The Green Bus

[nitromatt1]

Sadly NXWM are out of the running.

The three operators being considered for takeover on Nov 4th are TGB, Evergreen Coaches and Finesse Coaches

[the trainbasher]

The latter 2 are Thandi companies

[nitromatt1]

The latter 2 are Thandi companies

Yes, Evergreen were the previous operator.

I had never heard of Finesse, what do they have in their fleet?

[notepanel]

The latter 2 are Thandi companies

Do you think the school even realises the links?

[Liverpool Street]

Woah, sorry, I've totally lost track and I can't make heads nor tails of most of these posts.

So are TGB going to be doing schools again? What's Finesse got to do with the operations?

[Tony]

The latter 2 are Thandi companies

Yes, Evergreen were the previous operator.

I had never heard of Finesse, what do they have in their fleet?

Basically Evergreen are Red Thandi and Finesse are Blue Thandi

[gac_uk]

Sadly NXWM are out of the running.

The three operators being considered for takeover on Nov 4th are TGB, Evergreen Coaches and Finesse Coaches

Full details are on Hagley RCs website
http://www.hagleyrc.com/attachments/article/376/Parents%20Letter%20re%20Buses_Oct13.pdf

[Tony]

Sadly NXWM are out of the running.

The three operators being considered for takeover on Nov 4th are TGB, Evergreen Coaches and Finesse Coaches

Full details are on Hagley RCs website
http://www.hagleyrc.com/attachments/article/376/Parents%20Letter%20re%20Buses_Oct13.pdf

Hi Geoff

That link doesn't seem to work

[gac_uk]

Sadly NXWM are out of the running.

The three operators being considered for takeover on Nov 4th are TGB, Evergreen Coaches and Finesse Coaches

Full details are on Hagley RCs website
http://www.hagleyrc.com/attachments/article/376/Parents%20Letter%20re%20Buses_Oct13.pdf

Hi Geoff

That link doesn't seem to work

Looks like they have updated the letter since my post
Try http://www.hagleyrc.com/ then click link on main page

[Steveminor]

It worked earlier tony I looked at it.
The basics of it were they were asking the parents to decide.
Greenbus offering private school transport for £795 per term. Evergreen offering the same for £650 per term & finesse offering to run as it does now as a regular bus service for £550 per term.

[wilmotm (Matt Wilmot)]

E458SON is parked up in Welford School playground on Hamstead Road just before the Lozells Road junction (on the right if going towards city) i initially thought it was for a school trip when i saw it yesterday,  but it was parked up in the same spot today.

I thought all the Metro's were withdrawn?

Anyway the two Spectra's I saw today, first time I've seen a TGB Spectra looked and sounded fantastic 201 and 208

[Tony]

It worked earlier tony I looked at it.
The basics of it were they were asking the parents to decide.
Greenbus offering private school transport for £795 per term. Evergreen offering the same for £650 per term & finesse offering to run as it does now as a regular bus service for £550 per term.

Finesse or any of Blue Thandi only currently have 2 double decks. The black Trident on the Fort service and N737 JNO ex AM PM, so would have to acquire some more. Only cheap vehicles on the market at the moment are ex London which would not have an increase in capacity they claim to be able to provide, or Olympians, so I would presume some ex Stagecoach or Dublin Long wheelbase ones would need to be acquired

[Kevin_Brum12]

The comments about larger capacity double deckers are interesting.  Given that TGB are currently using ex London double deck buses with the middle doors taken out where are they going to get these vehicles from?  I understand you can remove the wheelchair space to increase seating but given that the vehicles may be needed for routes where DDA access will be required this seems something of a false economy.

The head has also not revealed what NXWM were proposing, though a Halesowen Bus Station - Hagley NXWM service with students using the conventional bus network to connect with this route might be a better option for parents on more limited incomes. 

[Stu]

Sadly NXWM are out of the running.

The three operators being considered for takeover on Nov 4th are TGB, Evergreen Coaches and Finesse Coaches

Full details are on Hagley RCs website
http://www.hagleyrc.com/attachments/article/376/Parents%20Letter%20re%20Buses_Oct13.pdf

Hi Geoff

That link doesn't seem to work

Looks like they have updated the letter since my post
Try http://www.hagleyrc.com/ then click link on main page

Info is here:
http://www.hagleyrc.com/index.php/component/content/article/64-othernews/376-letter-to-parents-ref-bus-review

[nitromatt1]

E458SON is parked up in Welford School playground on Hamstead Road just before the Lozells Road junction (on the right if going towards city) i initially thought it was for a school trip when i saw it yesterday,  but it was parked up in the same spot today.

I thought all the Metro's were withdrawn?

Anyway the two Spectra's I saw today, first time I've seen a TGB Spectra looked and sounded fantastic 201 and 208

208 does not exist, 206 perhaps?

It worked earlier tony I looked at it.
The basics of it were they were asking the parents to decide.
Greenbus offering private school transport for £795 per term. Evergreen offering the same for £650 per term & finesse offering to run as it does now as a regular bus service for £550 per term.

The prices you have given are for annual passes not termly passes