I guess there’s various possibilities, be it tying them in with schools and the like. Could there also be a possibility of the Co-op routes being done as three split shifts? Something like this (obviously at least one would unlikely to be worked from Newport)?
CP1: 0505 Kingswood - Avonmouth 0550
CP1: 0605 Avonmouth - Kingswood 0655
SPLIT
CP1: 1305 Kingswood - Avonmouth 1350
CP1: 1405 Avonmouth - Kingswood 1455
CP2: 1242 Newport - Avonmouth 1350
CP2: 1410 Avonmouth to Newport 1518
SPLIT
CP2: 2042 Newport - Avonmouth 2150
CP2: 2210 Avonmouth - Newport 2318
CP1: 2105 Kingswood - Avonmouth 2150
CP1: 2205 Avonmouth - Kingswood 2255
SPLIT
CP2: 0442 Newport - Avonmouth 0550
CP2: 0610 Avonmouth - Newport 0718
It does make me wonder if this is the new direction for the industry though, setting up little operations in lots of areas as this is the same expansion method that Vectare has gone for and it's done well for them.
Although it will be interesting to see what the outcome of their Public Inquiry is though. From the
Eastern Area Notices & Proceedings last week:
Public Inquiry (87373) to be held at The Court Room (Cambridge), CB2 8BF, Eastern Traffic Area, Eastbrook, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, on 27 April 2023 commencing at 10:00
PF2006130 SI
VECTARE LIMITED
Director(s): DOMINIC ALEXANDER REZAI-KALANTARY, PETER JOSEPH NATHANAIL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION CENTRE, 5 OAKWOOD DRIVE, LOUGHBOROUGH, LE11 3QF
S17 - Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 17 (The Public Passenger Vehicles Act 1981)
S28 - Consideration of disciplinary action under Section 28 (The Transport Act 1985)