Looking very likely Impera Buses of the Wirral are about to cease trading, News has already reached Wirral Newsbeat saying they have ceased trading however tonight they are running their 31A and 39 Services but dont have working fast tags for the Mersey Tunnels... i do hope the Company find a way to keep going but its looking like another firm is about to be lost from the North West..

recivers and investors are currently looking at a possibility of the firm staying on the road, M. Steens has left the company and he was one of the main bosses, what a grim hope this is turning out to be

Sadly i can confirm that Impera have ceased trading.

=(, another independent company bites the dust. =(

(03 Oct 2013, 3:18 pm)Michael wrote =(, another independent company bites the dust. =(

Sad to see them go as they had great None Tendered routes, none of them are to be replaced tho, just the Tenders and School Services

Blog Post about Impera Ceasing Trading including Service information

http://north-west-public-transport-blog....ading.html

Another Strike by Network Warrington today.

Our New Manager from Bootle Depot started here Today.

Few rare sightings today aswell there was Plaxton Pointer 2 Dart 2211 on the 89 Service from St Helens to Liverpool Airport, this service normally has Wright Renowns, Wright Eclipse 2800 was on the 20 From St Helens to Earlstown, this service is normally ran by Plaxton Pointer 2 Darts.

Now this might turn out to be of some use

PC0002598/356 - ARRIVA NORTH WEST LTD, 73 ORMSKIRK ROAD, LIVERPOOL, L9 5AE
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Bolton Bus Station and Crowthorn School given service number 537/538 effective from 28-Oct-2013. To amend Route and Timetable.

from the 27th the 537 is set to no longer serve Edgworth, a little village in Lancashire however this is the 2nd Reg and now could mean that after a campain lead by a local MP the service could be returning the Edgworth.

JPT of Manchester have bought some Ex Stagecoach Merseyside Wright Liberators, These Buses was new to CMT Buses.

(08 Oct 2013, 11:03 am)Terence Price wrote JPT of Manchester have bought some Ex Stagecoach Merseyside Wright Liberators, These Buses was new to CMT Buses.

Have they still got the ex-GNE stock?
Think there were a few deckers and the old Lambton Worm SPD's kicking around a year or two back

(08 Oct 2013, 12:24 pm)Andreos1 wrote Have they still got the ex-GNE stock?
Think there were a few deckers and the old Lambton Worm SPD's kicking around a year or two back

I did see one of the Ex Go North East Volvo Olympians on a visit to Manchester Last Wednesday.

Hattons Travel Ex London United Dart Y*** XAG Entered Service Yesterday on schools, its had its middle door removed. funny thing is its still in London United Livery and its got white pannels where the Middle Door used to be.....

List is now up to date, 7647 bites the dust.

