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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Feb 29, 2016 22:04:02 GMT 1
Sounds to me that Friday/Saturday night runs shouldn't be tendered and Arriva should run them commercially. You'll probably find that the 'profits' from the Fri/Sat operation subsidises the 'losses' over the other 5 nights! If Arriva were to take on these 2 nights commercially, then you may find that the costs for the other 5 nights could increase dramatically, and then Metro decides to not subsidise them, and you loose the service on those nights! Remember that Metro work on a 'cost per passenger' basis, so if the service carried 20 people per night Sun-Thu, and 50 per night Fri/Sat at an example cost of £5 subsidy per passenger, that would be £1,000 per week. For a company to only run it Sun-Thu, they would probably want the same amount of money as if they were running the other 2 nights, so the subsidy per passenger then becomes £10 per passenger!
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Post by Dom on Mar 1, 2016 2:19:54 GMT 1
Fully seated and fully stood on 2230 From Leeds on Friday with many Arriva passes. Arrived in to Leeds Bus Station at 2204 as well. 24 minutes layover? Who'd have thought, that those little Primo's were that fast!!! Lol According to timetable, it's not due past Domestic Street (Big Yellow Storage/Lexus/Infiniti garages) until 2210. 14 minutes early, typing mistake. Realised it as it was due at mine at 2207, and arrived into bus station at 2206. At least passengers are getting used to it now, unlike the 229. Seems like old 444 Stagecoach days
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Mar 6, 2016 22:17:29 GMT 1
I notice that LOT have now applied fleet numbers to their Primo's. www.flickr.com/photos/35759580@N03/24672752304/in/dateposted-public/I've been able to cobble together the following so far, can anyone add any further 1 - R333LOT 2 - YX60DXE 3 - YX60DXA 4 - R444LOT 6 - YX60DXC 7 - YX60DXD 8 - YX60DXG Is R222LOT or YX60DXH number 5 or am I missing any other recent arrivals? DXH is indeed "Ladies 5" R222LOT has the latest "LOT" brandings but no fleetnumber.
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Post by whereami on Mar 7, 2016 17:45:28 GMT 1
What's the deal of doing the first Sunday 223 from Mirfield to Leeds on a Sunday morning, and then the last 3...? Tender award off Metro
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Post by 112jct41 on Mar 13, 2016 12:09:07 GMT 1
I travelled full route on 711 on the wednesday of the first week LOT took over and boy was it uncomfortable all the way, a president or pointer are kore comfortable than them primos. Also anyone know whats happening with the three solos that are/were for the BCB???
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Post by JoeFell121 on Mar 13, 2016 16:14:32 GMT 1
The three solos are in the process of being painted all over white and branded up.
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Post by 112jct41 on Mar 13, 2016 17:04:58 GMT 1
The three solos are in the process of being painted all over white and branded up. well at least they're keeping them.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Mar 19, 2016 18:20:04 GMT 1
The 3 solos have been reregistered R55LOT, R60LOT, R90LOT
Which one is which I couldn't say.
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Post by 112jct41 on Mar 19, 2016 22:26:02 GMT 1
The 3 solos have been reregistered R55LOT, R60LOT, R90LOT Which one is which I couldn't say. just have to wait and board them as they wont have done the interior and 3044 at Belle Isle still has First LCB details inside as well as WCB and First fleet no. as well.
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Post by JoeFell121 on Mar 20, 2016 16:39:10 GMT 1
I don't believe the interior will be refurbed, They won't be on the road for a while yet as none of them currently have an MOT or Insurance.
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Post by sharksmith on Mar 30, 2016 14:54:12 GMT 1
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Post by JoeFell121 on Apr 1, 2016 16:13:36 GMT 1
R55 LOT - YJ58 CDV (53910) R60 LOT - YJ58 CDX (53911) R90 LOT - YJ58 CDY (53912)
R60 LOT is still to be repainted
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Post by mutty on Apr 2, 2016 13:45:31 GMT 1
I saw one of their rubbish primo's other night on 252, the destination board was rolling so fast you couldn't even read it!! Also was empty !!
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Post by kommie123 on Apr 2, 2016 16:28:23 GMT 1
Anyone wanna take bets on how long it will be before they cancel it?
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Post by whereami on Apr 2, 2016 17:26:20 GMT 1
Anyone wanna take bets on how long it will be before they cancel it? Cancel what exactly?? All the work, they've taken on is Tendered by Metro, so, any cancellation of the services, would surely be made by Metro, not by LOT.
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Post by shedman on Apr 2, 2016 23:11:04 GMT 1
I don't get what the dislike towards LOT is all about? Have they been cancelling a LOT (pardon the pun) of services or are they turning up as they please? Are their drivers awful? Or is it because they're running a certain type of bus that some don't like, because they aren't Arriva or because someone went for a job and got knocked back?
