(27 Jan 2016, 11:41 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The 66 is instead due 6 new Optare Versas, along with 4 Solos for the town network.
Also due in terms of new vehicles for the Yorkshire half of Transdev Blazefield are 11 new deckers for Coastliner, along with the already delivered 14 B5TLs for Harrogate. The rest of the 50 vehicle order is for Lancashire.
(17 Apr 2016, 8:13 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Further details:
- South Yorkshire are due 22 Streetlites - 14 for Doncaster and 8 for Rotherham.
- West Yorkshire are reported to be due 37 Streetdecks - also reported to be split between Leeds Hunslet Park, Leeds Bramley and Bradford depots, with Huddersfield and Halifax gaining older Volvo B7TL/Geminis to replace the oldest ALX400-bodied examples by the end of the year and Olympians by the summer
(07 May 2016, 11:04 pm)northern156 wrote Been on a road trip in the car today; one of my jaunts was Whitby to York via Pickering (A169/A64) and passing various Coastliners (also passed a Cityzap on A64 just south west of York), I note the brand name is on the destination before it flicks to the service number and destination.
I personally quite like this touch although I'm not sure how practical it is in reality. Waiting for a bus, for example, you see one come up and in the split seconds you have to flag it down, all you see is "Coastliner" - you're not sure whether it's going to Whitby or Scarborough. I can't see this becoming a huge, huge problem being a mostly long-distance and relatively low frequency brand but all the same, it has potential to confuse.
(08 May 2016, 6:47 am)citaro5284 wrote And under DDA regs, the terminal point must be shown at all times!
(04 May 2016, 8:57 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The West Yorkshire Information Service (WYIS) is reporting the following:
- The Solos are M995SR Models and will be numbered 150-3 and for a June delivery. 3 of the displaced MPDs (Lancashire United-livered 706/7 and accident-damaged 714) are to transfer to York
- The 6 Versas are to be 237-243 and are V1170 examples. These are joined by 220-37 for Blackburn. These are also due in June.
- Coastliner's B5TLs will follow the tradition of their vehicles being numbered in the 4xx series - being 430-7/41/2 (gap due to the first low floor deckers used - B7TL/Plaxton Presidents 438-40, 438 is now at Keighley and 439/40 are now at Blackburn) and these are for delivery in September (on 66 plates). 2763/4 are to return to Malton for the summer 2016 season
- Keighley depot are to receive ex-Coastliner B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 402-4 once repainted
(15 May 2016, 2:35 pm)Kuyoyo wrote York City Council proposals for Tendered Service cuts from August 2016
(23 May 2016, 7:18 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Latest refurbishment to MAX standard at Arriva Yorkshire is Enviro200 1066, to the same specification as the 'Little Buses Big in' E200s
Arriva Yorkshire 1066 YJ09 CVE by Yorkshire Paper Buses & Bus Photos, on Flickr
(11 May 2016, 7:10 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Further details from the same source:
- Keighley are now due to receive all 4 former Coastliner B7TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 401-4 from Blackburn along with Volvo B7Tl/Plaxton President 2705
- The MPDs for York are to be branded 'Little Explorers' for services 22/22X/23/23X (York-Ripon-Harrogate) replacing services 56/142/143 which starts on 23rd May
(16 Jun 2016, 6:58 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote First West Yorkshire have started to Roll out " Pulse " branding onto their new Wright Streetdeck's, And I think it looks shocking.The Pulse branding looks shocking anyway in fairness, never been a fan of it.
Doesn't fit in with the design of the bus at all.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128732924@...otostream/
(16 Jun 2016, 6:58 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote First West Yorkshire have started to Roll out " Pulse " branding onto their new Wright Streetdeck's, And I think it looks shocking.
Doesn't fit in with the design of the bus at all.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128732924@...otostream/
(16 Jun 2016, 7:10 pm)BusLoverMum wrote It's too busy.
(16 Jun 2016, 7:08 pm)Jimmi wrote The Pulse branding looks shocking anyway in fairness, never been a fan of it.
(08 May 2016, 11:01 am)Kuyoyo wrote First West Yorkshire
Huddersfield-based ex-Manchester Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 37291/3 (MX07 BTO/U) are the first to be repainted for the Holmfirth Connection group of services in a red version of the route-branding livery adopted by various parts of the First Group and previously used by West Yorkshire for the 'Zest' 503 between Halifax and Huddersfield
37291
37291 (rear)
(04 May 2016, 8:57 pm)Kuyoyo wrote The First 2016-2017 Fleetbook has confirmed the following (please note, some of these are slightly incorrect):
- Doncaster are, in addition to their 14 Streetlites (63374-63388), are listed as taking 10 11.8m Enviro200MMCs, however Sheffield Olive Grove, who as reportedly due 10 vehicles, are listed in the book as taking 63384-63388 so they are possibly both incorrect