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Post by VPL630 on Nov 3, 2018 0:52:05 GMT
I'd say the 275 which could have "The Woodford Wonder" branding
The 227 could be the "Beckenham Express"
Can't forget about the 498 "The Essex link/Connection"? with the 499 being the "Romford Runabout"
I'll stop now
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Post by vjaska on Nov 3, 2018 3:23:59 GMT
Lets do my area: Abellio - the 109 & 159 would be the obvious choices for me. The 159 serves a lot of tourist spots in London - Imperial War Museum, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, The London Eye, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street & Oxford Street are all next to or are on the route itself and once upon a time, carried branding when operated by South London in a lovely red & cream livery. The 109 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec whilst the 159 would be standard but with WiFi fitted. Go-Ahead - the 35 & 37 could carry some nightlife branding as both serve the night hotspots in Clapham Common & Clapham Junction with the 35 also serving Shoreditch. The 37 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec given the importance of the east to west link it provides whilst the 35 would be standard spec Arriva - the 2, 59, 133 & 250 would all be Sapphire/Gold spec with the 250 sharing frequency branding with the 109 to promote the high frequency between Brixton & Croydon Stagecoach - to try and convince some posh people in Dulwich, I'll give the P4 Sapphire/Gold spec  Slightly outside my are but the 57, 137, 468 & X68 would both be Sapphire/Gold spec. |
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Post by ServerKing on Nov 3, 2018 4:37:48 GMT
192 could gain I can't Believe it's not Better branding in typical Go Northeast style like a garish purple or yellow  318 as a MAX route would be interesting  SLS class with ZF electric hubs like HW100 would be good Bus Hostess trials on the 41 and 243 Sapphire routes for enhanced customer service (taser trained in case of facety kids and passengers )  Note the uniform is updated with the latest Arriva light blue  |
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Post by thebusguy on Nov 3, 2018 6:32:14 GMT
Lets do my area: Abellio - the 109 & 159 would be the obvious choices for me. The 159 serves a lot of tourist spots in London - Imperial War Museum, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, The London Eye, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street & Oxford Street are all next to or are on the route itself and once upon a time, carried branding when operated by South London in a lovely red & cream livery. The 109 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec whilst the 159 would be standard but with WiFi fitted. Go-Ahead - the 35 & 37 could carry some nightlife branding as both serve the night hotspots in Clapham Common & Clapham Junction with the 35 also serving Shoreditch. The 37 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec given the importance of the east to west link it provides whilst the 35 would be standard spec Arriva - the 2, 59, 133 & 250 would all be Sapphire/Gold spec with the 250 sharing frequency branding with the 109 to promote the high frequency between Brixton & Croydon Stagecoach - to try and convince some posh people in Dulwich, I'll give the P4 Sapphire/Gold spec Slightly outside my are but the 57, 137, 468 & X68 would both be Sapphire/Gold spec. Two things with that - 57 won’t pass to Arriva anytime soon and if GAL did put a Gold fleet on it, it wouldn’t be much use as most of the route the passengers are happy with the capped fare, so I think you would p**s off a couple 10,000 residents for raising their bus fare to the station. If there was a X57 going from Tolworth to Clapham Park operated by RATP and GAL, maybe that could have a special fleet. |
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Post by snoggle on Nov 3, 2018 8:50:07 GMT
192 could gain I can't Believe it's not Better branding in typical Go Northeast style like a garish purple or yellow 318 as a MAX route would be interesting SLS class with ZF electric hubs like HW100 would be good Bus Hostess trials on the 41 and 243 Sapphire routes for enhanced customer service (taser trained in case of facety kids and passengers ) Note the uniform is updated with the latest Arriva light blue Surely blue and yellow on the 192 with IKEA sponsorship? Might help the clueless at T Hale as they head towards Watermead Way for a bus stop as their Google Maps on their £700 smartphone doesn't know where it is. Today's new word - "facety". Never heard that one before but good word. I imagine a legion of strict West Indian school teachers would bring the required approach to the bus hostess role.  I won't try and get the phraseology right but I can just imagine how long any cheek would be tolerated by them - nanoseconds. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 9:54:18 GMT
Was thinking maybe the long 66 - always seems very busy when I use it but not sure how many trips are local short hops.
