Nexus Tenders - September 2021
Nexus Tenders - September 2021
(16 Nov 2021, 10:15 pm)Andreos1 Boat load of Newcastle fans to accommodate too. They're playing Man Utd on Boxing Day.
(16 Nov 2021, 10:15 pm)Andreos1 Boat load of Newcastle fans to accommodate too. They're playing Man Utd on Boxing Day.
(16 Nov 2021, 5:57 pm)Keeiajs Who has PR2, and what are the PR routes.
(16 Nov 2021, 5:57 pm)Keeiajs Who has PR2, and what are the PR routes.
(17 Nov 2021, 12:27 am)Ambassador That match has been moved to the 27th for tv coverage.
Rail work over Xmas is fairly common. It’s a very quiet time with minimal passenger numbers outside of Xmas eve and New Years. Manchester Victoria is closed over Xmas and in the past Kings Cross has been blockaded. Northern and Grand Central don’t run any services on Boxing Day so no National line disruption and perfect time for network rail to get ahead of things.
Look forward to GNE not cancelling any services on the 5th since they have resource to support Metro….
(17 Nov 2021, 12:27 am)Ambassador That match has been moved to the 27th for tv coverage.
Rail work over Xmas is fairly common. It’s a very quiet time with minimal passenger numbers outside of Xmas eve and New Years. Manchester Victoria is closed over Xmas and in the past Kings Cross has been blockaded. Northern and Grand Central don’t run any services on Boxing Day so no National line disruption and perfect time for network rail to get ahead of things.
Look forward to GNE not cancelling any services on the 5th since they have resource to support Metro….
(17 Nov 2021, 12:27 am)Ambassador That match has been moved to the 27th for tv coverage.Yes the match has been moved, but still Boxing Day is the second busiest shopping day of the year, a loads use the metro.
Rail work over Xmas is fairly common. It’s a very quiet time with minimal passenger numbers outside of Xmas eve and New Years. Manchester Victoria is closed over Xmas and in the past Kings Cross has been blockaded. Northern and Grand Central don’t run any services on Boxing Day so no National line disruption and perfect time for network rail to get ahead of things.
Look forward to GNE not cancelling any services on the 5th since they have resource to support Metro….
(17 Nov 2021, 12:27 am)Ambassador That match has been moved to the 27th for tv coverage.Yes the match has been moved, but still Boxing Day is the second busiest shopping day of the year, a loads use the metro.
Rail work over Xmas is fairly common. It’s a very quiet time with minimal passenger numbers outside of Xmas eve and New Years. Manchester Victoria is closed over Xmas and in the past Kings Cross has been blockaded. Northern and Grand Central don’t run any services on Boxing Day so no National line disruption and perfect time for network rail to get ahead of things.
Look forward to GNE not cancelling any services on the 5th since they have resource to support Metro….
(17 Nov 2021, 5:36 pm)Keeiajs Yes the match has been moved, but still Boxing Day is the second busiest shopping day of the year, a loads use the metro.
It makes no sense.
(17 Nov 2021, 5:36 pm)Keeiajs Yes the match has been moved, but still Boxing Day is the second busiest shopping day of the year, a loads use the metro.
It makes no sense.
(17 Nov 2021, 5:36 pm)Keeiajs Yes the match has been moved, but still Boxing Day is the second busiest shopping day of the year, a loads use the metro.
It makes no sense.
(17 Nov 2021, 5:36 pm)Keeiajs Yes the match has been moved, but still Boxing Day is the second busiest shopping day of the year, a loads use the metro.
It makes no sense.
(13 Nov 2021, 9:36 pm)Dan They won’t be keeping buses spare for 10 months ready for this - the winning operator will require a dedicated fleet of buses (at least 25 for a PVR of 22) to be acquired purely for this contract.Any operator put in for this contract yet?
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It be put out to tender again. But I highly doubt that no one hasn't put in to run the contract. It doesn't say one operator must run the service on their own as basically it's a contract to organise it too, so say GNE won it, they probably provide say 20 buses, and hire in other operators to take up any runs that are spare or even lend drivers from other operators or other parts of the Go-Ahead Group.
If it's say Stagecoach for example, they could draft buses and drivers from around the UK especially for locations that usually have a peak summer timetable and since the summer is over, they won't need as many drivers so can offer them an incentive to work elsewhere. Similar situations occured during the Olympics and the Commonwealth games.
It doesn't even have to be a local operator, for example, Lothian Buses for example could think, oh I have some of that contract, divert their latest deliveries to a temporary depot and run the service from there. Once the service is finish the buses go off to Edinburgh.
It happened in Manchester during the GNW strike, I managed to travel on a coach from Edwards (Who has depots in Wales and Bristol) where their drivers were lodging locally. Travellers Choice and Midland Classic were another 2 operators helping out too.
(30 Nov 2021, 11:15 pm)Rapidsnap It be put out to tender again. But I highly doubt that no one hasn't put in to run the contract. It doesn't say one operator must run the service on their own as basically it's a contract to organise it too, so say GNE won it, they probably provide say 20 buses, and hire in other operators to take up any runs that are spare or even lend drivers from other operators or other parts of the Go-Ahead Group.I could see GNE having 10-15. Stanley Travel, A-Line, L&G, JH, taking the rest.
If it's say Stagecoach for example, they could draft buses and drivers from around the UK especially for locations that usually have a peak summer timetable and since the summer is over, they won't need as many drivers so can offer them an incentive to work elsewhere. Similar situations occured during the Olympics and the Commonwealth games.
It doesn't even have to be a local operator, for example, Lothian Buses for example could think, oh I have some of that contract, divert their latest deliveries to a temporary depot and run the service from there. Once the service is finish the buses go off to Edinburgh.
It happened in Manchester during the GNW strike, I managed to travel on a coach from Edwards (Who has depots in Wales and Bristol) where their drivers were lodging locally. Travellers Choice and Midland Classic were another 2 operators helping out too.
(30 Nov 2021, 11:15 pm)Rapidsnap It be put out to tender again. But I highly doubt that no one hasn't put in to run the contract. It doesn't say one operator must run the service on their own as basically it's a contract to organise it too, so say GNE won it, they probably provide say 20 buses, and hire in other operators to take up any runs that are spare or even lend drivers from other operators or other parts of the Go-Ahead Group.I could see GNE having 10-15. Stanley Travel, A-Line, L&G, JH, taking the rest.
If it's say Stagecoach for example, they could draft buses and drivers from around the UK especially for locations that usually have a peak summer timetable and since the summer is over, they won't need as many drivers so can offer them an incentive to work elsewhere. Similar situations occured during the Olympics and the Commonwealth games.
It doesn't even have to be a local operator, for example, Lothian Buses for example could think, oh I have some of that contract, divert their latest deliveries to a temporary depot and run the service from there. Once the service is finish the buses go off to Edinburgh.
It happened in Manchester during the GNW strike, I managed to travel on a coach from Edwards (Who has depots in Wales and Bristol) where their drivers were lodging locally. Travellers Choice and Midland Classic were another 2 operators helping out too.
The more likely reason they are at Riverside is to go there for an MOT or some publicity work.
