(23/03/2022 21:43)Mrboo Wrote: [ -> ]It be interesting what their plan is with franchising as currently they have no routes within 18 months unless they been told they are safe. so buying lots of ex London buses is a big gamble unless they plan to flip them by selling them on if things don't goto plan.
Nobody has any routes in a couple of years. The exact details of the system are yet to be announced but we don’t know how the provision of school services will work. They might be mixed in with other routes or they might be put in groups on there own, I’m sure the owners of Vision know what they are doing, and the influx of younger buses is a good sign.
Vision Bus have won Tenders in Accrington starting in April, New Depot to open for this work
according to their routelist on Bus times they are taking on the 153 Preston to Leyland from 16th April, currently a Transdev route.
Well there little stopping them from running services out of Blackrod in Chorley also.
Alan pilkington has spoken tonight online stating Pilkingtons were offered all the work but were not really interested as it’s only for 3 year period and reckons it’s risky setting up a satellite depot when they could loose it all in a relatively short period of time.
(24/02/2023 11:01)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Vision Bus have won Tenders in Accrington starting in April, New Depot to open for this work
Have Vision picked up the Ribble Country network off Transdev, as well as the 153 ?. Their social media post specifically mentions 'Burnley and the surrounding area', which may indicate that ?.
(25/02/2023 15:37)KXW212 Wrote: [ -> ]Have Vision picked up the Ribble Country network off Transdev, as well as the 153 ?. Their social media post specifically mentions 'Burnley and the surrounding area', which may indicate that ?.
The Ribble Country routes are awarded as follows:
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/media/9419...r-2023.pdf
6 / 14 / 15 - Vision Bus
64 - Pilkington Bus
65 / 69 - Preston Bus
66 / 67 - Preston Bus
68 retained by Transdev
113 - Vision Bus
(06/03/2023 11:31)Winston Wrote: [ -> ]The Ribble Country routes are awarded as follows:
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/media/9419...r-2023.pdf
6 / 14 / 15 - Vision Bus
64 - Pilkington Bus
65 / 69 - Preston Bus
66 / 67 - Preston Bus
68 retained by Transdev
113 - Vision Bus
So Mini Hotline 153 has now been renumbered to 113, Vision bus on bustimes have it listed as 153 still