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Post by vjaska on Nov 3, 2018 10:15:33 GMT
Lets do my area: Abellio - the 109 & 159 would be the obvious choices for me. The 159 serves a lot of tourist spots in London - Imperial War Museum, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, The London Eye, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street & Oxford Street are all next to or are on the route itself and once upon a time, carried branding when operated by South London in a lovely red & cream livery. The 109 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec whilst the 159 would be standard but with WiFi fitted. Go-Ahead - the 35 & 37 could carry some nightlife branding as both serve the night hotspots in Clapham Common & Clapham Junction with the 35 also serving Shoreditch. The 37 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec given the importance of the east to west link it provides whilst the 35 would be standard spec Arriva - the 2, 59, 133 & 250 would all be Sapphire/Gold spec with the 250 sharing frequency branding with the 109 to promote the high frequency between Brixton & Croydon Stagecoach - to try and convince some posh people in Dulwich, I'll give the P4 Sapphire/Gold spec Slightly outside my are but the 57, 137, 468 & X68 would both be Sapphire/Gold spec. Two things with that - 57 won’t pass to Arriva anytime soon and if GAL did put a Gold fleet on it, it wouldn’t be much use as most of the route the passengers are happy with the capped fare, so I think you would p**s off a couple 10,000 residents for raising their bus fare to the station. If there was a X57 going from Tolworth to Clapham Park operated by RATP and GAL, maybe that could have a special fleet. I never said the 57 would pass to Arriva - it would merely be upgraded to that sort of spec hence my use of the words 'Sapphire/Hold'. You don't need to raise the fare either - NXWM don't charge extra on routes like the X1 & X7/X8 after all. |
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Post by galwhv69 on Nov 3, 2018 12:02:48 GMT
Lets do my area: Abellio - the 109 & 159 would be the obvious choices for me. The 159 serves a lot of tourist spots in London - Imperial War Museum, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, The London Eye, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street & Oxford Street are all next to or are on the route itself and once upon a time, carried branding when operated by South London in a lovely red & cream livery. The 109 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec whilst the 159 would be standard but with WiFi fitted. Go-Ahead - the 35 & 37 could carry some nightlife branding as both serve the night hotspots in Clapham Common & Clapham Junction with the 35 also serving Shoreditch. The 37 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec given the importance of the east to west link it provides whilst the 35 would be standard spec Arriva - the 2, 59, 133 & 250 would all be Sapphire/Gold spec with the 250 sharing frequency branding with the 109 to promote the high frequency between Brixton & Croydon Stagecoach - to try and convince some posh people in Dulwich, I'll give the P4 Sapphire/Gold spec Slightly outside my are but the 57, 137, 468 & X68 would both be Sapphire/Gold spec. I totally agree with this,maybe even the 3 and/or 322 and/or P13 and/or 201 |
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Post by ServerKing on Nov 3, 2018 14:25:04 GMT
192 could gain I can't Believe it's not Better branding in typical Go Northeast style like a garish purple or yellow 318 as a MAX route would be interesting SLS class with ZF electric hubs like HW100 would be good Bus Hostess trials on the 41 and 243 Sapphire routes for enhanced customer service (taser trained in case of facety kids and passengers ) Note the uniform is updated with the latest Arriva light blue Surely blue and yellow on the 192 with IKEA sponsorship? Might help the clueless at T Hale as they head towards Watermead Way for a bus stop as their Google Maps on their £700 smartphone doesn't know where it is. Today's new word - "facety". Never heard that one before but good word. I imagine a legion of strict West Indian school teachers would bring the required approach to the bus hostess role. I won't try and get the phraseology right but I can just imagine how long any cheek would be tolerated by them - nanoseconds. West Indian intonation of 'feisty', which gained traction in 1993 from hit South London show Desmond's  These are the type of people - pre cashless days - who would remonstrate with the driver - often resulting in engine shutdowns - over 10p fare difference... whilst another 349 passes you, as you all get later and later for work, yet angry at the stand-off |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 15:14:46 GMT
