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Jul. 8th, 2009
Bang up to date...
Jul. 8th, 2009 02:15 pmIt’s been a busy little while. In a discussion with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
carolinetoo, I said that we’d not stopped doing things – just I have less time to write them up. Bits appear on Facebook, Fotopic, etc., but the diary remains – as much for my benefit as everyone else!
So, we are now 25 months and 8 days together. I’ve caught up a bit with OU stuff, the TMA03 for T175 went in last night (bit late I know, but already discussed). Intend to have a look at the TMA for M150 tomorrow. LiveJournal caught up with, transport stuff to follow. Deliveries for today, everything from food to timetable books, all delivered, with more for later in the week. We were out briefly last night – on the way home from PB on Sunday, we stopped at Baldock Services on the A1[M] and Caroline liked the look of the mini pizza and unique seasoned fries from Pizza Hut Express – to have another, and get an armful of M&S stuff from the small adjacent food store. We’re in the midst of some changes – reducing a little of what we buy, plus a few other ideas to try and reduce other problems like upset tummies and stuff (stuff like buying smaller milk jugs instead of larger ones). There will be some “fairly ground breaking” stuff in weeks to come (albeit by my standards) so keep an eye out for all that.
One notable snippet – I was very tired on Monday, went to bed for a lie-down about 1900, but just lay on the bed. Energy came back, couldn’t sleep until after 0100. Very productive Tuesday. Turns out that I’d forgotten all my night pills…
carolinetoo, I said that we’d not stopped doing things – just I have less time to write them up. Bits appear on Facebook, Fotopic, etc., but the diary remains – as much for my benefit as everyone else!So, we are now 25 months and 8 days together. I’ve caught up a bit with OU stuff, the TMA03 for T175 went in last night (bit late I know, but already discussed). Intend to have a look at the TMA for M150 tomorrow. LiveJournal caught up with, transport stuff to follow. Deliveries for today, everything from food to timetable books, all delivered, with more for later in the week. We were out briefly last night – on the way home from PB on Sunday, we stopped at Baldock Services on the A1[M] and Caroline liked the look of the mini pizza and unique seasoned fries from Pizza Hut Express – to have another, and get an armful of M&S stuff from the small adjacent food store. We’re in the midst of some changes – reducing a little of what we buy, plus a few other ideas to try and reduce other problems like upset tummies and stuff (stuff like buying smaller milk jugs instead of larger ones). There will be some “fairly ground breaking” stuff in weeks to come (albeit by my standards) so keep an eye out for all that.
One notable snippet – I was very tired on Monday, went to bed for a lie-down about 1900, but just lay on the bed. Energy came back, couldn’t sleep until after 0100. Very productive Tuesday. Turns out that I’d forgotten all my night pills…
Updated Free Fleetlists on ScotBus.com
Jul. 8th, 2009 02:21 pmUpdated Free Fleetlists on ScotBus.com
To update you with all recent developments and happenings, I have uploaded some new June 2009 fleetlists, to ScotBus.com.
As ever, huge massive thanks to Chris Forbes who has allowed these fleetlists to be shared with the world. These lists are free of charge, and come to you with our compliments.
These fleetlists constitute the majority of large Scottish bus operators, and include details of fleet numbers, registration numbers, chassis numbers, body numbers, seating capacity, former registrations, and details of previous owners - each vehicle is on a separate horizontal line.
These lists are abbreviated, using standard PSV Circle abbreviations, and come in Microsoft Excel (XLS) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) formats. If you aren’t sure about any of those, guidance links are now on the webpage!
All 23 different lists are now uploaded to ScotBus – go to http://scotbus.com (no need for www dot, unless it makes you feel better!), then click Fleetlists, then click June 2009 in the format of your choice.
Bus operators covered by these lists are Arriva Scotland West, Bluebird Buses (t/a Stagecoach Bluebird and Stagecoach Inverness), City Sightseeing Edinburgh, Edinburgh Shuttle, Edinburgh Tours, Fife Scottish (t/a Stagecoach in Fife), First Aberdeen, First Scotland East (formerly First Edinburgh), First Glasgow (No.1), First Glasgow (No.2), Highland Country, Lothian Buses, Mac Tours, Mair’s, Majestic Tours, Midland Bluebird (t/a First), Orkney Coaches, Rennies, Stagecoach Scotland Ltd (t/a Stagecoach Perth), Stagecoach Glasgow, Strathtay (t/a Stagecoach Strathtay), Tayside (t/a Travel Dundee), and Western Buses (t/a Stagecoach Western etc.).
