(16/01/2018 12:44)mikemcniven Wrote: [ -> ]Stagecoach already offer full contactless onboard. These Ticketer machines are taking over everywhere with First Group introducing them at the moment as well and Rotala using them on their Diamond Bus North West and West Midlands buses.
Quite good machines, and speedy reading of ENCTS passes, live messages sent to drivers and provide full tracking for operators too, some of which have created services to provide passengers with Live tracking data
Shame there is such a high waiting list. I don't think Ticketer were expecting such demand. There is at least 6 months wait as far as I know.
(23/01/2018 15:04)mikestone Wrote: [ -> ]D&G are reported to have acquired four Enviro200s for new services
The buses appear to be YX09 FKW, YX09 FLM (10.2m) and LJ56 VSP and LJ56 VSU (8.8m) which have been given fleet numbers 51, 52, 53 and 54 and been allocated to Adderley Green. 10.8m Enviro 200s SL64 JGF and SL64 JGO have been moved from Adderley Green to Crewe - I wonder if the plan is to use them directly/indirectly on the new 130 service?
(07/12/2017 19:23)mikestone Wrote: [ -> ]It has been suggested they are only on loan from Centrebus to cover the 10 which loads in the street rather than Hanley Bus Station and at present wheelchair access is still using the centre doors, effectively meaning they cannot use most bus stations. Presumably waiting to see how the Staffordshire and Cheshire tenders pan out.
One of them has appeared to have left. Solo MX54 KYE has joined and has been given fleet number 9, so maybe that's a temporary acquisition?
Route 130 today operated by Enviro200s 30 and 31.
(29/01/2018 11:36)dca529x Wrote: [ -> ]Route 130 today operated by Enviro200s 30 and 31.
As I suspected (the 2 x ex-SLT ones which recently moved to Crewe from Adderley Green.) Do you know how well they were loaded?
(05/09/2017 09:36)T42 PVM Wrote: [ -> ]Anyone know if there is any plans to replace the remaining Darts?
Dart Y263 YBC has been withdrawn so they are down to 6 Darts remaining. I would hope the operators know by now the outcome of the Cheshire East tenders so can plan long term but knowing how ineffectively CEC is managed I wouldn't bet on that.
Had a feeling the Darts would not last much longer
3 has also gone off the fleetlist, presumably returned to Centrebus.
