Transdev Blazefield

[SCH117X]

LucyP will be pleased 3614 - that 55 reg wreck in her language, has been withdrawn - not quite 19 1/2 years old. All that hammering up and down the A61 for a big chunk of that having finally worn it out after over a million miles.

 

[Pyewipecarshed]

LucyP will be pleased 3614 - that 55 reg wreck in her language, has been withdrawn - not quite 19 1/2 years old. All that hammering up and down the A61 for a big chunk of that having finally worn it out after over a million miles.

I reckon any vehicle would be looking a bit tired after all that. Respect to Volvo and Wright for building something that could take the hammer and to Transdev for keeping it on the road for so long!

 

[LucyP]

It started it's life in Lancashire (PO55 PYP), and it's been around plenty of other routes too, so not all of it's life has been on the 36. How many new engines has it had and how many refurbs? It didn't start life with the front end or the interior that it has now. It's a Trigger's broom bus. There won't be many parts on it that have been there for the whole 1M miles.

The 36 is supposed to be the premier service, yet they used a nearly 20 year old bus on the route.

That being said, the battery buses won't last as long as it did, if they all ever enter service, and compared with the e-Citaros, it wasn't dingy inside as it had decent lighting, not a few tiny strips on the ceiling of which only half are ever turned on, and again unlike the Citaros, later in it's life, it had USB points in sensible locations.

 

[YorkRailFan]

215 has transferred from Keighley to Idle for Flyer.

 

[SCH117X]

The Enviro 400EVs for Harrogate with the exception of the three that have seen service are now to be 25 regs having only moved under test/ delivery from ADL on trade plates.

 

[Dfatcontroller]

The Enviro 400EVs for Harrogate with the exception of the three that have seen service are now to be 25 regs having only moved under test/ delivery from ADL on trade plates.

SK25AJY

Seen at the Alexander Dennis factory at Camelon is Alexander Dennis E400EV electric double decker SK25AJY for Harrogate & District.

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SK25AKF

Seen at the Alexander Dennis factory at Camelon is Alexander Dennis E400EV electric double decker SK25AKF for Harrogate & District.

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Taken today at ADL in Camelon.

 

[SCH117X]

2203 has been in use today with its 25 reg SK25AHX

2203 SK25 AHX

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2202 however is photoed on facebook in service as SK74AYB although thats meant now to be SK25AHV . DVLA have the latter registered so presumably Starbeck can change it.

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

2203 has been in use today with its 25 reg SK25AHX

And the re-registration followed so quickly by entry into service has certainly caused bustimes to get a little confused! Note also that the tracking data suggests that 2203 was parked up just north of Harrogate (Ripon bound) for about an hour before seemingly resuming service. It also appears that 2202 joined it in service later in the day without bustimes getting mixed up as only the 25 plate has been reported. I'm sure there will be an interesting tale to tell at some point in the future.

 

[Towers]

It started it's life in Lancashire (PO55 PYP), and it's been around plenty of other routes too, so not all of it's life has been on the 36. How many new engines has it had and how many refurbs? It didn't start life with the front end or the interior that it has now. It's a Trigger's broom bus. There won't be many parts on it that have been there for the whole 1M miles.

The 36 is supposed to be the premier service, yet they used a nearly 20 year old bus on the route.

That being said, the battery buses won't last as long as it did, if they all ever enter service, and compared with the e-Citaros, it wasn't dingy inside as it had decent lighting, not a few tiny strips on the ceiling of which only half are ever turned on, and again unlike the Citaros, later in it's life, it had USB points in sensible locations.

I assume it was a bit of a rattler? It looks quite agreeable from photos!

 

[SCH117X]

And the re-registration followed so quickly by entry into service has certainly caused bustimes to get a little confused! Note also that the tracking data suggests that 2203 was parked up just north of Harrogate (Ripon bound) for about an hour before seemingly resuming service. It also appears that 2202 joined it in service later in the day without bustimes getting mixed up as only the 25 plate has been reported. I'm sure there will be an interesting tale to tell at some point in the future.

That seems to have been corrected with 2203 working the 1630 Harrogate-Ripon, 1745 Ripon to Leeds, 1945 Leeds-Strarbcek with no hourly pause.

