Whittles

[Cedric]

What's the last day for Whittles 2A/2C services? :)

put this link on  for you to see travel line had made a error this has only just gone on whittles website
http://www.whittlecoach.co.uk/bus.asp

[Cedric]

Well there isn't going to be a lot left of them this time next week then  ::)

Hopefully operators will be allowed to continue/start these services under short notice so as passengers aren't left unable to travel.

think some one could be lined up for the 101.

Probably Arriva

From Monday 17 November Whittles will no longer operate the 101 Bridgnorth Town Service. This will be taken over in the short term by Arriva.
for more info on whittles click on link in my previous post to LM172

[Reece]

Anyone got any more updates on Whittle's?

[Cedric]

Anyone got any more updates on Whittle's?

no more info yet keep looking on here  and  the whittle website.
http://www.whittlecoach.co.uk/bus.asp
http://www.whittlecoach.co.uk/index.asp
I believe you live in the area if you do keep a eye out it  local papers

[Cedric]

The withdrawal of the 2A/2C is basical  down to number of staff leaving  and due to these
being the ones that use most staff these are going to try  to keep the others running
to time. Will & Sam  there is a article in this weeks shuttle  about  this , anyone who
can get hold of a copy it is a length article  and worth reading nothing in it about
the 101 because that is out of the papers area
cedric

[Trident 4194]

What is The 192A?

[winston]

What is The 192A?

It's a variation of the 192 that diverts to cover the 197 that was withdrawn in the WCC changes

[Trident 4194]

What is The 192A?

It's a variation of the 192 that diverts to cover the 197 that was withdrawn in the WCC changes

Thanks, never seen it before

[Cedric]

What is The 192A?

It's a variation of the 192 that diverts to cover the 197 that was withdrawn in the WCC changes

Thanks, never seen it before

never seen displayed on  vehicles
yet another company from a nearby town is advertising holiday tours for 2015  in local paper never done it before  that makes 3
now it is bowens from Halesowen  I have never heard of them  from there the only bowens I have heard of was from tamworth  I think it was.
and they closed down, do not know if there is any connection between them both ?

[the trainbasher]

What is The 192A?

It's a variation of the 192 that diverts to cover the 197 that was withdrawn in the WCC changes

Thanks, never seen it before

never seen displayed on  vehicles
yet another company from a nearby town is advertising holiday tours for 2015  in local paper never done it before  that makes 3
now it is bowens from Halesowen  I have never heard of them  from there the only bowens I have heard of was from tamworth  I think it was.
and they closed down, do not know if there is any connection between them both ?

It's a Thandi company I believe

[winston]

What is The 192A?

It's a variation of the 192 that diverts to cover the 197 that was withdrawn in the WCC changes

Thanks, never seen it before

never seen displayed on  vehicles
yet another company from a nearby town is advertising holiday tours for 2015  in local paper never done it before  that makes 3
now it is bowens from Halesowen  I have never heard of them  from there the only bowens I have heard of was from tamworth  I think it was.
and they closed down, do not know if there is any connection between them both ?

It's a Thandi company I believe

Thandi bought the 'Bowens' name when Bowens Group collapsed in to administration, so definitely not the same Bowen's you remember, only by name!

[Cedric]

just found this noted the date it is when the 2a/2c finishes
is it replacement for  the bewdley  stourport section  of 2A/2c
Worcestershire County Council
Route: 16
Operating Between: Stourport Tesco and Load Street, Bendley
Application to register received: 07/11/2014
Effective Date: 15/12/2014

[Cedric]

any know if any more routes are going  to be dropped soon ,

[StourportSam]

any know if any more routes are going  to be dropped soon ,

I'm sure we'll find out in due course - we can't expect daily updates and there's no point in wishing the company to close down.

I was on the 125 today - newly recruited happy driver, clean bus 164, ran on time etc. Considering both companies are going through a similar process it presented a stark contrast to Western Greyhound who I had the pleasure of using last week visiting family in Cornwall - knackered MPDs with no destination equipment and very tired interiors, services not turning up, rude (or just over-harassed by passengers) drivers, etc.

Whittle are doing the sensible thing by scaling down their operations to what they can manage with driver shortages - removing the 101 which involved a lot of dead mileage for bus and driver positioning and removing the 2A + 2C a loss making service with comparatively high PVR of 4. I believe unless there is now a further mass exodus of staff to Diamond or elsewhere (i.e. a lot of the long term staff not just ones who have generally been with the company for a year or two) we will see the operations stay the same until decision time in December.

[StourportSam]

Unless, frequency of the 2 was doubled. You then get 2 BPH through Queensway, 2 stick to main road.

I think from memory this is what First operated up until around 2010/11 when they ran a joint 2/2A service with good frequency. I might add that Dennis Lances were used too. Of course, that was back in the halcyon days when there were subsided evening services to Bewdley until 2300 and buses on Sundays (my oh my, sounds like fantasy in this time of austerity doesn't it!).