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Post by dlspotter on Jul 2, 2020 13:12:54 GMT 1
The route brand name will be Flyer. Announced/revealed on Twitter in last few hours and the colour scheme is so warming and appealing compared to Flying Tigers colour scheme
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Post by SCH117X on Jul 8, 2020 21:35:47 GMT 1
The WYIS list has three Versas currently being refurbed for the airport services; Dalesway 238, Aireline 277 and Rosso 464 278; the latter is added to the Keighley fleet,
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Post by peteleeds on Jul 14, 2020 19:17:28 GMT 1
Looks like transdev are taking over the idle depot from yorkshire tiger as they now recruiting for drivers
"Based at Idle depot, just outside Bradford but easily accessible from Leeds too, you’ll be working within a close-knit team of drivers and alongside our existing award winning Yorkshire businesses in Harrogate, Keighley, York and Malton – all part of our wider Transdev family of 1250 colleagues across the North"
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Post by dlspotter on Jul 15, 2020 14:20:38 GMT 1
Looks like transdev are taking over the idle depot from yorkshire tiger as they now recruiting for drivers "Based at Idle depot, just outside Bradford but easily accessible from Leeds too, you’ll be working within a close-knit team of drivers and alongside our existing award winning Yorkshire businesses in Harrogate, Keighley, York and Malton – all part of our wider Transdev family of 1250 colleagues across the North" Wonder if they'll take over Tiger's Bradford services eg Lucy Hall Dr
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Post by deerfold on Jul 16, 2020 11:51:40 GMT 1
Looks like transdev are taking over the idle depot from yorkshire tiger as they now recruiting for drivers "Based at Idle depot, just outside Bradford but easily accessible from Leeds too, you’ll be working within a close-knit team of drivers and alongside our existing award winning Yorkshire businesses in Harrogate, Keighley, York and Malton – all part of our wider Transdev family of 1250 colleagues across the North" Wonder if they'll take over Tiger's Bradford services eg Lucy Hall Dr If Tiger are giving them back to Metro for retendering it'll depend who wins the tender. Presumably Tiger won't retender.
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Post by stephen01 on Jul 16, 2020 12:36:52 GMT 1
Wonder if they'll take over Tiger's Bradford services eg Lucy Hall Dr If Tiger are giving them back to Metro for retendering it'll depend who wins the tender. Presumably Tiger won't retender. Plus it will depend on if Transdev want to put in for them too
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Post by Burnside on Jul 16, 2020 14:41:11 GMT 1
I also wonder whether any thought has been given to moving the Wharfedale Links routes to Idle, as it would be easier to get to Otley from idle, surely? Certainly would make more sense for whatever duty (or duties) involve the 948 between Eccleshill & Apperley Bridge.
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Post by peteleeds on Jul 27, 2020 20:20:06 GMT 1
This has appeared in the local press so looks like some route changes in yeadon & Guiseley.
Taken from an article on ilkley gazette website.
"West Yorkshire Combined Authority has told councillors the changes, to be introduced from August 30, will balance the need for a more direct service to Bradford and local links for people in Yeadon.
The 747 direct service between Bradford and the Airport and Harrogate will continue to serve Yeadon via Rawdon Crossroads, the A65, New Road and Henshaw Lane.
Its current route along Kirk Lane which will be served by the 737 – meaning a walk of another five to ten minutes for passengers travelling to Bradford from Westfield.
The 737 service from Bradford to the Airport via Shipley and Guiseley will be rerouted to run between Yeadon and Guiseley via Kirk Lane, the A65, The Green, Oxford Road, and Guiseley Morrisons. Passengers from Queensway will have to walk ten minutes further to catch the bus.
The 757 service will continue on its current route via Rawdon Cross Roads."
