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Post by www.buseireann.ie on Feb 13, 2014 18:54:56 GMT 1
Found the times for the X62 on Stagecoach's website. New very early journeys from Hull to Leeds at 04.50 and Leeds to Hull at 06.45 arriving in Hull at 08.30, later last buses from both Hull and Leeds as well meaning you could have a day out (well 4 hours) in Cleethorpes without the cost of the train. Tempted to try it.
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Post by Kenton Schweppes on Feb 13, 2014 20:14:11 GMT 1
I went to Cleethorpes once and that was enough, well Blundell Park, why anyone would want to spend anytime in Cleethorpes is beyond me.
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Post by SF07 on Feb 13, 2014 21:15:07 GMT 1
Times of the X62 are now: Mondays-Saturdays*From Hull: 0450, 0630, 0910, 1010, 1110, 1330, 1430, 1530, 1740 *From Leeds: 0645, 0845, 1125, 1225, 1325, 1540, 1640, 1740, 1940 Sundays*From Hull: 0910, 1010, 1430, 1530 *From Leeds: 1125, 1225, 1640, 1740 Link to the timetable: www.stagecoachbus.com/PdfUploads/Timetable_49706_X62%20-%20Hull%20to%20Leeds.pdf |
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Post by Burnside on Feb 14, 2014 21:22:16 GMT 1
Wasn't this service down to like 2 journeys each way or something at one point?
If so, fair turnaround!
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Post by davopazza on Feb 15, 2014 16:12:03 GMT 1
By looking at the timetable the junction 32 to Leeds doesn't seem very realistic being 20mins as google maps reckons 24 minutes and the 758 from glasshoughton to Leeds is at the worst time on the m62. It could even take 20 minutes from glasshoughton to the m621 at that time.
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Post by humberside on Feb 16, 2014 13:57:45 GMT 1
The 20 minute allowance is the same as the previous timetable that has been in operation since 2012. If it was unrealistic Stagecoach would have surely taken the opportunity to change it? There is layover time at either end of the route to easily accomodate longer journey times so it wouldn't have been a big thing to do
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Post by davopazza on Feb 16, 2014 20:44:15 GMT 1
The 20 minute allowance is the same as the previous timetable that has been in operation since 2012. If it was unrealistic Stagecoach would have surely taken the opportunity to change it? There is layover time at either end of the route to easily accomodate longer journey times so it wouldn't have been a big thing to do I do the route every day and know had bad it can be and especially with the pending roadworks. I can understand if there is layover time it isn't a big issue from an operational point of view but if someone was to decide to get the bus thinking it was going to arrive at 8:18 when they start at 8:30 and it arrives much later than it states it would cause them difficulty. |
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Post by rossbailey on Feb 17, 2014 16:37:14 GMT 1
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Post by clifton on Feb 17, 2014 21:45:58 GMT 1
I take it that the 4 B7R coaches transferred from Scotland are for the X62.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Feb 17, 2014 22:56:41 GMT 1
Wasn't this service down to like 2 journeys each way or something at one point? If so, fair turnaround! Yes it seemed to get cut right back to the bare bones a few years ago, and then later was increased again. The quality of vehicles used has been just as up and down, from high spec coaches to standard double decks at various times. |
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Post by Jamie on Feb 18, 2014 4:45:52 GMT 1
The coaches now feature free wifi & leather seating inside which is a vast improvement on Olympians & Vykings that once did the route too !
Let's hope it's a success for Stagecoach.....
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Post by deerfold on Feb 19, 2014 12:29:04 GMT 1
I would seem that Stagecoach East Midlands had an official relaunch of the X62 service in Leeds City Centre last Friday, February 14th as well.. Stagecoach East Midlands? Thought it was Stagecoach in Hull? Are they part of Stagecoach East Midlands? |
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Post by yorkshire on Feb 19, 2014 12:50:53 GMT 1
I would seem that Stagecoach East Midlands had an official relaunch of the X62 service in Leeds City Centre last Friday, February 14th as well.. Stagecoach East Midlands? Thought it was Stagecoach in Hull? Are they part of Stagecoach East Midlands? Stagecoach in Hull are part of Stagecoach East Midlands. |
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Feb 19, 2014 19:51:01 GMT 1
And Stagecoach in Hull buses actually run using the Lincolnshire Roadcar Company licence, which always looks a bit odd.
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Feb 19, 2014 20:03:49 GMT 1
And Stagecoach in Hull buses actually run using the Lincolnshire Roadcar Company licence, which always looks a bit odd. Stagecoach East Midlands run on the Yorkshire Traction licence at Chesterfield, and Lincolnshire Road Car at Worksop, Mansfield and Hull. Until this reorganization and rationalisation of the licences, Hull was managed by Chesterfield, and later Lincoln, but still ran on the Cleveland licence, apparently to do with the drivers pensions - as they had already been transferred from KHCT to Cleveland Transit, they were told they couldn't be further transferred onto the Stagecoach East Midlands one, so whilst the management responsibility moved to EM, the operational side stayed with Cleveland. |
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Post by humberside on Feb 20, 2014 19:16:28 GMT 1
Chesterfield is part of Stagecoach Yorkshire these days, not Stagecoach East Midlands
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