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Post by routew15 on Nov 8, 2016 21:10:33 GMT
I'm a little confused about stop 5 because stop 5 isn't new as it's already there as the alighting & boarding point. Stop 5 seems like a mere change of stop flags, from the stump (as present) to a full flag with stop name and route number
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Post by jay38a on Nov 8, 2016 22:45:46 GMT
I'm a little confused about stop 5 because stop 5 isn't new as it's already there as the alighting & boarding point. Stop 5 seems like a mere change of stop flags, from the stump (as present) to a full flag with stop name and route number On East Hill yes it's just a stump however the bus stand markings are on the floor already and have been since I started to drive the R2. So the only thing added there is the actual flag.
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Post by lonmark on Jan 29, 2017 11:45:35 GMT
near 3 months to go!!!
Please can anyone who work for Orpington or Bromley know about any change to bus routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, R11
what type of buses will be using on routes?
I look up at Londonbusroutes.net and nothing say about R7 extend to Chislehurst yet?
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Post by snoggle on Jan 29, 2017 13:09:47 GMT
near 3 months to go!!! Please can anyone who work for Orpington or Bromley know about any change to bus routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, R11 what type of buses will be using on routes? I look up at Londonbusroutes.net and nothing say about R7 extend to Chislehurst yet? It sometimes takes Mr Munster a while to update every possible service change on londonbusroutes.net. As you say we are 3 months away - it's possible the revised schedules haven't even been compiled yet or approved by TfL. Mr M can't publish a timetable until he is given a copy of the final schedule "behind the scenes" or it appears in TfL's systems via the API. As for vehicle types - not a clue.
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Post by Paul on Jan 29, 2017 18:39:44 GMT
near 3 months to go!!! Please can anyone who work for Orpington or Bromley know about any change to bus routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, R11 what type of buses will be using on routes? I look up at Londonbusroutes.net and nothing say about R7 extend to Chislehurst yet? We've heard nothing concrete concerning the R7. I suspect that at the Chislehurst end we'll end up sharing the Gordon Arms stand with the 61. It was rumoured that we would have a stand outside Sainsbury's but that means losing a loading bay or a couple of disabled parking spaces, neither of which I imagine would go down well As for bus type I would be astonished if it's not E200MMCs
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Post by vjaska on Jan 29, 2017 19:40:51 GMT
near 3 months to go!!! Please can anyone who work for Orpington or Bromley know about any change to bus routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, R11 what type of buses will be using on routes? I look up at Londonbusroutes.net and nothing say about R7 extend to Chislehurst yet? The R3's buses will be from the R4 so that's Euro V Enviro 200's with the R4 getting different single deckers - it's on londonbusroutes.net. Londonbusroutes.net also mentions existing single deckers on the R1 which are the currently allocated Euro V Enviro 200's. @jay38 also mentioned that the 462's Streetlites will be moving to MB for, I think, the R11. I suspect the R11's existing Euro V Enviro 200's will then be allocated to the R4 leaving the R2, R6 & R8 though at least the R8 is confirmed as new buses at the moment.
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Post by jay38a on Jan 29, 2017 23:54:16 GMT
near 3 months to go!!! Please can anyone who work for Orpington or Bromley know about any change to bus routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, R11 what type of buses will be using on routes? I look up at Londonbusroutes.net and nothing say about R7 extend to Chislehurst yet? The R3's buses will be from the R4 so that's Euro V Enviro 200's with the R4 getting different single deckers - it's on londonbusroutes.net. Londonbusroutes.net also mentions existing single deckers on the R1 which are the currently allocated Euro V Enviro 200's. @jay38 also mentioned that the 462's Streetlites will be moving to MB for, I think, the R11. I suspect the R11's existing Euro V Enviro 200's will then be allocated to the R4 leaving the R2, R6 & R8 though at least the R8 is confirmed as new buses at the moment. Nearly... The R3 is using the R11s buses and R1 is keeping them using 13 buses from 163 to 178 batch. Officially the R4 is allocated one E200 and there is 3 spare so the R6 could gets two from that batch leaving one spare. That leaves the R2 which i am told is getting EDs, R4 is mini e200s but I have no idea where from and R8 is still not confirmed what new buses have been ordered.
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 30, 2017 6:54:08 GMT
near 3 months to go!!! Please can anyone who work for Orpington or Bromley know about any change to bus routes R1, R2, R3, R4, R7, R8, R11 what type of buses will be using on routes? I look up at Londonbusroutes.net and nothing say about R7 extend to Chislehurst yet? We've heard nothing concrete concerning the R7. I suspect that at the Chislehurst end we'll end up sharing the Gordon Arms stand with the 61. It was rumoured that we would have a stand outside Sainsbury's but that means losing a loading bay or a couple of disabled parking spaces, neither of which I imagine would go down well As for bus type I would be astonished if it's not E200MMCs I would have thought they would have been ordered by now with the other 48 for 273, 380, 167, 362, 462, 549. There is also the option of using some of the existing Enviro 200s 36301-36308 which will be displaced from the 273 which meet emissions standards so can be retained for further use rather than withdrawing them. The R7 has about 2 years left of it's contract as well another thing to add, expiring in December 2018.
