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Post by vjaska on Oct 1, 2017 21:38:03 GMT
Does the 39 have a restriction that prevents it from being double decked? It's not bad at the Putney end but get to Wandsworth it's packed and vice Versa. I asked this a while ago and somebody said there wasn't a problem, indeed the double decker 639 does most of the route. It could certainly do with double deckers. Apparently, it’s the section in Southfields that the 639 doesn’t do which is the problem.
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Post by snoggle on Oct 14, 2017 22:11:16 GMT
This is a very long shot but I thought I'd ask the question here in case anyone knows anything that can help. It is one of only two photos that I have that are not geotagged and it is a source of irritation that I can't track down the location! I'm normally very good at doing that. I have a photo (below) of a Bristol RE / ECW single decker that was converted to be a Playbus. It operated in and around Barnet Borough in the 80s/90s. I didn't keep a decent record of precisely where I took the photo but judging from the sequence it was either side of photos taken in and around North Finchley / Finchley Central. I was wondering if anyone knows where the location is / was? I don't think it is the old Finchley Bus Garage but it can't be too far away as I snapped 13s at the old bus station just afterwards. Any help gratefully received. YHU 518J Bristol RELL Playbus by plcd1, on Flickr
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Post by redexpress on Oct 14, 2017 22:35:59 GMT
This is a very long shot but I thought I'd ask the question here in case anyone knows anything that can help. It is one of only two photos that I have that are not geotagged and it is a source of irritation that I can't track down the location! I'm normally very good at doing that. I have a photo (below) of a Bristol RE / ECW single decker that was converted to be a Playbus. It operated in and around Barnet Borough in the 80s/90s. I didn't keep a decent record of precisely where I took the photo but judging from the sequence it was either side of photos taken in and around North Finchley / Finchley Central. I was wondering if anyone knows where the location is / was? I don't think it is the old Finchley Bus Garage but it can't be too far away as I snapped 13s at the old bus station just afterwards. Any help gratefully received. YHU 518J Bristol RELL Playbus by plcd1, on Flickr Have a look at this - if the link works it looks like the building on the left of your picture. This is off Frith Lane, Mill Hill East, immediately north of the railway line. The area where the bus is parked has changed completely, but the tree line and the building are still there.
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Post by snoggle on Oct 14, 2017 23:03:27 GMT
Have a look at this - if the link works it looks like the building on the left of your picture. This is off Frith Lane, Mill Hill East, immediately north of the railway line. The area where the bus is parked has changed completely, but the tree line and the building are still there. You absolute star. Thank you so much. It fits in the context of it being on Council property given the council depot is just behind. Now I have zero idea as to how I ever found the bus - I can only assume I saw it from the Northern Line and walked round to snap it. I've got zero recollection of ever being there but hey. That leaves one photo to be geotagged but given it was taken from the Fort William sleeper in the wilds of the Scottish hills I stand zero chance of ever being able to track it down and I have tried recently to do so but amazingly Google haven't seen fit to drive down every rural lane in Scotland with their camera car.
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Post by redexpress on Oct 14, 2017 23:16:55 GMT
Have a look at this - if the link works it looks like the building on the left of your picture. This is off Frith Lane, Mill Hill East, immediately north of the railway line. The area where the bus is parked has changed completely, but the tree line and the building are still there. You absolute star. Thank you so much. It fits in the context of it being on Council property given the council depot is just behind. Now I have zero idea as to how I ever found the bus - I can only assume I saw it from the Northern Line and walked round to snap it. I've got zero recollection of ever being there but hey. That leaves one photo to be geotagged but given it was taken from the Fort William sleeper in the wilds of the Scottish hills I stand zero chance of ever being able to track it down and I have tried recently to do so but amazingly Google haven't seen fit to drive down every rural lane in Scotland with their camera car. No probs. I was determined to find it as the building looked so familiar - I guess I've been past it on the 221 so many times that it's lodged somewhere in my subconscious. We're lucky that the building is still there, given the pace of redevelopment round these parts. So many light industrial buildings of that era are being torn down virtually every week. Can't help you with the other pic though!
