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Hulleys of Baslow
There's a fair deal of speculation and rumours on various internet forums at present regarding the future of Hulleys. I'll try avoiding speculation and just report the facts as I understand them... In December 2023 the owner of Hulleys purchased the Go-Coach business from it's former owner, Austin Blackburn. In December 2024, Mr Blackburn issued a notice to Go-Coach staff stating he had re-purchased the business, expressing concerns that the Go-Coach business was being used to "prop-up" Hulleys and whist it would be "business as usual" for Go-Coach he felt the same may not be tru for Hulleys. Hulleys have returned 2 of their E200MMCs to the rental company - these are YX23 OTB and almost new YX74 ODY.? Coming in to the fleet is ex Stagecoach London Optare Solo YJ60 PFN via Ripleys and Harrogate Coach Travel,? It is still in "London" condition. Short notice service changes come in at the end of next week which by my calculations reduce the PVR by 2.? These, I gather, will allow the remaining 3 leased E200MMCs - YX74 ODM/N/P to be returned. Ian |
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Stagecoach Yorkshire 07/01
Hi all Happy New Year! A bit of a long-overdue update... The swap of 36x E400 Hybrids to Manchester in return for 36x standard E400s was completed over the weekend.? The 36 E400s now part of the Yorkshire fleet are: At Chesterfield - 19400/19/23/47/54/56/64/73 At Holbrook - 19420/26/48/49/50/51/52/53/57/58/59/61/62/63/65/66/67/68/69/71/72/74/75/76/77/78/79/514 The new Yutongs for Chesterfield depot are all now in the UK and in storage at the Yutong facility in Castleford.? Likewise, I gather the E400EVs are built and in storage at the Alexander Dennis facilities in Scotland, both pending electrification works at Chesterfield depot to be completed before they are delivered. Ian |
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Re: Stagecoach Yorkshire 18/12
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Nice lowering on the average fleet age there!
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Sent:?Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 2:01 PM
From:?"ian@yorkshirebus via groups.io" <yorkshirebus@...> To:[email protected] Subject:?[ydbn] Stagecoach Yorkshire 18/12 The movement of Hybrids to Manchester (for ultimate use by Metroline Manchester from early January as part of the latest round of franchising in Manchester) is now well underway, with Enviro 400s coming to Yorkshire in return.
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Transferred over to the wrong side of the Pennines thus far are 12092/4/5/6/8/9/100/1/2/5 and 12162/3/4/6/9/70/1/3/4/5/6.
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E400s known to have moved over to Holbrook thus far are 19426/48/9/50/1/2/3/8/62/3/7/8/9/71/2/5/8.
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The remaining Hybrids at Holbrook and Chesterfield are due to be exchanged for further E400s within the next week.
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Stagecoach Yorkshire 18/12
The movement of Hybrids to Manchester (for ultimate use by Metroline Manchester from early January as part of the latest round of franchising in Manchester) is now well underway, with Enviro 400s coming to Yorkshire in return.
Transferred over to the wrong side of the Pennines thus far are 12092/4/5/6/8/9/100/1/2/5 and 12162/3/4/6/9/70/1/3/4/5/6. E400s known to have moved over to Holbrook thus far are 19426/48/9/50/1/2/3/8/62/3/7/8/9/71/2/5/8. The remaining Hybrids at Holbrook and Chesterfield are due to be exchanged for further E400s within the next week. Ian |
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Stagecoach Yorkshire 25/11
Hi all 5x Volvo B11RT/Plaxton Elites are in the process of joining the Yorkshire fleet from Stagecoach South West.? These are 54305/06/07/08/19 (YX64 WCJ/K/L/M/YY65 VXU). Latterly used on the "Falcon" service these are joining the Coaching Unit at Chesterfield for Rail Replacement work, replacing the ex-Megabus Interdecks which have latterly been used on Rail Replacement (54289/90/92/93) which I gather are going for use on the Falcon service due to their higher capacity. Ian |
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Re: TM Travel
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And being new to CTPlus, something that can only be an added bonus to the vehicle history . . . .
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Sent:?Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM
From:?"ian@yorkshirebus via groups.io" <yorkshirebus@...> To:?"[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject:?Re: [ydbn] TM Travel "Well hammered" describes the rest of the TM fleet perfectly so they'll fit well in!
