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Transpora
Jul 16, 2024 16:43:30 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 16, 2024 16:43:30 GMT
Transpora's Bristol operations have ceased abruptly, suggesting the company may have gone into liquidation. Sone of its routes are being covered by The Big Lemon and Stagecoach West.
The status of the Blackpool operation is unknown.
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 16, 2024 18:46:59 GMT
Transpora's Bristol operations have ceased abruptly, suggesting the company may have gone into liquidation. Sone of its routes are being covered by The Big Lemon and Stagecoach West. The status of the Blackpool operation is unknown. It appears the Bristol operation has suspended its services with effect from Monday 15th July. Stagecoach West has stepped in to operate Bristol local service 25 (Fishponds via St Pauls), and route 60 between Dursley and Thornbury. Big Lemon is covering Bristol local route 23 (Ashton Gate), and route X10 between Clevedon, Portishead and Southmead Hospital. Bristol route 90 (Hengrove) and night route N2 are not being covered. |
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Post by busoccultation on Jul 16, 2024 19:35:09 GMT
Transpora's Bristol operations have ceased abruptly, suggesting the company may have gone into liquidation. Sone of its routes are being covered by The Big Lemon and Stagecoach West. The status of the Blackpool operation is unknown. Transpora North West is still running in Blackpool as normal for now at least and it is just their Bristol operations has ceased with some confusion last Friday with some sources saying buses were cancelled mid morning and one source said they have ran some of the services last Friday as normal of the rest of the day. Given Rhys Hand who is the founder and Managing Director of Transpora, worked with HCT before and the involement with both businesses, I do often refer Transpora as HCT mark 2.
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Transpora
Jul 17, 2024 9:27:26 GMT
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Post by ThinLizzy on Jul 17, 2024 9:27:26 GMT
Transpora's Bristol operations have ceased abruptly, suggesting the company may have gone into liquidation. Sone of its routes are being covered by The Big Lemon and Stagecoach West. The status of the Blackpool operation is unknown. Transpora North West is still running in Blackpool as normal for now at least and it is just their Bristol operations has ceased with some confusion last Friday with some sources saying buses were cancelled mid morning and one source said they have ran some of the services last Friday as normal of the rest of the day. Given Rhys Hand who is the founder and Managing Director of Transpora, worked with HCT before and the involement with both businesses, I do often refer Transpora as HCT mark 2.
According to information on the RailUk Forum, the two directors of Transpora have gone their seperate ways, with Mr Hand not being involved with the North West operation. |
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Transpora
Jul 17, 2024 10:38:41 GMT
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Post by WH241 on Jul 17, 2024 10:38:41 GMT
I should know this as I go Blackpool a lot. Did Catch22 buses start up again as Coastliner Buses before being purchased by Transpora? Or was there a gap when Catch22 closed down?
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 17, 2024 12:28:29 GMT
Transpora's Bristol operations have ceased abruptly, suggesting the company may have gone into liquidation. Sone of its routes are being covered by The Big Lemon and Stagecoach West. The status of the Blackpool operation is unknown. It appears the Bristol operation has suspended its services with effect from Monday 15th July. Stagecoach West has stepped in to operate Bristol local service 25 (Fishponds via St Pauls), and route 60 between Dursley and Thornbury. Big Lemon is covering Bristol local route 23 (Ashton Gate), and route X10 between Clevedon, Portishead and Southmead Hospital. Bristol route 90 (Hengrove) and night route N2 are not being covered. Stagecoach is operating route 60 under an emergency short-term contract to Gloucestershire County Council, until 31st August. The route is to be retendered and a full-term contract awarded to commence on 1st September. |
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Post by galwhv69 on Jul 17, 2024 19:20:14 GMT
No surprise unfortunately given Rhys Hand is involved,
considering past history with CityFox, Snowdonia Travel, HCT Group etc.
Don't know if many have noticed, but he has already started to set up his next venture "Wessex Bus" by the looks of things
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 24, 2024 17:12:30 GMT
The Big Lemon has confirmed that it will operate route X10 (Clevedon-Southmead Hospital), commuter service X91 and Arthur David contracts until Saturday 31st August, pending new contracts. Route 23 (Ashton Gate) was discontinued after a week as it was found not to be viable, First routes 24 and m2 provide alternative services to the area.
It appears the collapse of Transpora's Bristol operations and the use (or misuse) of the Altonian Coaches licence is to be investigated, with Rhys Hand and Philip Higgs being summoned to give evidence - I did see a news article about it a couple of days ago but annoyingly, I cannot now find it!
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Post by southlondon413 on Jul 24, 2024 18:13:56 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on Jul 25, 2024 7:13:15 GMT
That's the one - thank you! |
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 20, 2024 8:43:37 GMT
The results are in. Following a Public Enquiry on 8th August, Rhys Hand lost his good repute as a bus operator, and was banned by the Traffic Commissioner from holding an O-licence for five years. Mr Hand did not attend the enquiry but made a written submission. Altonian Coaches has also had its O-licence revoked for being no longer of financial standing or professional competence. The revocation is with immediate effect as the operation has already ceased. The company has been handed a penalty of £8,250 for failing to operate registered services and for ceasing them without appropriate notice. Philip Higgs is found not to have acted in any way other than entirely properly, and retains his good repute and O-licence. www.route-one.net/news/rhys-hand-given-five-year-o-licence-disqualification-following-pi/ |
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Transpora
Aug 20, 2024 10:43:54 GMT
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Post by smiler52 on Aug 20, 2024 10:43:54 GMT
Unfortunately, it seems Mr. Hands has a reputation of randomly just stopping services. I remember a couple of years back in Newport with Foxstar. he just stopped running the services then try blaming another bus company financial situation.
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Post by moz on Aug 20, 2024 17:37:49 GMT
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Post by busoccultation on Aug 20, 2024 18:01:25 GMT
Good grief, that sums up everything wrong with Transpora and any companies that were associated with Rhys Hand, not surprised he has been given a 5 year ban for applying or holding an operator’s licence so that's him finished in the bus industry. |
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