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Post by snoggle on Nov 8, 2017 1:53:38 GMT
A quick question for forum members who've ridden every bus route or those who've done the Mobility Buses. This concerns the 965 which will no doubt be axed fairly soon. What is Riverhill actually like? Do the locals "allow" strangers into their little private enclave? Also what's the walking time from Riverhill, given you can't get a bus back out once you've arrived, to the nearest TfL bus stop? For us non Olypmic speed walkers I'm assuming it's something like 20-25 mins. Just considering how best to tackle the route and survive the experience.
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Post by snowman on Nov 8, 2017 6:43:48 GMT
A quick question for forum members who've ridden every bus route or those who've done the Mobility Buses. This concerns the 965 which will no doubt be axed fairly soon. What is Riverhill actually like? Do the locals "allow" strangers into their little private enclave? Also what's the walking time from Riverhill, given you can't get a bus back out once you've arrived, to the nearest TfL bus stop? For us non Olypmic speed walkers I'm assuming it's something like 20-25 mins. Just considering how best to tackle the route and survive the experience. Riverhill is along a quite long road with passing places, it opens into a big car park with the mobile home park behind, its possible to drive through the park to the homes, there's a couple of routes which are U shaped back to the car park. The numbering of the homes is chaotic, must of been done in order the homes were delivered as it appears random rather than in order. You have a choice when leaving by road, turn right and walk along Worcester Park Road to join main Kingston Road and get 406 or 418 (about 20-25 mins walk). or turn left towards Malden Manor where you can meet K3, which is bit further (about 30 mins walk). There is a Toby pub opposite the end of the riverhill Road if you need sustenance. Not sure if there is a footpath from Riverhill heading in opposite direction to approach Road, past sports pitches, if so could walk to Knolmead area for K1 which would be much closer (10-15 minutes walk)
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Post by RandomBusesGirl on Nov 8, 2017 10:43:33 GMT
A quick question for forum members who've ridden every bus route or those who've done the Mobility Buses. This concerns the 965 which will no doubt be axed fairly soon. What is Riverhill actually like? Do the locals "allow" strangers into their little private enclave? Also what's the walking time from Riverhill, given you can't get a bus back out once you've arrived, to the nearest TfL bus stop? For us non Olypmic speed walkers I'm assuming it's something like 20-25 mins. Just considering how best to tackle the route and survive the experience. I got off at Tolworth Station stop then walked to Riverhill. It's a very cute place, along a river and surrounded by trees, very green at the time I did it. There is a narrow bridge that you need to cross at one point, would be amazing to snap a bus crossing it which the 965 does. The bus starts at the car park - it had a piece of decor (was it a tire, I can't remember) it was possible to sit down and wait at. On the side there is a field and I believe there is Go-Kart hire?? It was down when I was there anyway, too early in the day. I got there with a lot of time to spare, so I roamed at the fields and the local dog walker whose dog took notice in me was friendly. I did it during a bank holiday so I don't think whole crew of elders were there - I said hello, they seemed fine although perhaps tad surprised. The driver helped the ladies fix one of their wheelie bags onto the bus's railings. It's nowhere the 969 level where they are very suspicious of outsiders (bar the East Sheen - Richmond section where the driver actually invited people on board!). When I entered I was immediately told "This is not K3!", and I politely responded that I know. Didn't help I was carrying a giant plush giraffe - an impulse purchase at Roehampton ASDA They are quite wary of safety as well. The driver was baffled why I want to go to the last stop so badly, but when I explained I am on a quest to ride every London bus route, it got less awkward and he even gave me a deadrun to a H22/110 stop once finished
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Post by planesandtrains on Nov 8, 2017 11:06:49 GMT
