Social Travel

[Tony]

tony on that score, if a nxwm driver assisted another operator by taking their passengers from a broken down bus, would they get into bother?

Some drivers would do it, some wouldn't, but no-one would get into any bother either way. If a revenue team got on, as long as the driver told them what he had done, so the passenger wasn't embarrassed because they hadn't got a valid ticket there would be no problem.

After all, hopefully the passenger would then have a good view on NX and hopefully choose to travel with them in the future

[Trident 4194]

I think social are running out of timetable. I saw an 11C in harborne war lane at 12:02 heading towards Bearwood, yet it wasn't meant to leave till another 12 minutes later according to timetable

[the trainbasher]

@Trident 4194 I've noticed that today on s301.

timetable? What's one of them?

[Solo1]

wonder what the changes are to this on vosa today 
2. PD1125565/1 - SOCIAL TRAVEL PRIVATE LIMITED, UNIT 1 BRITTANIA WORKS, ENGINE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2DR

Variation Accepted: Operating between Chelmsley Road, Pine Square and Solihull, Touchwood Shopping Centre given service number 71E effective from 07-Jul-2015. To amend Timetable.


3. PD1125565/3 - SOCIAL TRAVEL PRIVATE LIMITED, UNIT 1 BRITTANIA WORKS, ENGINE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2DR

Variation Accepted: Operating between DUDLEY ROAD, ROTTON PARK ROAD and DUDLEY ROAD, ROTTON PARK ROAD given service number 11C effective from 13-Jul-2015. To amend Timetable

[Solo1]

the other dart now painted https://www.flickr.com/photos/stanjack/18588814040/in/dateposted-public/

[Steveminor]

Timetable drawn up for new route being registered shortly

[the trainbasher]

@Bob...something you may like...

PD1125565/4 - SOCIAL TRAVEL PRIVATE LIMITED, UNIT 1 BRITTANIA WORKS, ENGINE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2DR
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Cannock Bus Station
Finish Point: Stafford Beaconside
Via: Brocton, Stafford Station, Stafford Hospital
Service Number: 74
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 02-SEP-2015
Other Details: Monday to Saturday (no Sundays or bank holidays)

[winston]

Another independent attacking Arriva.....

[Cheese]

@Bob...something you may like...

PD1125565/4 - SOCIAL TRAVEL PRIVATE LIMITED, UNIT 1 BRITTANIA WORKS, ENGINE STREET, SMETHWICK, B66 2DR
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Cannock Bus Station
Finish Point: Stafford Beaconside
Via: Brocton, Stafford Station, Stafford Hospital
Service Number: 74
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 02-SEP-2015
Other Details: Monday to Saturday (no Sundays or bank holidays)

I hope their drivers are aware that concessionary passes are valid pre-09:30 in Staffs. And that they accept Your Staffordshire cards... There are peak journeys as well as an off peak service on this, although not sure how the PM ones have got any chance of being on time...  Forgot to check whether the times were on the opposite half hour to Arriva or 5 minutes in front.

[the trainbasher]

I hope their drivers are aware that concessionary passes are valid pre-09:30 in Staffs. And that they accept Your Staffordshire cards... There are peak journeys as well as an off peak service on this, although not sure how the PM ones have got any chance of being on time...  Forgot to check whether the times were on the opposite half hour to Arriva or 5 minutes in front.

Arriva will probably start a X74

[Bob]

Arriva will probably start a X74

How would that work? The 74 already goes down the main road. The only way to do it would be to miss stops out and miss potential. Arriva already tried an extra 74, the 74A which only went as far as the town centre omitting the hospital. Needless to say it bombed & was withdrawn a couple of months after. Interesting though the social travel starts around the time arriva will be completing a network review, i wonder if it will involve confusingly and pointlessly renumbering established services like telfords ( 481/891 etc for example)?

[Bob]

Miss potential passengers that should say. The deckers on the 74/75 have been breaking down a fair bit recently, my mate got stuck in the lanes between cannock and penkridge last week. Theyre also rarely all out, often an old commander or two stuck on. Its funny how service upgrades often degenerate ( not just arriva), the 60 was upgraded with new pulsars in 2011, then they were replaced with 57 plate ex staffords briefly, followed by 61 plate ex-NW ones, and now we have 13 year old commanders and cadets. Staffords lost their 57 plates when they were upgraded to the four deckers, now its often a couple of deckers and usually a couple of commanders often 13 year old examples. Makes you wonder whether upgrades/branding etc is worth the fuss

[Steveminor]

Re the network review. I would think Arriva schedulers will be furiously sharpening their pencils

[Bob]

I really cant see how much they can change in a review routes wiss in cannock. I really cant

[fleetline6477]

Running this route from a depot base in Smethwick will result in some dead mileage and driver time before any potential income is generated.