7612 T612 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at green lane
7613 T613 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at Wrexham l
7614 T614 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at Green lane
7615 T615 PNC - Withdrawn at St Helens
7616 T616 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at Wrexham
7617 T617 PNC - Withdrawn at st Helens
7618 T618 PNC - Withdrawn at Southport for spares
7619 T619 PNC – Withdrawn at St Helens, engine donor
7620 T620 PNC - For Scrap at St Helens
7621 T621 PNC – Withdrawn at St Helens
7622 T622 PNC - withdrawn for scrap
7623 T623 PNC - For scrap at st helens
7624 V624 DBN - withdrawn at Green Lane
7625 V625 DVU – Chester
7626 V626 DVU – Withdrawn at Chester
7627 V627 DVU - Withdrawn at St Helens
7628 V628 DVU - withdrawn at Winsford
7629 V629 DVU - withdrawn for scrap at Green Lane
7630 V630 DVU - Withdrawn Green Lane
7631 V631 DVU - withdrawn at Green Lane
7632 V632 DVU - withdrawn at chester for spares
7633 V633 DVU - Bootle
7634 V634 DVU - St Helens
7635 V635 DVU - unallocated at Birkenhead
7636 V636 DVU - Southport
7637 V637 DVU - Southport
7638 V638 DVU – Withdrawn at Green Lane
7639 V639 DVU - Southport
7640 V640 DVU - Withdrawn at St Helens
7641 V641 DVU - Withdrawn St Helens
7642 V642 DVU - withdrawn for scrap at Wrexham
7643 V643 DVU - Southport
7644 V644 DVU - Withdrawn St Helens
7645 V645 DVU - Withdrawn at Chester
7646 V646 DVU - withdrawn at Southport
7647 V647 DVU - Withdrawn at St Helens St Helens
7648 V648 DVU - Southport
7649 V649 DVU - Bootle
7650 V650 DVU - St Helens
7651 V651 DVU - Southport
7652 V652 DVU - Southport
7653 V653 DVU - Southport
7654 V654 DVU - Southport
7655 V655 DVU - Southport
7656 V656 DVU - Southport
7657 V657 DVU - Green Lane
7658 V658 DVU – Withdrawn at Green Lane
7659 V659 DVU - Bootle
7660 V660 DVU - Bootle
7661 V661 DVU - Bootle
7662 V662 DVU - Bootle
7663 V663 DVU - Bootle
7664 V664 DVU - Southport
7665 V665 DVU - St Helens
7667 V667 DVU - Bootle
7668 V668 DVU - Withdrawn Green Lane
7669 V669 DVU - Bootle
7670 V670 DVU - Withdrawn at Runcorn
7671 V671 DVU - Withdrawn at Green Lane
7672 V672 DVU - Withdrawn at Runcorn
7673 V673 DVU - Southport
7674 V674 DVU - Bootle, repaired after fire damage :O
7675 V675 DVU - Bootle
7676 V676 DVM - unallocated at Wythinshawe

Rare Sighting today was Wright Renown 2730 on the 34 lates, normally that duty has a Wright Pulsar on it.

Today due to an accident traffic is being diverted and affecting the 10A route making it run late, in an attempt to keep the service running on time buses are being swapped at the end of the route if one is running late, so far i noticed Renown 2707, Wright Cadet 2493 And Daf Cadet 2422 all employed on the route, normally is Pulsars on here.

Hello terence

(13 Oct 2013, 4:18 pm)arrivaman wrote Hello terence

Hello Mark Unsworth i Presume?

Update: 7635 now Withdrawn for Scrap Instead of Unallocated

7612 T612 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at green lane
7613 T613 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at Wrexham l
7614 T614 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at Green lane
7615 T615 PNC - Withdrawn at St Helens
7616 T616 PNC - withdrawn for scrap at Wrexham
7617 T617 PNC - Withdrawn at st Helens
7618 T618 PNC - Withdrawn at Southport for spares
7619 T619 PNC – Withdrawn at St Helens, engine donor
7620 T620 PNC - For Scrap at St Helens
7621 T621 PNC – Withdrawn at St Helens
7622 T622 PNC - withdrawn for scrap
7623 T623 PNC - For scrap at st helens
7624 V624 DBN - withdrawn at Green Lane
7625 V625 DVU – Chester
7626 V626 DVU – Withdrawn at Chester
7627 V627 DVU - Withdrawn at St Helens
7628 V628 DVU - withdrawn at Winsford
7629 V629 DVU - withdrawn for scrap at Green Lane
7630 V630 DVU - Withdrawn Green Lane
7631 V631 DVU - withdrawn at Green Lane
7632 V632 DVU - withdrawn at chester for spares
7633 V633 DVU - Bootle
7634 V634 DVU - St Helens
7635 V635 DVU - Withdrawn for Scrap at Birkenhead
7636 V636 DVU - Southport
7637 V637 DVU - Southport
7638 V638 DVU – Withdrawn at Green Lane
7639 V639 DVU - Southport
7640 V640 DVU - Withdrawn at St Helens
7641 V641 DVU - Withdrawn St Helens
7642 V642 DVU - withdrawn for scrap at Wrexham
7643 V643 DVU - Southport
7644 V644 DVU - Withdrawn St Helens
7645 V645 DVU - Withdrawn at Chester
7646 V646 DVU - withdrawn at Southport
7647 V647 DVU - Withdrawn at St Helens St Helens
7648 V648 DVU - Southport
7649 V649 DVU - Bootle
7650 V650 DVU - St Helens
7651 V651 DVU - Southport
7652 V652 DVU - Southport
7653 V653 DVU - Southport
7654 V654 DVU - Southport
7655 V655 DVU - Southport
7656 V656 DVU - Southport
7657 V657 DVU - Green Lane
7658 V658 DVU – Withdrawn at Green Lane
7659 V659 DVU - Bootle
7660 V660 DVU - Bootle
7661 V661 DVU - Bootle
7662 V662 DVU - Bootle
7663 V663 DVU - Bootle
7664 V664 DVU - Southport
7665 V665 DVU - St Helens
7667 V667 DVU - Bootle
7668 V668 DVU - Withdrawn Green Lane
7669 V669 DVU - Bootle
7670 V670 DVU - Withdrawn at Runcorn
7671 V671 DVU - Withdrawn at Green Lane
7672 V672 DVU - Withdrawn at Runcorn
7673 V673 DVU - Southport
7674 V674 DVU - Bootle, repaired after fire damage :O
7675 V675 DVU - Bootle
7676 V676 DVM - unallocated at Wythinshawe

