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Post by LK65EBO on Apr 4, 2020 17:02:57 GMT
Ha yeah true. It's nice to go on operators buses that are way out of their usual area like CT Plus in Wimbledon. Agree Uno's high spec Comet E400City's are also great on there I really don't see any reason of buying a high spec bus. The bus will soon get withdrawn/ scrapped at the high spec goes to waste.
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Post by galwhv69 on Apr 4, 2020 17:07:25 GMT
Agree Uno's high spec Comet E400City's are also great on there I really don't see any reason of buying a high spec bus. The bus will soon get withdrawn/ scrapped at the high spec goes to waste. High spec buses may encourage better usage of the premium service and higher fares are usually charged which pays off the extra features
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Post by rif153 on Apr 4, 2020 17:24:20 GMT
Ruislip already has plenty of Metroline with the 114, 331, U1 but then it does have another Abellio route in the 278 if they were to lose the E7. Could RATP be an option for the E7? Were RATP t to run the E7 they'd probably either go for RP or SO - both aren't too far from one end but quite far from the other end though to its credit RP would allow fast dead runs to Ruislip down the A40. Neither garage has too much space so things would need to be moved out to create room but provided that happens RATP do have a chance. Some BEs would really improve the bus scene here in Ealing, whilst giving Greenford and Ruislip another RATP route.
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Post by george on Apr 4, 2020 17:28:10 GMT
Could RATP be an option for the E7? Were RATP t to run the E7 they'd probably either go for RP or SO - both aren't too far from one end but quite far from the other end though to its credit RP would allow fast dead runs to Ruislip down the A40. Neither garage has too much space so things would need to be moved out to create room but provided that happens RATP do have a chance. Some BEs would really improve the bus scene here in Ealing, whilst giving Greenford and Ruislip another RATP route. Interesting I actually had V in my mind for the route. Something like the 283 or 440 could move to V to make space at RP. I know rj131 has mentioned that he thinks V would be a better located garage for the 283 than RP is.
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Post by vjaska on Apr 4, 2020 18:18:25 GMT
Agree Uno's high spec Comet E400City's are also great on there I really don't see any reason of buying a high spec bus. The bus will soon get withdrawn/ scrapped at the high spec goes to waste. Outside of London, operators make money by getting bums on seats and offering high spec buses is one of a number of ways to achieve this.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Apr 4, 2020 18:19:58 GMT
Could RATP be an option for the E7? Were RATP t to run the E7 they'd probably either go for RP or SO - both aren't too far from one end but quite far from the other end though to its credit RP would allow fast dead runs to Ruislip down the A40. Neither garage has too much space so things would need to be moved out to create room but provided that happens RATP do have a chance. Some BEs would really improve the bus scene here in Ealing, whilst giving Greenford and Ruislip another RATP route. I can therefore understand enthusiasts who are disappointed that RATP didn't win route 282. It goes fairly near SO and serves Greenford and Eastcote, near Ruislip.
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Post by Volvo on Apr 4, 2020 18:47:20 GMT
Everything Arriva lost and didn't gain back since 2010.
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Post by rif153 on Apr 4, 2020 18:52:54 GMT
Were RATP t to run the E7 they'd probably either go for RP or SO - both aren't too far from one end but quite far from the other end though to its credit RP would allow fast dead runs to Ruislip down the A40. Neither garage has too much space so things would need to be moved out to create room but provided that happens RATP do have a chance. Some BEs would really improve the bus scene here in Ealing, whilst giving Greenford and Ruislip another RATP route. I can therefore understand enthusiasts who are disappointed that RATP didn't win route 282. It goes fairly near SO and serves Greenford and Eastcote, near Ruislip. I was very disappointed, I got my hopes up that RATP would win at least one of the 218/278/282/427/482 back when all those routes were up for tender at a similar time during summer last year. I was particularly hoping the 282 would be a RATP gain as this would have meant excellent new ADHs (I think that the MMC ADHs look excellent in RATP colours) in my area but in the colours of an operator other than Abellio.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Apr 4, 2020 18:58:08 GMT
I can therefore understand enthusiasts who are disappointed that RATP didn't win route 282. It goes fairly near SO and serves Greenford and Eastcote, near Ruislip. I was very disappointed, I got my hopes up that RATP would win at least one of the 218/278/282/427/482 back when all those routes were up for tender at a similar time during summer last year. I was particularly hoping the 282 would be a RATP gain as this would have meant excellent new ADHs (I think that the MMC ADHs look excellent in RATP colours) in my area but in the colours of an operator other than Abellio. Out of these, I thought route 218 would be the easiest RATP gain, from V or RP. Even route 278 would have been good at HH or SO - preferably SO for more MMC ADHs.
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Post by rif153 on Apr 4, 2020 19:04:06 GMT
I was very disappointed, I got my hopes up that RATP would win at least one of the 218/278/282/427/482 back when all those routes were up for tender at a similar time during summer last year. I was particularly hoping the 282 would be a RATP gain as this would have meant excellent new ADHs (I think that the MMC ADHs look excellent in RATP colours) in my area but in the colours of an operator other than Abellio. Out of these, I thought route 218 would be the easiest RATP gain, from V or RP. Even route 278 would have been good at HH or SO - preferably SO for more MMC ADHs. I agree, many of the routes listed including the 218 all run through RATP heartlands meaning they should be rich pickings. I still live in hope that once the 427 is truncated another operator get their hands on it, would be quite happy to see RATP gain the rout from either AV or HH.
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Post by george on Apr 4, 2020 19:23:55 GMT
Out of these, I thought route 218 would be the easiest RATP gain, from V or RP. Even route 278 would have been good at HH or SO - preferably SO for more MMC ADHs. I agree, many of the routes listed including the 218 all run through RATP heartlands meaning they should be rich pickings. I still live in hope that once the 427 is truncated another operator get their hands on it, would be quite happy to see RATP gain the rout from either AV or HH. I also thought RATP would gain the 218 using DLEs off the 391 although RATP have a much larger presence in Hammersmith than Tower Transit does so was nice that X was able to get it although I would have liked it to have got electrics instead.
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Post by Ts_As on Apr 6, 2020 6:15:48 GMT
157 back to Abellio
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Post by rif153 on Apr 6, 2020 11:08:25 GMT
I'd like to see the 152 return to BC as a fully double decker route
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Post by Ts_As on Apr 7, 2020 8:58:45 GMT
Mhm but once 157s contract comes I don’t mind GAL winning back the route
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Post by M1104 on Apr 7, 2020 11:11:38 GMT
I'd like to see the 152 return to BC as a fully double decker route Had the firm still had the route I imagine that may have been closer to reality during the lockdown, utilising EHs from the 109 and 407. I certainly would have suggested it to one of the drivers. It's only a pity that the 201 has a low bridge as that also could have been fully decked for the duration. Having said the above I'm actually happy with the 152 under Go Ahead even if I do miss the Abellio incarnation with their daily variation of vehicles.
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