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Post by ServerKing on Jan 5, 2024 17:27:06 GMT
Maybe the phrase ‘Mind The Gap’ doesn’t translate terribly well into the London bus world  🤣 Life can be the Pits  but seriously that's such a dangerous thing to happen. Hopefully it can be checked over and be back on the road soon. I have noticed, on a separate issue, the HVs at Tottenham seem to have acceleration issues, with long pauses between each gear, but the bus does eventually get up to speed...Is it tired batteries 🔋 |
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Post by jt64 on Jan 5, 2024 17:41:12 GMT
Maybe the phrase ‘Mind The Gap’ doesn’t translate terribly well into the London bus world 🤣 Life can be the Pits but seriously that's such a dangerous thing to happen. Hopefully it can be checked over and be back on the road soon. I have noticed, on a separate issue, the HVs at Tottenham seem to have acceleration issues, with long pauses between each gear, but the bus does eventually get up to speed...Is it tired batteries 🔋 Quite possibly, as there's been alot of battery issues at Bromley with the buses dying even on charge at the pits, one bus died completely in the garage, needed the batteries replaced, seems to be a phase of battery issues currently. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2024 17:53:53 GMT
I also hope these EMNs aren’t at unreliable as the ones at Abellio on the 322 😂. It wouldn’t half surprise me if the three MMCs currently allocated to 404 somehow find their way back to QB. The ones with Abellio aren’t unreliable though - it was established that issues with the chargers rather than the buses was the initial issue. It seems the issue with the Optares is now the range, SLN has 3 MetroCitys from the W5 at LI for the 339, TUK has 4/5 MetroCitys (in active service) from the E5 at QB for the 322 and GAL has diesels and hybrids out on the 200 during the night. |
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Post by ServerKing on Jan 5, 2024 18:24:18 GMT
The ones with Abellio aren’t unreliable though - it was established that issues with the chargers rather than the buses was the initial issue. It seems the issue with the Optares is now the range, SLN has 3 MetroCitys from the W5 at LI for the 339, TUK has 4/5 MetroCitys (in active service) from the E5 at QB for the 322 and GAL has diesels and hybrids out on the 200 during the night. The 377 is not such a long route, so should make it around the block a few times before the batteries die |
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Post by greenboy on Jan 5, 2024 18:40:54 GMT
Nobody should have been under the bus whilst it was being moved but clearly some questions are going to have to be asked about how this happened. |
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 5, 2024 18:47:22 GMT
Nobody should have been under the bus whilst it was being moved but clearly some questions are going to have to be asked about how this happened. The vehicle could have slipped while on the pit because it was not positioned correctly. It that was driven in like that the entire front end offside would have fallen into the pit. |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jan 5, 2024 20:12:45 GMT
A shame this photo ended up on every social media platform last night. It first appeared on Fastybook I believe. This could have actually been fatal if anyone was working underneath that. Whoever took that photo is probably getting the sack. Well no one should be underneath any bus when driving or removing from the pits. I have driven buses on and off the pits, I cannot understand what on earth the said person was doing for this to happen. The worst I recall was one engineer forgot to remove the lift stands from under a HV and drove off which it grounded and got beached. We then had to back it up. Go underneath to swivel it and use a hammer to cox it out. Luckily it was minimal damage underneath |
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Post by YY13VKP on Jan 5, 2024 22:09:17 GMT
A shame this photo ended up on every social media platform last night. It first appeared on Fastybook I believe. This could have actually been fatal if anyone was working underneath that. Whoever took that photo is probably getting the sack. Well no one should be underneath any bus when driving or removing from the pits. I have driven buses on and off the pits, I cannot understand what on earth the said person was doing for this to happen. I'm also baffled as to how the bus has ended up nearly on its side, especially when there was no lifting equipment on that pit. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jan 6, 2024 21:16:15 GMT
HA20 refurbished. I know the recent stagecoach refurbishments been bad, but this is horrible. The colour clash is horrendous. I feared how they might look. The most horrendous refurb I've experienced so far is the RATP VHR on (then) route X140.  |
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Post by cybermike137 on Jan 7, 2024 11:37:11 GMT
ENS28 has a sign on the front saying "Unfit, do not take any parts". Not quite sure what that means exactly.
Also, T299 has seemed to have disappeared, it may be on the pits but I couldn't see it.
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Post by cybermike137 on Jan 7, 2024 11:39:33 GMT
One of our drivers who has transferred temporarily is at Brixton, so did a cheeky blind change on ES38. I think it looks amazing. (Not my photo)  |
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Post by Dad91 on Jan 7, 2024 11:53:24 GMT
One of our ex drivers is at Brixton, so did a cheeky blind change on ES38. I think it looks amazing. (Not my photo) View Attachment New ESS suits on 64. When would new buses be entry service few of them parked at EC getting dusty |
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Post by cybermike137 on Jan 7, 2024 11:57:17 GMT
One of our ex drivers is at Brixton, so did a cheeky blind change on ES38. I think it looks amazing. (Not my photo) View Attachment New ESS suits on 64. When would new buses be entry service few of them parked at EC getting dusty I totally agree, we have ES017 and ES023 parked right at the back gathering dust too |
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Jan 7, 2024 11:59:10 GMT
One of our ex drivers is at Brixton, so did a cheeky blind change on ES38. I think it looks amazing. (Not my photo) View Attachment New ESS suits on 64. When would new buses be entry service few of them parked at EC getting dusty They won’t even have the new bus smell |
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Jan 7, 2024 11:59:44 GMT
One of our ex drivers is at Brixton, so did a cheeky blind change on ES38. I think it looks amazing. (Not my photo) View AttachmentLooks very nice— I do wonder what is going on at TH and why type training didn’t start last year |
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but seriously that's such a dangerous thing to happen. Hopefully it can be checked over and be back on the road soon.
