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(07/05/2019 20:21)Brickmill Wrote: [ -> ]I take it that apart from Diamond, no Gtr Manchester operator has live tracking.

I presume you didn't see all the Transdev buses on the live tracking map?

(08/05/2019 14:06)JimmyMac Wrote: [ -> ]I presume you didn't see all the Transdev buses on the live tracking map?

I don't open any form of attachment on my phone and haven't had time to use my desktop since weekend. TBH it's only Stagecoach M,cr and to a lesser extent the soon to be. GA North West I interest ed in

(08/05/2019 14:06)JimmyMac Wrote: [ -> ]I presume you didn't see all the Transdev buses on the live tracking map?

You got Diamond buses in the Trafford / Salford / Leigh area, Transdev on the X41/X43, High Peak with the 199, Rosso in Bury and Cumfybus (still) in Radcliff.

Unfortunately Stagecoach, Arriva and First (although they sometimes appear on the UK Bus Checker App as being tracked) use their own systems for tracking. This means it is less likely they will focus on supporting other apps/websites especially when they use their own apps to sell tickets.

Correct me if im wrong but im assuming the St Helens fleet will be fully converted overnight on the 18th?

(11/05/2019 18:41)darylyates17 Wrote: [ -> ]Correct me if im wrong but im assuming the St Helens fleet will be fully converted overnight on the 18th?

Will be interesting to see if they appear on the tracker, as only Cumfybus have ever appeared on it in the Merseyside area....some fleets only have some routes on it, out of the NW but 'More in the Bournemouth area has only shown certain routes on it, the main m1/m2 across Bournemouth/Poole have never shown, plus only a few Plymouth Citybus vehicles show at any one time...I do wonder what the link is between fleets appearing on it are, I suspect it's not always down to what ticket machines are used...there's a coach operator that has started appearing in the last few days, Marshalls of Sutton on Trent, with vehicles showing in the Lakes, Wales to name but two this week https://bustimes.org/operators/marshalls...t/vehicles
I also note that First Glasgow must have shown very briefly this week as many vehicles are now listed https://bustimes.org/operators/first-glasgow/vehicles

HTH

(11/05/2019 18:41)darylyates17 Wrote: [ -> ]Correct me if im wrong but im assuming the St Helens fleet will be fully converted overnight on the 18th?

The pvr of around 30 buses for Sunday run out will be done on Saturday night then the rest of the fleet will be done from sunday morning and upto run out on monday

This aspect of the website is going to answer so many of our questions on the forum!
It could help answer things like what interworks with what, what time a vehicle was pulled from service, which vehicle someone saw on a particular route at a particular time, etc.

Taking a random example, it shows that Optare Solo Hybrid YJ12 GXD was used by Cumfybus until 23:51 today (Saturday), when it interworked between the 31(A)/32/33, before going on to alternate between the 34A and 32A in the evening:
https://bustimes.org/vehicles/16600

And if you want to see the other vehicles which did say a 33 today, here they are:
https://bustimes.org/services/33-kenness...2019-05-11

So it looks like YJ13 HNK and YJ13 HNU also did 31(A)/32/33 during the day, but then YJ13 HNK went onto the 31 in the evening, whereas YJ13 HNU finished on a 33 at 19:14.

On either of these, you can click 'Show map' and see what time they got to each point on the map.

Something interesting to note is that National Express coaches are starting to show up on the site.

Ok, they aren't showing up now.... I think a bit like National Express WM, it will be a case of them only appearing when there aren't loads of buses on the site (ie Sundays and evenings)

Notice nothing from Arriva showing even with the new ticket machines.