(18 Jan 2014, 3:36 pm)andreos1 wrote Quite concerning that there is another North West independent going under.
(18 Jan 2014, 1:32 am)Y961 XBU wrote Possibly the end has happened for Warrington Coachways as all the Merseytravel Tendered work they have is currently showing up on Merseytravel website as being suspended!It's only the 156/256 which are suspended as far as I'm aware. No mention of the 157 being suspended and indeed it was noted running yesterday albeit with step-entranced M89 DEW once again making up the allocation. The ex-Howard's Travel Dart has also been making up the allocation recently on there.
(19 Jan 2014, 3:03 pm)CX58 EWK wrote It's only the 156/256 which are suspended as far as I'm aware. No mention of the 157 being suspended and indeed it was noted running yesterday albeit with step-entranced M89 DEW once again making up the allocation. The ex-Howard's Travel Dart has also been making up the allocation recently on there.
Terence, from mention in one of your earlier posts I assume you know, is the entire fleet of Primos VOR at the moment?
(16 Jan 2014, 10:16 pm)Y961 XBU wrote i agree however, there is a service or 2 at st helens that is being ran under capacity, deckers would be very much welcomed!I'd disagree that services are being run under capacity, overall. With the likes of the 32s and 33s the allocation of Solo SRs are perfectly adequate as, other than on a few peak journeys, they're seeing well under full loads across most of the route. Besides which, Pulsars are often used on split shift duties anyway to alleviate any potential overcrowding on peak journeys which, in turn, is no wasted capacity as these vehicles can then have 30 day inspections, regular maintenance etc. performed whilst back at Jackson Street during the day reducing the necessity for them to be off the road at other times.
(18 Jan 2014, 6:33 pm)HaltonMiniMarshall wrote Yes would love to see deckers on long and short 33s, never really liked St helens "style" of allocations always found it very poor. To be honest I really think that St helens would be better suited to cadets than the likes of Runcorn, were as Runcorn would be alot better suited to pulsars. Still don't understand why Runcorns pulsars were transfered here last year.Deckers would be a complete waste allocated full time to the likes of 33s; a Pulsar provides more than adequate capacity at the busiest of times.
(19 Jan 2014, 3:17 pm)CX58 EWK wrote I'd disagree that services are being run under capacity, overall. With the likes of the 32s and 33s the allocation of Solo SRs are perfectly adequate as, other than on a few peak journeys, they're seeing well under full loads across most of the route. Besides which, Pulsars are often used on split shift duties anyway to alleviate any potential overcrowding on peak journeys which, in turn, is no wasted capacity as these vehicles can then have 30 day inspections, regular maintenance etc. performed whilst back at Jackson Street during the day reducing the necessity for them to be off the road at other times.
I do agree that an allocation of deckers would be beneficial to St Helens however. What I don't agree with is that the allocation need be for the entirety of, say, the 10/A and instead, my proposal has always been that, at least, the 10A should be half decker operated. Having the 10 allocated as such (50% deckers, 50% single decks) too would be an ideal. There's no other route out of St Helens which would allow for a financially viable operation of deckers full time though, in my opinion.
Ideally though, these newer school deckers should be utilised as best as possible between weekday school duties and all day of a Saturday and school holidays. I can understand why this wasn't the case with notoriously unreliable and poorly performing DLAs but if these ex-VLWs show better potential, there's no excuse for their capacity not to be better utilised on busy boards.
(19 Jan 2014, 3:22 pm)CX58 EWK wrote Hence the loan of M89 DEW I guess.. Thanks.
(19 Jan 2014, 5:08 pm)Y961 XBU wrote Looks like Peoplesbus will be going onto the daytime 68 service from 24/2/14!
(20 Jan 2014, 1:14 am)HaltonMiniMarshall wrote Yes prehaps a few deckers operating a few busy morning and afternoon services on the 33 would be better as opposed to being a permanent allocation. The transfer of cadets to St helens would be good for the reason that they would not only replace some ageing darts but would be a good vechile for a few of St Helens services were there is to much capacity, another bonus would be larger buses at Runcorn were early morning 79c and 82a services can get very busy, I know from personal experience that some early Runcorn bound 79c and 82a services can run dangerously over capacity, and this is were pulsars are needed more than ever, furthermore deckers would be fantastic but it is impractical because of the low bridges on Runcorns busway.
(20 Jan 2014, 7:12 am)Y961 XBU wrote if truthful the 33 does not require deckers it requires full sized single deckers like it used to get not that long ago, as for cadets coming here no thank you, again they are to small and our current lot (both wright and daf) are unreliable so they are not welcomed here.
(21 Jan 2014, 8:31 am)arrivaman wrote Told you it wouldnt take long for them geminis to get on to the 33 shorts.
