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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Feb 24, 2019 15:08:32 GMT
Due to a diversion on route 291 meaning that it had to be all single-deck, I noticed route 1 was mainly or entirely double-deck. I think route 1 stared out with ex-Oxford Marshalls when GA Metrobus took over Crawley from Arriva in 2001.
As I hoped to ride a double-deck on route 291 I asked at the Crawley travel office if they knew which journeys were scheduled to be double-deck. The lady kindly pointed out about it being all single-deck for now. I therefore knew to ride an ex-B&H OmniCity before heading east.
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Post by ibus246 on Feb 24, 2019 17:24:13 GMT
Due to a diversion on route 291 meaning that it had to be all single-deck, I noticed route 1 was mainly or entirely double-deck. I think route 1 stared out with ex-Oxford Marshalls when GA Metrobus took over Crawley from Arriva in 2001. As I hoped to ride a double-deck on route 291 I asked at the Crawley travel office if they knew which journeys were scheduled to be double-deck. The lady kindly pointed out about it being all single-deck for now. I therefore knew to ride an ex-B&H OmniCity before heading east. 291 now back to double decker again.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Feb 24, 2019 18:16:09 GMT
Due to a diversion on route 291 meaning that it had to be all single-deck, I noticed route 1 was mainly or entirely double-deck. I think route 1 stared out with ex-Oxford Marshalls when GA Metrobus took over Crawley from Arriva in 2001. As I hoped to ride a double-deck on route 291 I asked at the Crawley travel office if they knew which journeys were scheduled to be double-deck. The lady kindly pointed out about it being all single-deck for now. I therefore knew to ride an ex-B&H OmniCity before heading east. 291 now back to double decker again. As some 291s were single-deck and I was able to ride a double-deck within Crawley without duplicating a single-deck specification, I wasn't bothered. Although I went perhaps a year too early to ride a hydrogen bus, I was concerned in case the shorter 08-reg OmniCity single-decks faced early withdrawal. I hadn't been to the area since 2006 so was easily due a visit now!
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Post by ibus246 on Feb 25, 2019 13:43:12 GMT
291 now back to double decker again. As some 291s were single-deck and I was able to ride a double-deck within Crawley without duplicating a single-deck specification, I wasn't bothered. Although I went perhaps a year too early to ride a hydrogen bus, I was concerned in case the shorter 08-reg OmniCity single-decks faced early withdrawal. I hadn't been to the area since 2006 so was easily due a visit now! The 08 short reg OmniCities are not earmarked to go anywhere anytime soon - they were refurbished a couple of years back. Next to go from May onwards are the ex-London OmniTowns replaced with a batch of new Streetlites.
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Post by snoggle on Feb 27, 2019 15:49:20 GMT
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Post by ibus246 on Feb 28, 2019 2:25:02 GMT
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Mar 2, 2019 9:43:44 GMT
As some 291s were single-deck and I was able to ride a double-deck within Crawley without duplicating a single-deck specification, I wasn't bothered. Although I went perhaps a year too early to ride a hydrogen bus, I was concerned in case the shorter 08-reg OmniCity single-decks faced early withdrawal. I hadn't been to the area since 2006 so was easily due a visit now! The 08 short reg OmniCities are not earmarked to go anywhere anytime soon - they were refurbished a couple of years back. Next to go from May onwards are the ex-London OmniTowns replaced with a batch of new Streetlites. My 08-reg OmniCity certainly looked refurbished as it had the same moquette as the Eclipse. I still preferred to be safe rather than sorry. I gather therefore that Omnitowns are withdrawn soon, followed (once the hydrogen buses arrive) by the longer older OmniCity saloons.
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Post by YY13VKP on Mar 24, 2019 17:46:55 GMT
As some 291s were single-deck and I was able to ride a double-deck within Crawley without duplicating a single-deck specification, I wasn't bothered. Although I went perhaps a year too early to ride a hydrogen bus, I was concerned in case the shorter 08-reg OmniCity single-decks faced early withdrawal. I hadn't been to the area since 2006 so was easily due a visit now! The 08 short reg OmniCities are not earmarked to go anywhere anytime soon - they were refurbished a couple of years back. Next to go from May onwards are the ex-London OmniTowns replaced with a batch of new Streetlites. Heard that 10 Streetlites have been ordered. Will be a shame to see these OmniTowns going. Are the older OmniCities still in the fleet due for replacement too?
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Post by ibus246 on Mar 24, 2019 21:20:30 GMT
The 08 short reg OmniCities are not earmarked to go anywhere anytime soon - they were refurbished a couple of years back. Next to go from May onwards are the ex-London OmniTowns replaced with a batch of new Streetlites. Heard that 10 Streetlites have been ordered. Will be a shame to see these OmniTowns going. Are the older OmniCities still in the fleet due for replacement too? They cannot be replaced until the current Fastway Volvos are replaced, refurbished and single doored in 2020 once the hydrogen buses arrive
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Post by vjaska on Mar 24, 2019 22:56:39 GMT
Heard that 10 Streetlites have been ordered. Will be a shame to see these OmniTowns going. Are the older OmniCities still in the fleet due for replacement too? They cannot be replaced until the current Fastway Volvos are replaced, refurbished and single doored in 2020 once the hydrogen buses arrive Out of interest, what the regular buses on the 23/24? It's a route that I've planned to do for ages now
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Post by ibus246 on Mar 25, 2019 12:55:11 GMT
They cannot be replaced until the current Fastway Volvos are replaced, refurbished and single doored in 2020 once the hydrogen buses arrive Out of interest, what the regular buses on the 23/24? It's a route that I've planned to do for ages now Not sure what the 24 is. For the 23 Crawley - Worthing it’s 6513, 6550, 6551 or 6559 or any of the buses allocated to the 1 (6552-6558). For the trips that only do Crawley - Horsham and vice versa it is either an Enviro or DD
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Post by wirewiper on Mar 27, 2019 7:37:09 GMT
Out of interest, what the regular buses on the 23/24? It's a route that I've planned to do for ages now Not sure what the 24 is. For the 23 Crawley - Worthing it’s 6513, 6550, 6551 or 6559 or any of the buses allocated to the 1 (6552-6558). For the trips that only do Crawley - Horsham and vice versa it is either an Enviro or DD The 24 used to be an occasional variant of the 23, operating between Crawley and Horsham via a different route. It appears not to operate now.
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Post by YY13VKP on Apr 15, 2019 23:15:54 GMT
OmniCity 6560 has been withdrawn
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Post by ctrh136 on May 7, 2019 20:05:46 GMT
Looks like the new Streetlites are arriving now - with 6 for the 430/435 and 4 for the 200. I think these will displace E200s to replace the OmniTowns on services such as the 93.
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Post by YY13VKP on May 7, 2019 21:15:56 GMT
Looks like the new Streetlites are arriving now - with 6 for the 430/435 and 4 for the 200. I think these will displace E200s to replace the OmniTowns on services such as the 93. I've heard one OmniTown is to stay to replace 6560
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