D&G have updated their fleet list on their website following the acquisition of Wardle:
http://www.dgbus.co.uk/fleet-list.html
The ex-Bakerbus Wright Streetlites have moved to Crewe. One of those is being used on the 300 route today which makes a change from the regular Solos and occasional elderley Darts.
Has anyone heard anything regarding the 9 or 10A services post-12 June? D&G say they'll be run by another operator but no other operator has registered them yet.
(29/05/2015 09:07)knutstransport Wrote: [ -> ]Has anyone heard anything regarding the 9 or 10A services post-12 June? D&G say they'll be run by another operator but no other operator has registered them yet.
Cheshire East bus timetable search say arriva and d&g
(29/05/2015 09:19)E208 WBG Wrote: [ -> ]Cheshire East bus timetable search say arriva and d&g
That's the current set-up. Arriva provide most of the buses with D&G providing some late extras on Fridays and Saturdays which Arriva aren't interested in running but D&G say on their own website they won't be running those services after 12th June.
Says in the VOSA thread that GHA will be running them from Friday!
A number of changes coming up in the Crewe area
VOSA Wrote:PC1090231/34 - ROLLING SOLUTIONS LTD T/A D & G BUS, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Variation Accepted: Operating between WISTASTON GREEN and SYDNEY given service number 8/8A effective from 22-Aug-2015. To amend Timetable.
PC1090231/35 - ROLLING SOLUTIONS LTD T/A D & G BUS, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Variation Accepted: Operating between WISTASTON and ELM DRIVE given service number 9 effective from 22-Aug-2015. To amend Timetable.
PC1090231/75 - ROLLING SOLUTIONS LTD T/A D & G BUS, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Variation Accepted: Operating between NANTWICH BUS STATION , BEAM STREET and STATION ROAD, SCHOLAR GREEN, STOKE-ON-TRENT given service number 78 effective from 22-Aug-2015. To amend Timetable.
PC1090231/77 - ROLLING SOLUTIONS LTD T/A D & G BUS, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Variation Accepted: Operating between LEIGHTON HOSPITAL, CREWE and MILLFIELDS, NANTWICH given service number 6 effective from 22-Aug-2015. To amend Timetable.
PC1090231/85 - ROLLING SOLUTIONS LTD T/A D & G BUS, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Variation Accepted: Operating between Electra Way, Crewe and Nantwich Bus Depot, Leighton Hospital given service number 1/1a/1b effective from 22-Aug-2015. To amend Timetable.
PC1090231/86 - ROLLING SOLUTIONS LTD T/A D & G BUS, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Crewe Bus Station, Delamere Street, Crewe
Finish Point: Crewe Bus Station, Delamere Street, Crewe
Via: Elm Drive
Service Number: 7
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 22-AUG-2015
Other Details: Monday to Friday
PC1090231/87 - ROLLING SOLUTIONS LTD T/A D & G BUS, THE WELLINGTON, 78 HIGH STREET, UTTOXETER, ST14 7JD
Registration Accepted
Starting Point: Valley Road, Wistaston, Crewe
Finish Point: Malbank School, Welsh Row, Nantwich
Via:
Service Number: 6M
Service Type: Normal Stopping
Effective Date: 22-AUG-2015
Other Details: Monday to friday during school term
Some clues on the latest Cheshire East contracts as D&G have updated their registrations. D&G have cancelled their number 9 Wistaston - Crewe service, suggesting they've lost out to another operator, they've also updated the 300 Knutsford town service registration apparently to exclude Saturday services, suggesting another operator will run the Saturday daytime services. Possibly GHA will be operating those services?
The contract for the number 9 Wistaston - Crewe service has been awarded to Routemaster Buses. D&G will operate continue to operate a Crewe-Elm Drive service which will be given service number 7.
Changes to the D&G weekday 1/1A/1B services from next month - no lunch time journeys to the business park and an earlier finish:
http://dgbus.co.uk/assets/1%2c1a%2c1b_2015-08-22.pdf
The 99 Biddulph Moor - Biddulph - Congleton service will be withdrawn from September - replaced by an extension of the 94 service.
The number 6 Leighton Hospital - Underwood Lane - Crewe - Brookhouse Estate - Shavington - Nantwich - Millfields service will be withdrawn - no direct replacement. Although there will be a new Crewe - Coppenhall - Leighton Hospital service, given service number 12.
Have D&G pensioned off anymore darts yet? Last looked there were the following in active duty:
187 - T467 HNH
183 - OUI 9143
Can't remember its reg but the marshall capital was still running around
Also 1 of the elderly east lancs spryte bodied darts still ran in crewe. Plus is the wright bodied schoolbus about? Don't know exactly what it was but step entrance with stagecoach upholstered seats.
Not sure if they'll keep the cadets mind, some of em look half decent but they definitely need some tlc interior wise as they look very tired/worn nowadays.
The V reg Dart was on the 300 route yesterday. After using mainly Wright Streetlites on that route for the past couple of months, it's been back to mainly Solos this week.