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Post by stephen01 on Jul 27, 2020 20:40:06 GMT 1
I also wonder whether any thought has been given to moving the Wharfedale Links routes to Idle, as it would be easier to get to Otley from idle, surely? Certainly would make more sense for whatever duty (or duties) involve the 948 between Eccleshill & Apperley Bridge. that be a logical move for them to make
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Post by nic on Jul 27, 2020 22:21:16 GMT 1
This has appeared in the local press so looks like some route changes in yeadon & Guiseley. Taken from an article on ilkley gazette website. "West Yorkshire Combined Authority has told councillors the changes, to be introduced from August 30, will balance the need for a more direct service to Bradford and local links for people in Yeadon. The 747 direct service between Bradford and the Airport and Harrogate will continue to serve Yeadon via Rawdon Crossroads, the A65, New Road and Henshaw Lane. Its current route along Kirk Lane which will be served by the 737 – meaning a walk of another five to ten minutes for passengers travelling to Bradford from Westfield. The 737 service from Bradford to the Airport via Shipley and Guiseley will be rerouted to run between Yeadon and Guiseley via Kirk Lane, the A65, The Green, Oxford Road, and Guiseley Morrisons. Passengers from Queensway will have to walk ten minutes further to catch the bus. The 757 service will continue on its current route via Rawdon Cross Roads." I don't get what the point of this diversion re: 737/747 will achieve? They are essentially running the 737 in a circular fashion around the back of Guiseley.
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Jul 27, 2020 23:55:06 GMT 1
This has appeared in the local press so looks like some route changes in yeadon & Guiseley. Taken from an article on ilkley gazette website. "West Yorkshire Combined Authority has told councillors the changes, to be introduced from August 30, will balance the need for a more direct service to Bradford and local links for people in Yeadon. The 747 direct service between Bradford and the Airport and Harrogate will continue to serve Yeadon via Rawdon Crossroads, the A65, New Road and Henshaw Lane. Its current route along Kirk Lane which will be served by the 737 – meaning a walk of another five to ten minutes for passengers travelling to Bradford from Westfield. The 737 service from Bradford to the Airport via Shipley and Guiseley will be rerouted to run between Yeadon and Guiseley via Kirk Lane, the A65, The Green, Oxford Road, and Guiseley Morrisons. Passengers from Queensway will have to walk ten minutes further to catch the bus. The 757 service will continue on its current route via Rawdon Cross Roads." I don't get what the point of this diversion re: 737/747 will achieve? They are essentially running the 737 in a circular fashion around the back of Guiseley. Rumoured that the routes won’t be running under those numbers.
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Post by joseph on Jul 28, 2020 7:04:29 GMT 1
I think they're thinking that the 737 will cover the Kirk Lane section but will need to use Leeds Road but that won't divert too far from Queensway. It will mean a bit of a walk either to The Green, Kirk Lane, or down to Leeds Road from Queensway however passengers who will struggle could always change in Guiseley or Yeadon from one of the other services. The 747 has needed a more direct route for donkey's years, I used to catch it when working in the Yeadon area to Bradford occasionally, and it was always frustrating seeing it take such a long route all the way up to the golf course at Rawdon before finally heading in the right direction lol. It'll save a good few minutes cutting out the Kirk Lane corner although I bet the drivers will hate pulling out from Henshaw at both the top and bottom ends.
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Jul 28, 2020 14:45:41 GMT 1
As mentioned in the service changes thread, they are renumbering the services
PB0001873/89 Registered (Short notice) YORKSHIRE COASTLINER LTD Route: Leeds City Bus Station to Leeds Bradford Airport Via Horsforth & Rawdon Service number: A1 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 30 Aug 2020
PB0001873/88 Registered (Short notice) YORKSHIRE COASTLINER LTD Route: Bradford Interchange to Harrogate Bus Station via Yeadon, Leeds Bradford Airport Service number: A2 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 30 Aug 2020
PB0001873/89 Registered (Short notice) YORKSHIRE COASTLINER LTD Route: Bradford Interchange to Leeds Bradford Airport via Shipley, Guisley Service number: A3 Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 30 Aug 2020
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Post by nic on Jul 28, 2020 14:58:49 GMT 1
Was literally about to ask what the numbers will be.
