Express Airport Transfers (Europe) Ltd and The Skiers Lodge Ltd t/a Easybus

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RE: Express Airport Transfers (Europe) Ltd and The Skiers Lodge Ltd t/a Easybus
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easyCoach observations Wednesday 29th August 2018

Although no Tempos were in operation on Saturday 25th August services did improve a little on Tuesday (28th) and Wednesday (29th) with 3 Tempos out on service. On both days the 42 and 44 services were operated using Solo MX07JOJ and Dart KP51SYR respectively. As the road closure in Ruabon has now re-opened it is appears that the interim interworking of the 2 and 2D no longer applies. Two Tempos were assigned to the 2 and only one to the 2D such that only half of the Cefn Mawr journeys operated. However on Wednesday (29th) it was observed that the timetabled arrival of 13.30 into King Street from Oswestry did not occur until 13.55 As the driver then takes a statutory break the intended departure of 14.02 did not take place and it had not departed by at least 1435. On a previous occasion this service did not operate at all in such circumstances.

The vehicle used on the Tuesday and Wednesday (28th and 29th) on the 64 Llangollen to Ceiriog Valley service was Solo LXZ6238. However on Wednesday after arriving at Llangollen with passengers at 1005 the bus was soon parked in Parade Street Llangollen with hazard lights and the rear cowl raised. Arriving passengers were told it would not be operating until further notice due to smell of burning oil. By 1500 it was parked in the main car park in Llangollen and it did leave Llangollen on the 1540 service to Llanarmon.