Posted 26/11/20. Quite the same Wikipedia. UK Transport Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Private school bus contractors account for 38 percent of the nations pupil transportation services. Yellow Buses was the trading name for Bournemouth Transport Ltd. Source: NSTA hosts a Capitol Hill Bus-In that is set in conjunction with the Congressional calendar (usually March or April), and gives participants a chance to engage with policy-makers - who impact pupil transportation. Xelabus (and Xela Group) fleet list added Two were sold to Brighton-based independent The Big Lemon. Will run up to every 30 minutes on each route, and every 15 minutes on the common sections. Membership Bulletins take on a variety of formats from a Call to Action to a Regulatory Alert. The services will be operated on Volvo B7TL / East Lancs Vyking bodied convertible double-deckers as shown above. [8] In 2016, RATP Group purchased the 10% shareholding in Bournemouth Transport Limited that it did not already own. Johnsons. Five Volvo Citybuses, five with East Lancs 1984-style double-deck body|East Lancs coach-style bodywork were purchased in 1986 (fleet numbers 200 to 204 inclusive). This became the Big Network Change of 2 July 2006, where each bus, each journey, and each route (even route numbers) was changed. (Doncaster, Sheffield), First West of England (Badgerline, Bath City and Bristol Bus 424, a Volvo B7TL/East Lancs Vyking which was one of eight delivered in 2002. Abellio London fleet list added 08/05/2021 It has, however, enabled the company to focus its resources on providing a more popular efficient service for the majority, including higher frequency services where needed. Our aim is to provide information about bus fleets in the United Kingdom. 17/07/22 Private School Bus Operators who join NSTA take advantage of our conference and program offerings that help you manage your day-to-day operations. National Express is backing a new coach holidays brand, Touromo. BRAGA - Carristur (yellow bus) Bus used on sightseeing tours. Posted 18/09/22. Touromo is to provide high-quality short breaks and special-interest day trips across the UK and Europe. The Council retained 10 per cent of the shareholding and a member on the Transdev Yellow Buses board. Fleet. Yellow Buses was the trading name for Bournemouth Transport Ltd. When the news filtered through that we were going into administration we were all feeling deflated and sick. On Thursday 3 March 2011, both companies became part of the RATP Group.[2]. The early part of 2010 saw the withdrawal of the remaining Volvo Citybuses that are not currently in the Your Bus section of TYB. [15] This necessitated painting and rebranding the company's entire fleet of 140 buses and updating the timetable information at more than 1,000 stops. Yellow Buses will cease all routes from Thursday night "For Yellow Buses drivers who are concerned about their careers, I'm pleased to report that Morebus is increasing its rate of pay from. They touch upon trending issues or topics and serve as the vehicle to launch our weekly podcast NSTA: The Bus Stop. From Saturday, August 6, Morebus will run the following services: Routes 1/1b - Bournemouth to Christchurch, Two Riversmeet via Boscombe, Fishermans Walk, Southbourne (1) to Cranleigh Road, (1b) to Tuckton up to every 30 minutes each. Bus services commenced in 1906 to act as feeders to the tram system. 18 Dennis Dominators with East Lancs E Type|East Lancs E-type bodies (built to Alexander R-type design) were purchased, and have turbo-charged Gardner 6LXCT engines: seven in 1990 (fleet numbers 251 to 257 inclusive), seven in 1991 (fleet numbers 258, 259 and 261 to 265 inclusive) and four in 1992 (fleet numbers 266 to 269 inclusive). [26][27], At the time the company ended operation, it ran the following routes in Bournemouth and surrounding area:[28]. After a prolonged period of not running any school contract services, Yellow Buses in . Johnsons and Whittles fleet list added Everyday, 480,000 yellow school buses transport students to and from school. Route 27 ran hourly Monday to Saturday. On July 5th 2017 Yellow Buses confirmed the introduction of two new open top services running during the summer period. On 16 November 2013 the A1 (Airport Shuttle) once again become a Yellow Buses route, after six years of being operated by Discover Dorset. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. HP10 9TY. Source: Are you sure you want to delete this comment? Wellglade Group fleet lists added 20/10/2019 If a vehicle is missing, search for it, and if it isn't found on the database, click the "Suggest" button to get it added. During both these periods, outbound Charminster Road Buses (31/32/35) avoided Old Christchurch Road on evenings and Sundays by using the Bourne Avenue side of The Square. Stagecoach North East fleet list added 09/08/2020 CBW This was changed slightly again when Transdev carried out their Big Network Change of July 2006, so that all buses towards Lansdowne before 6.00 pm operated via Old Christchurch Road. Poole to Tollerford Road. This is not intended as a comprehensive fleet list, but came about as a result of the many fine pictures sent to me by George Bett, who was photographing buses in Scotland from the 1950s onwards, and . On 2 July 2006, Transdev Yellow Buses redesigned its entire network. Source: Distribution commences on a weekly basis, through the weekly NSTA Membership Minute and comes directly to your in-box each Wednesday. Tickets which have been bought by passengers on Yellow Buses will also be valid on Morebus buses until Saturday, August 13. Route 2 - Bournemouth to Castlepoint via Station, Springbourne, Boscombe, Iford, Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Townsend Estate (it does not serve Townsend Estate in the evening) up to every 30 minutes. 