I wonder if they'll have branding to reflect the new numbers?
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Post by dlspotter on Jul 28, 2020 16:11:31 GMT 1
Was literally about to ask what the numbers will be. I wonder if they'll have branding to reflect the new numbers? Given it's Transdev I would expect so, but unsure if the liveries of each bus will reflect each individual route to allow for more flexibility of buses. Will miss the 737 747 757 numbers. Perhaps this new system gives them the opportunity to expand. Wonder if the 62 may become an A- route (maybe just on the Airport-Otley/Ilkley section)
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Post by A1YBG on Jul 28, 2020 17:31:00 GMT 1
If they was gonna do that then F would have made more sense. Flyer 1 etc
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Post by 1071 on Jul 28, 2020 17:41:17 GMT 1
Sad to see the 737, 747 and 757 numbers going especially when they are types of Boeing aircraft which have always seemed very fitting with them being airport routes. Numerous times I have heard passengers talk about the fact that they use the same numbers as the aircraft.
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Post by joseph on Jul 28, 2020 19:21:39 GMT 1
There must be some logic behind using the Coastliner licence rather than Keighley or even Harrogate. I'm guessing they'll try and make the Idle base more viable by basing some City Zap or Coastliner journeys there, rather than relying on it for contract work. After all once Tiger lost the Airport routes, the remaining contract work wasn't viable enough for that depot, and would have only added on costs if worked elsewhere.
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Post by stephen01 on Jul 28, 2020 19:36:37 GMT 1
There must be some logic behind using the Coastliner licence rather than Keighley or even Harrogate. I'm guessing they'll try and make the Idle base more viable by basing some City Zap or Coastliner journeys there, rather than relying on it for contract work. After all once Tiger lost the Airport routes, the remaining contract work wasn't viable enough for that depot, and would have only added on costs if worked elsewhere. I highly doubt Cityzap or Coastliner would run from Idle as Deckers can't really be accomodated there hence why the Leeds YT deckers got moved out and the A99 Bradford Uni shuttle was moved to Elland before First took it over
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Post by Burnside on Jul 28, 2020 20:35:53 GMT 1
A1-3 instead of the logical 737, 747 and 757?
Another instance of change for changes sake, rather than a need for it?
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Post by deerfold on Jul 28, 2020 21:01:52 GMT 1
A1-3 instead of the logical 737, 747 and 757? Another instance of change for changes sake, rather than a need for it? I can see why companies use 737/747/757, but I'm not sure you'd call it logical. Plenty of airports are served by "A" routes. It's 15 years since production of the 757 finished, with the 747 being wound down now. How about routes 330, 350 and 380?
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Post by dlspotter on Jul 28, 2020 21:08:00 GMT 1
A1-3 instead of the logical 737, 747 and 757? Another instance of change for changes sake, rather than a need for it? I can see why companies use 737/747/757, but I'm not sure you'd call it logical. Plenty of airports are served by "A" routes. It's 15 years since production of the 757 finished, with the 747 being wound down now. How about routes 330, 350 and 380? 330 and 350 wouldn't really make the average person think of an airplane to be honest. Plus I think 3-- numbers are bound to Huddersfield area routes.
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Post by dlspotter on Jul 28, 2020 21:08:17 GMT 1
What's happening to the Horsforth LTU shuttle?
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Post by martinsfp on Jul 28, 2020 21:10:11 GMT 1
Using the Boeing aircraft numbers always seemed a bit twee to me. ‘A’ numbers fit the Transdev numbering approach in Keighley, Burnley etc and help say ‘this is a refreshed service with new ideas.’ With that in mind, it feels likely to me that they’ll be expanding the Flyer brand beyond these initial routes.
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Post by joseph on Jul 28, 2020 21:38:08 GMT 1
I wonder with this Coastliner registration if they are planning on interworking with what ever route York depot does from Harrogate? It's about the only other logical reason I can think of.
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