It’s now official; the
Traffic Commissioner has decided to take away the O Licences for the following
companies:
Townlink
Buses
Roadrunner
Buses
Olympus
Bus & Coach Ltd
I had previously written back in late October 2015 that
the Harlow bus operating companies had to face a Traffic Commissioner’s Public Inquiry. This took place on the 3rd November 2015.
LOTS
(London Omnibus Traction Society) have a report on their news page as it’s their only news item:
“Harlow
area independents Roadrunner, Townlink and Olympian all lost their O licences
with effect from 26 February following a Public Inquiry at the Traffic
Commissioners.”
I've also found out
from the Notices and proceedings for the
east of England of the Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain in their
latest report NP 2222 - 6 January 2016, that those companies
have to pay fines of up to £25,050!!!!
Here is the text from
the document:
Section 5.2 –
Decisions Taken at Public Inquiries
OLYMPUS BUS AND COACH
LIMITED T/A OLYMPIAN COACHES
PSV
S17 Licence revoked with effect from 2359 hours on 26 February 2016.
PSV
- Sch.3 - Transport manager Carmelo Antonio Marino found not to be of good
repute and disqualified as a transport manager with effect from 2359 hours on
26 February 2016 until 0001 on 26 February 2017 (a 12 month period)
Olympus
Bus & Coach Limited (PF1057008) is ordered to pay a financial penalty under
section 155(1A) of the Transport Act 2000 in the sum of £4,800.
TOWNLINK BUSES LTD
Director(s):
MARIO GIOIA
PSV
S17 Licence revoked with effect from 2359 hours on 26 February 2016.
Townlink
Buses Ltd (PF1117777) is ordered to pay a financial penalty under section
155(1A) of the Transport Act 2000 in the sum of £14,250
ROAD RUNNER BUSES LTD
PSV
S17 Licence revoked with effect from 2359 hours on 26 February 2016.
Sch
3 - Former transport manager Martin John Upton found not to be of good repute
and disqualified from 2359 hours on 01 February 2016 until 0001 hours on 01
August 2016 (a period of 6 months).
Road
Runner Buses Ltd (PF1099025) is ordered to pay a financial penalty under
section 155(1A) of the Transport Act 2000 in the sum of £6,000
Ensignbus,
a bus company from Purfleet will be taking over the route 21 service because
Townlink has ceased trading…
Here are their Tweets:
BREAKING: We are taking over rte 21 between Brentwood & Ongar from TOMORROW morning on emergency basis as TownLink buses have ceased trading
— Ensignbus (@EnsignbusCo) January 10, 2016
Temporary timetable & fare info for Route 21, Brentwood Stn - Ongar from TOMORROW... pic.twitter.com/i3wknBvIvV
— Ensignbus (@EnsignbusCo) January 10, 2016
I'll
finish off the article with the video of my own Journey on route 21 operated by
Townlink Buses. I have finally captured some history at least.
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Image attribution
"Townlink LX51 FHH on Route 20, Epping Station (15468487180)" by Au Morandarte from London, Middlesex, England - Townlink LX51 FHH on Route 20, Epping Station. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Townlink_LX51_FHH_on_Route_20,_Epping_Station_(15468487180).jpg#/media/File:Townlink_LX51_FHH_on_Route_20,_Epping_Station_(15468487180).jpg