Quality Contracts

[Carl Berry]

For some reason the council contracts in Monmouthshire always give the impression of having been rewarded purely with the idea of spending as little as possible. Especially when one of their neighbouring councils (Herefordshire) appears to have had new, low floor, vehicles on everything since before they became available! (I realise Hereford is in England, however it's rural nature is comparable).

Seen in Jan 2013 in Monmouth bus station is S741RNE. It's lack of a destination blind (or even a piece of paper!), rust and missing bits of trim ensures that local car dealers can save some of their advertising budget this year!

[PETER MORGAN]

Your right there Carl Monmouthshire are only interested in spending as little as possable, They have there own timetable and operators another. If they were a bus operator they would be right cowboys. Except for there own school network....

 

Pete Morgan

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From: Carl Berry <carljbe...@yahoo.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 10:44
Subject: Quality Contracts

For some reason the council contracts in Monmouthshire always give the impression of having been rewarded purely with the idea of spending as little as possible. Especially when one of their neighbouring councils (Herefordshire) appears to have had new, low floor, vehicles on everything since before they became available! (I realise Hereford is in England, however it's rural nature is comparable).

Seen in Jan 2013 in Monmouth bus station is S741RNE. It's lack of a destination blind (or even a piece of paper!), rust and missing bits of trim ensures that local car dealers can save some of their advertising budget this year!

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[Carl Berry]

Yes, I forgot about that. Helping to encourage local operators by competing against them for coach work!! --- On Tue, 8/1/13, PETER MORGAN <peter.m...@btopenworld.com> wrote:

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[richard field]

Yes, it does look as if Monmouthshire CC want to promote bus travel. Who does the bus belong to?? Assuming it had legals on it.

Richard Field.

[Barrie Gilbert]

The Vario is owned by H&H Motors of Ross-on-Wye.  The regular vehicle on the service is an early low-floor Pointer-bodied Dart registered R46 XWO.

It appears to be operating Service 34 (Monmouth-Ross), which is a Herefordshire Council contract, rather than Monmouthshire CC.

[PETER MORGAN]

Ive often wondered where did R46XWO come from who had it new . Looks like a Bebb . But we never had  that  i was there from N to 07..

Pete

 

Pete Morgan

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The Vario is owned by H&H Motors of Ross-on-Wye.  The regular vehicle on the service is an early low-floor Pointer-bodied Dart registered R46 XWO.

It appears to be operating Service 34 (Monmouth-Ross), which is a Herefordshire Council contract, rather than Monmouthshire CC.

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[Mike Street]

Peter

 

New to Clynnog & Trefor, Trefor (CN) as TRM 15S in 9/97; to Dawson Rentals (Q) 1/03 and to Horlick & Harris, Ross (HW) as R46 XWO in 2/03.

(TRM 15S previously on a Clynnog & Trefor Ford R1114/Plaxton, which became REY 303S in 9/97).

 

Mike Street.

 

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Ive often wondered where did R46XWO come from who had it new . Looks like a Bebb . But we never had  that  i was there from N to 07..

Pete

 

Pete Morgan

From: Barrie Gilbert <barry.37...@btinternet.com>
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The Vario is owned by H&H Motors of Ross-on-Wye.  The regular vehicle on the service is an early low-floor Pointer-bodied Dart registered R46 XWO.

It appears to be operating Service 34 (Monmouth-Ross), which is a Herefordshire Council contract, rather than Monmouthshire CC.


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[Barrie Gilbert]

I hadn’t realised that H&H had owned it for just short of 10 years.

 

It used to be a regular performer on Monmouthshire CC Service 60 (Monmouth-Raglan-Usk-Newport) when H&H held the contract in pre-Town & Country days.

 

This July 2012 shot shows it climbing the A40 between Whitchurch and Goodrich, heading for Ross-on-Wye.

 

©  Barrie Gilbert

[PETER MORGAN]

I remember spying it in Newport bus station 1 day when i was on Express. It was few yrs old then , and being Welsh reg and not Herefordshire plate wondered who had it 1st

Pete

 

Pete Morgan

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[PETER MORGAN]

Thanks Mike

But why a Cardiff reg not a Hereford/Glos plate ??? But does answer a lot of questions

Pete

 

Pete Morgan

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[Carl Berry]

Very unfair of me to criticize Monmouthshire and praise Herefordshire in this instance!! It has appeared for a while that Hereford gets new low floor stuff for it's contracts and Monmouthshire goes for any old tat (other than the Chepstow town services with Bebb). --- On Tue, 8/1/13, Barrie Gilbert <barry.37...@btinternet.com> wrote:

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[PETER MORGAN]

I set that up Carl when i was traffic officer with Bebb 2005 started it to start 2006 march. i went to Rotherham to pick up Solo's 1 was spelt wrong lol. as they were signed by Optare under instruction and not by us

 

Pete Morgan

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[Mike Street]

Peter

 

Don't know why it received a Cardiff mark, presumably it was an H&H decision to use Cardiff LTO for the rereg.

Clynnog & Trefor reused TRM 15S on MB 709D J221 HDS in 8/04.

 

Regards

Mike Street

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Sent: Tuesday, 8 January 2013, 19:34
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Thanks Mike

But why a Cardiff reg not a Hereford/Glos plate ??? But does answer a lot of questions

Pete

 

Pete Morgan