D&G Bus

[knutstransport]

RE: D&G Bus
Just noticed D&G's have added KX57 FMA, KX57 FMD, KX57 FMG, YX09 FMA, YX09 FME, YX09 FMF, YX09 FMG, YX09 FML, YX09 FMM and YX09 FMO to the fleet list on their website - they are all Enviro 200s and all allocated to Crewe.

[mikestone]

RE: D&G Bus
FMA, FME and FMM at least are in service in London Red - the 42 had a native cadet, so possibly the Central Buses ones may have gone.
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The Tesco Free bus was Solo YJ08PJO from Courtney Coaches - on hire to cover repaints?

[knutstransport]

RE: D&G Bus
One of the 2007 Adderley Green Solo SL's has been on the 300 route yesterday and today - it has a very strange sounding engine compared to the other Solos.

[mikestone]

RE: D&G Bus

(27/08/2016 10:00)knutstransport Wrote:  One of the 2007 Adderley Green Solo SL's has been on the 300 route yesterday and today - it has a very strange sounding engine compared to the other Solos.

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A second yellow Solo in the yard at Crewe today

[mikestone]

RE: D&G Bus
October changes to commercial services now on their website, but nothing shown yet regarding ex-GHA routes.
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Two new pages of timetables for Shropshire and Derbyshire - given how few services involved does this mean more are to be added?

[Metroline1511]

RE: D&G Bus
It is reported for example here that D&G are taking over route 88 Altrincham - Knutsford. http://www.tfgm.com/buses/Pages/service_changes.aspx

[knutstransport]

RE: Bright lights around top of Solo

(10/01/2016 14:06)djb Wrote:  Was it one of their ex goodwins solos? As goodwins had those features plus air horns (think the air horns are now removed).

Air horns are still in use on an ex-Goodwins Enviros. Last night someone had doubled parked and blocked the bus route, I think the person who had double parked was the only person in the town who didn't hear the driver sounding the horns!

[knutstransport]

RE: D&G Bus
D&G have updated their website to include contracted changes from 24th October: http://dgbus.co.uk/bus-times-in-cheshire.html

Journey times on the 88 route have been extended by 10 minutes with a 15 minute layover in Knutsford instead of a 5 minute one meaning 5 vehicles will be required to run the route instead of 4.

[mikestone]

RE: D&G Bus

(10/10/2016 12:37)knutstransport Wrote:  D&G have updated their website to include contracted changes from 24th October: http://dgbus.co.uk/bus-times-in-cheshire.html

Journey times on the 88 route have been extended by 10 minutes with a 15 minute layover in Knutsford instead of a 5 minute one meaning 5 vehicles will be required to run the route instead of 4.

I am surprised the opportunity hasn't been taken to alter the 42 which seemed to run up to thirty minutes late on a regular basis when worked by GHA. Hopefully D&G will be able to interwork.

[mikestone]

RE: D&G Bus
They have also gained the 87 and renumbered it 99 and will run it from Adderley Green. I don't know if I missed it yesterday, or it is a subsequent addition.