I assume it was a bit of a rattler? It looks quite agreeable from photos!

Along with the 53 regs 3614 was heavily rebuilt around 2010 when they decided they could make a better bus for the 36 from what they had rather than what could be bought new. Whilst it was 'old' it could shift and quite likely if set the challenge would have left one of the Gemini 3s standing.

The Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake has posted on Facebook changes to the acquired Reliance services from April 6 with the use of Bootham going into York, some additional workingsn and timing tweaks on the 40. The additional journeys are
30/30X
2030 Mon-Sat York-Raskelf
2230 Fri & Sat York-Easingwold

40
1910 Mon-Sat York-Easingwold

Also refers to new hourly 32 between Thirsk and Sowerby which connects with the 30. No operator stated but through fares avaialble so presumably the 30/30X vehicle in its lay over.

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

That seems to have been corrected with 2203 working the 1630 Harrogate-Ripon, 1745 Ripon to Leeds, 1945 Leeds-Strarbcek with no hourly pause.

Have a look at the tracked times for the last journey recorded for 2203 with its original registration as per bustimes, ie 1130 Leeds-Ripon. 1h13m between adjacent stops. It just looks very odd to have happened on the last journey before bustimes caught up with the re-registration. Just coincidence?

I also note that no fewer than 5 E40EVs have made it out today. Progress!

 

[YorkRailFan]

The Thirsk and Malton MP Kevin Hollinrake has posted on Facebook changes to the acquired Reliance services from April 6 with the use of Bootham going into York, some additional workingsn and timing tweaks on the 40. The additional journeys are
30/30X
2030 Mon-Sat York-Raskelf
2230 Fri & Sat York-Easingwold

40
1910 Mon-Sat York-Easingwold

Also refers to new hourly 32 between Thirsk and Sowerby which connects with the 30. No operator stated but through fares avaialble so presumably the 30/30X vehicle in its lay over.

Transdev has listed on their website that they will be operating the 32:

From 6 April, we've got a package of improvements to these services to bring you:

More reliable timetables
New evening trips on the 30, with late evening trips on Friday and Saturday
A new early morning 30X from York
A quicker route for into Thirsk
A quicker and more predictable route into York on the 30 and 31X, now dropping off at the Theatre Royal
30 & 30X York - Easingwold - Thirsk
We'll be changing the route into York so you can get off at the Theatre Royal without going via Station Avenue - buses will travel along Bootham in both directions, and we won't serve Leeman Road anymore.

We'll have a new route into Thirsk too - with a more direct route along the A19. Sowerby will be served by a new route 32 which will serve Sowerby including the new housing developments at Lime Gardens and Mowbray View.

A new timetable will be introduced with journey times adjusted to improve our reliability. We'll be adding new trips

A new 30X departing York at 6.05am for Easingwold and Thirsk (Mon-Sat)
A new 30 departing York at 8.30pm for Easingwold and Raskelf (Mon-Fri)
A new 30 departing York at 10.30pm for Easingwold (Fri & Sat)
A new 6.10pm 30X from Thirsk to York (Mon-Sat)
Extra Mon to Sat evening trips from Easingwold to York at 6.38pm (30X) and 7.58pm (30X)
Extra Saturday trip departing Easingwold to York at 9.28pm (30)
31X York - Easingwold - Helmsley - Kirkbymoorside
Like the 30 and 30X, this bus will now travel to York via Bootham instead of Leeman Road, meaning you can get off at Theatre Royal.

The morning bus to Ryedale School and Kirkbymoorside will now leave Easingwold at 7.50am, and the afternoon bus from Kirkbymoorside will now run through to York.

NEW 32 for Thirsk and Sowerby
To serve the Lime Gardens and Mowbray View developments at Sowerby Gateway, a new bus 32 will run every hour Monday to Saturday from Thirsk Market Place along Front Street, Gravel House Lane, Oak Drive and Topcliffe Road.

This will replace the 30 and 30X in Sowerby. At Thirsk most buses will carry on to York as a 30 or 30X and you can buy a ticket for the full trip on the 32.

