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I think this is a new addition to Fleet at Rosso.
RustySpoons
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Urban 90 seats!! Thought they were a thing of the past!
Ashly_Jethro
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I thought that, I hope they plan on reseating it before it goes into service
Ashly_Jethro
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more the moquette than anything else, though I do tend to prefer ones with headrests, tend to be more comfortable
TheGrandWazoo
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They are hard plastic with minimal cushioning; really uncomfortable. Probably specified as dealer stock supplied to Compass Bus
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Ashly_Jethro
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ohhh, you’re right, thought they were cushioned. In that case they definitely need changing
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Yep, thems the ones! Reminiscent of the plastic chairs we used to have at primary school, only with a tiny slither of fabric to act as a cushion.
Tetchytyke
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Urban90s are not what I would choose to "thank the NHS".
They're even worse than the hard moulded plastic seats I remember on Yorkshire Rider Olympians back in smoking days.
Thank you.
They use the same seats on some of Brisbane’s busses. Agreed - they are not comfortable.
Personally I'd recommend them to the CIA, seeing as waterboarding has fallen out if favour...
TheGrandWazoo
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Urban 90s are really the sort of thing that you'd get on some European city bus that you spend about 10 minutes on as you travel to a local metro station.
However, for some reason (price!), they were fairly standard on hire/lease kit supplied by Mistral and Dawsons during the 2000s. Mind you, I remember that Arriva bought some new Lowlanders with them; spending an hour on one from Goole to Selby was horrendous.
Can only hope that Transdev replace them on that vehicle.
It wasn’t the Lowlanders, it was the Presidents that Arriva Yorkshire bought with Urban90s. At one time you could travel on the X33 from Bradford to Sheffield on one!
Regarding this bus, it’s presumably to replace the Solos on Bury/Rochdale locals, so passengers there won’t be on much longer than 10 minutes
Ashly_Jethro
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Even still, the moquette is horrendous, so if they reupholster them they may as well just get some new ones
TheGrandWazoo
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You're absolutely right - I'm conflating Arriva vehicles
It was B7/Presidents at Selby (doh!) whilst it was Arriva North East that had Daf DB250 Lowlanders that also had Urban 90s. You could travel from Darlington to Newcastle on those a**e numbing seats
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I think that's enough discussion on the (dreadful!) Urban 90 seats, if anyone has any further desire to talk about them then please feel free to make a new thread.
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Ashly_Jethro
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anyone got any coments on the new Flyer service?4cryingoutloud
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End of October is the date mentioned in the latest Talk TV video on YouTube.
Ashly_Jethro
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Has the Rosso name been unofficially dropped? "Rochdale Runners", "Bury Bolts", "our464", "Trax", "Tottington Line", "Irwell Line", "Lake Line". Even TfGM tenders aren't registered on the Rosso License anymore.
TheGrandWazoo
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Transdev prefer to use brands for their major services/mini network with generic identities restricted to the more minor and schools services e.g. Keighley has Aireline, BronteBus, The Shuttle, Keighley Jets and Dalesway but still have Keighley Bus Company for unbranded routes like the 62.
Rosso is still on the Transdev website so it hasn't been dropped altogether.
markymark2000
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It's sub networks under a brand isn't it and I like that having a personal touch to give the impression that everything is locally managed (Not sure how much is locally managed though as obviously Harrogate is HQ). I think the only change I would make it put 'brought to you by Rosso' so that you can keep the umbrella brand name because I think it could confuse people it saying on the bus stop 'rosso' but then the only reference to Rosso on the outside of the bus is on the rear bumper. Either that or drop the umbrella Rosso brand and run everything under Blackburn which is essentially what is going on anyway (Ops licence and management seems to be going on in Blackburn).
At the moment Rossendale Transport Limited run services from Rochdale, Burnley and Intack depots, but then at the same time, some Rochdale and Bury locals are run from Rochdale depot but on the Burnley & Pendle licence.
Operationally it’d make sense transferring the 464 & Irwell Line to Lancashire United Limited, so they didn’t have two ‘companies’ running out of one depot
Operationally it’d make sense transferring the 464 & Irwell Line to Lancashire United Limited, so they didn’t have two ‘companies’ running out of one depot
cnjb8
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The 464 does run out of Intack, and I'm pretty sure Irwell Line does too
TheGrandWazoo
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I see Roger French has been to see the new Flyer services in action. Now, RF is someone who does know Alex Hornby (saying they're friends may be pushing it) so comments need to be viewed in that respect. However, I'd advise people to look at the article (link below) and look at the marketing plan that has been put together and executed and then think that it's one of the best service launches.
busandtrainuser.com
You may question the renumbering and the like. The private plates and not new vehicles are valid points. Doubtless, it won't be to everyone's taste. However, there are lots for many other firms to look at and learn.
From Tiger to Flyer
Wednesday 2nd September 2020 It’s all change for the bus network serving Leeds Bradford Airport this week. Sunday saw Transdev Blazefield take over the three bus routes connecting Leeds, Brad…
busandtrainuser.com
You may question the renumbering and the like. The private plates and not new vehicles are valid points. Doubtless, it won't be to everyone's taste. However, there are lots for many other firms to look at and learn.