Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

[smithy29919]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(12/07/2014 20:13)Conbus Wrote:  Some trains to wrexham take 1 hrs 30 mins to 2 hours could be quicker by bus.

personally I think there should be some changes to rhyl

11F withdrawn
11G operates two sunday journeys
11X to operate every hour
X11 new route from chester to holywell every hour via sealand to connect with 11X

12B to serve llysfaen

35 to serve prestatyn nova and pontins
36 same as 35

45 new route between rhyl and boddelwyddn

51 to operate every 30 mins
52 new route from rhyl to ruthin every 60 mins

Bus companies need to make money on every route, currently in Rhyl routes make money, it's not broke so not going to try and fix it.

An express route to Chester has been looked at over the years and to be honest it's just not needed, neither is more journeys on Sundays.

The 12B is payed to go via Bryn y bia, once you start introducing more parts to an already long enough route passengers start lookin for quicker alternatives.

The 35/36 again aren't broke and are good services.

The 45 currently operated under contract, no point whatsoever to start a commercial service.

Why would we reduce the 51 service? We operated the 150 Denbigh to Corwen that went via Ruthin and it simply didn't pay.

Ideas for services are all well and good but in this day and age they have to be commercially viable, and you need to have some knowledge of running bus services. More and more routes supported by local authorities are being axed regardless of passenger use and looked at more as how much it costs to subsidise, the 34 will be axed by Denbighshire from the 27th July. It's not good business to start new services that two or three people might use, nor wise to start running services in the hope of subsidies to be given.

[motormayhem1]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(11/07/2014 10:35)Daniel Anderton Wrote:  Are Rhyl set to lend a open top to Liverpool for the 'giants event' since on the arriva website it states that the 'little girl giant' will be travelling ontop an arriva bus.

I may have misread this but the article is here:
http://www.arrivabus.co.uk/giants/

The little girl will be travelling on top of an arriva bus but the bus as been provided but its a french bus/coach that will be painted up into arriva colours as its currently in st helens depot paintshop as the reg is "BM 640 JB".

[X782 NWX]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(13/07/2014 08:37)motormayhem1 Wrote:  The little girl will be travelling on top of an arriva bus but the bus as been provided but its a french bus/coach that will be painted up into arriva colours as its currently in st helens depot paintshop as the reg is "BM 640 JB".

Ah right thanks

[fordsonmajor2012]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot
Have all the buses due to leave the depot left yet???

[smithy29919]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(22/07/2014 22:10)fordsonmajor2012 Wrote:  Have all the buses due to leave the depot left yet???

No, 2253 is still to leave for Chester once it has a new MOT. All other buses have left. The Pulsars will start to be refurbished very soon with one leaving for St Helens this week.

[Conbus]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(22/07/2014 22:24)smithy29919 Wrote:  No, 2253 is still to leave for Chester once it has a new MOT. All other buses have left. The Pulsars will start to be refurbished very soon with one leaving for St Helens this week.

Are they just getting painted?

I think the 12 should ectend to conwy like every hour as some trains no longer serve conwy

also is there still 1 DLA in the depot

[smithy29919]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(23/07/2014 07:17)Conbus Wrote:  Are they just getting painted?

I think the 12 should ectend to conwy like every hour as some trains no longer serve conwy

also is there still 1 DLA in the depot

Total refurb for all seven pulsars, 5 branded for Denbigh and two generic as spares. Leather seating and Wi Fi

The 12 is already a long enough route, it won't be extended to Conwy.

Yes, 4142 is still at the depot but is scraped awaiting collection.

[Conbus]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(23/07/2014 12:18)smithy29919 Wrote:  Total refurb for all seven pulsars, 5 branded for Denbigh and two generic as spares. Leather seating and Wi Fi

The 12 is already a long enough route, it won't be extended to Conwy.

Yes, 4142 is still at the depot but is scraped awaiting collection.

When will they be done. Arrivas doing everything for rhyl except my local 35 and 36. Will the 35 or 36 have better buses yhan darts in the next 3 years

[smithy29919]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot

(23/07/2014 13:15)Conbus Wrote:  When will they be done. Arrivas doing everything for rhyl except my local 35 and 36. Will the 35 or 36 have better buses yhan darts in the next 3 years

They'll be done when their done. Don't know about any new buses for the Circs, maybe some cadets coming out of Merseyside but before you ask I don't where from or when.

[Conbus]

RE: Arriva Buses Wales - Rhyl Depot
Gemeni 4486 on rhyl local 83A this afternoon. Nice to see a gemeni on thid route