Chaserider

[Straightlines]

Throwing an idea out there, could it be being done to even out the depots since Cannock depot will be losing a good few buses worth of work to Select and has nothing coming in to give drivers work. The routes to Select mean 4 buses less work at Cannock but the new 432 and the 841 moving would give 3 buses worth of work to Cannock so overall, less buses are messed around. Maybe save on shunt cars as well as instead of Adderley Green sending shunt cars, the 841 drivers may be able to either get the 74 back to Cannock, be used on local Stafford routes or share a shunt car back to the depot. Overall, some savings which can be made.

Shame to see how the Cannock depot has become though in the space of just a few months. D&G proper came in with their size 15s and basically cut half the routes and has now moved half the routes so passengers get much worse value for money when it comes to day and week tickets and given them a much more confusing way to get around with a new operator. Not quite sure that this is the way to get passengers back onto buses but oh well, maybe opting for D&Gs normal managed decline strategy rather than trying to get people onboard.

Some very valid points, hopefully the forthcoming National Bus Strategy will remove such archaic practices moving forward and potentially even reverse some of the negative bus decisions made by Staffordshire County Council, Arriva and the various "Peddlebus" operations over the past few decades!

[BusMan Greg]

Some very valid points, hopefully the forthcoming National Bus Strategy will remove such archaic practices moving forward and potentially even reverse some of the negative bus decisions made by Staffordshire County Council, Arriva and the various "Peddlebus" operations over the past few decades!

it would be nice to see some old bus links reinstated considering the eletes keep encouraging us to use public transport to reduce our Carbon footprint! This is near impossible for most people who live outside the big cities of London, Birmingham & such like

[ntw456]

The 432\841 I think ur find will Interwork with 74 for driver breaks & the drivers on the services select will b running could transfer to select

The 432 doesn't interwork with anything it's standalone

As for the 841 I'm not sure as it not being ran from here until next week.

[Michael Bevan]

Ex Arriva Commander 98 (FD52 GGV) has been withdrawn and sold for preservation.

[Westy]

The 25 & 26 Sunday change already mentioned,  is now on website/social media!

[Westy]

They've now flagged a survey online, via social media.

[tphi12000]

Solo 104 is now a Chaserider bus noted on the 841 this morning.

[BusMan Greg]

Solo 104 is now a Chaserider bus noted on the 841 this morning.

E200 52 is also at Chaserider now

[Bob]

They've now flagged a survey online, via social media.

To be fair thats a really positive thing isnt it, engaging with passengers etc 👍👍👍

[Westy]

To be fair thats a really positive thing isnt it, engaging with passengers etc 👍👍👍

One slight issue (but whether it's been fixed since?), the first page asks what service do you use.

Unless you lie, there's no option to say you don't live on a service  currently,  so you can't fill in the survey!

[Bob]

One slight issue (but whether it's been fixed since?), the first page asks what service do you use.

Unless you lie, there's no option to say you don't live on a service  currently,  so you can't fill in the survey!

Might have to tell a porky to get to the survey bit

[Bob]

Centrebus liveried Plaxton Centro in service here with Chaserider logos etc

[Pat]

New X14 service from 1st June

Cannock - Shifnal - Priorslee - Telford - Oakengates

[BusMan Greg]

Very interesting choice indeed! If they are introducing new routes like this then I wonder what they will try in the future......

[Pat]

Very interesting choice indeed! If they are introducing new routes like this then I wonder what they will try in the future......

About time there was a Telford - Cannock link