I have been asked to remove this post as it should not have been made public as plans could well change
I have just removed the main text so the associated chats will remain in place.
Please keep any eye out for the buses as they appear in Plymouth before moving on to Cornwall.
All of the above are & will be running services in Plymouth as Plymouth is to be the dumping ground for unreliable 2nd hand buses, history repeating itself, same happened with first in Plymouth
ReplyDeleteAbsolute hogwash. The electric buses make up almost half of the Plymouth fleet, the current 06 and 57 plate vehicles seem to live in Cornwall now, and it has already been stated that the majority of these new arrivals will be joining them.
DeleteNot hogwash! These buses have been running on numerous Plymouth services over the last 2 weeks as replacements for the nicer stuff which is being prepped for either Cornwall or Dartline
DeleteThe article makes it clear that the incoming vehicles will be operated for a week in Plymouth to identify any issues, before moving on to Cornwall.
DeleteTell me you've not read anything, without telling me... - Mike has done a fantastic job with this list - all credit to him.
DeleteThe buses are running tests in Plymouth on routes to iron out any issues.
Out of curiosity - where do you think the Electric buses would go - as Cornwall has nowhere to charge them?
Indeed. The article is perfectly clear and congratulations are due to PCB for having a clear, sensible plan. For perspective, there are just six listed on Bus Times of which four are on Plymouth routes right now (1145 on 27 Jan). I don't think Joe Public would even notice.
DeleteA shout out to Mike for such a comprehensive account of the fleet plans to accommodate the expansion into Cornwall. As we all know, this is a massive undertaking, so it's particularly interesting to understand the challenges that the fleet engineers have to meet to get the right buses on the road. With a 45 day conversion process, we can all understand why it's not possible to be perfect on Day 1. We are all better informed, ahead of the changes. Thanks Mike.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome. Also the sparks are going to cornwall TEMPORARY while the rest of the london buses make their way down. So far we have 31 out of the 70 here. Once all the london ones are here, sorted and made good they will migrate to cornwall, allowing the sparks to return to plymouth. There is someone within the office who has to work out and plan what depot each bus is going to.
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ReplyDeleteGo ahead/pcb have acquired Truronian coaches
It's kind of ironic that Go-SouthWest has now basically taken over pretty much all of Western Greyhound's former territory with Dartline and GoCornwall Bus. In some ways it makes you wonder why they didn't just buy the entire business back in 2015!
ReplyDeleteI hope Pcb go ahed will eventually use the transport for cornwall branding more down here , there seams to be more plymouth city bus in cornwall that actually in plymouth
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