Whittles

[StourportSam]

whats the price of a day return on 125 or 192 planning to down soon thanks

It depends on where to and from, and of course your age. Bear in mind that there has also been a considerable fare increase this year. I know that a 16-19 Wyre Forest + 192 day ticket is £3.70 and it's a little over £5 adult I think. Whittle's single/return fares are so expensive it's usually better to buy a day ticket. For example, the 16-19 Halesowen - Hagley return is £3.80 (only 14 mins each way) but the entire Wyre Forest + 192 day ticket is £3.70.

Whittle don't (or at least never used to) do 16-19 single and return fares. That sound to me like the adult price. An adult 192+WF day ticket is around £5 so the return still represents a saving.

Whittle fares are cheap, not expensive. You should visit Cornwall, a return for a ten minute journey from Par to Fowey on the 524/5 is £4.50
They need to try and make a profit somewhere...

[StourportSam]

what service are the envrios that whittle have found on

Any, particularly the 101, 125 and 192.

[StourportSam]

what service are the envrios that whittle have found on

There was one on the 192. I have seen them on 125's/192's but couldn't comment on any other Whittles routes if the have E200's or not

they can be found on anyone .  of whittles services  1,3,7,125,15,192,580 and Shropshire services  do not know the service numbers

Cedric, do you mean the 101 (Bridgnorth Town Circular) by any chance?

Will not just that  one do not know what Shropshire services  whittles have in bridgnorth and Ludlow areas

they don't do any other services in Shropshire the Ludlow garage closed a number of years ago

that quite a supprize to me  knew Ludlow had closed but thought some where still running around there

Whittle appear to have lost a lot of the old Ludlow routes around 2010.
The only "Shropshire" services now are the 101 and 125.

[nitromatt1]

whats the price of a day return on 125 or 192 planning to down soon thanks

It depends on where to and from, and of course your age. Bear in mind that there has also been a considerable fare increase this year. I know that a 16-19 Wyre Forest + 192 day ticket is £3.70 and it's a little over £5 adult I think. Whittle's single/return fares are so expensive it's usually better to buy a day ticket. For example, the 16-19 Halesowen - Hagley return is £3.80 (only 14 mins each way) but the entire Wyre Forest + 192 day ticket is £3.70.

Whittle don't (or at least never used to) do 16-19 single and return fares. That sound to me like the adult price. An adult 192+WF day ticket is around £5 so the return still represents a saving.

Whittle fares are cheap, not expensive. You should visit Cornwall, a return for a ten minute journey from Par to Fowey on the 524/5 is £4.50
They need to try and make a profit somewhere...

I thought, when the driver showed me on the ticket machine, it was a 16-19 price. If not I stand corrected. That does make more sense.

The single/return fares aren't exactly cheap, although I agree the day/week tickets are good value, especially the Wyre Forest ones.

I know all about expensive ticketing - try Stagecoach in Cumbria, when I was up there last year I had to cough up £5 for a child Dayrider only valid on services 77/A and 78 (both only a few journeys per day), although it was more than worth it. If you want an adult Dayrider for Cumbria & Lancashire it'll set you back over £10.

[iamwilljh92]

what service are the envrios that whittle have found on

There was one on the 192. I have seen them on 125's/192's but couldn't comment on any other Whittles routes if the have E200's or not

they can be found on anyone .  of whittles services  1,3,7,125,15,192,580 and Shropshire services  do not know the service numbers

Cedric, do you mean the 101 (Bridgnorth Town Circular) by any chance?

Will not just that  one do not know what Shropshire services  whittles have in bridgnorth and Ludlow areas

they don't do any other services in Shropshire the Ludlow garage closed a number of years ago

that quite a supprize to me  knew Ludlow had closed but thought some where still running around there

Whittle appear to have lost a lot of the old Ludlow routes around 2010.
The only "Shropshire" services now are the 101 and 125.

Aye and both of those are subsids of Shropshire Council

[nitromatt1]

173 is on the 192 I'm currently sat at the back of it on the 10:10 ex Halesowen. Very nice bus.

[Cedric]

173 is on the 192 I'm currently sat at the back of it on the 10:10 ex Halesowen. Very nice bus.

Matt what's the ride like on 173  not been on that type yet

[nitromatt1]

173 is on the 192 I'm currently sat at the back of it on the 10:10 ex Halesowen. Very nice bus.

Matt what's the ride like on 173  not been on that type yet

Nice and smooth. ZF gearbox, I think it was 5 speed although I could be mistaken. I'm sure I counted 5 gears though. Cannot comment on performance as the driver was in no rush.

[Cedric]

173 is on the 192 I'm currently sat at the back of it on the 10:10 ex Halesowen. Very nice bus.

Matt what's the ride like on 173  not been on that type yet

Nice and smooth. ZF gearbox, I think it was 5 speed although I could be mistaken. I'm sure I counted 5 gears though. Cannot comment on performance as the driver was in no rush.

thanks for that matt ,

[StourportSam]

173 is on the 192 I'm currently sat at the back of it on the 10:10 ex Halesowen. Very nice bus.

Just by chance, I passed the very same service on the bus to work on its way to Stourport around 10:50.

Appears the ALX300s are elsewhere today - the 3 was worked by 164, 167 and 170.

[iamwilljh92]

173 is on the 192 I'm currently sat at the back of it on the 10:10 ex Halesowen. Very nice bus.

Just by chance, I passed the very same service on the bus to work on its way to Stourport around 10:50.

Appears the ALX300s are elsewhere today - the 3 was worked by 164, 167 and 170.

And YX57 BXC was today in service on the 101 in Bridgnorth

[StourportSam]

Overheard conversation today suggests 6 ALX300s are to come to Whittle in total eventually with "5 already here" so perhaps 309 is staying after all??

[nitromatt1]

Overheard conversation today suggests 6 ALX300s are to come to Whittle in total eventually with "5 already here" so perhaps 309 is staying after all??

309 not out today unless it was on the 101

[StourportSam]

Overheard conversation today suggests 6 ALX300s are to come to Whittle in total eventually with "5 already here" so perhaps 309 is staying after all??

309 not out today unless it was on the 101

Yes but the PVR of Whittle services is about 14/15 and they have 20 buses, so it could have been hiding in Foley Park...

[nitromatt1]

Overheard conversation today suggests 6 ALX300s are to come to Whittle in total eventually with "5 already here" so perhaps 309 is staying after all??

309 not out today unless it was on the 101

Yes but the PVR of Whittle services is about 14/15 and they have 20 buses, so it could have been hiding in Foley Park...

Probably was, I was just adding that point out of interest.

Two Volvos on the 125 (173/176) and one on the 192 (174).