Transit 20 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 there is issues at CK transit. http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/08/28/rumours-of-dispute-between-drivers-and-company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted August 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 there is issues at CK transit. http://www.chathamda...ers-and-company This is what happens when a rumor spreads from a coffee shop in a small town. sad dont always believe what you see or read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 found this tonight aboutown is in real deep trouble. http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/09/03/aboutown-faces-lawsuit-tax-bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 aboutown to be sold off more bad news for chatham. http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2013/09/13/court-expected-to-appoint-receiver-who-will-decide-what-is-to-be-sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted September 15, 2013 Report Share Posted September 15, 2013 Would this affect the Donnelly Transit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidW Posted October 8, 2013 Report Share Posted October 8, 2013 There is an article in the Monday 07 October 2013 Chatham Daily News that the operating contract with Chatham Radio Cabs for CK Interurban Transit has been extended another six months. Interurban transit contract extended By Trevor Terfloth, Chatham Daily News Monday, October 7, 2013 10:44:32 EDT PM Does anyone have pictures of the "Interurban Transit" buses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted October 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2013 Would this affect the Donnelly Transit? No it dose not. Donnelly Transit is a completely different company from Aboutown with a different owner. There is an article in the Monday 07 October 2013 Chatham Daily News that the operating contract with Chatham Radio Cabs for CK Interurban Transit has been extended another six months. Interurban transit contract extended By Trevor Terfloth, Chatham Daily News Monday, October 7, 2013 10:44:32 EDT PM Does anyone have pictures of the "Interurban Transit" buses? Yes the Interurban transit has been extended for six months. The city and para contract is up for tender but it is only for six months as well starting jan 1st. There are stipulations that the city can pull any contract at anytime in that six months when and if they agree on a new system. this has been going on for over a year and still nothing has been resolved. City is broke and dosn't know what to do about the bus system. Thats why Aboutown got the year extention last year, so the city could figure out what they want. There is a picture of the interurban buses that they run on page 2. They have a couple of old cutaways one being an ex niagra air bus. They also purchased a few ex Casino windsor shuttle buses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 As of Dec 1st,2013 Voyageur Transportation will be the new provider for CKtransit. Will be going to council for aproval on Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cimon8000 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 As of Dec 1st,2013 Voyageur Transportation will be the new provider for CKtransit. Will be going to council for aproval on Monday Will they be using the same equipment that Aboutown was using before? Please get something new for the fleet but not cutaway plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiExpress Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 http://www.chatham-kent.ca/Council/CouncilMeetings/2013/Documents/November/Nov-25-13a.pdf The contract with Voyageur is for a 6 month period until July 2014. It looks like some 'enhanced' service will be run, adding a extra hour of service on weekdays and going to a 30 minute frequency on weekends. Another tender is going out for operations beyond July 2014, it will be a 7 year contract. Of note Voyageur's bid was 15% lower than the price Aboutown (Donnelly) is providing under the current contract and 22% lower than their bid on this tender. Voyageur was also the successful bidder to operate the Paratransit service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted November 21, 2013 Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Will they be using the same equipment that Aboutown was using before? Please get something new for the fleet but not cutaway plz Should they get hybrid artic Xcelsiors ?? Seriously, Voyaguer has been on and off with the London para transit contract over the years. All they have ever operated are cutaways (and Sprinters) so I would expect more of the same for Chatham. It is a perfectly viable choice for transit in Chatham given current ridership levels. Transit systems are run to be effective for the taxpayer, not at the whim of bus fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 its a done deal for voyaguer aboutown is done sunday. http://blackburnnews.com/chatham/chatham-news/2013/11/25/new-short-term-transit-provider/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted November 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 they are bringing in newer equiptment. same type of buses(cutaways). Same service for now since it is only a 7 month contract. The new contract will have all the new routes, times etc. Coming from chatham and having direct ties to this some of you guys are funny with the comments And in the new contract is asks for low floor cutaways. 1-2 wheel chair tie downs. Audio and Video announcing system, electronic fair boxes and gps tracking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 Question is. will they have a livery? or just the usual livery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted November 26, 2013 Report Share Posted November 26, 2013 i have a question.will the garage be on Grand ave or will it move ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted November 27, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2013 Same livery and voyaguer have a yard to park all the buses outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stage driver Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Aboutown property on Grand Avenue in Chatham has been placed on the market by the receivers. Asking price is around the million dollar mark. I have seen the actual list price but there is no need to get into the real specifics. Hope everyone gets straightened out for wages that may have been owed if not already, if indeed wages were owing; and that, as far as this forum goes, Chatham-Kent gets a good operating transit service that feels the needs of the citizens of the municipality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Aboutown property on Grand Avenue in Chatham has been placed on the market by the receivers. Asking price is around the million dollar mark. I have seen the actual list price but there is no need to get into the real specifics. Hope everyone gets straightened out for wages that may have been owed if not already, if indeed wages were owing; and that, as far as this forum goes, Chatham-Kent gets a good operating transit service that feels the needs of the citizens of the municipality. Everything is clear and done with Aboutown. All pay was up to date and paid on time as the company promised. Service is as usual nothing changed other then the buses all drivers went to the new company. Service is still.the same buses are still late but that is something the city has known and hopefully fixed with the new contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 chatham kent transit will be changeing hands Blenheim Bus Lines has won a 7 year contract. http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2014/02/10/council-approves-new-transit-deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 more info includeing nextbus is coming to chatham and arboc buses.Blenheim Bus Lines is owned by a denure http://www.chatham-k.../Feb-10-11c.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seashore_518203 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 more info includeing nextbus is coming to chatham and arboc buses.Blenheim Bus Lines is owned by a denure It is very interesting that the Denure family will once again be involved in the operation of CK Transit. Of course, prior to contracting to Aboutown in 2003, Chatham Coach Lines, owned by Reg Denure provided the transit service in the Chatham area for a long time going back to 1948. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 yep this is reg brother ken taking over ck transit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted February 12, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2014 Reg has nothing to do with it. He's retired. This is going to be a dispatching nightmare. I personally had a problem when it was just split between aboutown running the conventional and para, and radio cab running the urban. People get upset really quickly when they have several different numbers to call for different services. Chatham isn't like london or windsor. Everything has always been under one roof. Like the buses they chose except that they want to push for.more ridership and the first complaint will be the buses are too small. Other issue is.they only run to 7:15pm. The city want to.promote the new theater and shopping centers they want to build but it's on the edge of.town and if you go see a movie you need a cab to get home. Yet the para buses run to 11pm fridays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHATMATT Posted February 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 Leuschen transportation had backed out of their part of the contract( urban transit/wallaceburg para transit. They wanted all or nothing. Not sure who will get it voyageur was next in line for.the urban transit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transit 20 Posted June 29, 2014 Report Share Posted June 29, 2014 transit service changes owners on monday in chatham http://www.chathamdailynews.ca/2014/06/26/end-of-the-road-for-bus-drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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