Once again, many thanks to Chris, and I hope you enjoy his work, and find these useful!
To update you with all recent developments and happenings, I have uploaded some new June 2009 fleetlists, to ScotBus.com.
As ever, huge massive thanks to Chris Forbes who has allowed these fleetlists to be shared with the world. These lists are free of charge, and come to you with our compliments.
These fleetlists constitute the majority of large Scottish bus operators, and include details of fleet numbers, registration numbers, chassis numbers, body numbers, seating capacity, former registrations, and details of previous owners - each vehicle is on a separate horizontal line.
These lists are abbreviated, using standard PSV Circle abbreviations, and come in Microsoft Excel (XLS) or Adobe Acrobat (PDF) formats. If you aren’t sure about any of those, guidance links are now on the webpage!
All 23 different lists are now uploaded to ScotBus – go to http://scotbus.com (no need for www dot, unless it makes you feel better!), then click Fleetlists, then click June 2009 in the format of your choice.
Bus operators covered by these lists are Arriva Scotland West, Bluebird Buses (t/a Stagecoach Bluebird and Stagecoach Inverness), City Sightseeing Edinburgh, Edinburgh Shuttle, Edinburgh Tours, Fife Scottish (t/a Stagecoach in Fife), First Aberdeen, First Scotland East (formerly First Edinburgh), First Glasgow (No.1), First Glasgow (No.2), Highland Country, Lothian Buses, Mac Tours, Mair’s, Majestic Tours, Midland Bluebird (t/a First), Orkney Coaches, Rennies, Stagecoach Scotland Ltd (t/a Stagecoach Perth), Stagecoach Glasgow, Strathtay (t/a Stagecoach Strathtay), Tayside (t/a Travel Dundee), and Western Buses (t/a Stagecoach Western etc.).
Once again, many thanks to Chris, and I hope you enjoy his work, and find these useful!
Dundee and Angus area bus service changes
Jul. 8th, 2009 02:23 pmFrom Sunday 16th and Monday 17th, a network reshuffle by Travel Dundee, and some commercial (and tendered) changes by Stagecoach will occur. For the full list of Dundee stuff, click here to see the list (with links to scans of the registration docs), or click here for the printable booklet version of the list.
Some other developments that I forgot to mention that happened earlier this week...
From Monday 6th July 2009, Stagecoach Strathtay will be introducing a number of service changes. Services 13/13A, 74 and 76 will be withdrawn. A revised timetable for Service 39 will apply, and this will serve Dundee Bus Station. Service 39A is revised too, and will terminate at Ninewells Hospital during the main part of the day on Sundays. Services 73/73A will oprate to a revised timetable, with Broomhill Drive journeys extended to Ashludie Hospital, with one bus an hour continuing to Ethiebeaton Park. Service 73B is a new service (included in the 73/73A timetable) that replaces the evening and Sunday service to Monifieth previously provided by the 77 group. Addiitonally on Sundays, 73B will provide hourly links direct along Perth Road to/from Invergowrie and/or Kingoodie. Service 75 is a new hourly Monday to Saturday daytime service from Dundee City Centre to Ethiebeaton Park via Dundee Road and Grange Road, whereas Service 77-77C are revised to no longer include Monifieth (see 73, 73B and 75). Instead, parts of the main Service 77 will follow the 13 route west of the city centre to Ninewells Hospital, and Invergowrie/Kingoodie. 77A/77B will operate between Wormit and Dundee City Centre loop only. Service 88 will have a revised timetable, losing the late afernoon service.
An additional late notice change from the same date is the diversion of the 1850 and 2000 Stagecoach Fife "express city connect" X54 journeys from Dundee to Glenrothes, to run via all bus stops in Newport and Wormit, replacing some withdrawn journeys on the 77 group. Download the new timetable here.
