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Post by lynford1976 on May 13, 2024 14:14:18 GMT
There’s going to be an announcement this week regarding the future of some Arriva depots in the Shires. Will update shortly. The same as this one? There is to be an announcement apparently on the 23rd of September regarding the Arriva Bucks business; the rumour mill has it that First and Go-Ahead are involved..
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Post by sp17 on May 14, 2024 18:56:15 GMT
High Wycombe & Aylesbury are set to close on the 27th of July following consultation. This consultation will last a month but the writing is on the wall.
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Post by TB123 on May 14, 2024 19:06:27 GMT
High Wycombe & Aylesbury are set to close on the 27th of July following consultation. This consultation will last a month but the writing is on the wall. Wowsers.
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Post by sp17 on May 14, 2024 19:10:13 GMT
High Wycombe & Aylesbury are set to close on the 27th of July following consultation. This consultation will last a month but the writing is on the wall. Wowsers. Yup wowsers, I’ll update more as I can, I sure this means Reading Buses and or Stagecoach and Go-Ahead will get their wish finally..
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Post by TB123 on May 14, 2024 19:38:30 GMT
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Post by TB123 on May 14, 2024 19:58:38 GMT
Yup wowsers, I’ll update more as I can, I sure this means Reading Buses and or Stagecoach and Go-Ahead will get their wish finally.. It'll be interesting to see how the work is distributed. I can't see the X7/X8 or X9/X90 being replaced given the presence of existing commercial routes along that corridor.
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Post by sp17 on May 14, 2024 20:19:05 GMT
Yup wowsers, I’ll update more as I can, I sure this means Reading Buses and or Stagecoach and Go-Ahead will get their wish finally.. It'll be interesting to see how the work is distributed. I can't see the X7/X8 or X9/X90 being replaced given the presence of existing commercial routes along that corridor. The X7/X8 will go to Redline I imagine and the X9/X90 will be taken up by Carousel and so will the 800/850. Carousel will take most of the Wycombe Town work and Redline will seize the opportunity to be sole operator on the Oxford corridor. It’s a shame really but Arriva have made a mess of both Wycombe and Aylesbury and ultimately it’s the ground staff that suffer as always. Poor decisions and treating the right people wrongly is exactly why Redline are the head huncho in Aylesbury.
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Post by ibus246 on May 14, 2024 22:28:15 GMT
It'll be interesting to see how the work is distributed. I can't see the X7/X8 or X9/X90 being replaced given the presence of existing commercial routes along that corridor. The X7/X8 will go to Redline I imagine and the X9/X90 will be taken up by Carousel and so will the 800/850. Carousel will take most of the Wycombe Town work and Redline will seize the opportunity to be sole operator on the Oxford corridor. It’s a shame really but Arriva have made a mess of both Wycombe and Aylesbury and ultimately it’s the ground staff that suffer as always. Poor decisions and treating the right people wrongly is exactly why Redline are the head huncho in Aylesbury. Arriva have very little commercial acumen in my opinion. And no I’m not Arriva bashing before anyone gets excited. They always seem to struggle to make town networks “work” yet other operators can. Of course it’s not every town but there have been many with Crawley being a good example. They couldn’t make that work despite there being an airport on their doorstep. Guildford another one in recent years. I think they should just stick to contracted operations - as in London - to prevent them getting their mitts on any route planning/structuring. Admittedly there are some good Arriva networks up north and also in Essex but closer to London I wouldn’t say their Kent operation sets the world on fire.
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Post by wirewiper on May 15, 2024 7:52:17 GMT
Yup wowsers, I’ll update more as I can, I sure this means Reading Buses and or Stagecoach and Go-Ahead will get their wish finally.. It'll be interesting to see how the work is distributed. I can't see the X7/X8 or X9/X90 being replaced given the presence of existing commercial routes along that corridor. The 4 (High Wycombe) has already been awarded to Carousel by Buckinghamshire Council, with a revised route no longer serving Sands and taking in the Coachway. Starts Sunday 19th May. www.carouselbuses.co.uk/service-8-revisions-19th-may-2024Carousel has also announced that it is preparing to take over routes in High Wycombe should the closure of Arriva's operation take place. Routes taken on will be: 2, 3, 5/5a, 6/6a, 7/7a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 800, 850 and X80. The announcement also mentions that Oxford City will operating a "new" 280 from 1st July, which will follow the route of Arriva's X7 between Oxford and Thame. www.carouselbuses.co.uk/carousel-buses-response-closure-arriva-high-wycombe-and-aylesbury
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Post by TB123 on May 15, 2024 8:06:46 GMT
It'll be interesting to see how the work is distributed. I can't see the X7/X8 or X9/X90 being replaced given the presence of existing commercial routes along that corridor. The 4 (High Wycombe) has already been awarded to Carousel by Buckinghamshire Council, with a revised route no longer serving Sands and taking in the Coachway. Starts Sunday 19th May. www.carouselbuses.co.uk/service-8-revisions-19th-may-2024Carousel has also announced that it is preparing to take over routes in High Wycombe should the closure of Arriva's operation take place. Routes taken on will be: 2, 3, 5/5a, 6/6a, 7/7a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 800, 850 and X80. The announcement also mentions that Oxford City will operating a "new" 280 from 1st July, which will follow the route of Arriva's X7 between Oxford and Thame. www.carouselbuses.co.uk/carousel-buses-response-closure-arriva-high-wycombe-and-aylesburyInteresting to see about a 280 being introduced, I wonder if that will be slightly different to the parallel X20. Unsurprisingly I note that no Aylesbury-Wycombe service is proposed. But as ever, the Go-Ahead emergency bus replacement machine gets cracking very quickly. Good stuff.