I would say the 113 is a good candidate for this. Fast, frequent, 24 hours (sort of), and has some residential and trunk route sections through key arterial corridors connecting outer london to the core of the city. It could do with an upgrade to help it pull passengers from the overcrowded Underground onto the nice, frequent, shiny, clean, air conditioned, wifi-enabled, leather seated, USB ported bus . |
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Post by vjaska on Nov 3, 2018 15:54:26 GMT
Lets do my area: Abellio - the 109 & 159 would be the obvious choices for me. The 159 serves a lot of tourist spots in London - Imperial War Museum, Westminster Bridge, Big Ben, The London Eye, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Regent Street & Oxford Street are all next to or are on the route itself and once upon a time, carried branding when operated by South London in a lovely red & cream livery. The 109 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec whilst the 159 would be standard but with WiFi fitted. Go-Ahead - the 35 & 37 could carry some nightlife branding as both serve the night hotspots in Clapham Common & Clapham Junction with the 35 also serving Shoreditch. The 37 would be to Sapphire/Gold spec given the importance of the east to west link it provides whilst the 35 would be standard spec Arriva - the 2, 59, 133 & 250 would all be Sapphire/Gold spec with the 250 sharing frequency branding with the 109 to promote the high frequency between Brixton & Croydon Stagecoach - to try and convince some posh people in Dulwich, I'll give the P4 Sapphire/Gold spec Slightly outside my are but the 57, 137, 468 & X68 would both be Sapphire/Gold spec. I totally agree with this,maybe even the 3 and/or 322 and/or P13 and/or 201 Agree with the P13 - I’d of done the 3 had it still continued to Oxford Circus |
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Post by busaholic on Nov 3, 2018 15:55:28 GMT
Surely blue and yellow on the 192 with IKEA sponsorship? Might help the clueless at T Hale as they head towards Watermead Way for a bus stop as their Google Maps on their £700 smartphone doesn't know where it is. Today's new word - "facety". Never heard that one before but good word. I imagine a legion of strict West Indian school teachers would bring the required approach to the bus hostess role. I won't try and get the phraseology right but I can just imagine how long any cheek would be tolerated by them - nanoseconds. West Indian intonation of 'feisty', which gained traction in 1993 from hit South London show Desmond's These are the type of people - pre cashless days - who would remonstrate with the driver - often resulting in engine shutdowns - over 10p fare difference... whilst another 349 passes you, as you all get later and later for work, yet angry at the stand-off I was on a 468 bus on the way to a funeral (more one of those 'paying respect' things, hence the economy!) when we got one of these formidable West Indian ladies remonstrating (quite rightly imo) with a chavvish-sounding mother who was allowing her child to be a bloody nuisance - next thing, everybody off, this bus is going nowhere, and the Met Police rustle up the resources to send three cars (I kid you not). i managed to flag down another 468 that was going to fly by, and convinced the driver (a) I'd held a valid ticket on the other bus and (b) I was going to be late for a very important funeral! I was a bit better dressed than normal (not difficult, as I model myself on Richard Branson in that respect alone) and he let me on before the hordes descended. Oh, and I'd got the date of the funeral wrong, it was a week later.  Still, an opportunity to spend an hour or two on the trams. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Nov 3, 2018 18:22:32 GMT
Was thinking maybe the long 66 - always seems very busy when I use it but not sure how many trips are local short hops. It could receive Get Your Kicks on Route 66 branding. I think routes 58, 69, 101 & 308 would be suited to branding. Elsewhere, I'd enjoy branding on routes 46, 72, 75, 83, 144, 280, 286, E2 & P13 for example. |
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Post by 725DYE on Nov 3, 2018 21:51:29 GMT
Stagecoach - to try and convince some posh people in Dulwich, I'll give the P4 Sapphire/Gold spec Are you mad? The P4 is full enough we don't need more people trying to squeeze on |
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Post by londonbuses2018 on Nov 3, 2018 22:12:24 GMT
Leafy 240 (Although the buses used are sometimes not Hybrid) this could be a great candidate since it goes through Mill Hill. Buses that are branded with Leafy could be used on 107 as well since both are very similar routes. I would say for both Routes MMC Hybrids could be used.
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SLS class with ZF electric hubs like HW100 would be good 
I won't try and get the phraseology right but I can just imagine how long any cheek would be tolerated by them - nanoseconds.
Still, an opportunity to spend an hour or two on the trams.