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Post by Dom on Apr 3, 2016 3:42:07 GMT 1
I don't get what the dislike towards LOT is all about? Have they been cancelling a LOT (pardon the pun) of services or are they turning up as they please? Are their drivers awful? Or is it because they're running a certain type of bus that some don't like, because they aren't Arriva or because someone went for a job and got knocked back? Turning up 20 minutes early? Or running 20 minutes late? Drivers looking permanently tired, one driver had been working 23 straight lates. Chugging up Whitehall Road at 15mph? Bus smelling of BO? Bus fully seated Ladies only are trying to be another TLC. Plain and simple. She's more than likely going to end up like SGI, but it'll be us customers who one night, will have to walk when she throws in the towel
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Post by driver6540 on Apr 4, 2016 23:03:25 GMT 1
I don't get what the dislike towards LOT is all about? Have they been cancelling a LOT (pardon the pun) of services or are they turning up as they please? Are their drivers awful? Or is it because they're running a certain type of bus that some don't like, because they aren't Arriva or because someone went for a job and got knocked back? Turning up 20 minutes early? Or running 20 minutes late? Drivers looking permanently tired, one driver had been working 23 straight lates. Chugging up Whitehall Road at 15mph? Bus smelling of BO? Bus fully seated Ladies only are trying to be another TLC. Plain and simple. She's more than likely going to end up like SGI, but it'll be us customers who one night, will have to walk when she throws in the towel Perhaps, they could change the name of the company, now they've strayed from their original ideals, and wish to attract a wider customer base to their company. In these "PC" obsessed times, imagine the outcry if a company set up with the name MOT (Men only travel), Women's groups throughout the county would demand a boycott of this "Sexist" company, and that the directors of this company, be jailed or burnt at the stake as heretics for daring to be so divisive with their choice of company name. I personally don't use their services, as they don't operate in my area, so cant comment on the reliability of them, but with any business trying to attract a new client base, image is everything, and just as a woman wouldn't feel comfortable boarding a MOT branded bus, i wouldn't feel comfortable boarding a Primo with pink love-hearts on the side. Sorry, if that offend's. But i'm old school and say what i think.
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Post by sharksmith on Apr 12, 2016 16:28:56 GMT 1
R55 LOT - YJ58 CDV (53910) R60 LOT - YJ58 CDX (53911) R90 LOT - YJ58 CDY (53912) R60 LOT is still to be repainted For those like me who prefer fleet numbers to registrations R90 LOT is Ladies 11 so assume R60 will be Ladies 10
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Post by 112jct41 on Apr 12, 2016 19:14:32 GMT 1
R55 LOT - YJ58 CDV (53910) R60 LOT - YJ58 CDX (53911) R90 LOT - YJ58 CDY (53912) R60 LOT is still to be repainted For those like me who prefer fleet numbers to registrations R90 LOT is Ladies 11 so assume R60 will be Ladies 10 not nessercarily (apologies if missed-spelt) so as the 60 plate primos dont follow the logical pattern.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Apr 12, 2016 19:37:43 GMT 1
As 1-9 and 11 have been accounted for, and only one bus is left to be seen with a number, it's quite a good assumption.
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Post by A1YBG on Apr 13, 2016 21:16:20 GMT 1
The vinyls have been ordered That's good news, let's hope a fresh LCT livery it's applied to a Bramley bus. As Hunslet already have their 2. I nominate 37688 looks like it needs a repaint and refresh, I saw some filler on the top rear of it, on a Sunday 50 a few weeks back. And I hope it's good as MCW Metrobus 7575 because I remember that seeing that bus in those colours on the roundhay road routes and the 56 in the 90s. I'm too young to remember The official LCT livery, as I was born a few years after deregulation. 3 I've heard not sure if true that they have purchased a single decker (bigger than the Primos) to work on a route that's not suitable for a small bus? Sent from my D6603 using proboards
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Post by JoeFell121 on Apr 13, 2016 22:32:22 GMT 1
No other vehicles have been purchased apart from SN56 EMK. There is a solo which has been painted into a special livery for one specific route.
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Post by Steve Macz403 on Apr 13, 2016 22:38:06 GMT 1
That's good news, let's hope a fresh LCT livery it's applied to a Bramley bus. As Hunslet already have their 2. I nominate 37688 looks like it needs a repaint and refresh, I saw some filler on the top rear of it, on a Sunday 50 a few weeks back. And I hope it's good as MCW Metrobus 7575 because I remember that seeing that bus in those colours on the roundhay road routes and the 56 in the 90s. I'm too young to remember The official LCT livery, as I was born a few years after deregulation. 3 I've heard not sure if true that they have purchased a single decker (bigger than the Primos) to work on a route that's not suitable for a small bus? Sent from my D6603 using proboards Wrong thread quote? LOT page, I believe my quote was due for First Repaints.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Apr 13, 2016 22:55:29 GMT 1
LOT have now got a new professional looking website www.ladiesonlytravel.co.uk/No doubt there will be nit picking going on, but with full timetables which are fully up to date, its more professional than many Looking at their BCB timetable, I notice an extra hourly trip has been added in at :57, giving the 635 bus something to do rather than a half hour layover.
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