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Post by adl on Aug 28, 2024 20:17:56 GMT
Route 256 & 252 are all stuck between Mirrimar Way and Hornchurch Station due to rosd blocked by a stuck vehicle. 2x 252s are stuck and 2 lx 256s. They’ve managed to divert one bus coming from Hornchurch currently around 3 252s and 2x 256s stuck so there’s carnage
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Post by cl54 on Aug 28, 2024 20:32:49 GMT
We got a message on our internal Blink system from the 86 Route Champion that a new ibus system will be trialled. Any updates I will let you know. iBus2 has been promised for some years. |
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Post by MMS2001 on Aug 28, 2024 21:40:00 GMT
19811 arrived at PD earlier. It has been de-blinded so I'm not sure whether it is replacing another bus or just an extra spare as PD is being crippled by NSBs lately.
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Post by DE20106 on Aug 28, 2024 21:44:45 GMT
19811 arrived at PD earlier. It has been de-blinded so I'm not sure whether it is replacing another bus or just an extra spare as PD is being crippled by NSBs lately. NSBs? Presumably some sort of synonym for being VOR 😂 |
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Post by Leccy86Hybrid on Aug 29, 2024 0:21:06 GMT
19811 arrived at PD earlier. It has been de-blinded so I'm not sure whether it is replacing another bus or just an extra spare as PD is being crippled by NSBs lately. NSBs? Presumably some sort of synonym for being VOR 😂 Non Serviceable Bus/es |
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Post by exbox on Aug 29, 2024 1:03:26 GMT
NSBs? Presumably some sort of synonym for being VOR 😂 Non Serviceable Bus/es It’s No Serviceable Bus. Worse for Engineering Managers than having a fit bus allocated which subsequently goes mechanical. Of course I couldn’t possibly comment on any unscrupulous engineers who used to allocate a known unfit bus to a running number to then say “oh shoot, it’s now mechanical” in order to avoid NSBs and a difficult conversation with the Engineering Director. |
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Post by cl54 on Aug 29, 2024 4:45:27 GMT
It’s No Serviceable Bus. Worse for Engineering Managers than having a fit bus allocated which subsequently goes mechanical. Of course I couldn’t possibly comment on any unscrupulous engineers who used to allocate a known unfit bus to a running number to then say “oh shoot, it’s now mechanical” in order to avoid NSBs and a difficult conversation with the Engineering Director. In my early London Transport days in the 70s there were severe staff shortages as well as lots of defective vehicles. Garage staff and the engineers used to share the blame for buses not running by reporting some were NSBs and others were no driver. |
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Post by adl on Aug 29, 2024 8:42:07 GMT
RM clearly not having a good day today, 165/256/365/372 all running extremely late. Currently 3 buses on the 165 running together and 2 365s behind that 2 372s all in the same direction.
EDIT: A fourth not far behind, Billet Lane a 165 is due in 1 minute, 2 in 2 minutes and another in 7 minutes.
None are appearing past Rainham Tesco though so could be an issue at AWL? 287 severely disrupted as well judging by LVF.
