Impera Bus & Coach

[msteens]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
The Bus route for the 1A goes over the four bridges to Woodside and then the bus station and same way in reverse.

[R879 HRF]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
Detailed route map/guide can be found here in the timetable on the merseytravel website.

http://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/travellin...02012).pdf

[MTL0201]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach

(18/12/2012 12:43)msteens Wrote:  Don't want to make any hasty decisions yet, i think we need a period of time before any more changes. The next change is January with the introdution of the 47 Service and the re-introduction of the 39 on Sundays and in the evening going through to West kirby.

The 39 timetable had had a few changes since being introduced [think it'll be on it's 5th different timetable when the change takes place in the New Year, & it was only introduced last April] Although i understand the need for some timetable changes mainly for adjustments to journey time when the service is new, however too many timetable changes put off passengers from using the service & the 39 is a useful route.

[wirralbus]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
I do agree with you MTL0201 but somewhere along the line the evening and sunday 39 either has to go or become a fixture in the timetable having it on and off can be a bit unsettling .

[busdude]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach

(18/12/2012 12:43)msteens Wrote:  Don't want to make any hasty decisions yet, i think we need a period of time before any more changes. The next change is January with the introdution of the 47 Service and the re-introduction of the 39 on Sundays and in the evening going through to West kirby.

can you give anymore details on the 47, im really interested to see what its route is like

[MX12CFE]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
Dart KU52YLB was booked off 210/250s on scotland road earlier it was replaced by another bus which had finished and was heading back over the river YLB did not sound well at all at first it sounded like the exhaust had blown but the driver said it sounded more like there was a problem with the pistons inside the engine. He also said that impera had applied to merseytravel to run 4 buses on the 210/250 as the timetable is unworkable with only 3 buses but merseytravel wouldnt let them and thats why there handing the contract back and that previous operators had applied for more buses but were refused.

[M113 YKC]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach

(23/12/2012 14:27)MX12CFE Wrote:  He also said that impera had applied to merseytravel to run 4 buses on the 210/250 as the timetable is unworkable with only 3 buses but merseytravel wouldnt let them and thats why there handing the contract back and that previous operators had applied for more buses but were refused.

Along with the high amount of dead mileage (due to positioning and lateness), terrible roads (higher maintenance costs) and the many window replacements, the tight timing is one of a few reasons that Impera handed-in their Liverpool contracts early. I've spent a lot of time on the 130/210/250 during the past week and there just isn't enough journey time - once a bus is late, it's nearly impossible to catch-up again...! Four minutes from Walton to Old Roan on the 210/250? Merseytravel, eh...

[MPTE1955]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
4 mnutes, strewth who done the timings on that, must have been done by car in the middle of the night as that is totally unrealistic.

[MX12CFE]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
4 mins? thats impossible! lets see how ace get on i wish them all the best of luck with it but i think ace should put in to commercialise them if they start running into difficulties then they can put on however many buses they like.

[ste]

RE: Impera Bus & Coach
One of their buses on the 250 last night had some damaged leds and was displaying 25 rather than 250.