A quick question for forum members who've ridden every bus route or those who've done the Mobility Buses. This concerns the 965 which will no doubt be axed fairly soon. What is Riverhill actually like? Do the locals "allow" strangers into their little private enclave? Also what's the walking time from Riverhill, given you can't get a bus back out once you've arrived, to the nearest TfL bus stop? For us non Olypmic speed walkers I'm assuming it's something like 20-25 mins. Just considering how best to tackle the route and survive the experience. I got off at Tolworth Station stop then walked to Riverhill. It's a very cute place, along a river and surrounded by trees, very green at the time I did it. There is a narrow bridge that you need to cross at one point, would be amazing to snap a bus crossing it which the 965 does. The bus starts at the car park - it had a piece of decor (was it a tire, I can't remember) it was possible to sit down and wait at. On the side there is a field and I believe there is Go-Kart hire?? It was down when I was there anyway, too early in the day. I got there with a lot of time to spare, so I roamed at the fields and the local dog walker whose dog took notice in me was friendly. I did it during a bank holiday so I don't think whole crew of elders were there - I said hello, they seemed fine although perhaps tad surprised. The driver helped the ladies fix one of their wheelie bags onto the bus's railings. It's nowhere the 969 level where they are very suspicious of outsiders (bar the East Sheen - Richmond section where the driver actually invited people on board!). When I entered I was immediately told "This is not K3!", and I politely responded that I know. Didn't help I was carrying a giant plush giraffe - an impulse purchase at Roehampton ASDA They are quite wary of safety as well. The driver was baffled why I want to go to the last stop so badly, but when I explained I am on a quest to ride every London bus route, it got less awkward and he even gave me a deadrun to a H22/110 stop once finished Funnily enough, I actually use the 969 to get to places I need to go if the time is right. But I too don't understand why the bus doesn't return to Selkirk road, even though the route is contracted to go there, it always stops there on the way out. I do sometimes wonder why it has to go all the way to Roehampton though, surely the Ivybridge Tesco is a closer place to go, and then maybe on to Richmond after that. These kinds of mobility routes would definitely benefit from an on-demand 'taxi bus' (AKA call number and bus turns up within 30 mins) as is commonplace in other parts of Europe.
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Post by towertransit70 on Nov 17, 2017 18:00:00 GMT
I have got a question to all bus drivers around!!! If example u want to earn a high salary, without no overtime,by doing 12H shift work every day, can u choose these duties or will the staff choose it for u?
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Post by Alexis on Nov 18, 2017 14:54:20 GMT
When routes have to run short of their usual destination (such as on a lot of weekends when there are road closures in central London), do they run with their usual PVR for the day but a higher frequency, or at their usual frequency but with a lower PVR?
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 18, 2017 15:18:16 GMT
When routes have to run short of their usual destination (such as on a lot of weekends when there are road closures in central London), do they run with their usual PVR for the day but a higher frequency, or at their usual frequency but with a lower PVR? Usual PVR, 55 for example stopping at Holborn, we’d have an official down there putting buses out on a headway as early as possible back to the garage as at the garage there is pretty much unlimited stand space, makes for a nice day when you only have a 2 rounder job
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Post by COBO on Nov 18, 2017 22:23:34 GMT
Can a bus run without it’s wing mirror? A 95 has arrived at Shepherds Bush without it’s wing mirror and it’s picking up passengers but its not moving.
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Post by YY13VKP on Nov 19, 2017 0:03:42 GMT
Can a bus run without it’s wing mirror? A 95 has arrived at Shepherds Bush without it’s wing mirror and it’s picking up passengers but its not moving. Not necessarily. It really depends on when the driver notices they've lost it. If its close to the terminus, then the bus can continue but an engineer will need to meet it. They can change wing mirrors pretty quickly and at the stand, which saves the bus from being taken back to the depot or being subbed. If its mid-route, then no. The bus will need to be terminated and an engineer would need to attend.
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 19, 2017 2:17:59 GMT
Can a bus run without it’s wing mirror? A 95 has arrived at Shepherds Bush without it’s wing mirror and it’s picking up passengers but its not moving. No.
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