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Post by westyorkshirebus on Aug 15, 2020 10:36:25 GMT 1
I am wondering whether the Daytripper tickets will be valid on Flyer services? It would be nice to use one from Leeds to Preston via Leeds Bradford Airport, Keighley & Burnley. I can’t see any reason why they wouldn’t be
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Post by deerfold on Aug 15, 2020 11:20:07 GMT 1
I am wondering whether the Daytripper tickets will be valid on Flyer services? It would be nice to use one from Leeds to Preston via Leeds Bradford Airport, Keighley & Burnley. It's listed as valid on the flyer website. www.transdevbus.co.uk/flyer/buy-tickets
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Aug 15, 2020 21:14:35 GMT 1
I am wondering whether the Daytripper tickets will be valid on Flyer services? It would be nice to use one from Leeds to Preston via Leeds Bradford Airport, Keighley & Burnley. It's listed as valid on the flyer website. www.transdevbus.co.uk/flyer/buy-ticketsThank you for letting me know and confirming it here. This is a good user-friendly move by Transdev.
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Post by Burnside on Aug 15, 2020 21:15:29 GMT 1
I don't see why not.
The Flyer routes are not exclusively for Airport passengers, so should be no reason why they couldn't be used.
For me, being over Keighley way, it'd be nice to be able to get to Harrogate without having to go all the way into Leeds both ways.
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Post by deerfold on Aug 15, 2020 22:01:56 GMT 1
I don't see why not. The Flyer routes are not exclusively for Airport passengers, so should be no reason why they couldn't be used. For me, being over Keighley way, it'd be nice to be able to get to Harrogate without having to go all the way into Leeds both ways. I thought the same. However it's not clear that it'll be doable on any other ticket than a DayTripper which is £10 unless you do it often enough to buy in bulk. With a cheap day return on the train being £10.40, I'm not sure I'll do it often. At the Airport, the connection towards Harrogate will be 25 minutes. In the other direction it'll be 40 minutes. So 62/A2 will take 2 hours 31 minutes from Keighley to Harrogate. The other direction will take 2 hours 50. The train takes 1 hour 18 to 1 hour 35 at least twice an hour. I think if my intention is to go to Harrogate rather than to have a day out on the bus, I'll go the extra distance to save the time.
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Post by ricardoat4 on Aug 18, 2020 19:49:28 GMT 1
Looks like at least one of the Versas is sporting a different reg Y18 TDV
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Post by SCH117X on Aug 18, 2020 22:27:18 GMT 1
Looks like at least one of the Versas is sporting a different reg Y18 TDV That's 278 Y2TDV-Y9TDV have been given to 242,243, 274-277, 238, 239 and Y11TDV to 241 according to WYIS
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Post by deerfold on Aug 18, 2020 22:33:03 GMT 1
May have missed this but is the K Day (K card extra) valid as far as Pool ? It hadn't been mentioned before, but Transdev have confirmed on Twitter the the KDay and KCard Extra will be valid on Flyer routes within West Yorkshire except for the A1 between Kirstall and the Airport. There's a link in this post, but it only shows up for me on mobiles.
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Post by joseph on Aug 19, 2020 6:14:47 GMT 1
I could understand not allowing K day/Card use into the airport, i.e. it's making it's last valid stop the one after Murgatroyds, but what have the poor residents beyond Kirkstall done to upset Transdev? Seems really unfair that they miss out whilst the rest of West Yorkshire benefits.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Aug 19, 2020 9:14:09 GMT 1
No different to the K Card not being valid on the 36, it’s not run by Keighley and doesn’t go anywhere near Keighley
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Post by deerfold on Aug 19, 2020 9:40:30 GMT 1
I could understand not allowing K day/Card use into the airport, i.e. it's making it's last valid stop the one after Murgatroyds, but what have the poor residents beyond Kirkstall done to upset Transdev? Seems really unfair that they miss out whilst the rest of West Yorkshire benefits. Anyone who's travelling between Kirkstall and LBA regularly can get the weekly Leeds Bradford ticket for £18 - this doesn't include Keighley but does include routes on the other side of Leeds.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Aug 19, 2020 13:15:42 GMT 1
As I've mentioned before, the A1 is primarily an Airport service whereas the A2 and A3 are local buses that serve the Airport.
