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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2023 19:22:56 GMT
HA41 crashed into Stop C outside Foxtons in Tooting last night, NMCC shows the road was closed until 5am. I'm not sure how the bus ended up encroaching the bus stop at that angle.
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Post by southlondonbus on Dec 3, 2023 20:30:52 GMT
HA41 crashed into Stop C outside Foxtons in Tooting last night, NMCC shows the road was closed until 5am. I'm not sure how the bus ended up encroaching the bus stop at that angle. That's quite worrying really as that can be a very busy stop full of people sheltering.
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Post by abellion on Dec 3, 2023 21:00:55 GMT
HA41 crashed into Stop C outside Foxtons in Tooting last night, NMCC shows the road was closed until 5am. I'm not sure how the bus ended up encroaching the bus stop at that angle. That's quite worrying really as that can be a very busy stop full of people sheltering. That was my first thought, every route at that stop can get rammed easily during the evening peaks with tons of people trying to walk past too. If it was closed and everything had to use the 44/280 etc. stop or the Mitre that would be complete chaos
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 3, 2023 21:19:41 GMT
Our 67reg ADHs and the older 62 plates are rapid and are quicker upto any speed than the 18/68 VHs. However the older VHs that I have driven the 15/65regs that were at BT are far quicker than any ADHs trust me on that, those VHs were rapid!!! Especially the 15regs we had on the 125s last year, they would do 30 up the hills on the 125s (just like the 67reg ADHs) but they were quicker, Hounslow really looked after them, they remind me of many of Arrivas 66 - 67reg HVs @ AR/EC. The 68 reg ADHs we have though are just dreadful buses, they struggle to even maintain 25 up Harrow Weald even with a run up and that was when they were new, they are even worse you would be doing 30 and as soon as you touch the incline after the KFC the speed would drop to 20 on some of them, where the 62regs would hit around 28, the 67 regs would sail past 30 if you kept your foot down. Pulling away from the bus stop opposite KFC for Harrow Weald Garage, the 67regs again would sail past 30, then 62regs would hit around 28-30 but the 68regs are not making it past 20, even the useless 18/68reg VHs manage around 26-27 by the the time they get to the top at the roundabout after pulling away from said stop. The 15regs we had when one escaped onto the H12 hit 30 and was still going again matching the 67reg ADHs. Honestly I wish RATP ordered more 67reg ADHs and we had those instead of the 18/68 VHs which are slow, laggy things. I find B5LH's are suited to flat, longer distance routes where the gears are ideal whereas I think the ADL hybrids in general are better for either hilly work (I've come across a lot of B5LH's that are great at climbing hills with a run up but aren't so great when starting from a standstill on a hill) or more sedate running which is why I'm surprised some HV's wern't dislodged elsewhere to be used on the SL1 and have the HA's take their place instead The thing that can set the B5LH back is the gearbox trying to decide which gear to select. When it is wise it works well, when its not it can be a nightmare. The fact it has so many gears to choose from makes it worse than anything else.
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Post by greygreen1989 on Dec 3, 2023 21:27:37 GMT
Anyone in the know as to what vehicles will be wrapped in superloop livery for SL1 when it starts operating next week.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2023 21:56:53 GMT
Anyone in the know as to what vehicles will be wrapped in superloop livery for SL1 when it starts operating next week. capitalomnibus mentioned that HA1-15 should be the allocation for the SL1
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Post by YY13VKP on Dec 3, 2023 22:03:54 GMT
Anyone in the know as to what vehicles will be wrapped in superloop livery for SL1 when it starts operating next week. HA1-HA15
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Post by galwhv69 on Dec 3, 2023 22:21:40 GMT
HA41 crashed into Stop C outside Foxtons in Tooting last night, NMCC shows the road was closed until 5am. I'm not sure how the bus ended up encroaching the bus stop at that angle. Went past BN around an hour ago and noticed it's sat on Streatham Hill opposite the garage, presumably being dropped off there by a recovery truck
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Post by darz on Dec 3, 2023 23:23:40 GMT
Anyone in the know as to what vehicles will be wrapped in superloop livery for SL1 when it starts operating next week. HA1-HA15 So what’s the W3 using?
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Post by southlondonbus on Dec 3, 2023 23:27:36 GMT
I think at the moment it will carry on with the Ts. Early next year the 133/333 should free up around 20 HAs or it will wait for HVs off the 242/243. The PVR of the 34 is dropping by 4 so those HVs might move to the W3 now.
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Post by vjaska on Dec 4, 2023 0:28:35 GMT
I find B5LH's are suited to flat, longer distance routes where the gears are ideal whereas I think the ADL hybrids in general are better for either hilly work (I've come across a lot of B5LH's that are great at climbing hills with a run up but aren't so great when starting from a standstill on a hill) or more sedate running which is why I'm surprised some HV's wern't dislodged elsewhere to be used on the SL1 and have the HA's take their place instead The thing that can set the B5LH back is the gearbox trying to decide which gear to select. When it is wise it works well, when its not it can be a nightmare. The fact it has so many gears to choose from makes it worse than anything else. Indeed, you actually described it better than I did in fairness - it's like the box gets confused when starting on a hill from a standing start unlike on flat roads where the box behaves well
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Dec 4, 2023 1:21:44 GMT
Out of curiosity, why does the SL1 need 15 buses for a PVR of 11? Surely 12 or 13 would be enough, and would allow as many as possible to be spare
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Post by southlondonbus on Dec 4, 2023 8:40:17 GMT
Out of curiosity, why does the SL1 need 15 buses for a PVR of 11? Surely 12 or 13 would be enough, and would allow as many as possible to be spare I was thinking that. Surely 12 buses need to be branded and the odd non branded one could go out occasionally.
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Post by greenboy on Dec 4, 2023 13:12:49 GMT
HA41 crashed into Stop C outside Foxtons in Tooting last night, NMCC shows the road was closed until 5am. I'm not sure how the bus ended up encroaching the bus stop at that angle. Apparently happened around 01.00, the bus was due to run light back to BN and the driver did a U turn rather than use the Longmead Road stand and somehow lost control.
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Post by southlondon413 on Dec 4, 2023 13:41:13 GMT
HA41 crashed into Stop C outside Foxtons in Tooting last night, NMCC shows the road was closed until 5am. I'm not sure how the bus ended up encroaching the bus stop at that angle. Apparently happened around 01.00, the bus was due to run light back to BN and the driver did a U turn rather than use the Longmead Road stand and somehow lost control. Post on Facebook claimed pedal confusion. Foolish but easy mistake to make.
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