Blackpudding
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It has a 'SORN' (Statutory Off Road Notification) against it and the logbook was changed yesterday which would suggest it has been sold but it could be still awaiting collection.
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First South West (Kernow & Buses of Somerset)
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It has a 'SORN' (Statutory Off Road Notification) against it and the logbook was changed yesterday which would suggest it has been sold but it could be still awaiting collection.
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It was visible in Camborne until probably late October or early November but I haven’t seen it since so it may have been collected.
I think that it only had one brief spell on the U3. I haven’t seen any photos of it in use in Kernow and I didn’t manage to get one myself.
Lizard1324
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There is a rumor going around truro and penwith that next April tfc are running college buses.
I'm 100% sure this isn't true considering the amount if buses and money first kernow have put into the contract, and I'm sure tfc do not have the ability to run such a large contract.
But I suppose its not out out question that cc/ truro college may pay for tfc to allow students onto there services to areas where kernow don't run a service regularly.
Does anyone know anything or us its complete rubbish.
I'm 100% sure this isn't true considering the amount if buses and money first kernow have put into the contract, and I'm sure tfc do not have the ability to run such a large contract.
But I suppose its not out out question that cc/ truro college may pay for tfc to allow students onto there services to areas where kernow don't run a service regularly.
Does anyone know anything or us its complete rubbish.
TechDan2002
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Only place I’ve seen such rumour was on a Truro College meme page. I’d be incredibly surprised if such a thing happened!
On the Buses
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Fake News. The tender deadline hasn’t even passed yet - and the current contract runs until next August.
Goldfish62
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Now's not the time for complacency. I'm sure most of us would have said the same of their ability to bid for and win the entire supported local network...
Lizard1324
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Thanks for clarification, I thought it might have been false.
It's probably not out the question that cc might want students to be able to use tfc services aswell to ease the load on college buses much like last year when you could go home early and use your pass on any first bus.
That's true, but I'm not sure how many deckers kernow use for the college contact but it's got to be easily over 50 odd, and I don't think tfc would be able to get that amount of deckers let alone the drivers.
TheGrandWazoo
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Getting vehicles is not a problem; we've seen how First have managed to resource from across the group and with hired in vehicles more recently, and indeed with Go Ahead drafting in vehicles into Plymouth to release fleet for Cornwall whilst new vehicles were expected. Drivers is a different issue though.
However, we're getting rather ahead of things. The deadline is not for a while and I'm sure FSW will be working flat out to maintain this as well as developing the rest of the business.
Its a private contract and nothing to do with Cornwall Council, the fact that students are allowed to travel free on First buses is a privilege enrolled into the contract
Lizard1324
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Ye I know that, I think it's more to do with services that are run my tfc that used to be first run.
For instance the 16 which a student would have bought a penwith college bus pass but now they can't and have to pay another more money (that is tfc fault for high prices)
Also because college want to stagger students in college and first is helping by providing additional services like the x variants of the 200 service and the L1. But not all areas are covered which means that you have to take a tfc bus.
But I would think it's unlikely for the council to do anything with it considering tfc are burning alot of cash at the moment, so they need any money they can get
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How smart is that!!!???
TheGrandWazoo
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The exterior looks very good and the marketing message is welcome.
The top deck seats look a bit tired so hope they're on the programme to be attended to.
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Yes, if they don’t have good e leather they all are. The painting and retrim programmes are separate
TheGrandWazoo
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I was conscious about sounding negative when so much positive work is being done. Quite the transformation
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I was conscious about sounding negative when so much positive work is being done. Quite the transformation
Plan is that when social distancing ends and the 30 are back from
SPS the active fleet will be pretty much all painted and trimmed
Trainfan061193
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The 30 will be back whenever sps get their new deckers.
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Lizard1324
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If it'd still the same as it was last week on the u4, it's the one of zest liveried gemini.
The bus concerned was on a Truro to Camborne working. I went out to look for it but must have just missed it. In Camborne a short while later was 30955 which MAY have been the bus concerned. There was no sign of any "zest" Gemini's.
Gemini 32620 was seen in green with vinyls applied.
Saw it on the T2 in Hayle this morning and it was Zest 32527.
A friend pmd me a pic of the Cornwall commercials wrecker collecting it in Falmouth
Here it is richw, there was a lot of interest in the front nearside wheel so that might be a reason for it's failure:-
TheGrandWazoo
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See Marc M-H has tweeted a photo of 42953 repainted in green.
It’ll be good to get them done. Mind you, some of the green fleet (44922/3 especially) look very tatty
It’ll be good to get them done. Mind you, some of the green fleet (44922/3 especially) look very tatty
Goldfish62
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The rate of repaints is most impressive!
I was never a big fan of the original BoS livery and I dare say 44922/3 will get repaints when scheduled to do so. There's still one BoS liveried short Solo in Cornwall which is looking very worn now, as are the Mousehole Solos, but of course they all need to wait their turn!