New Routemaster service started in Nottingham.
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:56:20 +0100
For all Routemaster enthusiasts out there, a new service has started
in Nottingham using old London Transport Routemasters. The service is
the Number 20 from the City Centre to Arnold and back. The fare is
¡ê1.40 each way.
The service starts near the Theatre Royal tram stop and goes north
along Mansfield Road l ...
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Stagecoach
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:04:25 +0100
Is being taken over by stagecoach a good or bad thing?
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Re: Cobham Bus & Coach gathering (Wisley Airfield & museum) tomorrow
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:45:32 GMT
On Sat, 5 Apr 2008 21:17:40 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@thisaddressis.invalid> wrote:
>I've done North Weald from Birmingham in a Leyland National, that was fun
One of the last buses that was my displeasure to ever drive bloody
horrible things they where they didn't even look nice unlike the
Atlantian . ...
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Re: front page news in local paper - bus flattens shelter
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:41:49 GMT
On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 11:11:41 +0100, "Fray McBentos" <fr@ymcbentos.com>
wrote:
>A double decker clips a shelter and .......... crash !
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>http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Two-escape-in-bus-smash.3951290.jp
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>or
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>http://tiny.cc/FSl5D
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>
I was actually on one of these buses on Monday ...
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Re: April 1st - Free Buses!
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:30:18 GMT
On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:24:27 +0100, Terry Harper
<terry.harper@btinternet.com> wrote:
> The operators don't have a problem,
>but the local authorities do.
Local authorities never have a problem forking out money
for stupid things that will be thrashed by local vandals. Ours
recently spent God knows how many ...
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Re: New UK free travel card
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:07:38 GMT
On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:23:39 +0100, "Ray Shafranski" <me@privacy.net>
wrote:
>Transdev is a good bus company.
Never said it wasn't
>Is there something wrong with you?
>
Nothing wrong with me it is just that I love the UK and I just do not
like to see it being infested with foreigners and foreign companies
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Re: New UK free travel card
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:56:32 GMT
On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:39:39 +0100, Mark B <nospam@gmail.com> wrote:
>mymail@hotmail.co.uk wrote:
>
>> I found out today that four of our old bus companies up here
>> Lancashire United, Burnley & Pendle and two over in west Yorkshire are
>> now owned by some foreign outfit called "TRANSDEV".
>
>Yes, Transdev ...
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Re: April 1st - Free Buses!
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:21:50 GMT
On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:24:27 +0100, Terry Harper
<terry.harper@btinternet.com> wrote:
>The concessionary travel scheme has resulted in extra income for the
>bus companies, but because of the parsimony of HMG, the money
>available to reimburse them is inadequate.
I asked my local bus company a couple of weeks ...
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EYMS Website
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:29:00 +0100
New East Yorkshire Motor Services website now online. Including
improved enthusiasts section.
www.eyms.co.uk ...
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Maynes Shortage ?
Sat, 9 Feb 2008 14:03:49 -0800 (PST)
Hi is there any reason that Mayne's are hiring in Stagecoaches now i
know there part of the Stagecoach empire but any particular reason?
Connaire ...
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