Outside Dundee, Arbroath Town Services got tweaked. The 27 (Arbroath Cliffburn - Forfar - Kirriemuir) was rerouted to miss out Kirkton, thus reverting to a more direct route. As a result of the 73 changes, a second bus an hour was extended into Arbroath and Cliffburn, this when adding the second 73/73A, most of the daytime short 45's were replaced. Additionally, the buses working the 41 to Timmergreens and 43 to Kirkton now extend to the new Arbroath Post Office in the High Street - not far from where it used to be, before moving into the Abbeygate.
Forthcoming changes in August are school service changes in Forfar and Kirriemuir areas. Stagecoach have lost arouynd 75% of the work at Kirriemuir depot, and Strathmore Travel have ceased their school runs. JP, James Donald, County Travel, and Fishers Tours have all picked up mainstream school work as a result.
As ever, full timetables for all the Dundee stuff can be had from DundeeBuses.info, while Angus Council's transport site includes timetables and maps for all local bus services in Angus.
Some other developments that I forgot to mention that happened earlier this week...
From Monday 6th July 2009, Stagecoach Strathtay will be introducing a number of service changes. Services 13/13A, 74 and 76 will be withdrawn. A revised timetable for Service 39 will apply, and this will serve Dundee Bus Station. Service 39A is revised too, and will terminate at Ninewells Hospital during the main part of the day on Sundays. Services 73/73A will oprate to a revised timetable, with Broomhill Drive journeys extended to Ashludie Hospital, with one bus an hour continuing to Ethiebeaton Park. Service 73B is a new service (included in the 73/73A timetable) that replaces the evening and Sunday service to Monifieth previously provided by the 77 group. Addiitonally on Sundays, 73B will provide hourly links direct along Perth Road to/from Invergowrie and/or Kingoodie. Service 75 is a new hourly Monday to Saturday daytime service from Dundee City Centre to Ethiebeaton Park via Dundee Road and Grange Road, whereas Service 77-77C are revised to no longer include Monifieth (see 73, 73B and 75). Instead, parts of the main Service 77 will follow the 13 route west of the city centre to Ninewells Hospital, and Invergowrie/Kingoodie. 77A/77B will operate between Wormit and Dundee City Centre loop only. Service 88 will have a revised timetable, losing the late afernoon service.
An additional late notice change from the same date is the diversion of the 1850 and 2000 Stagecoach Fife "express city connect" X54 journeys from Dundee to Glenrothes, to run via all bus stops in Newport and Wormit, replacing some withdrawn journeys on the 77 group. Download the new timetable here.
Outside Dundee, Arbroath Town Services got tweaked. The 27 (Arbroath Cliffburn - Forfar - Kirriemuir) was rerouted to miss out Kirkton, thus reverting to a more direct route. As a result of the 73 changes, a second bus an hour was extended into Arbroath and Cliffburn, this when adding the second 73/73A, most of the daytime short 45's were replaced. Additionally, the buses working the 41 to Timmergreens and 43 to Kirkton now extend to the new Arbroath Post Office in the High Street - not far from where it used to be, before moving into the Abbeygate.
Forthcoming changes in August are school service changes in Forfar and Kirriemuir areas. Stagecoach have lost arouynd 75% of the work at Kirriemuir depot, and Strathmore Travel have ceased their school runs. JP, James Donald, County Travel, and Fishers Tours have all picked up mainstream school work as a result.
As ever, full timetables for all the Dundee stuff can be had from DundeeBuses.info, while Angus Council's transport site includes timetables and maps for all local bus services in Angus.
Anglia area bus developments
Jul. 8th, 2009 02:42 pmFirstly, Stansted Transit ceased trading at short notice, in early June. The operator had lost some of their Essex CC routes on retendering anyway, but managed to cease before some of the contracts did. Excel took over most, a couple each to Burton's or Stephensons. Some of the new contracts have now started early, although not all have.
As we speak, Whippet Coaches are preparing to move out of their depot at Fenstanton (see the announcement) to a new site in Swavesewy. Stagecoach have closed the Huntingdon depot for demolition, and it was raised to the ground in a matter of days. Stagecoach are basing some of the buses at Lordgate Engineering (St Ives) for now, but will eventually move into the old Whippet premises.