10 reasonably new buses arrived, all being 55-plate Alexander Dennis Dart Plaxton Pointer, fleet numbers 504 to 513 inclusive. LibertyBus, Jersey fleet list added 14/04/2019 Services unaffected by this re-routing were 22 and 69, which used Hinton Road and Bath Road all day, every day. Read more:BCP Council to explore options as Yellow Buses routes end, Read more:All routes served by Yellow Buses to stop from tomorrow night, Morebus will take on Yellow Buses main routes from Saturday (Image: Morebus). Show recent updates sorted by fleet number or by date. This company was jointly controlled by Bournemouth Transport and the BPTA, and it had two aspects: it ran vehicles from the Heritage Collection on heritage services and tours on behalf of Bournemouth Transport; but it was also used by Bournemouth Transport as a low-cost unit for school contracts and the like using a fleet of Willowbrook Warriors plus a few elderly Fleetlines transferred from the main fleet, which were painted in a blue livery using the fleetname Christchurch Buses. Source: Prospect Coaches (West) fleet list added Morebus will take over Yellow Buses routes 1/1b, 1a, 2, 4, 5/5a, 6/6a and 737. Stagecoach Oxfordshire fleet list added 11/04/2018. Eight East Lancs Vyking bodied Volvo B7TLs arrived in 2000 (fleet numbers 411 to 418 inclusive). This active and evolving program takes place each year during the third full week in October. Since Transdev acquired the company, most of the fleet has been renewed and is now almost entirely low-floor. Bolton depot added to Diamond North West 11/08/2019 Yellow Buses traces its origins to July 1902, when Bournemouth Corporation began operating trams. Central Buses fleet now included with Diamond Buses. Front Liv Info From Latest Info Yellow Bus Services is a renowned brand in the bus operating industry. In 1933 the corporation began to operate trolleybuses, and by 1936 replaced all the trams with trolleybuses. Source: [20] In the February of the same year, Yellow Buses stopped using Poole Bus Station due to anti-social behaviour in the area. The Westbourne, Branksome & Poole section will not operate but our more bus m1/m2 routes serve these areas up to every seven minutes. Due to time constraints, not all new vehicles have been listed, although all those that have left the fleet have been removed. Towards the end of the year, Dennis Dart East Lancs EL2000s 460 to 463 were withdrawn and put up for sale with Ensign Bus; one has since joined The Big Lemon in Brighton. Body. Posted 20/08.22. has agreed to acquire the bus business and The Poole quay service will run every half hour daily, including public holidays, from Saturday July 22 until Wednesday August 30. Express merger With the passing of the Transport Act 1985 and subsequent deregulation and privatisation of bus services, Bournemouth Transport Ltd, using the trading name Yellow Buses Bournemouth, became an arms-length commercial company, wholly owned by Bournemouth Borough Council. Kelsian Group/Tower Transit have acquired Quite the same Wikipedia. Were delighted that not only are we able to bring the open top experience to two of our routes but also, as we promised, the C1 will operate at a higher frequency during the peak summer period.. Yeomans Way, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH8 0BQ 023 8064 4715 coachhire@xelabus.co.uk. Johnsons 'Excelbus' to be taken on by Diamond Transdev's new network also provided a number of lower-frequency, non-core routes. Yellow Buses traces its origins to July 1902, when Bournemouth Corporation began operating trams. Registered in England & Wales | 01676637 |. The Open Top Bus Site - www.opentopbus.net - List of current open top buses in Scotland This list was published on 13/09/2016 Page 1 of 8 BOWERMADDEN, WICK - Tony Hagon (Private) Bus privately owned. EYMS now part of the Go-Ahead Group PLC 16/06/2018. Yellow Buses (Bournemouth Transport) 853: HF13 FZN: Yellow Buses: Wright StreetLite DF/WF/Max/Vibe: 2013: 07.2013: SA9DSRXXX13141233: AH926: Yellow Buses / Bournemouth Transport: 854: HF13 FZO: Yellow Buses: Wright StreetLite DF/WF/Max/Vibe: 2013: 07.2013: SA9DSRXXX13141234: AH927: Yellow Buses / Bournemouth Transport: 855: HF13 FZP: Yellow Buses: Wright StreetLite DF/WF/Max/Vibe: 2013: 07.2013 By continuing to browse this web site and any content, you agree to be bound to our. Body Type: Plaxton B34F. Monday 8th August 2022. The running number is normally 3 to 4 digits, with the hundred digit being the route number, and the thousand digit being the weekday, where 0 is Monday - Friday, 1 is Saturday, and 