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Post by snoggle on Dec 30, 2016 11:07:54 GMT
Based on what I've seen on Flickr there was a Green Bus Trident out on the 513 on Thursday 29/12. A last set of cranky workings before Abellio dump half of their Surrey work?
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Post by twobellstogo on Dec 30, 2016 13:58:24 GMT
So it's a different operator using a six year old bus? Well, it's newer than the current Abellio Surrey stock! In other North Surrey news, looks like ADL E200s for Stagecoach 715.
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Post by Gary on Dec 31, 2016 10:50:54 GMT
62 plate E200's for 555.
EDIT TA324 on 557! Nice.
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Post by planesandtrains on Jan 2, 2017 23:51:15 GMT
Are Falcon,Cardinal and Hallmark becoming part of the Discovery Ticket scheme? There also don't appear to be any fares on either of the websites.
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Post by vjaska on Jan 3, 2017 2:55:01 GMT
According to a post on Facebook from someone who seems to be in the know, all but 3 of the ex Pegasus East Lancs Esteems at Abellio Surrey are withdrawn with some rumoured to be passing to other local operators. So it looks like the older Darts are staying put, especially given I saw one of the 02 reg 10.2m Darts in the new livery the other day (8441 or 8443).
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Post by snowman on Jan 3, 2017 6:35:26 GMT
According to a post on Facebook from someone who seems to be in the know, all but 3 of the ex Pegasus East Lancs Esteems at Abellio Surrey are withdrawn with some rumoured to be passing to other local operators. So it looks like the older Darts are staying put, especially given I saw one of the 02 reg 10.2m Darts in the new livery the other day (8441 or 8443). This makes a lot of sense as the buses were bought by Surrey County Council for school services (although operated by First Berkshire). Presumably they were leased to the operators for Surrey services, and any sensible owner would have a clause which insists on them being returned if the operator is no longer running the service. Yesterday was a bank holiday and Stagecoach were using solos on 715 (as the Sunday and holiday service goes via Thames Ditton). Still seems odd to see Stagecoach liveried bus in Kingston.
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Post by snoggle on Jan 30, 2017 22:45:03 GMT
I see that SCC are making some adjustments to routes 513/4/5. The former is changed to run via Portsmouth Road and misses Surbiton. Meanwhile the 514/5 go the other way - away from Portsmouth Rd and via Surbiton and Penryrn Rd, apparently in response to user requests. Changes from this weekend coming - 4 Feb 2017.
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