PC Coaches PC71 PCC on New Service 55
The other service change on the 1st of April was the Saturday version of the InterConnect 5 changing from the Black Cat Travel B5 to the PC Coaches 55, between Coningsby and Lincoln. The Coningsby to Boston section, which was already PCC's, seems to have disappeared altogether so I don't know how you're supposed to travel between Boston and Coningsby/Lincoln on a Saturday now.
The change in number (again) brings it in line with some of the Stagecoach-operated InterConnect services, although the route itself mimics what Brylaine call the B5X on their Mon-Fri timetable. Within a year, the InterConnect 5 on Saturdays has been through four operators (Brylaine, then Stagecoach, then Black Cat and PC Coaches) and three route numbers (IC5, then B5, now 55) as well as its split/truncation at Coningsby. All as clear as mud, basically - woe betide anybody that unwittingly comes across any timetables or information that's even slightly out of date!
It was fun spotting whichever Dart Black Cat had churned out each week, although they mainly stuck to using the same couple. BCT never did run their Eclipse on it, sadly, although of the vehicles they did use on the B5 I must've photted all of them, or at least come very close. PC Coaches appear to be favouring PC71 PCC for their allocation, so nice to see it doing something other than 4s and 551s for once.
Without a programmed blind yet, the PC Coaches Scania Fencer is seen here on the first day of the 55 with the very classy A4 paper route number, departing Lincoln bus station right on time with the 15:30 departure on 1.4.23
PC Coaches PC71 PCC on New Service 55
The other service change on the 1st of April was the Saturday version of the InterConnect 5 changing from the Black Cat Travel B5 to the PC Coaches 55, between Coningsby and Lincoln. The Coningsby to Boston section, which was already PCC's, seems to have disappeared altogether so I don't know how you're supposed to travel between Boston and Coningsby/Lincoln on a Saturday now.
The change in number (again) brings it in line with some of the Stagecoach-operated InterConnect services, although the route itself mimics what Brylaine call the B5X on their Mon-Fri timetable. Within a year, the InterConnect 5 on Saturdays has been through four operators (Brylaine, then Stagecoach, then Black Cat and PC Coaches) and three route numbers (IC5, then B5, now 55) as well as its split/truncation at Coningsby. All as clear as mud, basically - woe betide anybody that unwittingly comes across any timetables or information that's even slightly out of date!
It was fun spotting whichever Dart Black Cat had churned out each week, although they mainly stuck to using the same couple. BCT never did run their Eclipse on it, sadly, although of the vehicles they did use on the B5 I must've photted all of them, or at least come very close. PC Coaches appear to be favouring PC71 PCC for their allocation, so nice to see it doing something other than 4s and 551s for once.
Without a programmed blind yet, the PC Coaches Scania Fencer is seen here on the first day of the 55 with the very classy A4 paper route number, departing Lincoln bus station right on time with the 15:30 departure on 1.4.23