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Post by southlondon413 on Jun 24, 2022 14:49:10 GMT
No it won’t serve the full length of Stayton Road, TfL determined it was unviable to convert the entire junction. So it will be following the current S3 route on Dibdin and Marlborough Roads. So longer vehicles will not be suitable. Likely max length will be 9.3m. I'd imagine the current 470 buses, which are 9.7m, would also fit - Go-Ahead will have some of their own spare when the Barnes cuts happen which probably explains the existing vehicles award The 209/378 SE are 10.5m though. I guess we will just have to wait to see what is used.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 24, 2022 15:16:21 GMT
I'd imagine the current 470 buses, which are 9.7m, would also fit - Go-Ahead will have some of their own spare when the Barnes cuts happen which probably explains the existing vehicles award The 209/378 SE are 10.5m though. I guess we will just have to wait to see what is used. Ah yes, forgot they were that length, apologies
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Post by dragonman on Jun 24, 2022 18:43:53 GMT
Anyone here know any good jokes?
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Post by tbmlondon on Jun 24, 2022 18:48:35 GMT
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Post by southlondonbus on Jun 24, 2022 19:04:38 GMT
Anyone here know any good jokes? Go Ahead ordering E400EVs for December 2022 contract dates when couple of months ago it was said ADL were at full capacity for EVs until spring 2023 Dosent mean they have to arrive by the contract start date.
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Post by YY13VKP on Jun 24, 2022 19:27:54 GMT
Go Ahead ordering E400EVs for December 2022 contract dates when couple of months ago it was said ADL were at full capacity for EVs until spring 2023 Dosent mean they have to arrive by the contract start date. Especially if they’re for retained routes too as the existing allocation can fill in for the first few months of the contract
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Post by overgroundcommuter on Jun 24, 2022 23:36:16 GMT
Noticed some of the former Croydon EH's now at PM are receiving their new blind sets which have Croydon Town Centre on one line instead of two.
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Post by ADH45258 on Jun 24, 2022 23:42:46 GMT
The S1 has already been rerouted and seems to be alright with its current vehicles. I personally think the 470 will take the short spare ex-322 SEs from the contract start date. Slight downgrade initially but will be needed eventually. The S1 could still take longer SE from the 164 with the OM withdrawn given they are entirely non-standard in the fleet. No point hanging onto them if not needed. It’s entirely possible that the 164’s SE’s could replace the OM’s if the rerouting now means the S1 can now take longer buses to remove a non standard type. You also have SE268-270 being released from the 359’s electric conversion but the OM’s are perfectly adequate and are ULEZ compliant so there’s no real need to get rid of them unlike when Scanias and MCV’s were removed from the 246, 359 and 405 in 2018 I suppose it depends on how busy the S1 currently gets, but introducing longer vehicles was part of the consultation.
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Post by cl54 on Jun 25, 2022 14:23:40 GMT
Noticed some of the former Croydon EH's now at PM are receiving their new blind sets which have Croydon Town Centre on one line instead of two. If the blinds are new it should be in 2 lines.
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Post by M1104 on Jun 25, 2022 15:26:01 GMT
Noticed some of the former Croydon EH's now at PM are receiving their new blind sets which have Croydon Town Centre on one line instead of two. If the blinds are new it should be in 2 lines. Arriva's HAs at TH also have that destination on one line
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Post by DT 11 on Jun 25, 2022 15:50:12 GMT
Noticed some of the former Croydon EH's now at PM are receiving their new blind sets which have Croydon Town Centre on one line instead of two. If the blinds are new it should be in 2 lines. That blind keeps getting changed. One minute it’s on a single line next minute it’s on two separate lines so I am not surprised... So saying if the blinds are new it should be on two lines doesn’t mean anything...
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Post by cl54 on Jun 25, 2022 16:34:49 GMT
If the blinds are new it should be in 2 lines. That blind keeps getting changed. One minute it’s on a single line next minute it’s on two separate lines so I am not surprised... So saying if the blinds are new it should be on two lines doesn’t mean anything... The last artwork provided to McKenna had it 2 lines so it does mean something.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 25, 2022 17:00:47 GMT
If the blinds are new it should be in 2 lines. That blind keeps getting changed. One minute it’s on a single line next minute it’s on two separate lines so I am not surprised... So saying if the blinds are new it should be on two lines doesn’t mean anything... I actually prefer the two lines myself so don't understand why they're faffing with it again? They need to make their mind up one way or the other
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Post by cl54 on Jun 25, 2022 18:23:07 GMT
That blind keeps getting changed. One minute it’s on a single line next minute it’s on two separate lines so I am not surprised... So saying if the blinds are new it should be on two lines doesn’t mean anything... I actually prefer the two lines myself so don't understand why they're faffing with it again? They need to make their mind up one way or the other As I said TfL provided McKenna with a two line layout which should have been used for new blinds. (Layouts were provided for all destinations.)
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Post by ronnie on Jun 25, 2022 18:28:46 GMT
The biggest joke is that the “year of the bus” is followed by a relentless series of cuts on buses by the son of a bus driver
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