Accrington Pilkingtons Buses

thomas_045

thomas_045

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I think they should bring Pilkington Buses
back onto the roads!

Okay, so they didnt have supreme buses,
but their drivers were friendly, and down
to earth. And their service was reliable.

Whereas, these big companies (Lancashire
United) have the better buses, but have
the most stuck up, rude drivers ive ever
experienced.

Bring Back Pilkies! Anyone else agree?
 
I dont agree sorry, better off with a stuck up driver driving a safe vehicle than a nice polite one riding around in a death trap in my opinion, plus a few of the drivers on the LU vehicles did come from Pilkies, did they change attitudes as well as jobs?
 
So after all those drivers lost their jobs, their was suddenly plenty of jobs free at Lancashire United. How suprising. And you know for a fact that drivers changed their jobs to another bus company do you? Must of done quite a bit of research on those bus drivers eh. How very interesting.

And I would never call Pilkies buses a death trap.
 
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thomas_045 said:
So after all those drivers lost their jobs, their was suddenly plenty of jobs free at Lancashire United. How suprising.
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There would be jobs available because they added vehicles to their fleet to put them on the Hyndburn routes
thomas_045 said:
And you know for a fact that drivers changed their jobs to another bus company do you? Must of done quite a bit of research on those bus drivers eh. How very interesting and time consuming.
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I know of 3, not because I use the buses cause I don't< I know these guys because they have been driving buses round Accrington for years, before Pilky's put their buses (cough) on Accy routes

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And I would never call Pilkies buses a death trap. How many people have died whilst being on a Pilkington bus? Erm... Yes, thats none.
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But with all the faults that have been found on the ministry checks, some serious others only minor, just think what could have happened, thats the way the DOT think of it and thats why they took them off the road, and I for one agree with their decision
 
If you spent £17 every 4 days using Lancashire United (at the age of 16 bare in mind). And could half that, well... say £7 if Pilkingtons were still in operation, I think you would do anything in your power to get them back on the roads.

Well I would. Pilkingtons offered the best service if you ask me. Buses on time. And cheap fares. Something which LU will never experience.

But I respect your opinion.
 
Pilkingtons Buses lost their licence to operate because their fleet was deemed unsafe by D.O.T. inspectors. The D.O.T. take safety of passengers very seriously and the buses just didn't pass inspection criteria.

And before you ask........NO......I am not related to any member of the management of Pilkington's Buses.
 
I agree, just glad I dont have to use the buses at them prices, but being an ex driver myself and seeing some of the things I have seen on the roads safety has to be the most important thing, maybe if they had charged a little more they would have been able to spend a bit more on the maintenance and probably still be in business today
 
I suppose safety is first yes. But prices these days are rediculous.

Are you the administrator of this site?
 
thomas_045 said:
I suppose safety is first yes. But prices these days are rediculous.

Are you the administrator of this site?
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No
Roy Len Mick Wingy might be more but I cant remember
 
end of the day its a simple thing like anythign

if ur vehicles dont match up to the criteria repeatedly u get struck off the road.

its the same for pilky's and its same for a major car maker who maybe has realised that a certain part is suspect or if the safety groups say a certain car is unsafe.

the fact that there havent been any deaths on any of the buses shows how high the standards are to the fact that these buses didnt injure anyone yet were still deemed unsafe. i'm sure no one was victimising them.

standards are there for a reason if u dont reach them then what else do u expect?
 
thomas_045 said:
If you spent £17 every 4 days using Lancashire United (at the age of 16 bare in mind). And could half that, well... say £7 if Pilkingtons were still in operation, I think you would do anything in your power to get them back on the roads.

Well I would. Pilkingtons offered the best service if you ask me. Buses on time. And cheap fares. Something which LU will never experience.

But I respect your opinion.
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If as your profile says, you live in Oswaldtwistle and work at Ossy Mills, why are your bus fares so expensive? Unless you are a student, and only work there part time? In which case I think because you are only sixteen, you may qualify for a reduced fare if you are in full time education.
 
Shouldn't you be walking to work anyway, Thomas? Surely if you live in Ossy you shouldn't need to catch a bus to Ossy Mills, it's not that big a place.
 
Sorry I'm not really involved in the topic but the man made a point, shouldnt poeple question the actual point if they disagreee with it, not his reasons for stating his point?
 
shakermaker said:
Sorry I'm not really involved in the topic but the man made a point, shouldnt poeple question the actual point if they disagreee with it, not his reasons for stating his point?
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Yes, you're quite right and have made a very good point. As I had no opinion on the point in the first place I decided to join in by questioning the point in the first place! Sorry, what was my point?
 
I believe that Pilkington's had more than one warning but hadn't improved the standard of their buses.

Yes the drivers who drove the Fern Gore buses were great, very helpful, polite considerate etc. The Lancashire United drivers who now do the Fern Gore route are just as polite friendly and helpful because they are mostly the same drivers.

We have an ex-Pilky bus driver as a member here and he would be able to tell you more about the company from the insides.

If Pilkington's ever did get a licence again they would have to take on a whole new fleet of drivers because the others now all have jobs elsewhere.

Some of the reasons Pilky's were taken off the road may well have been trivial but safty is important and the ministry don't revoke licences for fun, they do it for the benefit of the passengers. If a bus had been inspected, was dangerous but was still permitted on the road and someone died as a result we would have more cause for complaint. I'd personally rather pay a few extra pence in bus fare than risk an injury or death. They weren't earth-shatteringly cheaper anyway.

My husband is a coach/bus driver and so I see things from the other side too.
 
We used to hire Pilky buses on a regular basis. But due to the number of times they broke down, with up to 40 kids on board, the final straw being one had smoke pouring from the bonnet, we found another company.
Better they are off the road than a serious accident taking place.
 
Many years ago i worked for a bus company (not Pilkies) and i worked in the fitting shop. Part of my job was keeping maintenance records and other records of the buses up to date and we had to keep them up to date because the department of transport could walk in at any time and ask to see them.

Pilkies buses were cheap but when i caught them sometimes i was a bit wary because of working for that bus company i had an idea of things what could go wrong and i got the feeling sometimes Pilkies werent right.
 
thomas_045 said:
Whereas, these big companies (Lancashire
United) have the better buses, but have
the most stuck up, rude drivers ive ever
experienced.
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How dare you make such a generalisation????? My dad is a driver for LU and was a driver for the old Accy Corporation. He is always polite, friendly and has a laugh with the people who use the buses. He has won countless safe driving awards and awards for being the nicest driver. If my dad has ever been rude to anyone it is because they were rude first.....Just like you have been with this statement..:D
 
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