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Post by DW221 on Aug 29, 2024 9:26:50 GMT
RM clearly not having a good day today, 165/256/365/372 all running extremely late. Currently 3 buses on the 165 running together and 2 365s behind that 2 372s all in the same direction. EDIT: A fourth not far behind, Billet Lane a 165 is due in 1 minute, 2 in 2 minutes and another in 7 minutes. None are appearing past Rainham Tesco though so could be an issue at AWL? 287 severely disrupted as well judging by LVF. Tbh i checked bustimes.org and most of the buses didnt seem that late and some were even early and got curtailed anyways… a 496 got curtailed to Romford stn and two 174s were cut to there too not long ago.. |
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Post by adl on Aug 29, 2024 9:39:37 GMT
RM clearly not having a good day today, 165/256/365/372 all running extremely late. Currently 3 buses on the 165 running together and 2 365s behind that 2 372s all in the same direction. EDIT: A fourth not far behind, Billet Lane a 165 is due in 1 minute, 2 in 2 minutes and another in 7 minutes. None are appearing past Rainham Tesco though so could be an issue at AWL? 287 severely disrupted as well judging by LVF. Tbh i checked bustimes.org and most of the buses didnt seem that late and some were even early and got curtailed anyways… a 496 got curtailed to Romford stn and two 174s were cut to there too not long ago.. Speaking to a driver in the 372 at Dover’s Corner her 372 has just turned up over an hour late, the 165, 365, 287, 372 are all delayed by 30+ minutes. Crash on the A13. I won’t read too much into bus times as one of the 165 claims to be 43 minutes early on reality it’s just been turned and likely taken another buses place due to the severe delays |
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Post by exbox on Aug 29, 2024 9:58:50 GMT
It’s No Serviceable Bus. Worse for Engineering Managers than having a fit bus allocated which subsequently goes mechanical. Of course I couldn’t possibly comment on any unscrupulous engineers who used to allocate a known unfit bus to a running number to then say “oh shoot, it’s now mechanical” in order to avoid NSBs and a difficult conversation with the Engineering Director. In my early London Transport days in the 70s there were severe staff shortages as well as lots of defective vehicles. Garage staff and the engineers used to share the blame for buses not running by reporting some were NSBs and others were no driver. If Operations and Engineering didn't get on it wasn't unheard of to leave an open duty for late in the run out, then allocate a spare to it. When there was inevitably no bus, record the mileage as NSB and then put the driver to work on another duty, thus ending up with no staff lost mileage. It didn't happen very often but it happened. I guess the point I'm trying to make is that things weren't always better in the 'good old days'. |
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Post by adl on Aug 29, 2024 11:20:15 GMT
With the final 3 E200 MMCs from the 165 leaving RM in the next few days and the 499 fleet being quite unreliable o can see the 499 using more frequent double deckers as the whole route can take them as it used them frequently in its Arriva days and has seen normal workings on the 499 under Stagecoach albeit rarely, the 346 will also need to take priority with single deckers as doubles cannot work the route and when the 165s buses go RM go from 4 spare E200s 1x 499, 1x 346 & 2x 165) to just 2 and there’s always 1/2 of the 499s buses off road at a time. I could be wrong and the 499s E200 MMCs magically become 10x more reliable.
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Post by busoccultation on Aug 29, 2024 11:20:55 GMT
RM clearly not having a good day today, 165/256/365/372 all running extremely late. Currently 3 buses on the 165 running together and 2 365s behind that 2 372s all in the same direction. EDIT: A fourth not far behind, Billet Lane a 165 is due in 1 minute, 2 in 2 minutes and another in 7 minutes. None are appearing past Rainham Tesco though so could be an issue at AWL? 287 severely disrupted as well judging by LVF. A13 is closed between Ferry Lane and Wennington due to a serious crash this morning and that will explain why all the issues and delays across those routes you mention. |
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Post by ADH45258 on Aug 29, 2024 11:21:57 GMT
With the final 3 E200 MMCs from the 165 leaving RM in the next few days and the 499 fleet being quite unreliable o can see the 499 using more frequent double deckers as the whole route can take them as it used them frequently in its Arriva days and has seen normal workings on the 499 under Stagecoach albeit rarely, the 346 will also need to take priority with single deckers as doubles cannot work the route and when the 165s buses go RM go from 4 spare E200s 1x 499, 1x 346 & 2x 165) to just 2 and there’s always 1/2 of the 499s buses off road at a time. I could be wrong and the 499s E200 MMCs magically become 10x more reliable. It could help if the 193 and 346 were run from the same garage, whether NS or RM? |
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Post by adl on Aug 29, 2024 11:38:11 GMT
With the final 3 E200 MMCs from the 165 leaving RM in the next few days and the 499 fleet being quite unreliable o can see the 499 using more frequent double deckers as the whole route can take them as it used them frequently in its Arriva days and has seen normal workings on the 499 under Stagecoach albeit rarely, the 346 will also need to take priority with single deckers as doubles cannot work the route and when the 165s buses go RM go from 4 spare E200s 1x 499, 1x 346 & 2x 165) to just 2 and there’s always 1/2 of the 499s buses off road at a time. I could be wrong and the 499s E200 MMCs magically become 10x more reliable. It could help if the 193 and 346 were run from the same garage, whether NS or RM? NS is full so would have to be RM, but the 193 is well run from NS, tbh there’s no need to swap things as the 499 can take double decks so any single deck unreliability can be covered by the 499 fleet as the 346 can use the 499s MMCs and the 499 taking on the 165 role of given double decker when its own fleet is off road or needs to cover the other routes. |
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