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Post by capitalomnibus on Feb 23, 2021 0:49:25 GMT
Listen on Youtube to the Cristo show on TalkRadio of 18-2-2021 and 19-2-2021 Surprised he has not been lynched in Brixton where he lives My, he is brave - I can only presume TalkRadio is one station your average Brixtonian wouldn't listen to. I'd dare him to stand in the market or outside McDonalds and make the same comments because it won't be pretty I can tell you. bahahaha, although in all seriousness; it is a shame public figures feel it is ok to put out pathetic stereotypes.
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Post by COBO on Feb 23, 2021 17:26:57 GMT
ust in case an operator decides to strike couldn’t other other operators jump in and help out I.e run there routes for them. If say Metroline decides to strike couldn’t say RATP or Tower Transit or Go Ahead or all of them run there services for them while Metroline are striking. That’s if they have enough drivers and buses.
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Post by 6HP502C on Feb 23, 2021 17:57:26 GMT
Listen on Youtube to the Cristo show on TalkRadio of 18-2-2021 and 19-2-2021 Surprised he has not been lynched in Brixton where he lives My, he is brave - I can only presume TalkRadio is one station your average Brixtonian wouldn't listen to. I'd dare him to stand in the market or outside McDonalds and make the same comments because it won't be pretty I can tell you. The man's views are narrow minded. You don't have to be on the "9-5 treadmill" to earn enough to drive a £30k car. A lot of young people live at home and work, so have disposable income to spend on a nice car, whether it be purchased outright, on finance, leased or on short term hire. I know quite a few young black men who do exactly that and are not involved with gang life. It's is also entirely possible to earn several times the average wage through entirely legal means, without working a 9-5. He shouldn't comment on things he knows nothing about, or judge people he knows nothing about. If there is an issue with dangerous driving, that isn't limited to any demographic and should be reported to the police if it's as bad as he claims it is. Seems to me that he has an axe to grind based on prejudice.
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 23, 2021 18:14:15 GMT
ust in case an operator decides to strike couldn’t other other operators jump in and help out I.e run there routes for them. If say Metroline decides to strike couldn’t say RATP or Tower Transit or Go Ahead or all of them run there services for them while Metroline are striking. That’s if they have enough drivers and buses. Drivers would not normally cover the work of striking colleagues in another company (especially if they belong to the same union). However an operator may run extra journeys over its own routes to provide extra capacity.
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Post by greg on Feb 23, 2021 22:56:44 GMT
ust in case an operator decides to strike couldn’t other other operators jump in and help out I.e run there routes for them. If say Metroline decides to strike couldn’t say RATP or Tower Transit or Go Ahead or all of them run there services for them while Metroline are striking. That’s if they have enough drivers and buses. Drivers may not be familliar on the route and im sure it costs mileage - dont know really how it works. They would usually put extras if they wish on their own routes which run nearby or along the same route. So for the 487 getting extras running alongside a lot of RATP routes. I wish extras were provided for the 18, but it runs alone for a lot of the route so sadly not
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Post by COBO on Feb 24, 2021 19:51:12 GMT
ust in case an operator decides to strike couldn’t other other operators jump in and help out I.e run there routes for them. If say Metroline decides to strike couldn’t say RATP or Tower Transit or Go Ahead or all of them run there services for them while Metroline are striking. That’s if they have enough drivers and buses. Drivers would not normally cover the work of striking colleagues in another company (especially if they belong to the same union). However an operator may run extra journeys over its own routes to provide extra capacity. ust in case an operator decides to strike couldn’t other other operators jump in and help out I.e run there routes for them. If say Metroline decides to strike couldn’t say RATP or Tower Transit or Go Ahead or all of them run there services for them while Metroline are striking. That’s if they have enough drivers and buses. Drivers may not be familliar on the route and im sure it costs mileage - dont know really how it works. They would usually put extras if they wish on their own routes which run nearby or along the same route. So for the 487 getting extras running alongside a lot of RATP routes. I wish extras were provided for the 18, but it runs alone for a lot of the route so sadly not Can’t drivers do routes learning. But what if a route provides a unique link like the 18, 65 and 142. Or there is area where one operator dominates in like Ealing and Greenford. Surely TfL wants those links to be maintained and not cause to much hassle for the passengers. Surely if a operator goes on strike another operator could step in and help out,
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Post by kmkcheng on Feb 25, 2021 1:23:15 GMT
Can’t drivers do routes learning. But what if a route provides a unique link like the 18, 65 and 142. Or there is area where one operator dominates in like Ealing and Greenford. Surely TfL wants those links to be maintained and not cause to much hassle for the passengers. Surely if a operator goes on strike another operator could step in and help out, Easier said than done. Where are all the extra drivers and buses going to come from? Not like Metroline, for example, having lots of drivers and buses spare. Even if only 10% of RATP’s network is covered, we are still talking about 90-100 buses and maybe up to 300 drivers needed. Plus who is going to pay for all this. TfL likely won’t as it’s not their dispute and I doubt a company that are covering for a route will pay out of their own pocket for the wages and fuel without getting some sort of compensation or remuneration.
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Post by rugbyref on Feb 25, 2021 9:24:36 GMT
I was bemused yesterday to hear “The driver has been instructed.....” on route 353. This was at a stop just 2 before the driver changeover stop, and on a section of route covered by 2 other routes. Would it not have made sense to delay the delay to the changeover location (which obstructs less traffic?)
