ZiyQ
Conductor
I am new here, but I have a lot to say about London's buses - perhaps too much sometimes...
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Post by ZiyQ on Aug 3, 2024 2:07:31 GMT
Yesterday Was driving A406 Gunnersbury. Saw two Electroliner ESs Arriva London no plates using red plates. Heading towards Chiswick Roundabout. Dunno it's for South London THs or North London AR There's also a small chance they could also be for the 279 at E, unless I'm terribly wrong and the ESes for the 279 have already moved into the garage.
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Aug 3, 2024 2:12:00 GMT
Yesterday Was driving A406 Gunnersbury. Saw two Electroliner ESs Arriva London no plates using red plates. Heading towards Chiswick Roundabout. Dunno it's for South London THs or North London AR There's also a small chance they could also be for the 279 at E, unless I'm terribly wrong and the ESes for the 279 have already moved into the garage. They are probably parked at EC, as E is full, so wouldn’t be able to store the Ts and ESs at once
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ZiyQ
Conductor
I am new here, but I have a lot to say about London's buses - perhaps too much sometimes...
Posts: 79
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Post by ZiyQ on Aug 3, 2024 2:36:00 GMT
There's also a small chance they could also be for the 279 at E, unless I'm terribly wrong and the ESes for the 279 have already moved into the garage. They are probably parked at EC, as E is full, so wouldn’t be able to store the Ts and ESs at once Thanks a lot for the information. I was wondering where the 279's ESes were, but EC makes a lot of sense. Is there an approximate date of when the 279 is due to start being converted to electric operation (which I assume is reliant on E building more charging infrastructure)?
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Aug 3, 2024 2:49:51 GMT
They are probably parked at EC, as E is full, so wouldn’t be able to store the Ts and ESs at once Thanks a lot for the information. I was wondering where the 279's ESes were, but EC makes a lot of sense. Is there an approximate date of when the 279 is due to start being converted to electric operation (which I assume is reliant on E building more charging infrastructure)? I may be wrong, but I believe it is meant to convert by November.
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Post by cl54 on Aug 3, 2024 6:26:20 GMT
Did the move of route 19 to SF happen overnight?
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Post by lj61nwc on Aug 3, 2024 6:31:30 GMT
Did the move of route 19 to SF happen overnight? Either the 19 movement has been delayed again or the N19 Is being ran from AR tonight, it does have HVs only at the moment which could suggest AR are running it tonight possibly with all HVs allowing the LTs to transfer over to SF. Not delayed, it has happened. The buses are being run from [AR] and on completion of duty, drivers would take them to [SF]
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dace2
Driver
I like vehicles. Buses, trains, cars, all of them.
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Post by dace2 on Aug 3, 2024 7:27:06 GMT
Route 217 at 10 hours notice awarded to Arriva AR with no buses, no blinds, no etms duty cards nothing!! As Sullivan have surrendered tfl contracts! Wow, this happened out of nowhere!!! I check fandom first thing and I when to the AR page and it said 217 and I was like, "This can't be real and is probably a typo." When I went on the 217 page and it said that it is operated by Arriva as it got replaced with a new contract.
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Post by mkay315 on Aug 3, 2024 7:56:57 GMT
Route 217 at 10 hours notice awarded to Arriva AR with no buses, no blinds, no etms duty cards nothing!! As Sullivan have surrendered tfl contracts! Wow, this happened out of nowhere!!! I check fandom first thing and I when to the AR page and it said 217 and I was like, "This can't be real and is probably a typo." When I went on the 217 page and it said that it is operated by Arriva as it got replaced with a new contract. Oh man you've been asleep for the last 12 hours 😂😂😂. I'll let you go through the pages to get yourself up to speed. That's if the others let you on here as the pages will increase
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Post by redexpress on Aug 3, 2024 8:27:10 GMT
Didn't the DDLs also go via TC? Yes your right thinking about it - 412 IIRC as the 255 started off with DRL’s? The DDLs were financed via the 166/412 and 255 contracts, but were used for a mid-contract upgrade on the 319, displacing LDRs further south. I think the 319 had been struggling with single-door buses. The LDRs were mostly used at TC on the 166/412 with the 255 initially getting DRLs from somewhere else (not sure where). I suppose the late decision to reprieve the 166 meant that there weren't enough LDRs to cover the 255.
When the 319 was retained in 2001 it gained new DWLs, cascading the DDLs to TC to replace the LDRs on their originally intended routes 166/412. I think the 255 may have gained LDRs at this point? Anyway the double-decking of the 412 in 2003 released DDLs to the 255.
Later on the 319's DWLs would of course be cascaded to the 255, continuing the tradition of the route getting the 319's cast-offs! Nice for it to get new buses for a change.
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Post by Gary on Aug 3, 2024 8:45:30 GMT
Not sure if this has been shared before, and not sure how old the video is… There is a video doing the rounds on social media showing an incident between two people - I believe one is a passenger and one the driver. x.com/footbalifights/status/1819654119910432957?s=46&t=FdZ_Ff55Qm4Lu125Tm381gNo context as to how this started and it’s a shame that people just can’t go about their business without incidents like this.
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Post by TB123 on Aug 3, 2024 8:49:54 GMT
Not sure if this has been shared before, and not sure how old the video is… There is a video doing the rounds on social media showing an incident between two people - I believe one is a passenger and one the driver. x.com/footbalifights/status/1819654119910432957?s=46&t=FdZ_Ff55Qm4Lu125Tm381gNo context as to how this started and it’s a shame that people just can’t go about their business without incidents like this. Is this the 192 fight?
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Post by Gary on Aug 3, 2024 9:11:24 GMT
Not sure if this has been shared before, and not sure how old the video is… There is a video doing the rounds on social media showing an incident between two people - I believe one is a passenger and one the driver. x.com/footbalifights/status/1819654119910432957?s=46&t=FdZ_Ff55Qm4Lu125Tm381gNo context as to how this started and it’s a shame that people just can’t go about their business without incidents like this. Is this the 192 fight? Yes. Is it an old one?
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Post by TB123 on Aug 3, 2024 9:33:53 GMT
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Post by ServerKing on Aug 3, 2024 11:05:44 GMT
217 is a little patchy, saw HV326 on the route with A4 blinds, lots of Metroline 231s out today.
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Post by borneobus on Aug 3, 2024 12:27:32 GMT
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