North West Bus Operations

[St Helens Rider]

2971 & 3047 on 34/34A daytime only duties today - nice change to have a few full sized single deckers on here.

[HaltonMiniMarshall]

Bit of a strange one (to me anyway). Was on 2531 on the 82a before everything seemed fine, infact it was proving itself to be one of Runcorns better cadets. It then pulled into Green Oaks were 2542 was waiting, the driver then told us to board 2542 infront. 2531 then went out of service. Nothing seemed wrong with 2531 and it was the same driver, just not to familiar with this move myself.

[St Helens Rider]

PC1033334/309 - GLENVALE TRANSPORT LTD T/A GTL, GILMOSS DEPOT, EAST LANCASHIRE RD, GILLMOSS, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BB
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Ashton's Green and Haydock High School given service number 773 effective from 07-Feb-2014.

PC1033334/310 - GLENVALE TRANSPORT LTD T/A GTL, GILMOSS DEPOT, EAST LANCASHIRE RD, GILLMOSS, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BB
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Garswood and Rainford High School given service number 782/783 effective from 07-Feb-2014.

PC1102206/2 - ANTHONY JOHN MULLANE T/A A & J TAXIS, 45, LINGMELL ROAD, WEST DERBY, LIVERPOOL, L12 5JL
Variation Accepted: Operating between Liverpool Lime Street Station and Liverpool, John Lennon Airport given service number TAXI A1 effective from 02-Apr-2014. To amend Timetable.

[Y961 XBU]

2971 & 3047 on 34/34A daytime only duties today - nice change to have a few full sized single deckers on here.

whist Plaxton Pointer dart 2214 has been on 10A's most of the day and made it out onto lates and has even done the last 10A!!!!

[Y961 XBU]

Enviro 27768's RTA damage is apparently bad and will not see service until March at best

Stagecoach have also lost the 2 emergency School tenders in the Ashton area, unknown whos got them now

[St Helens Rider]

PC1023915/4 - ASHCROFT TRAVEL LTD, 20 HAMPTON DRIVE, WIDNES, WA8 5BZ
Cancellation Accepted by SN: Operating between Widnes,Croton Hall Lane and Widnes,Leigh Avenue given service number 10 effective from 26-Mar-2014.

PC1033334/250 - GLENVALE TRANSPORT LTD T/A GTL, GILMOSS DEPOT, EAST LANCASHIRE RD, GILLMOSS, LIVERPOOL, L11 0BB
Variation Accepted by SN: Operating between Fleetwood and Knott End given service number 86 effective from 23-Feb-2014. To amend Route and Timetable.

[CX58 EWK]

Only one was Ashton.. The other was Rainford to Billinge/Garswood.

[St Helens Rider]

7634 still going strong - on 33's this morning.

[Y961 XBU]

7634 still going strong - on 33's this morning.

music to my ears! will be nice to keep track of this bus until its withdrawn!

[Y961 XBU]

Well Marshall Capital 7634 had some fun today! it did a 33 morning trip then ran in, it then come back out to do the 33 shorts and ran it, it then came back out again and was employed on route 329!

other odd sightings was
Plaxton Pointer 2249 on the 89
Wright Gemini 1 4206 on the 312
Plaxton Pointer 2261 on the 329
Alexander 200 2267 on the 352

[St Helens Rider]

Also yesterday 723 and another SR on 34/34A - these vehicles are creeping onto these much too often these days - this is tbe first time i've known of 2 of them on there dueing Mon-Sat daytimes.

[St Helens Rider]

PC1067540/3 - OAKWOOD TRAVEL SERVICES LTD T/A OAKWOOD TRAVEL, 1 BRINWELL ROAD OFFICES, SOUTH SHORE, BLACKPOOL, FY4 4QU
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Pleasure Beach
Finish Point: Uncle Toms Cabin
Via: Promenade & Tower
Service Number: 12
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 18-APR-2014
Other Details: Weekends and bank holidays only until 24/05/2014, then daily. Every 20 minutes

So Oakwood Travel re-introducing the Seasonal Seafront service that CBNW ran last year. Shortened this year as it ran Cleveleys - St Annes last year.

[St Helens Rider]

PC0004873/161 - PETER VINCENT WALSH & PARTNERS T/A J P EXECUTIVE TRAVEL, THE COACH HOUSE, JOSHUA LANE, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER, M24 2AZ
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Ayton St Manchester
Finish Point: Heaton Park
Via: Lever St, High St, Rochdale Rd
Service Number: 1
Service Type: Limited Stop
Effective Date: 07-JUN-2014
Other Details: Saturday 7th June and Sunday 8th June 2014.

[St Helens Rider]

PC1107343/1 - LYNNE RASBURN T/A STREET CARS OF PLATT BRIDGE, 88, WALTHEW LANE, PLATT BRIDGE, WIGAN, WN2 5AL
Cancellation Accepted: Operating between Wigan Bus Station and Wigan Bus Station given service number SC099 effective from 09-Apr-2014.

Thought this wouldn't last long but in all fairness it will have lasted a full 12 months since introduction.

[Andreos1]

Is anyone going to admit to being the Bolton bus seat sniffer then?

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1095...oes_viral/

[HaltonMiniMarshall]

It won't come as a suprise to many but there has been quite alot of ecocity's out on the 82a this week. Also been told that several X1 pulsars have been fitted with wifi but I am not sure which ones, will try and find out.

[Y961 XBU]

Is anyone going to admit to being the Bolton bus seat sniffer then?

http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/1095...oes_viral/

remember when this was first published, a few people thought it was me!

I will also be taking another visit to Bolton soon to look into a couple of Allocation Roumors!

[Y961 XBU]

the Ecocitys are now the normal allocation for the 82A evening and Sunday! after their day on the 1/2/21 and X30 they go to the depot, get refueled and then swap Cadets of the route.

[Y961 XBU]

Marshall Capital 7652's Loan spell has ended and is now at St Helens getting ready to go to Yorkshire Tiger.

A few Wright Gemini 1's are now on loan here, 4209 LJ51 DHA is one of them and was on the 80A lates!

[Y961 XBU]

Chester Based Dart 34604 is here on Loan and was on the 17/19 today!

Apparently Dart 34799 has had an RTA and is a Write of