If you are studying at York College, catch the 708am from Sowerby and this will take you right through to the College on the 30SE and will bring you back at the end of the day too.

40 York - Easingwold
A new timetable will be introduced with journey times adjusted to make these buses more reliable.

An extra trip will run from York at 7.10pm Monday to Saturday.

Improvements to buses for Easingwold and Thirsk from 6 April

www.transdevbus.co.uk

Has Transdev received some BSIP funding for this? Reliance previously operated later buses on Fridays and Saturdays to Easingwold in 2023 thanks to BSIP funding.

The change to run via Bootham is certainly interesting, a morning 30X already runs via Bootham into York as its a decker coming off the 30XS so can't run via Leeman Road. I'll be interested to see how many locals on
Leeman Road complain about this, although they'll still have the 19.

Very happy that the afternoon 31X will now run direct into York, quicker journey times into York on an afternoon. The 30 that you currently have to change onto would be almost full and standing on Fridays and Saturdays with people going into York for a night out. The vehicle used on the 31X runs empty to Rawcliffe afterwards so it makes sense to use this vehicle.

I was hoping Transdev would make some improvements following the takeover and they haven't disappointed with this, although I'm hoping for some more later buses to Easingwold on Fridays and Saturdays from York.

 

[TheGrandWazoo]

Has Transdev received some BSIP funding for this? Reliance previously operated later buses on Fridays and Saturdays to Easingwold in 2023 thanks to BSIP funding.

I would expect so.

As an aside, at deregulation, the section between Easingwold and Thirsk was left largely unserved until a few journeys were extended north (c.2000?) IIRC though I think there was a short lived Stagecoach route c.1998 from Darlington to York. Quite the change.

 

[Leedsbusman]

Transdev has listed on their website that they will be operating the 32:

Improvements to buses for Easingwold and Thirsk from 6 April

www.transdevbus.co.uk

Has Transdev received some BSIP funding for this? Reliance previously operated later buses on Fridays and Saturdays to Easingwold in 2023 thanks to BSIP funding.

The change to run via Bootham is certainly interesting, a morning 30X already runs via Bootham into York as its a decker coming off the 30XS so can't run via Leeman Road. I'll be interested to see how many locals on
Leeman Road complain about this, although they'll still have the 19.

Very happy that the afternoon 31X will now run direct into York, quicker journey times into York on an afternoon. The 30 that you currently have to change onto would be almost full and standing on Fridays and Saturdays with people going into York for a night out. The vehicle used on the 31X runs empty to Rawcliffe afterwards so it makes sense to use this vehicle.

I was hoping Transdev would make some improvements following the takeover and they haven't disappointed with this, although I'm hoping for some more later buses to Easingwold on Fridays and Saturdays from York.

There is a Fri/Sat 30 at 2230 as part of this change.

 

[Delenn]

Transdev has listed on their website that they will be operating the 32:

Improvements to buses for Easingwold and Thirsk from 6 April

www.transdevbus.co.uk

I'll be interested to see how many locals on
Leeman Road complain about this, although they'll still have the 19.

Oh, they always complain about any change.

 

[SCH117X]

Have a look at the tracked times for the last journey recorded for 2203 with its original registration as per bustimes, ie 1130 Leeds-Ripon. 1h13m between adjacent stops. It just looks very odd to have happened on the last journey before bustimes caught up with the re-registration. Just coincidence?

IIRC there was a radio traffic news annoucement of a RTA at that nasty A61/Knox Mill Lane junction so possibly that happened immediately in front of the bus and hence everyone on board may have been interviewed by the Police as a witnesss. Would explain why it continued to Ripon very late rather than its passsengers transferring to another passing 36.

 

[YorkRailFan]

There is a Fri/Sat 30 at 2230 as part of this change.

True, not on the 40 though. There used to be additional late services on the 40 in 2023. Hopefully in the near future this will be restored.

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

IIRC there was a radio traffic news annoucement of a RTA at that nasty A61/Knox Mill Lane junction so possibly that happened immediately in front of the bus and hence everyone on board may have been intervied by the Police as a witnesss. Would explain why it continued to Ripon very late rather than its passsengers transferring to another passing 36.

