Operators based in North East Wales

[DLG817]

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M and H Coaches, Trefnant, Denbigh
The second Wright Streelite - SK18TKD has arrived and today was its first day in service. PHOTO LINK 1

Pats Coaches, Southsea, Wrexham
Arrived yesterday is their new Mercedes Tourismo - BU18YRX. It is fitted and liveried for Leger Silver Service PHOTO LINK 2

D Jones and Son, Acrefair
Another departure is Solo SR YJ12NBN which has been sold to a dealer and exported to Ireland.

[iMarkeh]

RE: Operators based in North East Wales

(30/06/2018 16:07)DLG817 Wrote:  .
M and H Coaches, Trefnant, Denbigh
The second Wright Streelite - SK18TKD has arrived and today was its first day in service. PHOTO LINK 1

Are these streetlites being bought by Denbighshire Council and just leased by M&H? Like Flintshire did with the SP1/2 veras for GHA.

[CTL45]

RE: Operators based in North East Wales

(30/06/2018 18:23)iMarkeh Wrote:  Are these streetlites being bought by Denbighshire Council and just leased by M&H? Like Flintshire did with the SP1/2 veras for GHA.

No. DCC put out tender invitations with various options, including one for new vehicles. Presumably M&H quoted and won based on one of these options. The vehicles are in a specific livery as part of the contract specification.

EDIT: Also, the SP1/2 Versas weren't owned by FCC, they were purchased with Taith funds for services to St Asaph Business Park that never happened. They sat for a year before all Taith Councils were invited to 'bid' to use them. FCC 'won' the use of the four Versas. GHA paid nothing to use (and abuse) them.

[iMarkeh]

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(30/06/2018 20:55)CTL45 Wrote:  No. DCC put out tender invitations with various options, including one for new vehicles. Presumably M&H quoted and won based on one of these options. The vehicles are in a specific livery as part of the contract specification.

EDIT: Also, the SP1/2 Versas weren't owned by FCC, they were purchased with Taith funds for services to St Asaph Business Park that never happened. They sat for a year before all Taith Councils were invited to 'bid' to use them. FCC 'won' the use of the four Versas.

Ahh. Interesting way of doing things.

Thanks for enlightening me on the Versa situation. I thought they were bought by FCC and were specifically for the tender.

[YN05 WKE]

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Do M&H do the X1 to Chester as well as 1/2 or is it only 1/2 these days

[DLG817]

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(01/07/2018 09:11)E208 WBG Wrote:  Do M&H do the X1 to Chester as well as 1/2 or is it only 1/2 these days

Yes M&H do two journey into Chester on the X1 in addition to 1 and 2. The timetable is virtually the same as when Stagecoach operated it. Full details of the timetable is of course in the Denbighshire full timetable which is available to download from their website - LINK - with an interesting vehicle on the cover !!

In case of interest M&H also operate a number of other services under contract for Denbighshire and two service under contract for Conwy BC

[DLG817]

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Route 76 Beer Festival

One of the oldest and perhaps most successful bus beer events is the Route 76 festival which involves buses visiting some 10 public houses in the Vale of Clwyd. Called Route76 as it roughly follows the bus service 76 which runs from Denbigh through various villages such as Llandyrnog to Ruthin and then onwards to Graigfechan.

When it was started some 10 years ago the buses were provided by GHA Coaches and there was always a number and variety of interesting vehicles employed.

Today (July 14th) the buses were provided by Llew Jones of Llanrwst. They had eight vehicles on the route running on about a 20 minutes frequency and there was also two spare vehicles available one at Ruthin and the other in Denbigh.

Participants paid a £10 fare and received a wrist band that enabled them to use the service throughout the period of operation from 12 noon to late in the evening. For the later services in addition to the driver a security person was carried on the vehicles.

From my observations in the afternoon period the event appeared to be very successful with good loadings on the buses and large crowds at all of the ten or so pubs involved with plenty of loud music and very tempting smells of food being cooked.

The buses used were :-
Duple 425 JIL5293
Volvo / Excalibur SIL3843
Javelin / Premier M17SMC and M18SMC
Volvo / Premier R50TGM
Scania / Intercentury LJI1697
Javelin / UVC LJI2221
Lavantes FJ60HYM and LJI4670
Solo YN03ZWB

Some of my photos can be seen -HERE-

[LJ51 DDA]

RE: Operators based in North East Wales
Finally caught up with Townlynx's YX17NDY is this on loan or purchased? as i have not seen an MMC in a long time - https://flic.kr/p/27NE1wx

[DLG817]

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George Edwards and Son Limited, Bwlchgwyn
PJ10JMJ an AD Javelin / Plaxton Profile (C70F) <PHOTO> has recently joined the fleet. It was new in June 2010 to Jones, Burley Gate who was the last operator. Leaving the fleet is R39GNW (DAF SB3000 / Van Hool Alizee) which is now with Llew Jones, Llanrwst.

Alun Andrew, Mostyn.
Alun has sold both of his coaches G851RNC Volvo B10M-60 / Van Hool (BAZ6851) and P29KWA Volvo B10M-62 / Plaxton (LIL2063) to Cerbydau Carreglefn on Anglesey - howevere G851RNC has been sold on to W.E. Jones Llanerchymedd.

[mikestone]

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YX17NDY previously reported with Townlynx has now moved on to Aston, Kempsey