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Re: Yorkshire Tiger
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Here is the solo: Ewan?
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Yorkshire Tiger
A bit of an overdue update on all things Tiger:
ex Arriva VDL/East Lancs 1602 (YJ06 WMA) has been painted in to Tiger livery. 1601 is to be similarly treated shortly, and 1603 (YJ06 WMC) is due to join the fleet from Arriva Yorkshire shortly. The arrival of 1601/2 has officially demoted Volvo B7TL 835 (LF52 TGV) and Scania 762 (YT60 YYO) tothe ?'pool' fleet though in reality 835 remains in use at Waterloo and 762 is in use at Idle depot, as is Optare Versa demonstrator OP07 ARE. And to bring things bang up to date, Solo 322 (YJ10 EYO) suffered an engine fire in the King Cross area of Halifax this morning! Ian |
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First South Yorkshire statement
The following statement has been issued by First SY today.
To add some detail to the below: the 26 vehicles expected at Olive Grove are 36221-7/35-53 from Hunslet Park, of which 36221-4/27/37 have arrived to date. Their arrival, plus that of E400s 33705/14/17/20/25/55 from First Manchester will allow the remaining B10BLEs and B7Ls to be finally put out of their misery. However, it is also allowing a number of StreetDecks to transfer to First Leicester (they were originally intended to get some of the 26 B9TLs but are now getting the StreetDecks instead) of which 35117/31 are the first to move. Statement in full is as follows. Ian ----- Statement from Garry Birmingham, Managing Director of First Bus South Yorkshire: As the managing director of First South Yorkshire, myself and the team absolutely recognise that punctual and reliable services are very important for our customers. Over the last several years we have worked hard with partners to improve reliability & punctuality including the introduction of new ticketing technology to speed up boarding and reduce journey time. In recent weeks however, our service delivery performance has not been at the standards that we set ourselves or to the level that our customers expect, for which I am sorry. There are a combination of factors that have caused this including congestion from seasonal traffic levels and the city centre road-works but one of the key issues affecting service delivery at the moment is vehicle availability. We have been experiencing major issues following the very wet weather which caused excessive amounts of electrical and water ingress faults. This was compounded by parts availability issues due to business changes at one of our main suppliers Wrightbus, which is now starting to ease following their takeover completion. Although the issue of vehicle availability is improving, we are taking a number of specific additional actions to ensure we can achieve and sustain stable service delivery. This includes sourcing vehicle parts from alternative suppliers, bringing in additional technical expertise, using additional workshops to complete repairs and bringing extra vehicles into the fleet. In all we will receive 26 newer vehicles over the next few weeks, the first of which have now started to arrive. In addition our recruitment drive is continuing for engineering staff and other engineering options are being explored to ensure we are suitably equipped going forward. I would like to apologise to all our customers for the impact this is having on their travel and assure them we are doing everything we can to recover our current vehicle availability issues and deliver the high standards of service we can be proud of. |
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Ensign in November
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Ian? ---------- Forwarded message ----------
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Re: First Leeds
That doesn't surprise me one little bit. On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 6:53:11 PM GMT, Adam Williams <amodelofcontrol@...> wrote: Mark there's a problem there already, as 37216-20 are with Essex. 36221-27 and 36235-53 are the only ones left to move on now.? On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 18:36, Mark oneill via Groups.Io <mark73bigboy=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: Leeds 'transport crisis'.....
Of course, were they to actually do something about the gridlock, First might be able to run a reliable service... It's the same in Manchester. Lots of calls and plans to "do something", but nothing that will actually make the services run better, as affecting car drivers might affect their votes... (Sorry, off the soapbox now) On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 09:30, Dale Tringham via Groups.Io <daletringham=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: First Leeds
Having done some searching on Flickr, it does indeed look like something has gone awry with the planned registrations.
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Ignore the list I previously published, and instead go with... 35600 - YE69 YFX 35601 - YE69 YFW 35602 - YE69 YFV 35603 - YE69 YFU 35604 - YE69 YFT 35605 - YE69 YGP (confirmed YGP not YFP) Ian On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, ian@yorkshirebus <yorkshirebus@...> wrote: > Hi Colin > > Looks like there's been a cock-up somewhere then (understandable, First are registering these themselves...) > > Ian > > On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, laira via Groups.Io <laira6026=[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Ian >> ? >> Sorry to query your usually very reliable information, but are these Registrations correct as there is photographic evidence on Facebook that >> 35604 is YE69YFT & 35605 is YE69YGP. >> ? >> Regards Colin >> ? >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: ian@yorkshirebus via Groups.Io >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2019 12:51 PM >> Subject: [ydbn] First Leeds >> The first of the latest batch of StreetDecks have started to enter service at Bramley depot - these being the ones that were ready to be shipped when WrightBus went pop, and have arrived without PDIs or being registered.? As such, they have been registered by First locally as follows: >> Fleet No Registration No >> 35600 YE69 YFV >> 35601 YE69 YFW >> 35602 YE69 YFX >> 35603 YE69 YFY >> 35604 YE69 YFZ >> 35605 YE69 YGA >> They have the grey 'wedge' fronts and are intended (though not necessarily?to be found on!) routes 4 and 16. >> Ian >> >> _._,_._,_ >> ________________________________ >> Groups.io Links: >> >> You receive all messages sent to this group. >> >> View/Reply Online (#57) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic >> >> Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [yorkshirebus@...] >> >> _._,_._,_ |
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Re: First Leeds