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Post by wirewiper on May 15, 2024 8:07:41 GMT
Yup wowsers, I’ll update more as I can, I sure this means Reading Buses and or Stagecoach and Go-Ahead will get their wish finally.. It'll be interesting to see how the work is distributed. I can't see the X7/X8 or X9/X90 being replaced given the presence of existing commercial routes along that corridor. High Wycombe routes 2, 3, 5/5a, 6/6a, 7/7a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 800, 850 and X80 would be operated by Carousel. X5 would remain with Arriva and be operated by Hemel Hempstead. Oxford City plans to operate a "new" 280 between Oxford and Thame from 1st July, following the route of the current X7. Oxford-Aylesbury and Aylesbury-High Wycombe are already covered by competing commercial services operated by Redline as you mention.
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Post by TB123 on May 15, 2024 8:32:37 GMT
It'll be interesting to see how the work is distributed. I can't see the X7/X8 or X9/X90 being replaced given the presence of existing commercial routes along that corridor. High Wycombe routes 2, 3, 5/5a, 6/6a, 7/7a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 800, 850 and X80 would be operated by Carousel. X5 would remain with Arriva and be operated by Hemel Hempstead. Oxford City plans to operate a "new" 280 between Oxford and Thame from 1st July, following the route of the current X7. Oxford-Aylesbury and Aylesbury-High Wycombe are already covered by competing commercial services operated by Redline as you mention. Ah, the 280 only going as far as Thame explains it. Thank you.
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Post by wirewiper on May 15, 2024 8:52:08 GMT
The 4 (High Wycombe) has already been awarded to Carousel by Buckinghamshire Council, with a revised route no longer serving Sands and taking in the Coachway. Starts Sunday 19th May. www.carouselbuses.co.uk/service-8-revisions-19th-may-2024Carousel has also announced that it is preparing to take over routes in High Wycombe should the closure of Arriva's operation take place. Routes taken on will be: 2, 3, 5/5a, 6/6a, 7/7a, 10, 11, 12, 13, 800, 850 and X80. The announcement also mentions that Oxford City will operating a "new" 280 from 1st July, which will follow the route of Arriva's X7 between Oxford and Thame. www.carouselbuses.co.uk/carousel-buses-response-closure-arriva-high-wycombe-and-aylesburyInteresting to see about a 280 being introduced, I wonder if that will be slightly different to the parallel X20. Unsurprisingly I note that no Aylesbury-Wycombe service is proposed. But as ever, the Go-Ahead emergency bus replacement machine gets cracking very quickly. Good stuff. Yes, Go-Ahead is getting a reputation for its rescue missions! Fortunately, like First in Southampton this is a planned withdrawal, and not the sudden collapse of Yellow Buses in Bournemouth. I imagine Oxford Bus must have suspected this was on the cards though and had a contingency plan for High Wycombe.
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Post by kmkcheng on May 15, 2024 9:32:48 GMT
Interesting to see about a 280 being introduced, I wonder if that will be slightly different to the parallel X20. Unsurprisingly I note that no Aylesbury-Wycombe service is proposed. But as ever, the Go-Ahead emergency bus replacement machine gets cracking very quickly. Good stuff. There already is an existing 130 run by redline between Aylesbury and High Wycombe which is probably why there’s no mention of a replacement.
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Post by TB123 on May 15, 2024 10:00:01 GMT
Interesting to see about a 280 being introduced, I wonder if that will be slightly different to the parallel X20. Unsurprisingly I note that no Aylesbury-Wycombe service is proposed. But as ever, the Go-Ahead emergency bus replacement machine gets cracking very quickly. Good stuff. There already is an existing 130 run by redline between Aylesbury and High Wycombe which is probably why there’s no mention of a replacement. Indeed that was what I was saying last night, almost no way there would have been a replacement proposed for Aylesbury to Oxford & Wycombe with the Redline presence.
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