Oakwood Travel (Classic Bus North West)

[M113 YKC]

RE: Classic Bus North West

(05/10/2013 06:33)M60lad Wrote:  Apparently according to a friend photos P269PSX was also showing the correct route (X70) and destinations on it as well unlike the Citaroes, just hope that the deckers are used regularly as they peform quite well on the Motorway sections

Displaying a service-number not advertised anywhere on their promotions (therefore unrecognisable to their passengers/potential passengers), apparent late-running due to timetable issues (even though they had many trial runs - this should have been avoided?), using a non-advertised vehicle on the first day (which, according to somebody's photos on Flickr, actually performed worse on the motorway - and it isn't an advertised "Merc") and having the promoted "Mercs" running around without any sort of promotion on them at all (no company names or even destinations!)... As much as I admire ClassicBus' ambitions and hope that their RedRocket service succeeds, I really do think that they performed below their usual standards yesterday and hope that things (the above mentioned things, especially) start to improve.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Classic Bus North West
Red Rocket

http://fyldebus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/red-rocket.html

Credit: Fylde Bus Blog.

[enrag2000]

RE: Classic Bus North West
Reported on another group on Friday night:

Noted what I assume to be the 1630 ex Manchester service whilst I was heading back up the M61, I passed BL52 ODK sitting in the first two lanes with its four way flashers on.


Is this service actually carrying anyone?

[M393VWX]

RE: Classic Bus North West
It should be deckers on it them bendies are unreliable

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Classic Bus North West
Red Rocket in Blackpool

http://fyldebus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/r...kpool.html

Credit: Fylde Bus Blog.

[M60lad]

RE: Classic Bus North West
Interesting working saw Classicbus R899XVM working 18:20 Trafford Center-Blackpool Red Rocket service last night, apparently it was out on Red Rocket for most of the day as a friend of mine from Stagecoach Manchester saw it in Manchester earlier in the afternoon

[M113 YKC]

RE: Classic Bus North West
ClassicBus North West have acquired W601 CWX and W611 CWX (credit to "David Umpleby" on Flickr):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidumpleby/10425178744/

[robertclark125]

RE: Classic Bus North West
These may well be for the new route 60 to Preston.

[St Helens Rider]

RE: Classic Bus North West
Classic Bus Update

http://fyldebus.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/c...pdate.html

Includes updated fleetlist.

Credit: Fylde Bus Blog.

[motormayhem]

RE: Classic Bus North West
I was coning home from manchester last night at about 20:00 and seen one of there ollys with manchester express on the dests so assuming its the blackpool to manchester service but must say there was a good few people on board it too.