vxm
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Post by vxm on Jun 11, 2024 10:06:07 GMT
I meant its the first time the 3 have all been fully hybrid all on the same time, since 476 went fully hybrid. Usually, 476 would have also either an electric or WVN 23 too operating. Interestingly WVN23 has not been used for the last couple of days, but my bet is it will pop out from somewhere 😆. Wasn’t MHV55 & MHV19 meant to be transferred to NP? Because I thought they would since MHV11-18 & 20 are currently at NP whereas MHV19 is still in Q alongside MHV83-5 for the 1 and MHV55 at NX with MHV86 for the 321. And it would make sense if WVN23 were transferred with the rest of the 476’s former allocations which are currently on 262 & 473.
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Post by atb123 on Jun 11, 2024 15:02:32 GMT
I meant its the first time the 3 have all been fully hybrid all on the same time, since 476 went fully hybrid. Usually, 476 would have also either an electric or WVN 23 too operating. Interestingly WVN23 has not been used for the last couple of days, but my bet is it will pop out from somewhere 😆. Its out today false alarm. I think they just waiting for the announcement of 657s tender. That could be the reason why they are keeping the sole WVN.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 11, 2024 15:28:49 GMT
Reports are that a bus on route 230 is on fire in Walthamstow
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Post by atb123 on Jun 11, 2024 15:36:32 GMT
Interestingly WVN23 has not been used for the last couple of days, but my bet is it will pop out from somewhere 😆. Wasn’t MHV55 & MHV19 meant to be transferred to NP? Because I thought they would since MHV11-18 & 20 are currently at NP whereas MHV19 is still in Q alongside MHV83-5 for the 1 and MHV55 at NX with MHV86 for the 321. And it would make sense if WVN23 were transferred with the rest of the 476’s former allocations which are currently on 262 & 473. It could also be that those MHVs would be covering for EH refurbishments, thats why both Q and NX are keeping its MHVs.
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Post by ! ALEED on Jun 11, 2024 15:48:47 GMT
Reports are that a bus on route 230 is on fire in Walthamstow Hopefully, people were able to get off and no one was injured along with the driver!
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Post by southlondon413 on Jun 11, 2024 16:03:57 GMT
Reports are that a bus on route 230 is on fire in Walthamstow Nothing on the socials or diversions from NMCC yet.
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Post by M1104 on Jun 11, 2024 16:30:06 GMT
Reports are that a bus on route 230 is on fire in Walthamstow Apparently it was very minor, more or less a puff of smoke
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Post by southlondon413 on Jun 11, 2024 16:52:35 GMT
Reports are that a bus on route 230 is on fire in Walthamstow Apparently it was very minor, more or less a puff of smoke I would hazard a guess at it being Ee3.
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Jun 11, 2024 19:09:34 GMT
The iBus on Ee244 displays 132 to North Greenwich, despite being on 264
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Post by londonbuses184 on Jun 11, 2024 20:07:37 GMT
Reports are that a bus on route 230 is on fire in Walthamstow I was just at Walthamstow as well. I left at the perfect time.
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Post by M1104 on Jun 11, 2024 20:17:59 GMT
Apparently it was very minor, more or less a puff of smoke I would hazard a guess at it being Ee3. Not sure so I'll just take your word on it
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 12, 2024 9:59:02 GMT
The 444 though (unlike the 360) doesn't have any height restrictions. Ideally it should just convert to DDs. I think some Ees have occasionally been used on the route? As far as I remember there is only one bridge the 360 goes under and iirc it is 14.9ft, approximately 4.4m which is just taller than the E400EV. If there was merit in it then TfL could lower the road a few inches to make it fully passable. I would argue though that some of the roads the 360 traverses aren’t really suitable for double deckers particularly around the South Kensington to Pimlico section as they are quite traffic heavy. 14ft 9in is more than enough for a decker. The are bridges slightly lower than this with deckers going underneath it.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 12, 2024 10:04:24 GMT
The 444 though (unlike the 360) doesn't have any height restrictions. Ideally it should just convert to DDs. I think some Ees have occasionally been used on the route? I thought there was a restriction with double deckers at North Middlesex Hospital - not height related but something else? LVF has a single recording of a Ee back in 2022 on the 444, nothing under Tower Transit or Arriva. And just to reiterate regarding the 444’s capacity, it certainly does need the maximum length currently available to it. This was a route I would use a lot under Arriva because of its ability to cross east to west and having seen it more recently, nothing much has changed and it’s still as busy as ever and back then, the 10.2m single deckers would leave people behind during peaks There is no restriction of deckers on the 444. It does not warrant deckers. The busiest you would ever get is the train loadings from Turnpike Lane Station in the evening from people that get the buses going up the A10. If there is no 231 or 217 then it gets very busy. The same going to Turnpike in the mornings after you hit the A10. When Arriva had it, only once I recall a DLA was used on the route although it did not have blinds for it. The biggest concern was some low trees near the road on Wilbury Way, think they were trimmed back or moved completely now. The 144 has been diverted via the 444 route over the years now, without any problems.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jun 12, 2024 10:18:51 GMT
Reports are that a bus on route 230 is on fire in Walthamstow Hopefully, people were able to get off and no one was injured along with the driver! I really do not understand these kind of comments. I cannot recall any bus fire etc. where people could not get out or the driver was not able to get out in this country. Fire's happen all the time, the only way in the case of not being able to get out would be an instant explosion
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Post by LK65EBO on Jun 12, 2024 11:51:41 GMT
WVL494 has broken down and is about to be towed back to C
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