Stagecoach Cambs area changes from early August include…
Service 15 group - evening service to Bar Hill Tesco maintained at hourly, with the 45's now running as fast 15's. Remainder of 15's also via Fenstanton. Extra morning and evening peak shorts to connect with other routes at St Ives.
Service 21 - three daytime journeys extends beyond Somersham to continue to/from Chatteris, replacing 35. Morning and evening peak buses run a little later.
New Service 29 - Bit from St Ives to Warboys replaces Service 35, but doubling the service frequency (back to) hourly.
Service 30 - Extra journeys between the bus stn and hospital in Huntingdon, doubling to 2bph, plus 2 from the 65/66 maintains 4 buses an hour between these points, slightly better spread. 07 [Service 30], 22 [Service 66], 37 [Service 30], 52 [Service 65] from the hospital to the bus stn, and back at 10 past [66], 25 [30], 40 [65] and 55 [30]. Connections from St Ives at Wyton on the 45 no longer possible, but see improved 29.
Service 31 - most journeys about 15 minutes later throughout. This, taken with the changes on the 30, mean it is possibile to go through once again Peterborough - Ramsey - Huntingdon on most journeys - currently only one in two. Afternoon school runs reduced from 2 to 1. Changes mean a bus every 20 mins from Whittlesey to Peterborough, and return.
Service 32 - no longer via Oakdale Avenue, 31 does. The Peterborough journeys mostly run to Whittlesey, through service to Benwick and Chatteris reduced to peaks, schools, and one shopping return journey (also see slightly better connections between 33 and X9 at March for alternatives). The Ramsey - Benwick - March service is replaced by 34 between Benwick and March only.
Service 33 - short journeys to Coates withdrawn, route now hourly. Changes in route around March. Now connects better with the X9 at March - going north, X9 arrives March xx25, 33 currently departs xx13, will now depart xx40. Going south, 33 arrives xx52, will now arrive xx12, X9 departs xx38. This will allievate the withdrawal of most of the Chatteris journeys of the 32.
Service 34 - "new" service replacing the March - Benwick bit of the 32, and the March - Manea bit of Service 35, both on a 2 hourly basis, combining to provide an hourly service from Wimblington to March via Elliot Road (plus the direct X9).
Service 35 - revised to only operate between Chatteris and Warboys only, for connections to/from Service 30. St Ives - Warboys bits now on Service 29. Chatteris - Manea section appears to be withdrawn. Manea - March and local, see 34 (plus 33 as before). This is except for a Mon-Fri 0719 March Fountain - Chatteris - Warboys - Wyton - Huntingdon journey, and a 1807 return. The 1753 from Warboys to Chatteris extends to March, Monday to Saturday. March peak journeys do not run via Manea.
Service 35 Peterborough withdrawn, but see 38.
Service 37 Peterborough - Saturday service substantially upgraded, partially replacing Saturday 35 journeys.
Service 36 - Some off peak journeys replaced by the 38, except on Mondays and Thursdays. Saturday service is reduced to just the 0710 from Wisbech, 1545 from Peterbrough, with the rest running to/from Thorney only.
Service 38 - new route with two versions. The 390 from Wisbech at 0900 on Wednesdays is replaced with a 38, more or less the same route, but revised times at Thorney and Eye. The new Tuesday and Friday buses on the "other" 38 start from Stepau Stow via Whaplode Drive, Holbeach Drove, Gedney Hill, and Sutton St Edmund, sort of replacing the Saturday only Peterborough 35.
Service 39 - revised timetable. Short journeys within Wisbech removed. Last bus from Long Sutton now 1345, removing the journeys after that time in that direction. A new 1438 from Wisbech, Salters Way to Tydd St Mary only. Two additional journeys between Long Sutton and Wisbech early morning, returning mid-evening, as placing journeys for the X9 (removing the Wisbech - Long Sutton X9 extension at these times).
Service 45 - withdrawn.
Service 55 - reduced evening runnng time on journeys out of Cambridge.
Service 65/66 - short journeys Tesco to Brampton withdrawn. 66 extended to replace Service 45 to RAF Wyton, Houghton and St Ives. Connections to/from the 30 at Wyton no longer possible, but the bus does continue to Huntingdon via the hospital anyway (directly).
Most of these changes are understood to include more buses to St Ives, less to Huntingdon, for positioning and crew changes at the new premises, more than anything else.
