(10 Jun 2018, 12:55 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Stagecoach Yorkshire

Derbyshire County Council have put the timetable for the extended X17 on their transport website - it starts on the 22nd July.

The breakdown is as followed:
- The Chesterfield-Sheffield short journeys Monday to Saturday are extended via Meadowhall and the M1 to Barnsley. The only weekday exception to that is the 0715 departure from Matlock which extends to Barnsley, all Matlock journeys will continue to terminate in Sheffield Interchange during the week - on Sundays journeys will operate between Matlock and Barnsley (although the first departure from Barnsley isn't until 0938 arriving in Matlock at 1204, with the last full length journey to Barnsley leaves Matlock at 1510 - giving just 3 hours in Matlock)
- The present last Monday to Saturday departure from Sheffield to Matlock will run 5 minutes later than present. A new later journey from Barnsley to Chesterfield is introduced, leaving Barnsley at 2015 and Sheffield at 2105 with arrival in Chesterfield at 2142 (the driver and vehicle on that working has a 75 minute layover in Barnsley). In contrast, the last Monday to Saturday journey between Chesterfield and Matlock is retimed to run 15 minutes earlier at 2220 (presently 2235) with the return working also likewise retimed to leave Matlock at 2250 (2305) and revised to terminate in Chesterfield Coach Station (presently this extends to Cavendish Street)
- Journeys from Sheffield to Chesterfield and Matlock will move to Stand D4 in Sheffield Interchange, presently using Stand B4

(09 Jul 2018, 12:50 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Stagecoach Yorkshire

Further expansion ahead - from 23rd July, Stagecoach have been awarded the contract for the tendered journeys on the 65 (Sheffield to Buxton) which have been thrown in by High Peak (the two commercial journeys leaving Buxton at 0855 and 1225 will remain operated by High Peak). These will be operated by Chesterfield and will be extended from Sheffield to Meadowhall along the same route as the X17 extension.

Information from ‘mojoe44’ over on the ‘Travel South Yorkshire Transport’ Forum

(02 Jul 2018, 7:48 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Yorkshire Tiger have cancelled all but one of their Barnsley and South Yorkshire area contracted services today effective from the 2nd September.

(20 Aug 2018, 10:24 am)Kuyoyo wrote Stagecoach Yorkshire

One I failed to mention, Chesterfield-based Pointer Dart 35114 is the first Yorkshire example to receive the revised mostly white livery
Stagecoach in Yorkshire 35114 (YN06 WCR) by Tony Kuy, on Flickr

Sister 35110 (YN06 WCL) and slightly older 34722 (YN05 XOB) have been reinstated at Chesterfield from Ecclesfield reserve as the extra vehicles following the addition of the 65. As well, due to reduced vehicle requirements due to summer reductions and the 57/201/SL1/SL1a route work amendments, Ecclesfield-based E200 36415 (YN11 FFG) has been on loan back to its original home of Rawmarsh, while Ecclesfield Reserve Solo 47467 (YN07 OSE) has been loaned to Chesterfield.

(26 Aug 2018, 1:38 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Transdev

A pair of Enviro200MMCs are due in the near future for York, to replace the two older MPDs on the 42 (York to Selby and Drax) due to reliability issues - they are being leased, so will remain in dealer white with 'York and Country 42' vinyl branding applied.

The first of the 3 additional Volvo B5TLs for Coastliner landed at Harrogate Starbeck depot on Friday - this is BN68XPR. These 3 will replace B9TLs 422-4, which are likely to be moved elsewhere within the group. Newer 425/6 (BF62 UXV/W) have been transferred to Rosso following the reduction in PVR at Malton.

'Harrogate Connect' Versas 211/2 (YJ12 MZU/V) have transferred to York depot alongside older former Lancashire examples 201/2/5 - despite the original plan of using B10BLEs, it seems the plans for York have changed to using the redundant Versas.

(26 Aug 2018, 1:51 pm)Adrian wrote Any word on where the ex-Zap Eclipses are going?

