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Post by TB123 on Dec 24, 2023 17:49:22 GMT
May sound like a stupid question but why do most of not all single door buses have a manually operated ramp? Simple. A lot less to go wrong.
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Post by mark on Dec 25, 2023 9:29:15 GMT
May sound like a stupid question but why do most of not all single door buses have a manually operated ramp? Simple. A lot less to go wrong. …and cheaper. Powered ramps are very much a London thing.
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Post by redexpress on Dec 25, 2023 19:43:20 GMT
Simple. A lot less to go wrong. …and cheaper. Powered ramps are very much a London thing. I can see why powered ramps are useful at the centre doors, as they avoid the driver having to stray too far from the cab to operate the ramp. But I'm not sure why TfL mandate powered ramps on single-door buses as well (or at least they used to). Early London-spec Solos had bookleaf ramps that seemed to be powered by the motor from an electric toothbrush. The driver would have had enough time to get out of the cab, open and close the ramp manually and drive off in half the time that the motor took just to open the ramp.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 30, 2023 7:24:31 GMT
…and cheaper. Powered ramps are very much a London thing. I can see why powered ramps are useful at the centre doors, as they avoid the driver having to stray too far from the cab to operate the ramp. But I'm not sure why TfL mandate powered ramps on single-door buses as well (or at least they used to). Early London-spec Solos had bookleaf ramps that seemed to be powered by the motor from an electric toothbrush. The driver would have had enough time to get out of the cab, open and close the ramp manually and drive off in half the time that the motor took just to open the ramp. I remember many single door buses that had bookleaf ramps at the entrance door. These were slow and a manual ramp by hand would have been faster. We no longer have these, but now a powered cassette ramp like the exit door in the entrance.
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Post by COBO on Dec 30, 2023 19:50:11 GMT
Was the A10 introduced as apart of the airbus network?
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Post by capitalomnibus on Dec 30, 2023 20:17:42 GMT
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Post by COBO on Jan 1, 2024 4:15:38 GMT
Has ftfl stopped making certain routes 24 hours for New Year’s Day? I remember that TfL used to make the 92, 114, 183, 207, 436, E1, E7, H12 and certain others routes night services during new day. I wonder has TfL stopped providing this?
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 1, 2024 10:32:19 GMT
Has ftfl stopped making certain routes 24 hours for New Year’s Day? I remember that TfL used to make the 92, 114, 183, 207, 436, E1, E7, H12 and certain others routes night services during new day. I wonder has TfL stopped providing this? Yes it has. The all night Underground and Elizabeth line has reduced the need for the extras.
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Post by redexpress on Jan 1, 2024 13:52:06 GMT
Was the A10 introduced as apart of the airbus network? Not at all, it was a regular tendered bus route from the start, unlike the Airbus routes which were a commercial operation. I think the A10 had some external funding at the start, from BAA and/or Stockley Park.
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Post by martinb on Jan 1, 2024 14:43:38 GMT
Guys, hello, bus spotter from germany here. I was trying to wrap my head around duty cards and schedules for TfL for a while now. Looking at the schedules as per TfL website and compare with some duty cards that are found on Youtube: I find the letters "R" and "F" in the schedules from time to time. I suspect the "R" is for "relief", so driver is handing over bus to next driver. What is the "F" for, please? Cheers, Martin
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Post by enviro498 on Jan 1, 2024 14:50:29 GMT
Guys, hello, bus spotter from germany here. I was trying to wrap my head around duty cards and schedules for TfL for a while now. Looking at the schedules as per TfL website and compare with some duty cards that are found on Youtube: I find the letters "R" and "F" in the schedules from time to time. I suspect the "R" is for "relief", so driver is handing over bus to next driver. What is the "F" for, please? Cheers, Martin "F" is for when the driver's duty has completely finished, they will not drive any more on that day. "R" is for a meal relief, meaning the driver will have a meal break before continuing to drive later.
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Post by martinb on Jan 1, 2024 15:28:55 GMT
Guys, hello, bus spotter from germany here. I was trying to wrap my head around duty cards and schedules for TfL for a while now. Looking at the schedules as per TfL website and compare with some duty cards that are found on Youtube: I find the letters "R" and "F" in the schedules from time to time. I suspect the "R" is for "relief", so driver is handing over bus to next driver. What is the "F" for, please? Cheers, Martin "F" is for when the driver's duty has completely finished, they will not drive any more on that day. "R" is for a meal relief, meaning the driver will have a meal break before continuing to drive later. Excellent! Thank you for the swift reply!
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Post by Volvo on Jan 4, 2024 7:58:11 GMT
Can someone explain to me why all these new electric buses now have no middle seat at the back? Even the single deckers have started this.
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 4, 2024 9:32:44 GMT
Can someone explain to me why all these new electric buses now have no middle seat at the back? Even the single deckers have started this. It was considered dangerous as someone could be thrown out of the seat if the bus breaks hard.
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Post by gwiwer on Jan 4, 2024 10:59:04 GMT
Can someone explain to me why all these new electric buses now have no middle seat at the back? Even the single deckers have started this. It was considered dangerous as someone could be thrown out of the seat if the bus breaks hard. And how many times has this ever happened? Safety first is fair enough but the risk is far greater for standing passengers being thrown around and even floored in an emergency. Sometimes by nothing more than harsh braking by the driver - some are far from perfect and definitely never went through the Chiswick school of motoring! My partner uses London buses daily and reports being thrown around as a standing passenger at least once a week. She has ended up on the floor twice in the past year. Are we to ban standing passengers on safety grounds as well? What about making bus seat belts compulsory? Where does one draw the line of Common Sense?
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