2 is Sunday. A further three East Lancs Myllennium Vyking Volvo B7TLs arrived in 2005 (fleet numbers 113 to 115 inclusive), plus four VDL SB120/Wright Merits (fleet numbers 500 to 503), the latter in a revised livery (before the sale to Transdev) of yellow and white relieved with two blue upward sweeping bands to the rear. In addition, keep up with the latest industry trends through our podcasts, webinars, and monthly newsletter (NSTA-64). City Red, Solent, Wessex), First Midlands (First Leicester, The Potteries, Worcester City), First South West (Buses of Somerset, Kernow, 322. Dekkabus (Southampton Mini Link) fleet list added 30/09/21 Route 6 got its Canford Bottom loop withdrawn with the section still covered by route 6h. - Our school buses hold approximately 72 passengers. Read More, This feature is available to NSTA Members only, and through the Library you can access NSTA's Keyword Index of NSTA Toolkits, Written Comments, Discussion Papers, Position Letters, Member Bulletins, Testimony, and Media Releases. Screens were put in most of the low-floor fleet and the system was in operation from end of April 2008. The district has taken delivery of five new electric school buses, with plans to replace even more of its . The company was formerly owned and operated by Bournemouth Borough Council and was known as Yellow Buses Bournemouth, and prior to that "Bournemouth Transport Ltd". This route will then continue as a route 2, so for those needing Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Iford you can stay on the same bus. Another revision to the timetable took place on 3 May 2009, with various improvements on routes 1 and 3 and many timing changes. inaccuracy or intrusion, then please Summer 2011 saw the remaining Step Entrance Darts in the Your Bus fleet leave the fleet (N465 TPR is now with Gardbus & N466 TPR with Thompsons Tours) leaving only the Citybuses in the Your Bus fleet which will be covering the St Peter's School contracts from September 2011. This move, first suggested in 1966, brought an end to 62 years of Manx municipal bus operation. First Scotland East fleet list added 08/04/2020 Blazefield. This managed to confuse some of its drivers. App tickets Buy tickets. The section that used to serve past Castlepoint to Moordown, Kinson & Bearwood will not operate but customers can use the more bus route 14 between RB Hospital, Castlepoint and Kinson instead. "Then we heard there was a possible buyer so we all held out breath again. Arriva sells Cannock operations to D&G Bus Just better. Buses in both directions in the evenings and on Sundays, however, used Bath Road. Yellow Buses traces its origins to July 1902, when Bournemouth Corporation began operating trams. 12/02/22 Stewarts and Woods Coaches fleet added to Clarkes/The Kings Ferry fleet list It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times. Australian Bus Fleet Lists. Comments have been closed on this article. What we do. The running numbers allocated to double or triple digit route numbers follows different rules. Newsquest Media Group Ltd, Loudwater Mill, Station Road, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. If a vehicle is missing, search for it, and if it isn't found on the database, click the "Suggest" button to get it added. The sale process was a difficult one but, after over 100 years of municipal operation, Bournemouth Borough Council sold Yellow Buses in December 2005 to Transdev. bus depot Route 4 - Bournemouth to Castlepoint via Station, Winton, Moordown & Muscliffe up to every 30 minutes. Yellow/black: Wairarapa - Masterton: ex (2301 . Route One Updated 13 Jan 2023. The company fell into administration in July 2022 and ceased operations on 4 August 2022.[2][3]. Xelabus . fleet list added 26/06/22 08/2010. Sunday 24 May saw the start of a brand new hourly Route 21 service, taking over from the Wilts & Dorset Route X12 Bournemouth to Burton, Dorset service and part of the C1 (the other part along with the C2 being run by Shamrock Buses). In 1999 Yellow Buses took delivery of its first new double decks since 1992, being nine East Lancs Lolyne-bodied Dennis Tridents (fleet numbers 270 to 278 inclusive). The Green Bus fleet list added 10/09/2021 The journey will take 40 minutes with the last bus departing Bournemouth Square at 5.20pm (5.35pm from Poole Quay). Yellow Buses[1] was a bus operator based in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England. No matter your size or location, NSTA has something to offer you. In May 2008, new route 39 was started, with the help of Bournemouth Borough Council, when a timetable change saw Littledown/Harewood Estates with no service. Morebus are to take on main routes served by Yellow Buses - full list here, Morebus will take on Yellow Buses main routes from Saturday, news Yellow Buses bus operations will cease from Thursday night, BCP Council to explore options as Yellow Buses routes end, All routes served by Yellow Buses to stop from tomorrow night. Route One contact the editor here. The trolleybuses were replaced by diesel buses between 1963 and 1959.[3]. Bus 508, a Dennis Dart/Plaxton Pointer which was acquired in 2007. 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