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Post by joseph on Aug 19, 2020 16:02:02 GMT 1
As I've mentioned before, the A1 is a dedicated Airport service whereas the A2 and A3 are local buses that serve the Airport. Actually it isn't, it's a local bus for local people as it's all stops both ways. if it were a 'dedicated' airport bus then it would be non stop or pick up to the airport, and drop off from the airport only. Believe it or not, it is used by locals for local trips, and you do get people of all ages (maybe not that many to be fair) who need to travel between Horsforth and Rodley/Calverley, having one operator (even with a change at Kirkstall onto the 60) makes up for a lack of Ring Road bus. I personally can't see why this section misses out on the K Day fare because who says nobody will be tempted to travel to Keighley from Horsforth? And before some smart alec says 'people can get the 33/4', well if they didn't bunch, get the frequency cut back and run late, they probably would do lol, the 757 served as a great alternative for locals so I don't see why the A1 won't.
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Post by rossbailey on Aug 19, 2020 18:00:15 GMT 1
Can't wait until the proper dedicated A4, A5, A6 & A7 services start up, that's if LBA gets its planning approval for the new £150 million terminal development and handle up to 7 million passengers a Year. They are also hoping that Leeds City Council goes ahead and builds its proposed LBA Parkway Rail Station on the Leeds to Harrogate line.
Understand these routes will all be limited Stop and be classified as Coach services instead of Buses.
Leeds Coach & Rail St - LBA Bradford Interchange - Fosters Square St - LBA York Rail St - Tadcaster - Boston Spar - Harewood - LBA LBA Parkway St - LBA.
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Post by Bradford Traveller on Aug 20, 2020 8:42:53 GMT 1
As I've mentioned before, the A1 is primarily an Airport service whereas the A2 and A3 are local buses that serve the Airport. I meant primarily an Airport service
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Post by deerfold on Aug 20, 2020 11:11:33 GMT 1
As I've mentioned before, the A1 is a dedicated Airport service whereas the A2 and A3 are local buses that serve the Airport. Actually it isn't, it's a local bus for local people as it's all stops both ways. if it were a 'dedicated' airport bus then it would be non stop or pick up to the airport, and drop off from the airport only. Believe it or not, it is used by locals for local trips, and you do get people of all ages (maybe not that many to be fair) who need to travel between Horsforth and Rodley/Calverley, having one operator (even with a change at Kirkstall onto the 60) makes up for a lack of Ring Road bus. I personally can't see why this section misses out on the K Day fare because who says nobody will be tempted to travel to Keighley from Horsforth? And before some smart alec says 'people can get the 33/4', well if they didn't bunch, get the frequency cut back and run late, they probably would do lol, the 757 served as a great alternative for locals so I don't see why the A1 won't. No-one claimed it was a "dedicated" bus. If anyone wants to travel between a point between Kirkstall and the Airport and Keighley they can get a Metro day ticket - from £5, not much more than the cost of a K-Day (and before 0930, the same price). It's not as it there's no easy ticket they can get. It'd be lovely if it was included, but it's not a huge problem that it's not. If you think there's a missed market for those travelling between Horsforth and Rodley/Calverley, but who don't do it often enough to get the Weekly Leeds/Bradford ticket, I'd suggest to Transdev that they introduce a daily version of that ticket. Again, they could get the Metro day ticket which would mean they could also catch the First buses along both routes.
