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Post by surab21 on Feb 5, 2024 0:02:35 GMT
Sorry if this is a silly question but are 'Bus Saver Tickets' still valid? As they were withdrawn in 2008, I doubt there are many at all still around, but did they have any sort of expiration date on them? I ask because the front door of a lot of (maybe all?) NRMs still have signage relating to this ( link).
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Post by croydonguy on Feb 5, 2024 9:44:35 GMT
Sorry if this is a silly question but are 'Bus Saver Tickets' still valid? As they were withdrawn in 2008, I doubt there are many at all still around, but did they have any sort of expiration date on them? I ask because the front door of a lot of (maybe all?) NRMs still have signage relating to this ( link). I was sent some saver tickets by TfL Customer Services back in 2016 after making a complaint to them about an issue I had on the 64. Maybe they still issue them?
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Post by redbus on Feb 5, 2024 10:30:34 GMT
Sorry if this is a silly question but are 'Bus Saver Tickets' still valid? As they were withdrawn in 2008, I doubt there are many at all still around, but did they have any sort of expiration date on them? I ask because the front door of a lot of (maybe all?) NRMs still have signage relating to this ( link). I was sent some saver tickets by TfL Customer Services back in 2016 after making a complaint to them about an issue I had on the 64. Maybe they still issue them? An interesting question. I suspect that the number of the bus saver tickets still in circulation is very low, and as they have no expiry date could theoretically still be used. Having said that how many bus drivers would recognise and accept them is another question! If you are on an LT with the relevant signage, at least you can point to that!
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Post by COBO on Feb 8, 2024 20:30:43 GMT
When some people say a bus is allocated to route on paper what paper are they referring to? Is this paper an online?
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Post by southlondonbus on Feb 8, 2024 20:58:22 GMT
When some people say a bus is allocated to route on paper what paper are they referring to? Is this paper an online? I think it's more just a saying really.
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Post by kmkcheng on Feb 8, 2024 21:00:50 GMT
When some people say a bus is allocated to route on paper what paper are they referring to? Is this paper an online? ‘On paper’ is just a saying meaning in theory rather than in reality. For example, buses A, B & C are bought for a certain route but in reality, buses X, Y & Z appear on the route instead
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Post by LD71YLO (BE37054) on Feb 14, 2024 21:49:21 GMT
A little observation I've made whilst putting together my site is that in mid-2018 the seating capacities for 10.8m E200MMCs changed. With RATP, DLE30249 and below are listed as B31D, whereas DLE30250 upwards are B29D. It's the same with Metroline's earlier and later batches too, the 19reg are B29D whereas the 66reg are B31D. I don't suppose anyone knows why the later ones have fewer seats? Having been on some of the older and newer* MMC SDs out of AV/FW, I've noticed that the 16reg seem to have an additional set of seats in the low floor section, I think that this may be because the wheelchair bay and the luggage racks were increased in size. *newer ones being mainly BYD variants, also some of the 110s buses.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2024 21:52:45 GMT
A little observation I've made whilst putting together my site is that in mid-2018 the seating capacities for 10.8m E200MMCs changed. With RATP, DLE30249 and below are listed as B31D, whereas DLE30250 upwards are B29D. It's the same with Metroline's earlier and later batches too, the 19reg are B29D whereas the 66reg are B31D. I don't suppose anyone knows why the later ones have fewer seats? I believe the wheelchair bay got extended. Edit: just saw LD71YLO (BE37054) reply
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Post by busoccultation on Feb 14, 2024 21:58:32 GMT
A little observation I've made whilst putting together my site is that in mid-2018 the seating capacities for 10.8m E200MMCs changed. With RATP, DLE30249 and below are listed as B31D, whereas DLE30250 upwards are B29D. It's the same with Metroline's earlier and later batches too, the 19reg are B29D whereas the 66reg are B31D. I don't suppose anyone knows why the later ones have fewer seats? To increase the size of the wheelchair bay as TfL mandated on most new buses to have a wheelchair bay that is at least 2 meters long to reduce conflict with wheelchair and pushchair users where possible. The newer hybrid E400MMC's have two seats by the wheelchair bay (as found on eariler examples) removed to have a larger wheelchair bay instead.
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Post by COBO on Feb 14, 2024 22:13:18 GMT
Could a night route have its contract modified to have something different running it to what the day route it’s contracted to? Let’s say the 7 and N7 gets contracted to have hydrogens can the N7’s contract be changed to allow hybrids to run on instead?
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Post by abellion on Feb 16, 2024 11:57:24 GMT
Are the 57, 64 and N250 the only night elements of any route to still use Tridents? (Or a Trident for the latter two!)
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Post by redbus on Feb 16, 2024 12:41:02 GMT
Could a night route have its contract modified to have something different running it to what the day route it’s contracted to? Let’s say the 7 and N7 gets contracted to have hydrogens can the N7’s contract be changed to allow hybrids to run on instead? Sure, in principle TfL and the Operator can agree changes. An important consideration would be if a change were made such that it could impact the original tender giving a claim to unsuccessful bidders. For example say there were two bidders one for £1m and one for £1.1m. The £1m tender is accepted as they are the cheapest and then the contract is changed to be for £1.2m, in which case the company with the £1.1m bid could have a claim as they were not chosen and would have been cheaper. A change to use Hybrids instead of electric or hydrogen buses would not trigger any claim as that change would likely be available to whoever won the tender.
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Post by Busboy105 on Feb 16, 2024 15:07:18 GMT
Are the 57, 64 and N250 the only night elements of any route to still use Tridents? (Or a Trident for the latter two!) 86 although not for much longer
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Post by vjaska on Feb 16, 2024 15:34:40 GMT
Are the 57, 64 and N250 the only night elements of any route to still use Tridents? (Or a Trident for the latter two!) 86 although not for much longer His definition of Trident is Euro IV Enviro 400's of which Stagecoach no longer have any in TfL service so the N86 wouldn't count. Personally, I've never been a fan of labeling any Enviro 400's beyond Spirit & the 55 reg TE's as Tridents because I see them as more successors to the Trident but I believe they were classed as that just like Euro IV Enviro 200's carried the Dart name so some prefer to call them that which is entirely their choice to do so.
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Post by gwiwer on Feb 16, 2024 15:57:43 GMT
A Dart is a Dart because "Enviro 200EV MMC" just doesn't trip off the tongue!
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