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Post by VPL630 on Dec 4, 2014 13:24:02 GMT
No announcement made yet so it is nothing but unfounded rumours. Confirmed now lol I know its a few months off but I am guessing 103 to RM with E400's and then some others displaced from somwhere else
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Post by VPL630 on Dec 2, 2014 9:04:50 GMT
Am I the only one who has been looking forward to Metrobus being absorbed into GAL this whole time? I feel like I might be lol Can I ask why? I can't really see one good thing that has happened since they officially took control other than the WVL's replacing the Scania's
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Post by VPL630 on Dec 2, 2014 8:12:51 GMT
Well that is the sole purpose of the cooling fan, Too cool the d*mn thing down I know but it was cold outside and the fan was going full blast! It would only normally do that on a hot day in summer (i think) I was in a rush when i wrote that so looking at the post again, looks like I'm going nuts as the "Maybe the engine was too hot" without adding about the cold weather just makes a fool out of me!! Well of course it needs to cool the thing down lol. I have edited it as a result Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean the engine won't get hot, I've been on a VLA that has overheated when it was snowing outside, The cooling fan on an E400 has one setting on or off and the speed changes depending on Engine RPM
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Post by VPL630 on Dec 1, 2014 22:07:23 GMT
T50 has a very loud engine and cooling fan was on full blast. Maybe the engine was too hot? Well that is the sole purpose of the cooling fan, Too cool the d*mn thing down
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 30, 2014 10:50:13 GMT
What would you consider 'exciting' exactly? Plumstead, Bexleyheath, Rainham BE... How is BE exciting ? Have you ever been to the yard, it's a horrible place
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 22, 2014 21:31:57 GMT
Wasn't there a plan to extend the route to Dagenham a while back? Try 2007/8
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 22, 2014 10:54:05 GMT
I tend to give a thumbs up to the driver when leaving the bus! I tend to put my hand in the air as a gesture of thanks although admittingly, I sometimes forget. I also thank them as I tap in. Depends who's driving, how they are driving, what mood I'm in, where I am but most drivers get a "Thank you" and/or wave, Different story in Essex, everyone get's a thank you but then again that's more to do with the fact that most buses are single door
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 20, 2014 23:15:17 GMT
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 20, 2014 20:58:18 GMT
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 19, 2014 22:14:43 GMT
Funny how MB seem to be receiving an infulx of Wright bodied buses lol...
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 19, 2014 18:08:13 GMT
I got to the stage where I hated it at BE. As many of you know, I was on the 498 and it got to the point where it was embarassing to drive the route. I always feel sorry for drivers which have to drive buses which have paper and lack of proper displays. They'll probably be answering endless questions about the destination and may occasionally get a moody passenger having a go at them because of the blind issue From what I've heard paper in the window is the least of the drivers worries, Try the bus actually making it to the start point of the route without running out of fuel, cooling pipes coming off, wheelchair ramp falling out of the bus on a roundabout... Then again that can only happen if there is actually a 'fit' bus to leave the garage...
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 18, 2014 21:38:56 GMT
WVL 251 Q > SI currently on rte D7 WVL 250 Q > SI/BE been out on rte 498 250 > SI left BE a 6am this morning
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 18, 2014 21:37:36 GMT
Are any MPDs at BC (inc. 8044-8065) restricted? how long is a piece of string ?
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 18, 2014 21:23:28 GMT
Totally agree with this, at the moment TFL seem to be tking the P*** with East London Tenders Really hope something good is sorted out as BE have had the route almost 17 months and the service has been anything bus great and it STILL isn't anything like when First had he route, 2 buses today were out without blinds and one of them was only subbed due to another defect fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/10431253_10202145026861916_1031709673606412009_o.jpgI don't know one driver that has ever said they are happy at BE, very unlike the First days... That bus isn't too bad at least is is partly blinded LOL. 884 was going around with 686, Romford Queens Hospital on the front, Blank Side and 119 on the back...
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Post by VPL630 on Nov 18, 2014 18:31:37 GMT
Its all canteen gossip.. Just wait for the actual announcement, NS is full and how full is RM now? Yes the 498/499 would fit well in NS, a lot of dead mileage would be saved but TFL take into consideration before awarding. Totally agree with this, at the moment TFL seem to be tking the P*** with East London Tenders Really hope something good is sorted out as BE have had the route almost 17 months and the service has been anything bus great and it STILL isn't anything like when First had he route, 2 buses today were out without blinds and one of them was only subbed due to another defect fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xfp1/t31.0-8/10431253_10202145026861916_1031709673606412009_o.jpgI don't know one driver that has ever said they are happy at BE, very unlike the First days...
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