I agree there will be extra drivers needed. Some of the drivers in training will fail their tests, though quite often drivers leave as others are coming through training, sometimes they struggle to stand still.
Any idea what routes will getting an increase in services please?
It's mostly additional services on Sundays and Bank Holidays though there is talk of them starting to uplift commercial services as well next year
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And here's what was put up in the window:
Would be nice for a demo in Scarborough, with the new depot comingThe Volvo BZL electric demonstrator from back in July is returning until January, they've held a roadshow of sorts for it today:
Volvo BZL Demonstrator 6001 - BV72 KPF
Surprise! The battery electric BZL is back at East Yorkshire! Fresh back from trial running with First South Yorkshire and signed up once again with East Yorkshire legals on the nearside windows, once-6001, which I imagine will track again as that and be listed on paper as that, too, is going...
The attached poster in the linked tweet reads:
And here's what was put up in the window:
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Caught it late in Hessle Square today, complete with a crew of high-vis-wearing East Riding Council employees, East Yorkshire staff and MCV and Volvo reps. They were blocking up all the parking spaces with it and surveying members of the public for their opinions of this bus and having electric buses enter service in Hull and the East Riding as part of the "public engagement" phase of the East Riding of Yorkshire Council's Zero Emissions Bus Regional Areas 2 (ZEBRA 2) bid to the central government. The word is that the double-decker BZL will be coming in January to go on trial after it. Seeing as how they've gone back to the BZL, I have a feeling now that East Yorkshire might order some if the electric bus money comes in!
We had it in Hull and Hessle as part of our bid to government for ZEBRA funding. https://news.hull.gov.uk/28/11/2023...rs-join-forces-to-demonstrate-electric-buses/. Hull City Council is acting as the lead body with a partnership with East Riding of Yorkshire Council. I created the poster and organised the event for Hull City Council.
Isn't 698 still on fleet, too? I think it doesn't get out much, but I've seen a recent photo of it still in the old livery.
It is, but from what I've heard 698 is unlikely to be getting the new colours, I'd be surprised if it's still on the fleet at the end of this year
698 and 705 will be gone before the end of 2024
Didn't know it was off the road to be honest
As far as I know just 6064, though I was told today thar the 3 ex London Optare Olympus bodied ADL Enviro400s will be staying as permanent members of the fleet
Being renumbered as 930/1/2.
Didn’t the 66 run every 10 mins pre-covid? Still plenty of areas with a much reduced service, the 63 corridor as you say plus the university routes. Wonder if they will ever return.Being renumbered as 930/1/2.
Also due to transfer in February are 3 vehicles from Go North West.
Also there’s a link to the timetable changes effective from the end of January - good to see the 56/7 and 66 get the service increases back. Wonder if the 54 or 63 will ever get back to the levels of pre-covid.
Service Changes from 28 January
After listening to your feedback, we're excited to announce a series of changes to our services to help make your journeys more enjoyable.www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk
Could do with having the 103 back, or at least bumping up the frequency of the 105. I’ve been disappointed by how late or infrequent the 105 is from Uni, especially when actually waiting to get on one last month, the tracker stated it was over at Castle Hill Hospital. Glad the rain had largely cleared up by that point. Also could do better to not run short single-deckers on the 105 after 3PM!
What would happen when the BSIP funding runs out though? As nice a run as the 45 was between Pocklington and Bridlington it wasn't used enough to be run without subsidy
I'm not aware of any more E200s coming though there are a couple of double deckers coming in March. I hadn't heard anything about the 3 vehicles coming next month.
I think the ones I mentioned for Feb and you mentioned for March are the same vehicles, I was told they’d be end of Feb time for arrival so I think it’s likely they are the same ones being cascaded over.
Any idea which ones might be coming next month and March, or do you just know that some are coming?
I was told there are a couple of Volvo B9TLs coming in March but I don't know exactly which ones
I'm not sure if they will be getting repainted
Last I heard it was to become a compound with all maintenance done at Hull
There is a new Coaster livery being introduced. I'm surprised they don't seem to be updating the Coaster fleet though as the existing vehicles are 9-10 years old now though