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Post by SILENCED on Feb 25, 2021 9:29:34 GMT
I was bemused yesterday to hear “The driver has been instructed.....” on route 353. This was at a stop just 2 before the driver changeover stop, and on a section of route covered by 2 other routes. Would it not have made sense to delay the delay to the changeover location (which obstructs less traffic?) Why, controllers don't give a .... how much they inconvenience the passenger, just how big their bonus will be, then they wonder why bus usage is dropping. The current system incentivises operating companies and their employees to provide a poor customer experience when using TfL services. Outside of London where there is competition on routes and the need to attract customers, guess how much regulation goes on!
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Post by capitalomnibus on Feb 25, 2021 11:17:54 GMT
I was bemused yesterday to hear “The driver has been instructed.....” on route 353. This was at a stop just 2 before the driver changeover stop, and on a section of route covered by 2 other routes. Would it not have made sense to delay the delay to the changeover location (which obstructs less traffic?) Possibly the driver was running very early and did not want to turn up at the bus stop and wait say 5 minutes at one stop and wanted to balance it out. Or the changeover stop could have been a qsi point.
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Post by capitalomnibus on Feb 25, 2021 11:22:19 GMT
I was bemused yesterday to hear “The driver has been instructed.....” on route 353. This was at a stop just 2 before the driver changeover stop, and on a section of route covered by 2 other routes. Would it not have made sense to delay the delay to the changeover location (which obstructs less traffic?) Why, controllers don't give a .... how much they inconvenience the passenger, just how big their bonus will be, then they wonder why bus usage is dropping. The current system incentivises operating companies and their employees to provide a poor customer experience when using TfL services. Outside of London where there is competition on routes and the need to attract customers, guess how much regulation goes on! Your assuming the controller told him to wait, did not hear the original poster say so. That pre-recorded message replaced the 'this bus has been held here to regulate the service' Some years ago one driver used to bring the bus around 8-10 minutes early, then if you were at the changeover stop to take over the bus early, you then had to lose all the time and the passengers were normally at your neck. I then used to only turn up 2 minutes prior to takeover time, so then he would have to do the explaining to a bus full of passengers.
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Post by SILENCED on Feb 25, 2021 12:01:16 GMT
Why, controllers don't give a .... how much they inconvenience the passenger, just how big their bonus will be, then they wonder why bus usage is dropping. The current system incentivises operating companies and their employees to provide a poor customer experience when using TfL services. Outside of London where there is competition on routes and the need to attract customers, guess how much regulation goes on! Your assuming the controller told him to wait, did not hear the original poster say so. That pre-recorded message replaced the 'this bus has been held here to regulate the service' Some years ago one driver used to bring the bus around 8-10 minutes early, then if you were at the changeover stop to take over the bus early, you then had to lose all the time and the passengers were normally at your neck. I then used to only turn up 2 minutes prior to takeover time, so then he would have to do the explaining to a bus full of passengers. The term 'The driver has been instructed' explicitly implies outside forces have told him. If other outside forces other than controllers can give instructions to regulate, then the criticisms aimed at controllers, applies equally to this subset of people. Surely you just blame the other driver for not being there in time for the buses arrival!
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Post by capitalomnibus on Feb 26, 2021 0:07:16 GMT
Your assuming the controller told him to wait, did not hear the original poster say so. That pre-recorded message replaced the 'this bus has been held here to regulate the service' Some years ago one driver used to bring the bus around 8-10 minutes early, then if you were at the changeover stop to take over the bus early, you then had to lose all the time and the passengers were normally at your neck. I then used to only turn up 2 minutes prior to takeover time, so then he would have to do the explaining to a bus full of passengers. The term 'The driver has been instructed' explicitly implies outside forces have told him. If other outside forces other than controllers can give instructions to regulate, then the criticisms aimed at controllers, applies equally to this subset of people. Surely you just blame the other driver for not being there in time for the buses arrival! In theory it sounds good, but in practice the passenger would not see that and then see the new driver is there and he should just go, even if it was the previous drivers fault. I have seen arguments and near fights between drivers over things like this.
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Post by Frenzie on Feb 26, 2021 11:26:37 GMT
The term 'The driver has been instructed' explicitly implies outside forces have told him. If other outside forces other than controllers can give instructions to regulate, then the criticisms aimed at controllers, applies equally to this subset of people. Surely you just blame the other driver for not being there in time for the buses arrival! In theory it sounds good, but in practice the passenger would not see that and then see the new driver is there and he should just go, even if it was the previous drivers fault. I have seen arguments and near fights between drivers over things like this. Back in December I was going home on the N9, and on this trip there is a live changeover. We arrived at the stop 1 minute early and the next driver was getting set up but still hadn’t left after 4 minutes of holding at the stop. I wasn’t surprised due to the excess running times as passenger numbers are low, but a group of men confronted the driver and things almost got violent when the driver left the cab to square up to them. He held at the stop for 20 minutes until the bus behind showed up. The aggressive men got on that one, our driver set the blinds to blank and I was able to enjoy and express service all the way home with the driver maxing out the LT on the clear stretches of road!
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Post by george on Mar 2, 2021 15:30:06 GMT
Is there a route that runs pretty close to a garage but because of restrictions it would make it very difficult to run from said garage? Maybe there's a banned left turn from the terminus to the garage or something like that.
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