Preston Bus

[winston]

Looks as though Preston are giving up the 180/280:

PC0001777/146 Cancelled
PRESTON BUS LTD
Route: Clitheroe Interchange to Skipton Bus Station via Gisburn
Service number: 180 ()
Service type: Hail & Ride, Normal Stopping
Effective date: 16 Jun 2019

PC0001777/147 Cancelled
PRESTON BUS LTD
Route: Preston Bus Station to Clitheroe Interchange via Whalley
Service number: 280 ()
Service type: Hail & Ride, Normal Stopping
Effective date: 16 Jun 2019

[amodelofcontrol]

I notice that four B9TLs were sold to Ensign (and quickly snapped up by Yellow Buses Bournemouth).

What's caused the loss of these from the fleet? With the amount of elderly 'deckers still at Preston, I'm surprised these have gone.

[winston]

I notice that four B9TLs were sold to Ensign (and quickly snapped up by Yellow Buses Bournemouth).

What's caused the loss of these from the fleet? With the amount of elderly 'deckers still at Preston, I'm surprised these have gone.

End of lease & lower pvr requirement from this weekend when the 280 ceases.

[markcf83]

Stagecoach is taking the route over.

[winston]

Two Ex Diamond Bus Kidderminster Scania Omnilinks are now at Preston Bus:

30115 is painted in current Preston Bus livery:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrprestonbus/48373863136

while

30118 is painted with a Preston Bus rear end with the addition of a pale blue front/white sides - creating a further livery variation.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrprestonbus/48373994272

Tividale B7RLE 30859 is also now in the NW (I assume for prep & repaint for Bolton)
https://www.flickr.com/photos/mjrprestonbus/48373993982

[amodelofcontrol]

Buses Mag this month reports that eight StreetDecks are due "for Preston".

As these reports can sometimes be mixed up, it's likely worth checking - presumably these are in addition to the batch that have gone to Bolton?

[winston]

Heanor depot now added on to Preston Bus license as an OC:

PC0001777 SN PRESTON BUS LTD Director(s): SIMON LEE DUNN, ROBERT ANTHONY DUNN, KIM MICHAEL TAYLOR, Matthew Rawlinson 221 DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON, PR1 6NY
Removed operating centre: UNITS 10-11, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4NW
Removed operating centre: Diamond Bus Northwest, Units 22 -23 Chanters  Industrial Estate, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9BE
New operating centre: Heanor Bus Depot, Heanor Gate Industrial Estate, Heanor Gate Road, Heanor, DE75 7RJ New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 50 vehicle(s)
Decrease at existing operating centre: 221 DEEPDALE ROAD, PRESTON,  PR1 6NY New authorisation at this operating centre will be: 100 vehicle(s)   

https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/view-details/licence/157174

[Solo1]

Where will the buses run from in Manchester as heanor seems to far from Manchester 

[winston]

Where will the buses run from in Manchester as heanor seems to far from Manchester

From the Manchester depots on the DBNW license.

[Solo1]

From the Manchester depots on the DBNW license.

take it the other depots will increase in Manchester

[Solo1]

Wonder what they will run from heaor  as it's a long way from Preston unles they are taking over your bus ops.

[midlandred2003]

I assume Your Bus is becoming part of Rotala Group.

[winston]

take it the other depots will increase in Manchester

No, because the DBNW was previously increased by +200 discs using Heanor depot with an allocation on 125 + Blackpool etc prior to the First Bolton acquisition, those depots have now been removed with Bolton now added to DBNW license since being acquired:

https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/view-details/licence/164713

[Tony]

Your bus appears to have ceased trading today. This may explain those disks

[winston]

Your bus appears to have ceased trading today. This may explain those disks

Another one bites the dust, MD resigned 19th Sept as well:
http://www.catchyourbus.co.uk