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Post by SILENCED on Jul 17, 2022 9:13:02 GMT
Some of these LTs have started receiving AH codes on them as of recent. Are the AH drivers for the H91 only going to be trained to use LT’s rather than conventional as well? It would make sense if the drivers aren’t being TUPEd from V (although I’d expect them to since Brentford isn’t far) Everywhere I have been reading on here suggests RATP are short of drivers. Imagine they will do all they can to ensure as few as possible, hopefully zero, transfer.
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Jul 17, 2022 9:53:19 GMT
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Post by sleckdeck on Jul 17, 2022 9:53:19 GMT
Are the AH drivers for the H91 only going to be trained to use LT’s rather than conventional as well? It would make sense if the drivers aren’t being TUPEd from V (although I’d expect them to since Brentford isn’t far) Everywhere I have been reading on here suggests RATP are short of drivers. Imagine they will do all they can to ensure as few as possible, hopefully zero, transfer. I believe it is only FW and WK that have a driver shortage, which explains the significant increase in bunching on the 235 and constant curtailments of the 65 to Brentford.
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 17, 2022 9:59:41 GMT
Everywhere I have been reading on here suggests RATP are short of drivers. Imagine they will do all they can to ensure as few as possible, hopefully zero, transfer. I believe it is only FW and WK that have a driver shortage, which explains the significant increase in bunching on the 235 and constant curtailments of the 65 to Brentford. In that case RATP would most likely transfer them to FW and WK to reduce shortages
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Jul 17, 2022 10:05:59 GMT
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Post by sleckdeck on Jul 17, 2022 10:05:59 GMT
I believe it is only FW and WK that have a driver shortage, which explains the significant increase in bunching on the 235 and constant curtailments of the 65 to Brentford. In that case RATP would most likely transfer them to FW and WK to reduce shortages I can see that happening, not so sure as to why the 65 currently has an extreme driver shortage considering that the strikes were combated by being given a pay rise. The 281 seems to be managing just fine (other than the fact it is ridiculously busy at rush hour)
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 17, 2022 11:13:56 GMT
In that case RATP would most likely transfer them to FW and WK to reduce shortages I can see that happening, not so sure as to why the 65 currently has an extreme driver shortage considering that the strikes were combated by being given a pay rise. The 281 seems to be managing just fine (other than the fact it is ridiculously busy at rush hour)8 Probably the financial terms of the contracts mean it more advantageous for them to concentrate resources on the 281 rather than the 65 if that is the case
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Jul 17, 2022 11:37:45 GMT
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Post by YX10FFN on Jul 17, 2022 11:37:45 GMT
Some of these LTs have started receiving AH codes on them as of recent. Are the AH drivers for the H91 only going to be trained to use LT’s rather than conventional as well? It would make sense if the drivers aren’t being TUPEd from V (although I’d expect them to since Brentford isn’t far) Given the AH fleet flexibility we are seeing at the moment, and in the inevitable circumstance that the LTs are unreliable, I can definitely see conventionals being used on the H91.
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Jul 20, 2022 18:13:28 GMT
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Post by cc2005 on Jul 20, 2022 18:13:28 GMT
I didn’t realise the MMC TEHs were being refurbished? Saw a fresh TEH2079 on the 139 today.
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Jul 20, 2022 19:54:04 GMT
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Post by j67 on Jul 20, 2022 19:54:04 GMT
VWH2352 completely wrecked from the front whilst on 114. Will be VOR.
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Jul 20, 2022 21:12:43 GMT
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Post by rj131 on Jul 20, 2022 21:12:43 GMT
VWH2352 completely wrecked from the front whilst on 114. Will be VOR. An RTC?
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Post by j67 on Jul 21, 2022 8:27:11 GMT
VWH2352 completely wrecked from the front whilst on 114. Will be VOR. An RTC? Yes. Check out londonbuses_21 on instagram to see it.
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Post by COBO on Jul 21, 2022 20:32:54 GMT
Will the VWs for the 186 be the first Metroline travel VWs to be withdrawn or will they be transferred elsewhere withdraw younger buses in the fleet?
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Post by busoccultation on Jul 21, 2022 20:58:33 GMT
Will the VWs for the 186 be the first Metroline travel VWs to be withdrawn or will they be transferred elsewhere withdraw younger buses in the fleet? Those VW's are staying in London for now by the looks of things with a few of them already transferred to PV and PB. Right now it is the ex-First VW1817-841 batch that is being withdrawn/stored of which VW1817/820/821/822/823/824/826/827/828/830/831/832/833/839/840/841 being the only ones in that ex First 10reg batch used in service at least since beginning of the July.
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Jul 22, 2022 8:03:57 GMT
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Post by j67 on Jul 22, 2022 8:03:57 GMT
Will the VWs for the 186 be the first Metroline travel VWs to be withdrawn or will they be transferred elsewhere withdraw younger buses in the fleet? Those VW's are staying in London for now by the looks of things with a few of them already transferred to PV and PB. Right now it is the ex-First VW1817-841 batch that is being withdrawn/stored of which VW1817/820/821/822/823/824/826/827/828/830/831/832/833/839/840/841 being the only ones in that ex First 10reg batch used in service at least since beginning of the July.
That doesn’t mean that the ones not recently used are withdrawn. In the past they’ve been put into storage and been used again after weeks and months. I think they’ll start getting rid of them towards the end of the year when 297 gets electrics.
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Jul 22, 2022 13:22:45 GMT
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Post by COBO on Jul 22, 2022 13:22:45 GMT
Those VW's are staying in London for now by the looks of things with a few of them already transferred to PV and PB. Right now it is the ex-First VW1817-841 batch that is being withdrawn/stored of which VW1817/820/821/822/823/824/826/827/828/830/831/832/833/839/840/841 being the only ones in that ex First 10reg batch used in service at least since beginning of the July.
That doesn’t mean that the ones not recently used are withdrawn. In the past they’ve been put into storage and been used again after weeks and months. I think they’ll start getting rid of them towards the end of the year when 297 gets electrics. Is the 297 getting electrics? Who says?
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Jul 22, 2022 13:24:22 GMT
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Post by COBO on Jul 22, 2022 13:24:22 GMT
Will the VWs for the 186 be the first Metroline travel VWs to be withdrawn or will they be transferred elsewhere withdraw younger buses in the fleet? Those VW's are staying in London for now by the looks of things with a few of them already transferred to PV and PB. Right now it is the ex-First VW1817-841 batch that is being withdrawn/stored of which VW1817/820/821/822/823/824/826/827/828/830/831/832/833/839/840/841 being the only ones in that ex First 10reg batch used in service at least since beginning of the July.
I’m surprised that the ex First 10 reg VWs are being withdrawn they’ve lasted so long.
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