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Post by twobellstogo on Jan 6, 2021 22:13:35 GMT
Because cashless means you do not need to dispose of your ticket, which was their intended purpose. Isn't there one on the platform housing of an RM? RMs have two used ticket bins on either side of the platform. |
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Post by M1104 on Jan 8, 2021 12:28:40 GMT
Wasn't it terrorism threats, same as bins were removed from tube stations? The ones at tube stations were due to terrorism threats but the ones on buses was due to the cashless policy greg not sure when they were first introduced but pretty sure they were on the L's, M's & T's when I was growing up during the 90's? They were indeed fitted to those Leylands, on the middle hand rail as you exit the bus if I remember correctly. I remember the bins also on predecessors RM/Ls¹, DMS, SMS and likely also the RTs, suggesting the idea goes back to at least the 1930s. ¹ - on the left or right as you enter/exit |
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Post by twobellstogo on Jan 8, 2021 17:46:45 GMT
The ones at tube stations were due to terrorism threats but the ones on buses was due to the cashless policy greg not sure when they were first introduced but pretty sure they were on the L's, M's & T's when I was growing up during the 90's? They were indeed fitted to those Leylands, on the middle hand rail as you exit the bus if I remember correctly. I remember the bins also on predecessors RM/Ls¹, DMS, SMS and likely also the RTs, suggesting the idea goes back to at least the 1930s. ¹ - on the left or right as you enter/exit Yep - definitely on RTs and RFs too. |
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Post by Gellico on Jan 9, 2021 22:22:00 GMT
Tube maps. A lot of First kit carried them, no idea why buses can't have them inside really.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jan 10, 2021 7:02:58 GMT
Wasn't it terrorism threats, same as bins were removed from tube stations? The ones at tube stations were due to terrorism threats but the ones on buses was due to the cashless policy greg not sure when they were first introduced but pretty sure they were on the L's, M's & T's when I was growing up during the 90's? Yes I can at least visualise then on Ms and Ts, and RMs. In particular, many of them even predated Travelcards introduced in 1983 so would have been particularly useful then. It could be said that LTs need bins for being rubbish themselves but that's another story.  |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jan 10, 2021 7:04:17 GMT
2020 was surely the first year that no London buses ever had a conductor?
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 10, 2021 11:20:51 GMT
Yes it would have been as between 2005 and 2020 not only the customer assistants but ofcourse still having the original Routemasters till Autumn 2019. Obviously aswell the first year since horse buses that there wasn't a bus with an open back.
The heritage Blackpool trams also weren't running in 2020 but as they charge indivial fares (and higher ones at that) for use so can cover their costs they will return when custom returns. I doubt the 15(H) will.
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