Finally, if you didn't catch up with Stagecoach East's open top Bristol FLF Lodekka (19952) on Sunday at the Peterborough Bus Rally, you have one chance to sample it this summer.
"Stagecoach in Peterborough will be using one of its vintage Bristol FLF double deck buses in normal service on Saturday August 15th.
The vintage bus - with vintage driver and conductor - will operate two journeys between Peterborough and Oundle and return, taking in one of Stagecoach in Peterborough's most scenic routes. The use of the vintage bus is subject to availability and a modern bus may need to be substituted at short notice.
The anticlockwise service (23) will depart from Peterborough’s Queensgate Bus Station (Bay 15) at 09:50 and operate to Oundle (arrive 11:05) travelling through the villages of Stibbington, Wansford, Yarwell, Nassington, Apethorpe, Kings Cliffe, Woodnewton, Fotheringhay, Tansor and Cotterstock, returning to Peterborough on service 24 at 11:08 (arrive 11:47).
The afternoon clockwise circle (Service 24) departs Peterborough (Bay 15) at 12:40 to Oundle Market Place (Stop A) at 13:20 and then continues as Service 23 to Peterborough Queensgate (arrive 14:35).
A Dayrider Plus ticket gives a day’s unlimited travel between Peterborough and Oundle and also allows travel around Peterborough and Cambridge and further afield.
Dayrider Plus tickets are valid for travel in an area bordered by Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Long Sutton, Royston, Newmarket, Saffron Walden, Spalding, St. Neots or Thrapston. they can be bought on the bus from our drivers (and conductor).
Notes: The vintage bus is a Bristol FLF with bodywork by ECW. It dates from 1966 and the driver has his own self-contained cab, which is why a conductor is needed to collect fares. The bus, which is based in Peterborough went topless many years ago, when its roof was removed. It is also available for hire."
As we speak, Whippet Coaches are preparing to move out of their depot at Fenstanton (see the announcement) to a new site in Swavesewy. Stagecoach have closed the Huntingdon depot for demolition, and it was raised to the ground in a matter of days. Stagecoach are basing some of the buses at Lordgate Engineering (St Ives) for now, but will eventually move into the old Whippet premises.
Stagecoach Cambs area changes from early August include…
Service 15 group - evening service to Bar Hill Tesco maintained at hourly, with the 45's now running as fast 15's. Remainder of 15's also via Fenstanton. Extra morning and evening peak shorts to connect with other routes at St Ives.
Service 21 - three daytime journeys extends beyond Somersham to continue to/from Chatteris, replacing 35. Morning and evening peak buses run a little later.
New Service 29 - Bit from St Ives to Warboys replaces Service 35, but doubling the service frequency (back to) hourly.
Service 30 - Extra journeys between the bus stn and hospital in Huntingdon, doubling to 2bph, plus 2 from the 65/66 maintains 4 buses an hour between these points, slightly better spread. 07 [Service 30], 22 [Service 66], 37 [Service 30], 52 [Service 65] from the hospital to the bus stn, and back at 10 past [66], 25 [30], 40 [65] and 55 [30]. Connections from St Ives at Wyton on the 45 no longer possible, but see improved 29.
Service 31 - most journeys about 15 minutes later throughout. This, taken with the changes on the 30, mean it is possibile to go through once again Peterborough - Ramsey - Huntingdon on most journeys - currently only one in two. Afternoon school runs reduced from 2 to 1. Changes mean a bus every 20 mins from Whittlesey to Peterborough, and return.
Service 32 - no longer via Oakdale Avenue, 31 does. The Peterborough journeys mostly run to Whittlesey, through service to Benwick and Chatteris reduced to peaks, schools, and one shopping return journey (also see slightly better connections between 33 and X9 at March for alternatives). The Ramsey - Benwick - March service is replaced by 34 between Benwick and March only.
Service 33 - short journeys to Coates withdrawn, route now hourly. Changes in route around March. Now connects better with the X9 at March - going north, X9 arrives March xx25, 33 currently departs xx13, will now depart xx40. Going south, 33 arrives xx52, will now arrive xx12, X9 departs xx38. This will allievate the withdrawal of most of the Chatteris journeys of the 32.
