Whittles

[iamwilljh92]

If Y213 and 214 HWJ had still been with Whittle they both would of had they're 13th birthday today

Both registered: 19/04/2001

Shame they had to leave but I guess once the "JAT" buses came down from Yorkshire the HWJ  Darts were surpless to requirements

[StourportSam]

176 W417 JAT is now in service.

[StourportSam]

If anyone sees any of the new B10BLEs or 309 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday next week (22nd - 25th), I'd be really grateful if they could let me know the service number and time/location

Are you sure you'd like me to report every sighting? I see them everyday on the 3...

[nitromatt1]

If anyone sees any of the new B10BLEs or 309 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday next week (22nd - 25th), I'd be really grateful if they could let me know the service number and time/location

Are you sure you'd like me to report every sighting? I see them everyday on the 3...

Haha, ok maybe not. Rephrase: if one gets onto any other route than the 3, can they let me know ;)

So is the 3 fully operated by the B10s now? How many buses are on there during the day?

[StourportSam]

If anyone sees any of the new B10BLEs or 309 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday next week (22nd - 25th), I'd be really grateful if they could let me know the service number and time/location

Are you sure you'd like me to report every sighting? I see them everyday on the 3...

Haha, ok maybe not. Rephrase: if one gets onto any other route than the 3, can they let me know ;)

So is the 3 fully operated by the B10s now? How many buses are on there during the day?

The 3, ironicly, requires 3 vehicles all day! One vehicle is normally swapped with the 'spare' bus at Kidderminster around 5pm.

B10s are mainly being used, it is too early yet to see if they remain the main allocation. For example one of the days this week YX56 HVG and YX03 MWG were on there. B10BLEs also seem common on the 1 now.

Seeing as the transferred away 163, 165 And 166 were very much regulars on the 3 I would say the B10BLEs will stay on that service mainly, we shall see now all 4 are here.

W414 JAT was on the 1845 ex Bridgnorth 125 last Saturday if that helps.

[nitromatt1]

If anyone sees any of the new B10BLEs or 309 on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday next week (22nd - 25th), I'd be really grateful if they could let me know the service number and time/location

Are you sure you'd like me to report every sighting? I see them everyday on the 3...

Haha, ok maybe not. Rephrase: if one gets onto any other route than the 3, can they let me know ;)

So is the 3 fully operated by the B10s now? How many buses are on there during the day?

The 3, ironicly, requires 3 vehicles all day! One vehicle is normally swapped with the 'spare' bus at Kidderminster around 5pm.

B10s are mainly being used, it is too early yet to see if they remain the main allocation. For example one of the days this week YX56 HVG and YX03 MWG were on there. B10BLEs also seem common on the 1 now.

Seeing as the transferred away 163, 165 And 166 were very much regulars on the 3 I would say the B10BLEs will stay on that service mainly, we shall see now all 4 are here.

W414 JAT was on the 1845 ex Bridgnorth 125 last Saturday if that helps.

So I guess it's just a case of stand in the bus station and one'll turn up before long!

Look out for me on Wednesday, I'll be coming down for the day. Possibly one or two other days too.

[winston]

Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

[StourportSam]

Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

As far as I am aware Winston it is fully commercial.

[winston]

Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

As far as I am aware Winston it is fully commercial.

Oh right, I wrongly assumed it was tendered, therefore Diamond are launching a competing service from 2nd June on the 1 then.

[StourportSam]

Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

As far as I am aware Winston it is fully commercial.

Oh right, I wrongly assumed it was tendered, therefore Diamond are launching a competing service from 2nd June on the 1 then.

Yes, up until 2011 First and Diamond competed on the 1, as they also did on the 10, 5 and 5A.

[winston]

Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

As far as I am aware Winston it is fully commercial.

Oh right, I wrongly assumed it was tendered, therefore Diamond are launching a competing service from 2nd June on the 1 then.

Yes, up until 2011 First and Diamond competed on the 1, as they also did on the 10, 5 and 5A.

Thanks for that, I forgot that Diamond were previously competing in KR. Didn't that date back to Pete's Travel/People's Express days rather than Diamond Bus (Birmingham Coach Company)?

[tank90]

Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

As far as I am aware Winston it is fully commercial.

Oh right, I wrongly assumed it was tendered, therefore Diamond are launching a competing service from 2nd June on the 1 then.

Yes, up until 2011 First and Diamond competed on the 1, as they also did on the 10, 5 and 5A.

Thanks for that, I forgot that Diamond were previously competing in KR. Didn't that date back to Pete's Travel/People's Express days rather than Diamond Bus (Birmingham Coach Company)?

If it was 2011 it would have been Red Diamond as Red Diamond was branded in 2008 if my memory serves me rightly.

[Cedric]

Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

As far as I am aware Winston it is fully commercial.

Oh right, I wrongly assumed it was tendered, therefore Diamond are launching a competing service from 2nd June on the 1 then.

Yes, up until 2011 First and Diamond competed on the 1, as they also did on the 10, 5 and 5A.

Thanks for that, I forgot that Diamond were previously competing in KR. Didn't that date back to Pete's Travel/People's Express days rather than Diamond Bus (Birmingham Coach Company)?

If it was 2011 it would have been Red Diamond as Red Diamond was branded in 2008 if my memory serves me rightly.

should read first & whittles completing with each other pete's travel BCC diamond did run on some tendred  route but first or whittles never ran on them at the same time. not got time  go in to detail now will do latter   

[sonic84]

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Sam,

Do you know whether Whittles route 1 is tendered or is it commercial?

As far as I am aware Winston it is fully commercial.

Oh right, I wrongly assumed it was tendered, therefore Diamond are launching a competing service from 2nd June on the 1 then.

Yes, up until 2011 First and Diamond competed on the 1, as they also did on the 10, 5 and 5A.

Thanks for that, I forgot that Diamond were previously competing in KR. Didn't that date back to Pete's Travel/People's Express days rather than Diamond Bus (Birmingham Coach Company)?

If it was 2011 it would have been Red Diamond as Red Diamond was branded in 2008 if my memory serves me rightly.

should read first & whittles completing with each other pete's travel BCC diamond did run on some tendred  route but first or whittles never ran on them at the same time. not got time  go in to detail now will do latter   

I seem to remember Pete's travel operated on the X33 and 300/303 services in Kidderminster.  When they lost the tender and First regain the services from WCC, Pete's travel registered the X33 on a commercial basis, although I seem to remember the frequency was quite irregular.

[Cedric]

The info I said I would give earlier  first & whittles  both ran on the 1 for a while first pull off and left it to whittles, the 2 whittles did some evening
tendred runs for a while  , and ages ago petes travel  ran a tendred  service to bewdley following the route of the present 2a .
4/4a was run by first  and the 5 was run by whittles but a different route it is shorter now as some of it as been added to the 7 which whittles run now , the old 7 had been run by first pete's travel diamond  wihittles, there is now a 7a replacing  part of the old 7 run by woosh . the 10 was run  by first and whittles who pull of leaving it to first. the 192 weekdays had been run by  first but for quite a while by diamond going  back to BCC days, the sundays service  joined with the 292  over  quite a few years had been run by first pete's travel, whittles central connect .
pete's travel(under the name busy bee ) did have a few tendred runs on the 125 for a while the 300 over the years has been run by kestrel , woodstones first pete's travel . the x3 evening tendred service by petes travel , the sunday x3 had been first and petes travel over the years
but the where know as  the 333 and 334  can not remember which was which. there might be a few erorrs   . only posted this here as it is answer to earlier post