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Post by vjaska on Jun 2, 2024 12:11:48 GMT
According to LOTS online, route 639 will be operated from Battersea depot (QB) and route 670 will be operated from Twickenham depot (TF) Very surprised at that, wonder why they’ve chosen to do it that way?
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Post by YX18KVJ (DLE30221) on Jun 2, 2024 15:04:39 GMT
According to LOTS online, route 639 will be operated from Battersea depot (QB) and route 670 will be operated from Twickenham depot (TF) Very surprised at that, wonder why they’ve chosen to do it that way? It makes more sense for both routes to be based at QB,why the 670 is going to TF I have no idea.Though TF is probably a bit closer to the LOR that TV is.Does anyone know which vehicles they will use?
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Post by southlondon413 on Jun 2, 2024 15:20:15 GMT
Very surprised at that, wonder why they’ve chosen to do it that way? It makes more sense for both routes to be based at QB,why the 670 is going to TF I have no idea.Though TF is probably a bit closer to the LOR that TV is.Does anyone know which vehicles they will use? TV is better than TF if it’s a toss up between the two as it has faster access to the A3 for both ends of the 670. The vehicle from TF will have to navigate either through Kingston or through Richmond to get the either end. QB would be far better for both. Perhaps the 670 will be cross linked off a TF route and that’s why it’s intended to be based there? Perhaps a working from the 111 or 285?
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Post by YX10FFN on Jun 2, 2024 16:22:45 GMT
Longshot maybe but maybe they want to crosslink it with the 267?
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Post by YX18KVJ (DLE30221) on Jun 3, 2024 18:10:17 GMT
Longshot maybe but maybe they want to crosslink it with the 267? That could work with buses deadrunning to and from Hammersmith,but I'm not sure if LTs would make it around the Battersea terminus?
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Post by SN17MOA on Jun 3, 2024 19:14:43 GMT
Longshot maybe but maybe they want to crosslink it with the 267? Unlikely since the morning journey starts from Roehampton and the afternoon journey, Battersea. What might happen is that the bus will come off from the 111/285 with the bus spending the day at QB until the afternoon journey and then crosslink to the 111/285 again.
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Post by ServerKing on Jun 3, 2024 19:41:06 GMT
Not sure if this was said earlier, but 2524 and 2544 have both been fitted with LEDs instead of Smart Blinds. I think they are Hanover ones, and they seem to be programed correctly, very similar to the LED units that Stagecoach has on their E400 MMCs. I saw one of these on the 344 with the blinds, looks good and easy to read in bright sunlight
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Post by yunus on Jun 4, 2024 1:05:00 GMT
How comes the N133 does not use Electroliners?
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Post by lj61nwc on Jun 4, 2024 7:13:51 GMT
How comes the N133 does not use Electroliners? They already struggle to do full day duty with one bus, constant switching buses at Kennington during the evenings with lost mileage
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Post by exbox on Jun 4, 2024 16:06:32 GMT
How comes the N133 does not use Electroliners? They already struggle to do full day duty with one bus, constant switching buses at Kennington during the evenings with lost mileage Charging issues? They have ample range - as much as a diesel bus.
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Post by YX18KVJ (DLE30221) on Jun 4, 2024 16:12:03 GMT
Will the Hybrid buses at QB be reblinded?The 639 will need to use something for the TUK takeover,and the 133/306/C3 will probably experience problems with the electroliners at some point,there are only 5 spares between all 3 routes.It would be nice to see some hybrids on the C3 again,and on the 306/196 (I mean here the 2470-85 batch specifically for this route)
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Post by abellion on Jun 4, 2024 16:17:53 GMT
Will the Hybrid buses at QB be reblinded?The 639 will need to use something for the TUK takeover,and the 133/306/C3 will probably experience problems with the electroliners at some point,there are only 5 spares between all 3 routes.It would be nice to see some hybrids on the C3 again,and on the 306/196 (I mean here the 2470-85 batch specifically for this route) For the 306 and 639 I guess so, but not the 133 or C3. The 133 is on LT and E400H blinds using all of them very regularly and is also on the E40Ds, the C3 I don’t think ever had it’s blinds removed from QB buses, they still have the 49 and 452’s ones also. The 196 is also a regular user of 61-16 reg hybrids which are blinded too
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Post by M1104 on Jun 4, 2024 17:03:40 GMT
Will the Hybrid buses at QB be reblinded?The 639 will need to use something for the TUK takeover,and the 133/306/C3 will probably experience problems with the electroliners at some point,there are only 5 spares between all 3 routes.It would be nice to see some hybrids on the C3 again,and on the 306/196 (I mean here the 2470-85 batch specifically for this route) For the 306 and 639 I guess so, but not the 133 or C3. The 133 is on LT and E400H blinds using all of them very regularly and is also on the E40Ds, the C3 I don’t think ever had it’s blinds removed from QB buses, they still have the 49 and 452’s ones also. The 196 is also a regular user of 61-16 reg hybrids which are blinded too Also there are at least three E40Hs with LED displays which can be 639 ready, if not already so done by now.
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Post by lj61nwc on Jun 4, 2024 22:01:31 GMT
They already struggle to do full day duty with one bus, constant switching buses at Kennington during the evenings with lost mileage Charging issues? They have ample range - as much as a diesel bus. range is always theoretical and not real-life representation, although driver told me some of the newer busses have better batteries. Control get indication when battery is low and the bus is typically sent to depot to avoid risks of running out. Driver was called just past Brixton to curtail at Kennington due to low battery indicator
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Post by exbox on Jun 5, 2024 14:26:37 GMT
Charging issues? They have ample range - as much as a diesel bus. range is always theoretical and not real-life representation, although driver told me some of the newer busses have better batteries. Control get indication when battery is low and the bus is typically sent to depot to avoid risks of running out. Driver was called just past Brixton to curtail at Kennington due to low battery indicator Other operators aren't having the same problems which suggests that it's a management problem.
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