Service 34 - "new" service replacing the March - Benwick bit of the 32, and the March - Manea bit of Service 35, both on a 2 hourly basis, combining to provide an hourly service from Wimblington to March via Elliot Road (plus the direct X9).
Service 35 - revised to only operate between Chatteris and Warboys only, for connections to/from Service 30. St Ives - Warboys bits now on Service 29. Chatteris - Manea section appears to be withdrawn. Manea - March and local, see 34 (plus 33 as before). This is except for a Mon-Fri 0719 March Fountain - Chatteris - Warboys - Wyton - Huntingdon journey, and a 1807 return. The 1753 from Warboys to Chatteris extends to March, Monday to Saturday. March peak journeys do not run via Manea.
Service 35 Peterborough withdrawn, but see 38.
Service 37 Peterborough - Saturday service substantially upgraded, partially replacing Saturday 35 journeys.
Service 36 - Some off peak journeys replaced by the 38, except on Mondays and Thursdays. Saturday service is reduced to just the 0710 from Wisbech, 1545 from Peterbrough, with the rest running to/from Thorney only.
Service 38 - new route with two versions. The 390 from Wisbech at 0900 on Wednesdays is replaced with a 38, more or less the same route, but revised times at Thorney and Eye. The new Tuesday and Friday buses on the "other" 38 start from Stepau Stow via Whaplode Drive, Holbeach Drove, Gedney Hill, and Sutton St Edmund, sort of replacing the Saturday only Peterborough 35.
Service 39 - revised timetable. Short journeys within Wisbech removed. Last bus from Long Sutton now 1345, removing the journeys after that time in that direction. A new 1438 from Wisbech, Salters Way to Tydd St Mary only. Two additional journeys between Long Sutton and Wisbech early morning, returning mid-evening, as placing journeys for the X9 (removing the Wisbech - Long Sutton X9 extension at these times).
Service 45 - withdrawn.
Service 55 - reduced evening runnng time on journeys out of Cambridge.
Service 65/66 - short journeys Tesco to Brampton withdrawn. 66 extended to replace Service 45 to RAF Wyton, Houghton and St Ives. Connections to/from the 30 at Wyton no longer possible, but the bus does continue to Huntingdon via the hospital anyway (directly).
Most of these changes are understood to include more buses to St Ives, less to Huntingdon, for positioning and crew changes at the new premises, more than anything else.
Finally, if you didn't catch up with Stagecoach East's open top Bristol FLF Lodekka (19952) on Sunday at the Peterborough Bus Rally, you have one chance to sample it this summer.
"Stagecoach in Peterborough will be using one of its vintage Bristol FLF double deck buses in normal service on Saturday August 15th.
The vintage bus - with vintage driver and conductor - will operate two journeys between Peterborough and Oundle and return, taking in one of Stagecoach in Peterborough's most scenic routes. The use of the vintage bus is subject to availability and a modern bus may need to be substituted at short notice.
The anticlockwise service (23) will depart from Peterborough’s Queensgate Bus Station (Bay 15) at 09:50 and operate to Oundle (arrive 11:05) travelling through the villages of Stibbington, Wansford, Yarwell, Nassington, Apethorpe, Kings Cliffe, Woodnewton, Fotheringhay, Tansor and Cotterstock, returning to Peterborough on service 24 at 11:08 (arrive 11:47).
The afternoon clockwise circle (Service 24) departs Peterborough (Bay 15) at 12:40 to Oundle Market Place (Stop A) at 13:20 and then continues as Service 23 to Peterborough Queensgate (arrive 14:35).
A Dayrider Plus ticket gives a day’s unlimited travel between Peterborough and Oundle and also allows travel around Peterborough and Cambridge and further afield.
Dayrider Plus tickets are valid for travel in an area bordered by Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill, Long Sutton, Royston, Newmarket, Saffron Walden, Spalding, St. Neots or Thrapston. they can be bought on the bus from our drivers (and conductor).
Notes: The vintage bus is a Bristol FLF with bodywork by ECW. It dates from 1966 and the driver has his own self-contained cab, which is why a conductor is needed to collect fares. The bus, which is based in Peterborough went topless many years ago, when its roof was removed. It is also available for hire."