L & B Travel and Rural Link (formerly PCL Travel) appear to be somehow linked together so thought one thread for both would probably be a good idea.

Apparently Rural Link are covering the 585 Ferry Replacement on behalf of Gateshead CT with Tridents LV52HHW & LX03ORK out today. The former in Travel de Courcey livery and latter is in a green & yellow base.

Covering GCT that doesn't surprise me. Why arnt they doing it

Saw these two vehicles on A1 last Friday, they turned off and headed over the Scotswood Bridge before heading towards Blaydon.

I had wondered if that's where they were heading.

Got shots of these two today at the Ferry in North Shields while having a walk along the Fish Quay. I wouldn’t have thought they would be covering GCT on the 585, previously it has been operated by GNE or Arriva.

They also have another decker in L&B Travel livery. It's a W prefix registration but I can't remember the full plate.

Their yard is well worth a look in. So is the former PCL yard just down the road.

Charles

(18 Feb 2021, 7:49 pm)Charles41 wrote They also have another decker in L&B Travel livery. It's a W prefix registration but I can't remember the full plate.

Their yard is well worth a look in. So is the former PCL yard just down the road.

Charles

W554RSG which has also seen some use on the 585

Went to Hexham today for shopping and saw the ex GNE Scania at Wentworth for the 885. I went up to the bus station so I could get a photo of it coming out (sun in the wrong place at Wentworth) and it failed to show up after waiting for it for about 10–15 minutes. So I went back to Wentworth to find that it had disappeared and failed to observe the bus station which is stated on the timetable I have attached below, this isn’t the first time they’ve done this and probably won’t be the last.


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(24 Aug 2021, 2:02 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Went to Hexham today for shopping and saw the ex GNE Scania at Wentworth for the 885. I went up to the bus station so I could get a photo of it coming out (sun in the wrong place at Wentworth) and it failed to show up after waiting for it for about 10–15 minutes. So I went back to Wentworth to find that it had disappeared and failed to observe the bus station which is stated on the timetable I have attached below, this isn’t the first time they’ve done this and probably won’t be the last.


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So GCT MK2   

(25 Aug 2021, 2:20 pm)V514DFT wrote So GCT MK2   

In fairness it's more the other way around. Rural Link / PCL / whatever name this week has been having bother up in Morpeth and Hexham for years now. I know they lost one of their licences but just transferred them to another one.

https://northeastbuses.co.uk/forum/showt...hp?tid=876&page=42 - That's the old thread for them.

What vehicles are usually allocated to the Morpeth town services?

(04 Mar 2022, 4:44 pm)ASX_Terranova wrote What vehicles are usually allocated to the Morpeth town services?

I followed a red ex London E200 on a T1A the other day.

(04 Mar 2022, 5:19 pm)omnicity4659 wrote I followed a red ex London E200 on a T1A the other day.

YX11HPN (ex Abellio London 8574).

One of the Green L&B E200s seem to appear too (or a Solo), don't be too surprised if a van appears.

Following on from their recent withdrawal from service 882 (replaced by service 682 operated by Go North East), the Tuesday only supported services 613 & 885 are now showing as being cancelled on their Rural Link registrations, effective January 31st: [URL][/URL]https://www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk/search/bus/search/?search=PB2021997&security=2134c2d92bd85c816008ba27d98f8bdc-293a3fb293d030dbc5898a4a1010a1cd&text%5Bsearch%5D=PB2021997

There's no registration visible for Friday service 815 so unsure of the status of that one, Nexus still showing a timetable for it currently however.

Is there any news of replacement operators for the 613 and 885? I am aware that they have disappeared from the Nexus website but can't find any updates. Nexus are still showing the 815, but does anyone know if that service is under threat?

(07 Feb 2023, 8:41 pm)Ex-conductor wrote Is there any news of replacement operators for the 613 and 885? I am aware that they have disappeared from the Nexus website but can't find any updates. Nexus are still showing the 815, but does anyone know if that service is under threat?

885 is now being run by ADAPT with the same timetable, but will now run on Mondays instead of Tuesdays

Can't find anything on if the 613 is still running with another operator.

(07 Feb 2023, 8:41 pm)Ex-conductor wrote Is there any news of replacement operators for the 613 and 885? I am aware that they have disappeared from the Nexus website but can't find any updates. Nexus are still showing the 815, but does anyone know if that service is under threat?

The 815 was replaced by a shared taxi a few years ago
http://www.parish-council.com/elsdonparishcouncil/news.asp?intent=viewstory&newsid=90817

(07 Feb 2023, 9:59 pm)Jimmi wrote 885 is now being run by ADAPT with the same timetable, but will now run on Mondays instead of Tuesdays

Can't find anything on if the 613 is still running with another operator.

613 now also being run by ADAPT but on Fridays instead of Tuesdays