It would give TGB greater flexibility to take on these contracts & still provide suitable buses to meet their local obligations.

[andyr]

So thats were about 7 of there buses were going to last Saturday morning. Causing chaos on the M40 near Beaconsfield doing all of 30 mph....

[Liverpool Street]

So thats were about 7 of there buses were going to last Saturday morning. Causing chaos on the M40 near Beaconsfield doing all of 30 mph....

Hahahaha!!!