Whittles

[winston]

Maybe whittles aren't the threat to diamond that some make out then...

Or it could just be that they've currently got a number of drivers off sick & no cover

[Cedric]

Maybe whittles aren't the threat to diamond that some make out then...

think the road works on the Queensway in bewdley could be the problem , as I know through experncing a trip on the  2a
the buses are running real late and if drivers have to change to do a 3 they are too late to do it, they  did have standby drivers
and vehicles . in the bus station at on time to slot in but now,  they are short of both drivers and vehicles I think.

[nitromatt1]

W409 JAT has been on the 16:10 from Halesowen today and yesterday

[StourportSam]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

[Cedric]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?     

[winston]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?   

I wonder if Whittle's could be the next EYMS disposal?

[Cedric]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?   

I wonder if Whittle's could be the next EYMS disposal?

Winston    whittles have just brought out there 2014 holiday tours  book  and this year there are a few where you change to a eyms coach ,  so seams unlikely from that .  but  who knows what 2014  will bring to the bus  side

[the trainbasher]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?   

I wonder if Whittle's could be the next EYMS disposal?

Winston    whittles have just brought out there 2014 holiday tours  book  and this year there are a few where you change to a eyms coach ,  so seams unlikely from that .  but  who knows what 2014  will bring to the bus  side

Unless they sell off the bus side to say NX, Arriva or Stagecoach and then run the coach side of Whittles as EYMS?

[winston]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?   

I wonder if Whittle's could be the next EYMS disposal?

Winston    whittles have just brought out there 2014 holiday tours  book  and this year there are a few where you change to a eyms coach ,  so seams unlikely from that .  but  who knows what 2014  will bring to the bus  side

Unless they sell off the bus side to say NX, Arriva or Stagecoach and then run the coach side of Whittles as EYMS?

I don't think the bus operation is big enough for any of the big boys to be interested, unless any of them particularly wanted to complete against Rotala/Diamond

[Cedric]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?   

I wonder if Whittle's could be the next EYMS disposal?

Winston    whittles have just brought out there 2014 holiday tours  book  and this year there are a few where you change to a eyms coach ,  so seams unlikely from that .  but  who knows what 2014  will bring to the bus  side

Unless they sell off the bus side to say NX, Arriva or Stagecoach and then run the coach side of Whittles as EYMS?

we only know  about the midlands ,  we do not know whats happing in Yorkshire, except they have sold there Manchester operations , which  is the only thing that is know in the public domain  .

[winston]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?   

I wonder if Whittle's could be the next EYMS disposal?

Winston    whittles have just brought out there 2014 holiday tours  book  and this year there are a few where you change to a eyms coach ,  so seams unlikely from that .  but  who knows what 2014  will bring to the bus  side

Unless they sell off the bus side to say NX, Arriva or Stagecoach and then run the coach side of Whittles as EYMS?

we only know  about the midlands ,  we do not know whats happing in Yorkshire, except they have sold there Manchester operations , which  is the only thing that is know in the public domain  .

I don't think anything is happening in East Yorkshire, I suspect EYMS have just decided to pull out of Manchester as Finglands was loss making, First Group on paid £50k for the business (which obviously excluded vehicles etc)

[Cedric]

Spoke to a Whittle driver today.
It is not sickness, it is not the 2A.
The company are short of both buses and drivers, and when there are too few to run an entire service the 3 is taken off and just not run, as has been the case for most of this week.
Very poor if you ask me.

Apparently the management just don't care.

interesting  ?   

I wonder if Whittle's could be the next EYMS disposal?

Winston    whittles have just brought out there 2014 holiday tours  book  and this year there are a few where you change to a eyms coach ,  so seams unlikely from that .  but  who knows what 2014  will bring to the bus  side

Unless they sell off the bus side to say NX, Arriva or Stagecoach and then run the coach side of Whittles as EYMS?

we only know  about the midlands ,  we do not know whats happing in Yorkshire, except they have sold there Manchester operations , which  is the only thing that is know in the public domain  .

I don't think anything is happening in East Yorkshire, I suspect EYMS have just decided to pull out of Manchester as Finglands was loss making, First Group on paid £50k for the business (which obviously excluded vehicles etc)

Winston
I do not think   there is either,   

[Cedric]

wonder if this might  improve things next year only 7/192/580 routes  not affected  not counting schools 

PD1030553/62
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between kidiminster town hall and kidiminster town hall given service number 1 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/83
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Kidderminster and Bewdley given service number 2A/2C effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.
PD1030553/84
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Kidderminster Bus Station and Areley Kings given service number 3 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.
PD1030553/78
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between KIDDERMINSTER BUS STATION and BEWDLEY LOAD STREET given service number S15/15 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/80
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between BRIDGNORTH GROVE ESTATE and BRIDGNORTH SYDNEY COTTAGE DRIVE given service number 101 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/7
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Stourbridge and Bridgnorth, Stanmore given service number 125 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
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[PM]

wonder if this might  improve things next year only 7/192/580 routes  not affected  not counting schools 

PD1030553/62
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between kidiminster town hall and kidiminster town hall given service number 1 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/83
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Kidderminster and Bewdley given service number 2A/2C effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.
PD1030553/84
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Kidderminster Bus Station and Areley Kings given service number 3 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.
PD1030553/78
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between KIDDERMINSTER BUS STATION and BEWDLEY LOAD STREET given service number S15/15 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/80
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between BRIDGNORTH GROVE ESTATE and BRIDGNORTH SYDNEY COTTAGE DRIVE given service number 101 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/7
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Stourbridge and Bridgnorth, Stanmore given service number 125 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
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Very interesting that routes are being amended as well-wonder if diamond have similar route changes planned...

[winston]

wonder if this might  improve things next year only 7/192/580 routes  not affected  not counting schools 

PD1030553/62
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between kidiminster town hall and kidiminster town hall given service number 1 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/83
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Kidderminster and Bewdley given service number 2A/2C effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.
PD1030553/84
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Kidderminster Bus Station and Areley Kings given service number 3 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Timetable.
PD1030553/78
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between KIDDERMINSTER BUS STATION and BEWDLEY LOAD STREET given service number S15/15 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/80
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between BRIDGNORTH GROVE ESTATE and BRIDGNORTH SYDNEY COTTAGE DRIVE given service number 101 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
PD1030553/7
WHITTLE COACH & BUS LTD, FOLEY BUSINESS PARK STOURPORT ROAD KIDDERMINSTER DY11 7QL
Operating between Stourbridge and Bridgnorth, Stanmore given service number 125 effective from 06-Jan-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.
Section

Very interesting that routes are being amended as well-wonder if diamond have similar route changes planned...

Don't see how Diamond can do if they're only sitting down today to discuss the results of the network review