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- 23:42 Sunday 1st December 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: Salt Road Fleet Names
- Replies: 23
- Views: 28516
Re: Salt Road Fleet Names
Before this what was the last fleet to have individual names? Hereford Hopper's?
- 00:40 Friday 8th November 2019
- Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
- Topic: "along the Salt Road" !
- Replies: 181
- Views: 626254
Re: "along the Salt Road" !
From a Marketing perspective, for a new customer unfamiliar with Bus travel or the area it builds an affiliation to a route through recognition of a colour scheme. What it doesn't do well is communicate that the vehicle is part of a larger fleet that you can use a zonal ticket on. "Valid on all...
- 22:45 Monday 30th September 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: 66691 rear suspension collapse?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 14062
Re: 66691 rear suspension collapse?
66698 parked up by HiQ Droitwich road earlier. Hazards on saloon lights off.
Good job it expired there and not across the roundabout!
Good job it expired there and not across the roundabout!
- 21:36 Tuesday 13th August 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: 'Spare Bus' Citaros
- Replies: 13
- Views: 24023
Re: 'Spare Bus' Citaros
And a full 144 this evening
- 17:31 Friday 12th July 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: 33404
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9759
Re: 33404
Rescuing it might be interesting if it needs a suspended tow, it might make it too tall for the bridge.
- 17:29 Friday 12th July 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: 33404
- Replies: 5
- Views: 9759
Re: 33404
I know it can't be helped but that is a monumentally bad place to breakdown!
- 00:01 Thursday 11th July 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: First Group to be split and sold off.
- Replies: 74
- Views: 103914
Re: First Group to be split and sold off.
The redevelopment of the Padmore Street area was proposed as Phase 2 to the original planning application for the Shrub Hill retail park. The old Do-It-All and Beehive were demolished and the road realigned over the canal to remove the awkward bridge and corner round the car park/burial ground. The ...
- 23:47 Monday 8th July 2019
- Forum: Fleet Discussion
- Topic: Transfers in + out
- Replies: 11
- Views: 18038
Re: Transfers in + out
There was a solo on the short 144 this evening 'Droitwich only'. Half the destination blind faded and looking rather cozy inside!
- 23:42 Monday 24th June 2019
- Forum: Miscellaneous Operators
- Topic: Photos of JBC / Malvernian Tours
- Replies: 1
- Views: 7009
Re: Photos of JBC / Malvernian Tours
Mr Crump and his varied fleet took me to school for many years. Always guaranteed to be late if he was driving. The drivers all seemed to have their favourite coach. The Leopard they had with the semi auto box was always great fun if the driver preferred to short shift rather than pause in neutral b...
- 23:33 Monday 24th June 2019
- Forum: Services, Routes and Timetables
- Topic: Worcestershire's future passenger transport
- Replies: 26
- Views: 36362
Re: Worcestershire's future passenger transport
In terms of population Gloucester is about 30% bigger. Where Worcester struggles is the fact that all routes start end or pass through Crowngate which strangles the routes, 2 ways in, one way out and built for mini buses. The lay out of the approach roads doesn't help as they are narrow with tight j...