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Post by southlondonbus on Feb 2, 2017 9:35:52 GMT
Then Go ahead retentions that were vehicles TBC could use 9.6 E20Ds from the 100 which is potentially being shortened (replaced by the 388) and may convert to all Electric with some of the remaining Green Bus Fund.
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Post by Melvin Williams on Feb 8, 2017 4:20:50 GMT
Am I the only one who thinks R2 is useless now? Because of the new hopper fare 320/353 alighting at Keston Mark possibly bumping the 353 up to 12min would satisfy most. And if you must, extend R8 to BHV and make it PVR of 3. TFL also teased that there would be a new route from Orpington to Croydon but that got stood up AGAIN
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Post by Melvin Williams on Feb 8, 2017 4:31:34 GMT
The R3's buses will be from the R4 so that's Euro V Enviro 200's with the R4 getting different single deckers - it's on londonbusroutes.net. Londonbusroutes.net also mentions existing single deckers on the R1 which are the currently allocated Euro V Enviro 200's. @jay38 also mentioned that the 462's Streetlites will be moving to MB for, I think, the R11. I suspect the R11's existing Euro V Enviro 200's will then be allocated to the R4 leaving the R2, R6 & R8 though at least the R8 is confirmed as new buses at the moment. Nearly... The R3 is using the R11s buses and R1 is keeping them using 13 buses from 163 to 178 batch. Officially the R4 is allocated one E200 and there is 3 spare so the R6 could gets two from that batch leaving one spare. That leaves the R2 which i am told is getting EDs, R4 is mini e200s but I have no idea where from and R8 is still not confirmed what new buses have been ordered. So. The R1/3/4/6 all get 163-178. R2 gets ED's from RR probably? R8 gets new buses (apparently StreetMinis/MiniLites) it was said in another thread. And R11 gets 462's StreetLites?
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Post by Melvin Williams on Feb 8, 2017 4:32:27 GMT
Nearly... The R3 is using the R11s buses and R1 is keeping them using 13 buses from 163 to 178 batch. Officially the R4 is allocated one E200 and there is 3 spare so the R6 could gets two from that batch leaving one spare. That leaves the R2 which i am told is getting EDs, R4 is mini e200s but I have no idea where from and R8 is still not confirmed what new buses have been ordered. So. The R1/3/4/6 all get 163-178. R2 gets ED's from RR probably? R8 gets new buses (apparently StreetMinis/MiniLites) it was said in another thread. And R11 gets 462's StreetLites? And R7 will most likely get 36305-8
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Post by snowman on Feb 8, 2017 6:50:43 GMT
Nearly... The R3 is using the R11s buses and R1 is keeping them using 13 buses from 163 to 178 batch. Officially the R4 is allocated one E200 and there is 3 spare so the R6 could gets two from that batch leaving one spare. That leaves the R2 which i am told is getting EDs, R4 is mini e200s but I have no idea where from and R8 is still not confirmed what new buses have been ordered. So. The R1/3/4/6 all get 163-178. R2 gets ED's from RR probably? R8 gets new buses (apparently StreetMinis/MiniLites) it was said in another thread. And R11 gets 462's StreetLites? Whatever happened to the batch of streetlites that went back for modification and were replaced. Ten ended up at Epsom bus, but what happened to other few, are these now returning ?
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Post by sid on Feb 8, 2017 17:45:50 GMT
Am I the only one who thinks R2 is useless now? Because of the new hopper fare 320/353 alighting at Keston Mark possibly bumping the 353 up to 12min would satisfy most. And if you must, extend R8 to BHV and make it PVR of 3. TFL also teased that there would be a new route from Orpington to Croydon but that got stood up AGAIN Keston Mark probably isn't the best place to change buses but it's hard to make a case for the R2. What was this proposal Orpington to Croydon route?
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Post by Melvin Williams on Feb 8, 2017 18:59:59 GMT
Am I the only one who thinks R2 is useless now? Because of the new hopper fare 320/353 alighting at Keston Mark possibly bumping the 353 up to 12min would satisfy most. And if you must, extend R8 to BHV and make it PVR of 3. TFL also teased that there would be a new route from Orpington to Croydon but that got stood up AGAIN Keston Mark probably isn't the best place to change buses but it's hard to make a case for the R2. What was this proposal Orpington to Croydon route? During the results it says 'Look to link Orpington with Croydon' and it's something people have expected for a long time. Although thanks to the Hopper this doesn't seem that likely anymore
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