Arriva September 2015 changes

[Bob]

what difference does that make???? through longford out and inbound wouldnt make much difference...

[Westy]

No new timetables in Walsall Bus Station for Arriva apart from a NWM branded one for the 35.

Now Sapphireing to Cannock to see if Cannock Library has any.

[Bob]

been on 3 cannock garage buses today no posters no new network leaflets nothing. People on the 31 were asking the driver who didnt know....

[Steveminor]

Handed our timetables in to Stafford uni. They're greatful as have been asking arriva for weeks

[Westy]

No new timetables in Walsall Bus Station for Arriva apart from a NWM branded one for the 35.

Now Sapphireing to Cannock to see if Cannock Library has any.

Seemed to have all Cannock routes apart from the 1 & 2, which is the main one I need.

[winston]

PD0000478/2 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Staffordshire University and Lichfield Bus Station given service number 825/824/829 effective from 26-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/63 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Stafford, Gaol Square and Stafford, Rickerscote St Peter's Gardens given service number 6 effective from 26-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/106 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Stafford, Gaoll Square and Wolverhampton bus station given service number 76/76A/76B effective from 26-Sep-2015. To amend Timetable.

PD0000478/434 - ARRIVA MIDLANDS NORTH LTD T/A ARRIVA MIDLANDS, THURMASTON GARAGE, 4 WESTMORELAND AVENUE, THURMASTON, LEICESTER, LE4 8PH

Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Cannock Bus Station
Finish Point: Stafford, Technology Park
Via: Huntington, Brocton, Queensville, Stafford Town Centre, Stafford County Hospital
Service Number: 74B
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 07-NOV-2015
Other Details: Monday to Saturday, daytimes.

[Bob]

74B? ?? What's the difference?  Misses out the MOD?

[winston]

74B? ?? What's the difference?  Misses out the MOD?

Or is it additional journeys to compete with Social?

[Bob]

Arriva tried to do two 74s per hour before,  with the 74A, like almost all of their new commercial launches it failed miserably and was withdrawn

[Steveminor]

Exactly the same philosophy as the 8b & 9b against select.
Arriva are going to lose thousands.
They ran their extras in front of us & they carries nothing & now they're off I can say made very very little difference to our loadings so what do they think the 74b will do except lose them even more money.
Will dan flanagans last braincell please turn off the lights before leaving!!!

[Bob]

Will they get done for those unregistered journeys?  Surely they should?

[Steveminor]

The tc has full evidence against them including photos & cctv footage. So this registration won't look good for them
We are prepared to run at a huge loss indefinitely so I hope they are or at least have a sympathetic german boss ha ha ha.

[Ck]

If there gonna compete with the likes of select buses and social travel they need to lower there fares not put extra buses in

[LG]

The tc has full evidence against them including photos & cctv footage. So this registration won't look good for them
We are prepared to run at a huge loss indefinitely so I hope they are or at least have a sympathetic german boss ha ha ha.

Running any company at a huge loss is suicidal, and with all due repect to the owners of social travel, it does not appear Arriva are going to give up easy.  It sounds as though they do have a sympathetic boss in place since the departure of the last MD so who knows

[Bob]

Is it not massively unlawful to operated unregistered unscheduled journeys? Big company or not they should be done for it if they've done it!