(26 Aug 2018, 1:51 pm)Adrian wrote Any word on where the ex-Zap Eclipses are going?

• Following the reduction in PVR at Rawmarsh depot with the changes to the 217/218 (now 218/218a), Pointer Darts 35233/4 have transferred to Chesterfield.
  
• As a result of the transfer of the aforementioned Darts, plus the recent reduction of Frequency of Chesterfield service 10 (Chesterfield Elder Way to Newbold), frees up enough Darts and E200s to convert the 39 (Grangewood Farm to Holme Hall Estate via Chesterfield Town Centre) to larger vehicle operation. As such, 5 Solos have been transferred from Chesterfield to Ecclesfield (2) and Barnsley (3) for the former Yorkshire Tiger services. The only examples that is confirmed to still be at Chesterfield is, of course, 'MatlockBus' branded 47325.
  

(07 Sep 2018, 1:19 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Stagecoach Yorkshire

Formerly branded for ‘your forty three’ (43 Chesterfield to Sheffield vi Dronfield), Scania N230UD/Enviro400 15827 is the first of a pair of Chesterfield examples to gain ‘aspire’ branding for service 77.

EDIT: Photo below shows the branding, applied to 15827 as well as Worksop's 15175 (vehicle highlighted in photo)
YN64XTB Stagecoach Worksop 15175 by martin arrand, on Flickr

(10 Sep 2018, 10:48 am)markydh wrote Why are other divisions continually creating new brands, yet the North East is getting rid of them? I thought it was national policy not to have them, now?

(04 Sep 2018, 10:15 am)Kuyoyo wrote Stagecoach Yorkshire

Confirmed fleet movements following service changes at the weekend:

• Following the reduction in PVR at Rawmarsh depot with the changes to the 217/218 (now 218/218a), Pointer Darts 35233/4 have transferred to Chesterfield.
  
• As a result of the transfer of the aforementioned Darts, plus the recent reduction of Frequency of Chesterfield service 10 (Chesterfield Elder Way to Newbold), frees up enough Darts and E200s to convert the 39 (Grangewood Farm to Holme Hall Estate via Chesterfield Town Centre) to larger vehicle operation. As such, 5 Solos have been transferred from Chesterfield to Ecclesfield (2) and Barnsley (3) for the former Yorkshire Tiger services. The only examples that is confirmed to still be at Chesterfield is, of course, 'MatlockBus' branded 47325.
  

(01 Sep 2018, 5:51 pm)Kuyoyo wrote First Yorkshire

In a change of plan, Sheffield Olive Grove have today received B7RLE 69017 from Buses of Somerset. This, of course, returns it back to its previous Home Depot having been based at Olive Grove prior to the transfer to the South West. In exchange, Leeds are now receiving 69219 - which was originally the eighth intended example due for South Yorkshire from Somerset.

Information thanks to ‘The Captain’ on the ‘Travel South Yorkshire Forum’

(24 Jun 2018, 12:53 pm)Kuyoyo wrote That's one of the 8 Park & Ride examples - delivered a few weeks ago.

Supposedly another 96 Streetdecks due this year for Leeds to replace further Volvo/Geminis - likely this time to be the oldest B7TLs rather than more of the B9TL/Gemini 2s. Leeds fleet will more or less be Streetdecks, the Hybrid B5LHs and Streetlites by 2020 in line with the Clean Air Zone being brought in.

(27 Sep 2018, 2:02 pm)Kuyoyo wrote Stagecoach Yorkshire

Chesterfield’s Gold E400MMCs appears to have entered service today, a photo having appeared on Facebook an hour ago of 11124 working a Matlock-Sheffield trip. Their entry into service will release the Gold Scanias for use on services 50/50a/50b (Chesterfield to Sheffield via New Whinnington, Eckington and Manor Top), and E400MMC 10662 back to Barnsley off loan. This also ‘in theory’ allows two MANs to be displaced, and also likely spells the end for the quarters of Scania Omnidekkas based at Chesterfield.