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Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2007 8:49:40 GMT
hi all yesterday i went to bluewater and found out that arriva have a new express service in the area call fastrack they are Volvo's with wright bodies below is 2 photos i took   |
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Post by slr on Jun 20, 2007 13:58:05 GMT
Yep, there is fastrack A and fastrack B.
Fastrack B started a good while ago - linking Temple Hill (Dartford) with Gravesend. Fastrack A started about 2 weeks ago linking Dartford and Bluewater via Temple Hill.
Fastrack A is very TfL like - iBus style display and next stop announcements and its pay before you board. The pay first thing is really a big scam seeing as a short hop fare is 80p rather than £1, and the machines don't give change.
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Post by greeny253 on Jun 20, 2007 21:50:52 GMT
Also for those interested in collecting bus models, Modelzone have 500 limited editions of one of these (with certificate) for sale at £26.99. I saw this while I was in Romford yesterday and thought I'd share it with you guys seeing as it's kinda related.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 21, 2007 13:07:59 GMT
tuesday was the first time i was at bluewater for sometime i would like to see the fastrack bus lane at bluewater open to all buses if you look at the fastrack busways it says local buses then fastrack only!!!
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Post by slr on Jun 21, 2007 17:43:07 GMT
Yep.. they added the Fastrack only bit I think because of an incident with a 428 driver on loan from Essex thinking it meant all local buses.
Still, why shouldn't it mean all buses? I mean its Dartford, not exactly Oxford Street!
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Post by Madstuntman on Jun 21, 2007 21:26:13 GMT
Fastrack A... the worlds most pointless route (at the moment) It goes from dartford to bluewater... Hmmmm just like the Fastrack B, the 96, 428, 492, 477, 476, 423... the only diference is it serves a housing estate that hasn't been built yet... it even misses out on buisness by not serving the B bus stops in Dartford and Joyce Green Lane therefor its always empty!! I'm sure it will be worth it in a couple of years when people live and work in the new estate but untill then what a waste of time.
The only time I've seen people on it is leaving bluewater and that because people see Dartford Home Gardens on the destination display and jump on it thinking "that was lucky not having to wait" then they discover it takes about 45 mins to get to dartford.
Also if anyone is interested this pointless service has a frequency of 6 mins between 6 and 10 am then 10 mins back up to 6 mins between 3 and 7pm then on to a 15 minute service at night
WASTE OF TAXPAYERS MONEY!!! Not to mention the envormental argument of 10 empty buses running around all day
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Post by Madstuntman on Jun 21, 2007 21:29:25 GMT
Yep, there is fastrack A and fastrack B. Fastrack B started a good while ago - linking Temple Hill (Dartford) with Gravesend. Fastrack A started about 2 weeks ago linking Dartford and Bluewater via Temple Hill. Fastrack A is very TfL like - iBus style display and next stop announcements and its pay before you board. The pay first thing is really a big scam seeing as a short hop fare is 80p rather than £1, and the machines don't give change. The route B has had the iBus style next stop display but i can safley say (being a regular user) it dosent work very well, Its not unusual to be informed the next stop is bluewater when your halfway round temple hill and things like being told the nextstop is gravesend asda as you come out of bluewater |
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