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Post by ThinLizzy on Sept 19, 2024 13:29:18 GMT
DE996 will be joining too, (not sure if this is the fourth bus you're talking about). The lot are for the W9 apparently. Let’s hope Metroline manage to find some younger vehicles. How on earth they are allowed to start a new, albeit short, contract with these frankly ancient buses is beyond me. short notice contract and needs must. I'm sure something newer would be transferred in if required
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Sept 19, 2024 13:39:38 GMT
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Post by sw2 on Sept 19, 2024 13:39:38 GMT
Let’s hope Metroline manage to find some younger vehicles. How on earth they are allowed to start a new, albeit short, contract with these frankly ancient buses is beyond me. short notice contract and needs must. I'm sure something newer would be transferred in if required Horrible route too. Up there with one of the worst for buses with the W5, in North London that is.
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Sept 19, 2024 15:08:02 GMT
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Post by abellion on Sept 19, 2024 15:08:02 GMT
DE996 will be joining too, (not sure if this is the fourth bus you're talking about). The lot are for the W9 apparently. Let’s hope Metroline manage to find some younger vehicles. How on earth they are allowed to start a new, albeit short, contract with these frankly ancient buses is beyond me. I don’t see why this matters, new contract or not there are plenty of similarly aged buses in used all over London and these are emergency circumstances.
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Sept 19, 2024 15:23:53 GMT
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Post by southlondon413 on Sept 19, 2024 15:23:53 GMT
Let’s hope Metroline manage to find some younger vehicles. How on earth they are allowed to start a new, albeit short, contract with these frankly ancient buses is beyond me. I don’t see why this matters, new contract or not there are plenty of similarly aged buses in used all over London and these are emergency circumstances. But they are, for the most part, operational spares and where they aren’t the contracts are due to end soon. Regardless of whether it’s a short contract it just seems odd that TfL are allowing 16 year old vehicle to start a new contract.
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Post by vjaska on Sept 19, 2024 16:24:50 GMT
I don’t see why this matters, new contract or not there are plenty of similarly aged buses in used all over London and these are emergency circumstances. But they are, for the most part, operational spares and where they aren’t the contracts are due to end soon. Regardless of whether it’s a short contract it just seems odd that TfL are allowing 16 year old vehicle to start a new contract. I can understand it for a temporary contract - similar has happened with the school routes Metroline won recently where the two 1 year contract ones are using 09 reg TE's.
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Sept 19, 2024 16:30:06 GMT
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Post by londonbuses on Sept 19, 2024 16:30:06 GMT
I don’t see why this matters, new contract or not there are plenty of similarly aged buses in used all over London and these are emergency circumstances. But they are, for the most part, operational spares and where they aren’t the contracts are due to end soon. Regardless of whether it’s a short contract it just seems odd that TfL are allowing 16 year old vehicle to start a new contract. It will more than likely be a temporary measure until the 382's DEMs are available, many routes have started off with older buses until the newer ones are available.
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Post by ThinLizzy on Sept 19, 2024 17:13:59 GMT
I don’t see why this matters, new contract or not there are plenty of similarly aged buses in used all over London and these are emergency circumstances. But they are, for the most part, operational spares and where they aren’t the contracts are due to end soon. Regardless of whether it’s a short contract it just seems odd that TfL are allowing 16 year old vehicle to start a new contract. I'm not quite sure what else you think Metroline, or indeed anybody else, can start the temporary contract on the W9 with...
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Post by barrypotter on Sept 19, 2024 18:33:37 GMT
We have been informed that W9 will not be uploaded to PB ticket machines in time for Saturday due to TfL's current cyber problems.
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