A brilliant example of the real world affecting public transport operations in an unexpected way. Thanks for the info, I wasn't aware of it.

 

[Leedsbusman]

True, not on the 40 though. There used to be additional late services on the 40 in 2023. Hopefully in the near future this will be restored.

I think the last 40s were was 1904 and 2025 in 2023. There was a 2300 Fri/Sat Easingwold to depot working but nothing later than 2025 from York as far as I recall.

 

[SCH117X]

2206 is reportedly retaining its 74 reg so it must have been on public roads without a trade plate at sometime pre the 25 reg being introduced.

 

[theblackwatch]

2205 was in the depot yard at Starbeck this afternoon bearig its '25' plate (SK25AHZ) so will presumably be in service very soon.

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

2205 was in the depot yard at Starbeck this afternoon bearig its '25' plate (SK25AHZ) so will presumably be in service very soon.

And both 2201 and 2207 have generated tracking data on the 36 during Thursday. Given previous experience I await confirmation as to the reliability of this!

 

[SCH117X]

And both 2201 and 2207 have generated tracking data on the 36 during Thursday. Given previous experience I await confirmation as to the reliability of this!

Definitely 2201 is wrong as Paul Turner posted on Facebook yesterday that it is still in Scotland. Suspect its actually 2211.
Also still in Scotland 2209, 2215, 2217-2219.
At or en-route to a "holding yard" in Lancashire 2204, 2208, 2210 and 2216.
So therefore at Starbeck 2202/3/5-7/11-14

Definately 2211 - it flipped from 2201 en route this afternoon

 

[Shaw S Hunter]

Definitely 2201 is wrong as Paul Turner posted on Facebook yesterday that it is still in Scotland. Suspect its actually 2211.
Also still in Scotland 2209, 2215, 2217-2219.
At or en-route to a "holding yard" in Lancashire 2204, 2208, 2210 and 2216.
So therefore at Starbeck 2202/3/5-7/11-14

Definately 2211 - it flipped from 2201 en route this afternoon

And 2204 has generated data for the first time today though only from depot to bus station. Was this really 2214, which hasn't yet tracked at all, in disguise?

 

[SCH117X]

And 2204 has generated data for the first time today though only from depot to bus station. Was this really 2214, which hasn't yet tracked at all, in disguise?

Might have been 2204. Paul Turner posted on Facebook yesterday that 2208 was at Starbeck but then edited it to add 2204. Looks like 3625 took over, does not actually track as working the 0820 Starbeck but does track working the 0730 and 1000 from Leeds.

 

[Bristol LHS]

Seems from Dalesbus Facebook that the 74 didn’t run at all this morning due to a missing driver. There’s a shuttle running Grassington to Ilkley and vv this afternoon but no return to York (presumably on the basis that no one could make it out there this morning). It’d have been a busy run on a nice day like today. Not great.

 

[stevieinselby]

Seems from Dalesbus Facebook that the 74 didn’t run at all this morning due to a missing driver. There’s a shuttle running Grassington to Ilkley and vv this afternoon but no return to York (presumably on the basis that no one could make it out there this morning). It’d have been a busy run on a nice day like today. Not great.

The bus was run from Keighley, who evidently were able to get a driver at short notice.
It does feel like pulling a driver off the 843 shorts would have been a better plan, when passengers would have had a 20 minute wait for the next bus instead of a 10,080 minute wait, but maybe they only have a small pool of drivers who know the route – it's probably best not to send a driver off on the 74 unsupervised if they've never done the route before!

 

[Seehof]

There have been a few cancellations on York locals recently. Seems they might have staff problems at York.

 

[SCH117X]

Seems from Dalesbus Facebook that the 74 didn’t run at all this morning due to a missing driver. There’s a shuttle running Grassington to Ilkley and vv this afternoon but no return to York (presumably on the basis that no one could make it out there this morning). It’d have been a busy run on a nice day like today. Not great.

The 59 had Merc electric 1010 on it as well despite being booked for double decker.

 

[dodecahedron67]

The long time 74 driver at Reliance (and Transdev) has recently left for pastures new after transferring over with the buyout. Not saying it’s connected but 2+2 sometimes makes 4…