(17 Mar 2018, 5:54 pm)Jimmi PCL Travel have aquired MAN 14.240 / Plaxton Centro - YX58BHN. It carries 'Rural Link' branding for service S2 between Morpeth and Stannington.
https://www.facebook.com/DIAGTESTlimited/posts/1797801863604610

Registration has now been updated on VOSA, Holiday Inn will likely be the school time journeys which have existed up until now on the 44. Sadly, there doesn't appear to be any info about times or anything about the S1/S2 from Monday anywhere online.

Registration number PB1069957/23
Licence Number PB1069957
Variation number 0
Status New
Service number. S2
Service type Normal Stopping
Start point Holiday Inn, Seaton Burn
Finish point Stannington Village
Via
Date received 13 Mar 2018
Effective date 19 Mar 2018
End date
Supported by subsidies? Yes
Local authorities covered by route Northumberland County Council
TAOs covered by route North East of England

(19 Mar 2018, 2:20 pm)Jimmi Services S1 & S2 are circular services now via Stannington. That's as much about the route as I can tell you due to a lack of information publicly available (couldn't bring myself to ask drivers). Seems to be the S1 one hour then the S2 the next hour, departing Morpeth Bus Station on the hour. Solo YM52TSU was on the S1 and the Centro was on the S2.

I can confirm the repaint of MH06WCU, it's on M1/A1 today.

(19 Mar 2018, 2:37 pm)BJ10VUS You wonder how they expect people to use the services, if you can't find a timetable anywhere.

(19 Mar 2018, 2:20 pm)Jimmi Services S1 & S2 are circular services now via Stannington. That's as much about the route as I can tell you due to a lack of information publicly available (couldn't bring myself to ask drivers). Seems to be the S1 one hour then the S2 the next hour, departing Morpeth Bus Station on the hour. Solo YM52TSU was on the S1 and the Centro was on the S2.

(31 Mar 2018, 9:24 am)S830OFT Passengers annoyed at Morpeth at how the SN56EMK came in on the S1 and went back out on T1s with the primo on layover and Centro leaving on S2 with the driver having his dog on the bus.
Then the M1 at 10:00 did NOT show up.

(31 Mar 2018, 9:54 am)coldav ? Passengers?

(31 Mar 2018, 10:57 am)S830OFT Yes there was about 5 waiting for the M1 to Thropton and it didn't show up

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The Red Enviro 200 is on the 470

(31 Mar 2018, 12:36 pm)Ex-conductor This isn't the first time this bus has been reported missing on this website. The M1 was introduced to fill a gap when Arriva's X14 was cut from hourly, therby maintaining a link from Morpeth to the Upper Coquet Valley on service 16, so when it is missing, that connection is lost. When Spirit Buses had the 16 route, it depended very much on inward connections, but it seems tht this isn't a priority for PCL.
Additionally the compay's website hasn't been updated for some time. The A1 service hasn't appeared, neither has the update to services S1 and S2. The 808 is still shown, despite PCL having abandoned it and Phoenix Coaches taking over. When clicking on the 808 on PCL's website, it links to their former timetable via Nexus, even though it isn't shown on the Nexus website any more, and isn't quite accurate.

For a company which has expanded rapidly throughout Northumberland lately, this is nothing short of a shambles. I can't see them surviving unless they sharpen up their practices.

I wonder if the Sunday runs on service M1 will survive, once Arriva introduces its 2-hourly service to Rothbury and Thropton on Sundays.

(31 Mar 2018, 10:57 am)S830OFT Yes there was about 5 waiting for the M1 to Thropton and it didn't show up

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The Red Enviro 200 is on the 470

(31 Mar 2018, 6:42 pm)Cobalt271 I Wonder why they couldn’t allocate a Versa?

(31 Mar 2018, 6:42 pm)Cobalt271 I Wonder why they couldn’t allocate a Versa?

(09 Apr 2018, 8:11 am)Tyne_Traveller From NCC on Facebook no service 15 Alnwick - Rothbury this morning due to vehicle failure.