Ian On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Adam Williams via <amodelofcontrol=[email protected]> wrote: > Those Solos have had a hard life in London (spending 14 years hammering up the steep hills around Crouch End on the W5 for the most part) - but I they are at least Euro 6... > On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 at 14:18, ian@yorkshirebus via <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: >> >> TM Travel have acquired a number of ex Stagecoach London (new to CT Plus) Optare Solos from Ripley, Carlton (dealer). >> First to enter service - still in 'London red' with TM fleet names added is YJ60 PFK (was Stagecoach 47988/CT Plus OS14 later 1752) and now TM fleet number 1156. >> These Solos are Euro 6, and along with some Euro 6 deckers also due (and also ex-London) will help finally make the TM fleet compliant with the Sheffield Clean Air Zone (which came in to effect in February 2023...) >> Ian > > -- > /adam |
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Re: TM Travel
"Well hammered" describes the rest of the TM fleet perfectly so they'll fit well in!
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Ian On Wednesday, November 20, 2024, Adam Williams via <amodelofcontrol=[email protected]> wrote: > Those Solos have had a hard life in London (spending 14 years hammering up the steep hills around Crouch End on the W5 for the most part) - but I they are at least Euro 6... > On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 at 14:18, ian@yorkshirebus via <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: >> >> TM Travel have acquired a number of ex Stagecoach London (new to CT Plus) Optare Solos from Ripley, Carlton (dealer). >> First to enter service - still in 'London red' with TM fleet names added is YJ60 PFK (was Stagecoach 47988/CT Plus OS14 later 1752) and now TM fleet number 1156. >> These Solos are Euro 6, and along with some Euro 6 deckers also due (and also ex-London) will help finally make the TM fleet compliant with the Sheffield Clean Air Zone (which came in to effect in February 2023...) >> Ian > > -- > /adam > _._,_._,_ > ________________________________ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#1043) | Reply to Group | Reply to Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [yorkshirebus@...] > > _._,_._,_ |
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Re: TM Travel
Those Solos have had a hard life in London (spending 14 years hammering up the steep hills around Crouch End on the W5 for the most part) - but I they are at least Euro 6... On Wed, 20 Nov 2024 at 14:18, ian@yorkshirebus via <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote:
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TM Travel
TM Travel have acquired a number of ex Stagecoach London (new to CT Plus) Optare Solos from Ripley, Carlton (dealer). First to enter service - still in 'London red' with TM fleet names added is YJ60 PFK (was Stagecoach 47988/CT Plus OS14 later 1752) and now TM fleet number 1156. These Solos are Euro 6, and along with some Euro 6 deckers also due (and also ex-London) will help finally make the TM fleet compliant with the Sheffield Clean Air Zone (which came in to effect in February 2023...) Ian |
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Re: Stagecoach Yorkshire 12/11
Ian Do you know whether they've actually installed any charging facilities at Chesterfield yet, or are these vehicles going to be sitting around waiting for this? /adam On Tue, 12 Nov 2024, 12:33 ian@yorkshirebus via , <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote:
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Stagecoach Yorkshire 12/11
Holbrook's E400MMC 11716 (YX73 PFJ), recently repainted in to the trial 'midnight blue' Stagecoach livery has been back through the paintshop and received a fresh coat of paint - still overall blue, but a bit lighter than the previous version.? This. presumably, is another trial livery. Delivery is due to commence shortly of the first batches of electric vehicles for Chesterfield depot funded through the government ZEBRA funding.? Expected to be delivered first are the two batches of Yutong single decks - 6 E10 models and 12 longer E12 models, to be followed later by 39 Alexander Dennis E400EV deckers. Ian |
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Stagecoach Yorkshire 25/10
A quick update on recent developments...