You presumed correct.

just noticed i not uploaded that photo of the Renown that made it out on the 8 so heres the photo!

(Copyright 2002 Bus Group)

Andrew Bott why don't you get a grip instead of trying to pretend your Arriva Bolton!

I hope the Moderation Team report this higher when they see this as this is disgusting!

Edited by Liam. Reason: Terrible language.

Mr bott (Arriva Bolton) is not a driver or employee at Bolton and I can't understand why he is trying to pass himself off a one

If anyone is interested it seems that in the evenings now more so on Friday/Saturday's Geminis are the norm on 135s now, this is due to the fact that the Bendy's were having problems getting round Thomas Street due to inconsiderate parking by taxi drivers, this info from drivers I know at Bury Depot and my own observation from travelling on 135 route last night

Red Rocket in Blackpool

http://fyldebus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/r...kpool.html

Credit: Fylde Bus Blog.

For the who are new to this operator, they run two local routes in Blackpool, 12 (Cleveleys - St Annes (Seasonal Only)) and 22 (Cleveleys - Mereside). They have registered a new service 80 (Blackpool - Preston) from 9th December. The above article features pictures of the Red Rocket, a new express Blackpool - Manchester service mostly using ex Go-Ahead London Artics.

(13 Oct 2013, 7:55 pm)St Helens Rider wrote Red Rocket in Blackpool

http://fyldebus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/r...kpool.html

Credit: Fylde Bus Blog.

For the who are new to this operator, they run two local routes in Blackpool, 12 (Cleveleys - St Annes (Seasonal Only)) and 22 (Cleveleys - Mereside). They have registered a new service 80 (Blackpool - Preston) from 9th December. The above article features pictures of the Red Rocket, a new express Blackpool - Manchester service mostly using ex Go-Ahead London Artics.

Have you got any idea how this Express service is doing? i ask as Stagecoach used to do an express service that was withdrawn due to low passenger numbers.

On the first few days, there was only a handful of passengers on there. No sure at the moment but it's good to see the vehicles with Red Rocket in the destination display as when they started there was one going round with "Blank" on front and "Not In Service" on the side - not very clear to anyone that it was actually in service.

Yes not sure whether Management at Classic Bus who run Red Rocket read these forums but I've noticed that they've started applying branding on the vehicles including the X70 route number, personally I wish them luck in this venture and hope that the service is still running in time for when Blackpool reopens next year as that will be when they will make their money

From sightings in/around Manchester I can vouch the Go-Ahead Olympians are still in service and believe it or not they are even out on Sundays mainly on 112/118s when other operators Olympians are safely tucked away.

I also saw 2 of them on Ashton New Road near Man City's ground last week on School Duties

X reg Floline be reinstated.

the 02 Plated SPD Darts that came over here for use on School Services that Stagecoach won when Impera ceased Trading are once again withdrawn with all the said school services passing to Happy Al's