Social Travel

[MW]

Will the entire fleet be used on the 74/74A now then?

I don't know. Will it Bob? Will it?

[2206]

Will the entire fleet be used on the 74/74A now then?

2 buses on the 74
and two on the 74A/S74 ( serving Brocton Village )

[2206]

I have just noticed that the new bus timetables for routes 74 / 74A / S74 are now available to view on the Traveline website.

Here is the link to the timetable

http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk/se/XSLT_TTB_REQUEST?language=en&command=direct&net=twm&line=04074&sup=C&itdLPxx_direction=H&project=y11&outputFormat=0&itdLPxx_displayHeader=false&itdLPxx_sessionID=EFA02_44604617&lineVer=1&itdLPxx_spTr=1&itdLPxx_operatorCodeForTTB=SOC

However i have also noticed that on the Traveline website it says that the 74A and S74 routes has now been delayed until the 11th of January 2016. It says "The start date of the 74A and S74 journeys has been delayed until 11 Jan 16" and "The Traffic Commsioners have not accepted the late registration of this service so unfortunately the start of these Social Travel services via Walton, Brocton and Huntington will now be 11th January".

Here is ths link to the page that says this.

http://www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk/se/XSLT_ADDINFO_REQUEST?filterInfoID=2249_Staffordshire&itdLPxx_newIcsSite=true

Also how many buses do Social Travel have. I can only think of 3 at the moment (S301 SHB / S309 SHB / X183 CTG). But i am sure that they have some other buses as well.

the 74A and S74 have been delayed because the 11C is not going to be withdrawn until the 11th January
They also have
V564JBH
X512UAT
and 2 03 plate MPD
@countryliner

[Ashley 60171]

the 74A and S74 have been delayed because the 11C is not going to be withdrawn until the 11th January
They also have
V564JBH
X512UAT
and 2 03 plate MPD
@countryliner

When did the latter 3 vehicles enter the fleet?

[winston]

the 74A and S74 have been delayed because the 11C is not going to be withdrawn until the 11th January
They also have
V564JBH
X512UAT
and 2 03 plate MPD
@countryliner

They have Optare Solo YJ10MBF

[2206]

When did the latter 3 vehicles enter the fleet?

I have been told one 03 reg entered service on Wednesday as a replacement for a broken down SPD on the 11C

[2206]

They have Optare Solo YJ10MBF

They don't
one of the 03 reg MPD is the replacement for it
@Winston

[2206]

@2206 - Thanks for the info. They have a nice fleet of buses. I always thought that V564 JBH was with Sunny Travel - is it just on loan or has it permanently moved to Social Travel. Do you know why YJ10 MBF left Social Travel. Also has X512 UAT been converted to single door or does it still have two doors. Finally could i ask what the registration numbers of the two 03 reg MPDs are. Thank you.

V564 JBH is permanently at Social and has been there for a couple of months usually on the 11C
and no i don't think X512 has been converted to a single door

[winston]

They don't
one of the 03 reg MPD is the replacement for it
@Winston

Yj10mbf  on 71e today

It's not so much downsizing as modernization the spds are getting old now & we recognise the need to provide more modern buses.
We simply couldn't find any spds on the market at the right age at the right price those we saw were well over market value & the optare was under market value.
It is a move that has been well received & appreciated by our passengers & that's what's important at the end of the day.

@2206 What's the above then?

[2206]

Also do Social Travel still have R823 HCD in their fleet.

no

[Matt.N0056]

@2206 - Thanks. When did R823 HCD leave Social Travel. It must have been very recently because i found a picture of it on flickr that was taken on the 5th of November 2015.

Here is the photo that i found.

https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/60536068@N07/22774383556/in/search_QM_q_IS_R823HCD_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_all_AND_s_IS_rec

Also i have just realised that after R823 HCD left Stagecoach in East Sussex - it has been with three different West Midlands bus operators - Discount Travel then Sunny Travel then Social Travel - and it has been painted in all 3 of these bus operators liveries.

I think that Discount Travel and Social Travel and Sunny Travel or all connected in some way or have the same owners.

Discount is now owned by Sunny. Social is owned by the brother of sunnys owner. @Steveminor can correct if I'm wrong!

[2206]

@2206 - Thanks. When did R823 HCD leave Social Travel. It must have been very recently because i found a picture of it on flickr that was taken on the 5th of November 2015.

Here is the photo that i found.

https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/60536068@N07/22774383556/in/search_QM_q_IS_R823HCD_AND_mt_IS_all_AND_w_IS_all_AND_s_IS_rec

Also i have just realised that after R823 HCD left Stagecoach in East Sussex - it has been with three different West Midlands bus operators - Discount Travel then Sunny Travel then Social Travel - and it has been painted in all 3 of these bus operators liveries.

I think that Discount Travel and Social Travel and Sunny Travel or all connected in some way or have the same owners.

Yes, sometime in the last 2 weeks
It has never been painted into Social Travels livery it was in service in White while with Social

[LG]

Social Travel are cancelling some saturday journeys on the 74 ive heard.  Anyone know if this is true?

[2206]

Also can i confirm are Social Travel withdrawing both the 11C and 71E bus routes.

As said above in this thread on 11/01/2016

[2206]

@2206 - Thanks for the info. Also do you know what vehicles will be allocated to the new 74 / 74A / S74 routes.

all of them as they will be there only routes from 11/01/2016
Should be
MPD - 74A/S74
SPD - 74