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Post by joseph on Aug 20, 2020 18:02:35 GMT 1
Actually it isn't, it's a local bus for local people as it's all stops both ways. if it were a 'dedicated' airport bus then it would be non stop or pick up to the airport, and drop off from the airport only. Believe it or not, it is used by locals for local trips, and you do get people of all ages (maybe not that many to be fair) who need to travel between Horsforth and Rodley/Calverley, having one operator (even with a change at Kirkstall onto the 60) makes up for a lack of Ring Road bus. I personally can't see why this section misses out on the K Day fare because who says nobody will be tempted to travel to Keighley from Horsforth? And before some smart alec says 'people can get the 33/4', well if they didn't bunch, get the frequency cut back and run late, they probably would do lol, the 757 served as a great alternative for locals so I don't see why the A1 won't. No-one claimed it was a "dedicated" bus. If anyone wants to travel between a point between Kirkstall and the Airport and Keighley they can get a Metro day ticket - from £5, not much more than the cost of a K-Day (and before 0930, the same price). It's not as it there's no easy ticket they can get. It'd be lovely if it was included, but it's not a huge problem that it's not. If you think there's a missed market for those travelling between Horsforth and Rodley/Calverley, but who don't do it often enough to get the Weekly Leeds/Bradford ticket, I'd suggest to Transdev that they introduce a daily version of that ticket. Again, they could get the Metro day ticket which would mean they could also catch the First buses along both routes. Bradford Traveller did, now he has corrected himself but it still was quoted as a dedicated service, it's in your quote lol. I still don't think it's fair that streets up to Kirkstall are included in the K Day ticket but not the rest of the route up to where the A2 meets it.
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Post by deerfold on Aug 20, 2020 19:27:25 GMT 1
No-one claimed it was a "dedicated" bus. If anyone wants to travel between a point between Kirkstall and the Airport and Keighley they can get a Metro day ticket - from £5, not much more than the cost of a K-Day (and before 0930, the same price). It's not as it there's no easy ticket they can get. It'd be lovely if it was included, but it's not a huge problem that it's not. If you think there's a missed market for those travelling between Horsforth and Rodley/Calverley, but who don't do it often enough to get the Weekly Leeds/Bradford ticket, I'd suggest to Transdev that they introduce a daily version of that ticket. Again, they could get the Metro day ticket which would mean they could also catch the First buses along both routes. Bradford Traveller did, now he has corrected himself but it still was quoted as a dedicated service, it's in your quote lol. I still don't think it's fair that streets up to Kirkstall are included in the K Day ticket but not the rest of the route up to where the A2 meets it. My mistake, but I stand by the rest of my comment. No-one is losing anything they have now.
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Post by SCH117X on Aug 27, 2020 19:01:30 GMT 1
Tweet today by Alex Hornby, additional Versa for Idle is Transdev Go liveried 215 YJ12MZY
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Post by SCH117X on Aug 30, 2020 12:14:14 GMT 1
Another Versa at Idle is Pride of the North 293 YJ68 FVX previously with Rosso
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Post by sharksmith on Aug 30, 2020 12:43:22 GMT 1
There's certainly a wide range of ticket machines in service today with 208, 755, 1021 & 4010 all supposedly working on A routes today.
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Post by sharksmith on Aug 30, 2020 16:42:08 GMT 1
From my observations here is the full run out for day 1 unless there are any bus swaps or breakdowns later on. The numbers in brackets are the fleet numbers showing on Bus Times today.
A1 - 241 (4010), 243, 274 (208), 275, 277 (Missing from Bus Times & Tracking on the Transdev App) & 293 A2 - 238, 242 (also 4010) & 276 A3 - 239 (Also not tracking) & 278 (755)
The tracking data I spotted from machine 1021 related to Thursday so not relevant for today.
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Post by SCH117X on Sept 4, 2020 21:26:28 GMT 1
WYIS are also recording PoN Versa 292 YJ68 FVW at Idle so thats a 3 in 13 chance of not getting a Flyer livered vehicle.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Sept 4, 2020 23:34:01 GMT 1
It’s a rob Peter to pay Paul situation is this, as now Rosso’s lost its spare cover for the 464 so there is more likelyhood of an older vehicle appearing on there
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Post by rossbailey on Jan 25, 2023 20:52:21 GMT 1
Looks like Transdev are predicting a boost in passenger numbers using the flyer buses network to Leeds/Bradford Airport.
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