GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

[Sminky]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(11/12/2014 17:46)DLG817 Wrote:  Scania YR14HLU has today been given full TrawsCymru livery - photo

Ron

Looks very smart. There was some incorrect branding on the offside relating to another Traws service but this was hastily removed.
This bus will presumably become a spare for T3 when the new vehicles arrive as the contract let is for 4 brand new vehicles to TrawsCymru specification.

[YN05 WKE]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(22/12/2014 13:41)fordsonmajor2012 Wrote:  AA57 GHA has lost its route 40 branding, was on the 8 today, AA55 GHA is weirdly on the 1/2/X1 Expess, VX51 PZM on the SP1/2, P454 DCW is on the X9, B10 PTL is on the DB1 and R230 HCD is on the X1. Some weird allocations today!!

B10PTL goes on all Tarvin work now including DeeBee's

[ANW 2283]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
Does anyone know how the Saturdays #82 service roster works? From observations last Saturday, there appears to be 5 or more buses that work a service that takes 2 hours to do a round trip at generally a 30 minute frequency. Buses either miss a turn at Northwich, or buses turn straight around and the other bus waits an hour before working, or buses just appear to work a turn and others run off empty. Here are our observations from Saturday afternoon...

Departures from Chester

13:10 R504 JFE
13:40 AA04 GHA
14:10 R638 MNU
14:40 R226 HCD
15:10 W465 WGH
15:40 R504 JFE
16:10 R638 MNU
16:40 AA04 GHA & predicted

Departures from Northwich

14:10 W465 WGH
14:40 R504 JFE
15:10 R638 MNU
15:40 AA04 GHA
16:10 W465 WGH * short to Tarvin
16:40 R504 JFE
17:10 Plaxton Dart
17:40 W465 WGH ! appeared just after 17:10 and sitting at Northwich ready to work.

[fordsonmajor2012]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
Well the PVR of the 82 is normally 4, but GHA but extra buses on it to keep to timetable due to buses arriving late because of road works etc so that's your explanation basically!!

[DLG817]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
New arrivals with GHA are:

FN03DXM Volvo B12M / Berkhof - C49Ft - previously registered 708EYG - new in April 2003 to Brown, Broxburn, Edinburgh, ex Caelloi, ex Goodsir

GSU368 Volvo B12M / Sunsundegui - C49F - new in April 2008 - cancelled order to Ulsterbus (IXI1001) (fleet 125) remained in Volvo stock until May 2011 then with Goodsir as new - photo today

And on loan at Winsford - YJ54ZYF Optare Solo M850 - B28F - in Cheshire Connect livery new in January 2005 - owned by East Cheshire CC - first operated by D & G Bus (69)

Merry Christmas

Ron

[DLG817]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(23/12/2014 22:59)E208 WBG Wrote:  Ain't YJ54ZYF one that came from D&G to GHA for 44's and 78's

YJ54ZYA-E came from D & G in Oct - but for some reason D & G retained YJ54ZYF for a few weeks longer - it transferred last Friday. With YM52TPY and YJ54UBD this now makes 8 transferred. YM52TPV also came from Cheshire East Council but has not worked due to a severe fault.

[fordsonmajor2012]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)
I'm sure many of you are aware that the first part of the DDA legislation comes into play on the 1st of January, only aimed at vehicles under 7.5 tonnes. The only step entrance buses under 7.5 tonnes that operate public service are N2 GHA, N3 GHA, S908 JCC, SIW 8268, R627 SJM and R669 UCC. I'm not sure which darts and solo's are DDA compliant so does anyone know of some which aren't???

[Depotosw]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(30/12/2014 23:30)fordsonmajor2012 Wrote:  I'm sure many of you are aware that the first part of the DDA legislation comes into play on the 1st of January, only aimed at vehicles under 7.5 tonnes. The only step entrance buses under 7.5 tonnes that operate public service are N2 GHA, N3 GHA, S908 JCC, SIW 8268, R627 SJM and R669 UCC. I'm not sure which darts and solo's are DDA compliant so does anyone know of some which aren't???

R669 UCC was in use on 30th December on route 5 Wrexham to Llangollen, one last fling for it

[DVL418]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(30/12/2014 23:30)fordsonmajor2012 Wrote:  I'm sure many of you are aware that the first part of the DDA legislation comes into play on the 1st of January, only aimed at vehicles under 7.5 tonnes. The only step entrance buses under 7.5 tonnes that operate public service are N2 GHA, N3 GHA, S908 JCC, SIW 8268, R627 SJM and R669 UCC. I'm not sure which darts and solo's are DDA compliant so does anyone know of some which aren't???

and I wonder who will be monitoring compliance on non-tendered services, if anyone, other than enthusiasts?

[LJ51DCX]

RE: GHA Group (Bryn Melyn, Vale Travel + Others)

(30/12/2014 23:30)fordsonmajor2012 Wrote:  I'm sure many of you are aware that the first part of the DDA legislation comes into play on the 1st of January, only aimed at vehicles under 7.5 tonnes. The only step entrance buses under 7.5 tonnes that operate public service are N2 GHA, N3 GHA, S908 JCC, SIW 8268, R627 SJM and R669 UCC. I'm not sure which darts and solo's are DDA compliant so does anyone know of some which aren't???

My understanding is that anything older than a Y plate (although Arriva Wrexham MPD's Y---UJC's ARE and the Y--TDA's NOT) is not DDA spec. So I thought that GHA's T,V,W and X plate Solo's and T and V plate MPD's would not meet DDA without some modification to the wheelchair backrest and the wheelchair ramps. I believe also that Alexander Darts Y201KNB and VX51PZM are not compliant also which unless they have recently been modified should all in theory be removed from service if they are under 7.5 tonnes.