The Streetdecks have had similar moves imposed in Bristol (those on the long-distance service to Wells through the Mendips, swapped for Enviro 400s). I wonder if Bristol - or Norwich - may end up with the Streetdecks potentially ousted in Sheffield? That said the need for them in Bristol may be lessened now as the new Scania gas-powered 'deckers are beginning to arrive. On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 21:23, ian@yorkshirebus via Groups.Io <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: First Leeds
Hi all It seems there's been (yet another) change of plan:
36221-4/7 and 36237 are due to move to First SY (Olive Grove) this week.? There's a suggestion that all the remaining members of this batch (36221-7/35-53) are to move to South Yorkshire in due course POSSIBLY at the expense of some of the StreetDecks which are being killed on the hills in Sheffield. Ian On Tue, Dec 3, 2019 at 6:42 PM Adam Williams <amodelofcontrol@...> wrote:
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Re: First Leeds
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-------- Original message -------- From: Adam Williams <amodelofcontrol@...> Date: 03/12/2019 18:42 (GMT+00:00) Subject: Re: [ydbn] First Leeds Mark there's a problem there already, as 37216-20 are with Essex. 36221-27 and 36235-53 are the only ones left to move on now.? On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 18:36, Mark oneill via Groups.Io <mark73bigboy=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: First Leeds
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Looks like there's been a cock-up somewhere then (understandable, First are registering these themselves...) Ian On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, laira via Groups.Io <laira6026=[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Ian > ? > Sorry to query your usually very reliable information, but are these Registrations correct as there is photographic evidence on Facebook that > 35604 is YE69YFT & 35605 is YE69YGP. > ? > Regards Colin > ? > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ian@yorkshirebus via Groups.Io > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, December 02, 2019 12:51 PM > Subject: [ydbn] First Leeds > The first of the latest batch of StreetDecks have started to enter service at Bramley depot - these being the ones that were ready to be shipped when WrightBus went pop, and have arrived without PDIs or being registered.? As such, they have been registered by First locally as follows: > Fleet No Registration No > 35600 YE69 YFV > 35601 YE69 YFW > 35602 YE69 YFX > 35603 YE69 YFY > 35604 YE69 YFZ > 35605 YE69 YGA > They have the grey 'wedge' fronts and are intended (though not necessarily?to be found on!) routes 4 and 16. > Ian > > _._,_._,_ > ________________________________ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#57) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic > > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [yorkshirebus@...] > > _._,_._,_ |
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Re: First Leeds
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Re: First Leeds
Mark there's a problem there already, as 37216-20 are with Essex. 36221-27 and 36235-53 are the only ones left to move on now.? On Tue, 3 Dec 2019 at 18:36, Mark oneill via Groups.Io <mark73bigboy=[email protected]> wrote:
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Re: First Leeds
First Cymru are expecting to replace the coaches on the X10 in the New Year apparently according to what I heard locally(I live near Cardiff by the way). If there's any logic they will send the examples numbered immediately following those they sent down this way for the Unibus services-but this is First we are talking about obviously!!! On Monday, December 2, 2019, 2:50:22 PM GMT, Adam Williams <amodelofcontrol@...> wrote: Ian this makes more sense! Regarding the cascades, I understood Bristol were expecting 27 of the "Olympic" B9TLs, but I don't know if that includes the seven that went to Bath a while back or not. Cymru are meant to be getting four 'deckers to refurb for the X10 (presumably also "Olympic" B9TLs), and Norwich was "supposedly" due whatever was left of the type. On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 at 14:43, ian@yorkshirebus via Groups.Io <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: Hi Adam --
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Re: First Leeds
Ian this makes more sense! Regarding the cascades, I understood Bristol were expecting 27 of the "Olympic" B9TLs, but I don't know if that includes the seven that went to Bath a while back or not. Cymru are meant to be getting four 'deckers to refurb for the X10 (presumably also "Olympic" B9TLs), and Norwich was "supposedly" due whatever was left of the type. On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 at 14:43, ian@yorkshirebus via Groups.Io <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: Hi Adam --
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Re: First Leeds
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I need to sit down and work it all out but I gather there's 2 separate batches being delivered here - 35600 etc for Bramley and then "some", reportedly up to 35595, for Hunslet Park to top up the allocation for the Headingley/Beeston and Dewsbury Road batches... Ian On Monday, December 2, 2019, Adam Williams <amodelofcontrol@...> wrote: > Ian > interestingly one of the latest arrivals reported elsewhere is 35587 - which is interesting as the others that have arrived so far are numbered between 35600-26 (by no means all appear to have arrived yet). So we're going to have a few gaps, even after this batch of 36 have arrived... > On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 at 12:51, ian@yorkshirebus via Groups.Io <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote: >> >> The first of the latest batch of StreetDecks have started to enter service at Bramley depot - these being the ones that were ready to be shipped when WrightBus went pop, and have arrived without PDIs or being registered.? As such, they have been registered by First locally as follows: >> Fleet No Registration No >> 35600 YE69 YFV >> 35601 YE69 YFW >> 35602 YE69 YFX >> 35603 YE69 YFY >> 35604 YE69 YFZ >> 35605 YE69 YGA >> They have the grey 'wedge' fronts and are intended (though not necessarily?to be found on!) routes 4 and 16. >> Ian > > -- > /adam > _._,_._,_ > ________________________________ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#51) | Reply To Group | Reply To Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic > > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [yorkshirebus@...] > > _._,_._,_ |
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Re: First Leeds
Ian interestingly one of the latest arrivals reported elsewhere is 35587 - which is interesting as the others that have arrived so far are numbered between 35600-26 (by no means all appear to have arrived yet). So we're going to have a few gaps, even after this batch of 36 have arrived... On Mon, 2 Dec 2019 at 12:51, ian@yorkshirebus via Groups.Io <yorkshirebus=[email protected]> wrote:
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