E400MMCs 10659 (from Barnsley) and 11712 (from Holbrook) have gained allover "Poppy" wraps as part of Stagecoach's commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant. Tomorrow marks the last day of Peak Sightseer operation for 2024. The 3 Open Tops on loan from Stagecoach South West (18186, 18303 and 19107) have returned Devon, allowing the E200s that went on loan in the opposite direction (36444-6) to return to Chesterfield ahead of this weekends service changes. Fans of the E400 Hybrids may wish to start saying farewell - they are being sold to Transport for Greater Manchester as part of the new franchises being introduced in Manchester in January which see the Stagecoach operated Ashton Under Lyne, Hyde Road and Sharston depots pass to other operators (Stagecoach selected which vehicles to offer to TfGM and has - sensibly in my view - off-loaded many of their E400 Hybrids). Replacements will be E400MMCs freed up as a result of Stagecoach losing the above depots/subsequent shuffling of vehicles. Ian |
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Re: The end of Belle Isle depot?
What happened to the mega depot that was planned years and years ago?? On Tue, 17 Sept 2024 at 20:51, ian@yorkshirebus via <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: Following the latest structural issues where I gather part of the roof has collapsed, Arriva have started an emergency withdrawal from Belle Isle depot. At present only the outside parking area is in use, with other vehicles stored overnight in Wakefield Bus Station and at Castleford and Dewsbury depots, the latter also doing servicing work. |
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Re: The end of Belle Isle depot?
Someone's been cutting costs somewhere then. Pretty embarrassing for the senior management.?
On Tuesday 17 September 2024 at 20:51:34 BST, ian@yorkshirebus via groups.io <yorkshirebus@...> wrote:
Following the latest structural issues where I gather part of the roof has collapsed, Arriva have started an emergency withdrawal from Belle Isle depot. At present only the outside parking area is in use, with other vehicles stored overnight in Wakefield Bus Station and at Castleford and Dewsbury depots, the latter also doing servicing work. The local rag is reporting most of the site is set to be demolished - Ian |
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The end of Belle Isle depot?
Following the latest structural issues where I gather part of the roof has collapsed, Arriva have started an emergency withdrawal from Belle Isle depot. At present only the outside parking area is in use, with other vehicles stored overnight in Wakefield Bus Station and at Castleford and Dewsbury depots, the latter also doing servicing work.
The local rag is reporting most of the site is set to be demolished - Ian |
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Re: Arriva Yorkshire new E400s
It would appear so!
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Ian On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, Adam Williams via <amodelofcontrol=[email protected]> wrote: > Ian > are these still due at Belle Isle? Only Arriva Kent & Sussex have gone public with an announcement that they are due 14 ADL E400 MMC (with photos of the first three) imminently... () > On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 22:22, ian@yorkshirebus via <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Gather a batch of 14x new ADL E400s are due at Belle Isle - presumably for Wakefield - Leeds services in the near future. Suggestion is they will release the Streetdecks to Castleford, in turn releasing E400s to the 'Woollen' side (Dewsbury or Heckmondwike) for services in to Leeds. >> >> Ian > > -- > /adam > _._,_._,_ > ________________________________ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#1032) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [yorkshirebus@...] > > _._,_._,_ |
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Re: Arriva Yorkshire new E400s
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As Arriva as a group only have 14 deckers on order, it looks like they have been moved on again.
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This will be their third home since they were ordered!!
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Sent:?Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at 9:25 AM
From:?"Adam Williams via groups.io" <amodelofcontrol@...> To:[email protected] Subject:?Re: [ydbn] Arriva Yorkshire new E400s Ian
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are these still due at Belle Isle? Only Arriva Kent & Sussex have gone public with an announcement that they are due 14 ADL E400 MMC (with photos of the first three) imminently... ()
On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 22:22, ian@yorkshirebus via <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote:
Gather a batch of 14x new ADL E400s are due at Belle Isle - presumably for Wakefield - Leeds services in the near future. Suggestion is they will release the Streetdecks to Castleford, in turn releasing E400s to the 'Woollen' side (Dewsbury or Heckmondwike) for services in to Leeds. ?
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Re: Arriva Yorkshire new E400s
Ian are these still due at Belle Isle? Only Arriva Kent & Sussex have gone public with an announcement that they are due 14 ADL E400 MMC (with photos of the first three) imminently... () On Thu, 18 Jul 2024 at 22:22, ian@yorkshirebus via <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: Gather a batch of 14x new ADL E400s are due at Belle Isle - presumably for Wakefield - Leeds services in the near future. Suggestion is they will release the Streetdecks to Castleford, in turn releasing E400s to the 'Woollen' side (Dewsbury or Heckmondwike) for services in to Leeds. --
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