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Post by rj131 on Apr 19, 2024 21:18:16 GMT
Just passed Enfield Garage and the roadworks outside have finished, I guess we'll see what happens next week Any changes to the 307 yet? Will the DWs end up elsewhere like the 41/123? Pretty sure the DWs will end up on the 158, to cascade the remaining G3 HVs on there to finish off the W3’s allocation
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Post by billa on Apr 19, 2024 21:59:38 GMT
Just passed Enfield Garage and the roadworks outside have finished, I guess we'll see what happens next week Any changes to the 307 yet? Will the DWs end up elsewhere like the 41/123? Nothing really as of yet, the most interesting thing is DW190 has become a parts bus at Edmonton. That was absolute rocket when it first arrived at Enfield, one of the few buses the garage had where you actually had to look at the Speedometer
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Post by billa on Apr 19, 2024 22:09:34 GMT
Any changes to the 307 yet? Will the DWs end up elsewhere like the 41/123? Pretty sure the DWs will end up on the 158, to cascade the remaining G3 HVs on there to finish off the W3’s allocation Possibly, EC's HV's normally work the last trips on the 259 before becoming a sizable chunk of the N279's allocation most nights to move those buses may need a extra 5 LT's at EC to cope unless they span any dead buses coming into the garage right around and back out which has a knock on effect on the engineers being able to work on the buses of a night. They could go another route and send a few of the extra 307 DW's to Wood Green to bolster the 144's fleet and reduce the routes dependency on HV's.
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Post by ADH45258 on Apr 19, 2024 23:38:56 GMT
Pretty sure the DWs will end up on the 158, to cascade the remaining G3 HVs on there to finish off the W3’s allocation Possibly, EC's HV's normally work the last trips on the 259 before becoming a sizable chunk of the N279's allocation most nights to move those buses may need a extra 5 LT's at EC to cope unless they span any dead buses coming into the garage right around and back out which has a knock on effect on the engineers being able to work on the buses of a night. They could go another route and send a few of the extra 307 DW's to Wood Green to bolster the 144's fleet and reduce the routes dependency on HV's. Could the N279 perhaps move back to Enfield garage, either using electrics off the 279 or LTs from the 313/349?
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Apr 20, 2024 7:29:12 GMT
Possibly, EC's HV's normally work the last trips on the 259 before becoming a sizable chunk of the N279's allocation most nights to move those buses may need a extra 5 LT's at EC to cope unless they span any dead buses coming into the garage right around and back out which has a knock on effect on the engineers being able to work on the buses of a night. They could go another route and send a few of the extra 307 DW's to Wood Green to bolster the 144's fleet and reduce the routes dependency on HV's. Could the N279 perhaps move back to Enfield garage, either using electrics off the 279 or LTs from the 313/349? I assume N279 will move back to E once 279 converts to ES, as I don’t remember seeing anything that suggested N279 should be staying hybrid
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Post by Busboy105 on Apr 20, 2024 9:14:09 GMT
Any changes to the 307 yet? Will the DWs end up elsewhere like the 41/123? Nothing really as of yet, the most interesting thing is DW190 has become a parts bus at Edmonton. That was absolute rocket when it first arrived at Enfield, one of the few buses the garage had where you actually had to look at the Speedometer View AttachmentThat's a shame. That was my favourite DW when it was at E
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Post by billa on Apr 20, 2024 20:19:56 GMT
Possibly, EC's HV's normally work the last trips on the 259 before becoming a sizable chunk of the N279's allocation most nights to move those buses may need a extra 5 LT's at EC to cope unless they span any dead buses coming into the garage right around and back out which has a knock on effect on the engineers being able to work on the buses of a night. They could go another route and send a few of the extra 307 DW's to Wood Green to bolster the 144's fleet and reduce the routes dependency on HV's. Could the N279 perhaps move back to Enfield garage, either using electrics off the 279 or LTs from the 313/349? There's a good chance it could and probably will with the Electric's being introduced to the day 279, although we'd know a month or two in advance if that was the plan just because it would involve moving drivers from EC to E such as when they moved the 349 temporarily
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Post by SILENCED on Apr 21, 2024 14:09:01 GMT
Another class that is rapidly diminishing is the Arriva T class.
If all type changes occur as planned in 2024 then only the following survives.
North
329 - Due to be tendered Jan 25
South
412/685 - Due to be tendered Aug 25
East/South East
229/428/492 All due to be tendered in 2026 ... the older buses on the 428 may well be replaced by then
All change from when they were the dominant Arriva type in Croydon ... and currently probably still are.
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Post by abellion on Apr 21, 2024 15:45:30 GMT
Another class that is rapidly diminishing is the Arriva T class. If all type changes occur as planned in 2024 then only the following survives. North 329 - Due to be tendered Jan 25 South 412/685 - Due to be tendered Aug 25 East/South East 229/428/492 All due to be tendered in 2026 ... the older buses on the 428 may well be replaced by then All change from when they were the dominant Arriva type in Croydon ... and currently probably still are. I will miss the Thornton Heath ones, the drivers will probably be glad to see the back of them with how hilly the 64 is but they have a lot of character. I can't go to Streatham without hearing a 250 struggling from a mile away with the fans accentuating the engine and making the bus incredibly loud, and a bit annoying if its driving right beside you.
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Post by COBO on Apr 23, 2024 2:43:58 GMT
Has N137 been converted to LT?
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Post by lonmark on Apr 23, 2024 6:18:32 GMT
Has N137 been converted to LT? it may be an electric problem at the Brixton bus garage. It looks like a swap between 137/N137 instead of 417/N137 for an emergency cover.
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Post by george on Apr 24, 2024 6:49:14 GMT
Has N137 been converted to LT? it may be an electric problem at the Brixton bus garage. It looks like a swap between 137/N137 instead of 417/N137 for an emergency cover. Same again last night. Fully EA on the 319 and fully EA on the 417. So looking likely that the N137 is/has converted to an LT operation.
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Post by adl on Apr 24, 2024 7:31:14 GMT
it may be an electric problem at the Brixton bus garage. It looks like a swap between 137/N137 instead of 417/N137 for an emergency cover. Same again last night. Fully EA on the 319 and fully EA on the 417. So looking likely that the N137 is/has converted to an LT operation. Could be to release ES to the 64 soon.
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Post by cybermike137 on Apr 24, 2024 7:39:10 GMT
Same again last night. Fully EA on the 319 and fully EA on the 417. So looking likely that the N137 is/has converted to an LT operation. Could be to release ES to the 64 soon. Could be, although I still haven't heard anything about type training yet and the infrastructure hasn't finished yet
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Post by SILENCED on Apr 24, 2024 9:57:26 GMT
Same again last night. Fully EA on the 319 and fully EA on the 417. So looking likely that the N137 is/has converted to an LT operation. Could be to release ES to the 64 soon. Or maybe the 279? Have the extra chargers been installed at E?
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