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Post by TB123 on May 29, 2020 9:03:34 GMT
That is heading in the Wimbledon direction, can’t think why a 71 would be going that way, not even any RATP garages that direction A theory going round is that it was returning to TV via the A3. That would be an odd way to go.
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Post by John tuthill on May 29, 2020 9:43:23 GMT
View AttachmentTolworth's SP40103 got into a spot of bother last night at the infamous Norbiton Bridge 😳(photo from a local Kingston Facebook group) Forget the big sign on the bridge, "I was using the Dominic Cummings eye sight test." That bridge must have been knocked more times than a Shepherd Market madam. They did it on the Queenstown Road when the trams were double decked, so to paraphrase dear old Spike Milligan "LOWER THE ROAD!!"
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Post by SILENCED on May 29, 2020 9:56:06 GMT
View AttachmentTolworth's SP40103 got into a spot of bother last night at the infamous Norbiton Bridge 😳(photo from a local Kingston Facebook group) Forget the big sign on the bridge, "I was using the Dominic Cummings eye sight test." That bridge must have been knocked more times than a Shepherd Market madam. They did it on the Queenstown Road when the trams were double decked, so to paraphrase dear old Spike Milligan "LOWER THE ROAD!!" There seems to be a downward ramp on one side of the bridge already. Lower the road is easier to say, but are you aware if it will damage the bridge or any other surrounding structures?
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Post by John tuthill on May 29, 2020 10:03:25 GMT
Forget the big sign on the bridge, "I was using the Dominic Cummings eye sight test." That bridge must have been knocked more times than a Shepherd Market madam. They did it on the Queenstown Road when the trams were double decked, so to paraphrase dear old Spike Milligan "LOWER THE ROAD!!" There seems to be a downward ramp on one side of the bridge already. Lower the road is easier to say, but are you aware if it will damage the bridges or any other surrounding structures? Can't say, but don't forget the Queenstown Road bridge was completed under the main line from Waterloo,and is still standing, surely Network Rail must have considered the possibilty over the years?
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Post by SILENCED on May 29, 2020 10:18:54 GMT
There seems to be a downward ramp on one side of the bridge already. Lower the road is easier to say, but are you aware if it will damage the bridges or any other surrounding structures? Can't say, but don't forget the Queenstown Road bridge was completed under the main line from Waterloo,and is still standing, surely Network Rail must have considered the possibilty over the years? Maybe they have and it is not feasible.
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Post by greenboy on May 29, 2020 10:50:14 GMT
Can't say, but don't forget the Queenstown Road bridge was completed under the main line from Waterloo,and is still standing, surely Network Rail must have considered the possibilty over the years? Maybe they have and it is not feasible. Even if lowering the road at Norbiton was feasible (which I doubt) who is going to pay for it...... certainly not Network Rail. With an easy alternative route readily available it just wouldn't be cost effective.............overheight vehicles hitting bridges is a matter for the bus and road haulage industry.
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Post by Gary on May 29, 2020 21:31:08 GMT
View AttachmentTolworth's SP40103 got into a spot of bother last night at the infamous Norbiton Bridge 😳(photo from a local Kingston Facebook group) flic.kr/p/2j6RCYb not my photo but this is the ‘after’ shot.
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Post by YY13VKP on May 29, 2020 23:04:26 GMT
Tolworth's SP40103 got into a spot of bother last night at the infamous Norbiton Bridge 😳(photo from a local Kingston Facebook group) flic.kr/p/2j6RCYb not my photo but this is the ‘after’ shot. Blimey, I'd be surprised if that returns to service!
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Post by greenboy on May 30, 2020 5:09:09 GMT
View AttachmentTolworth's SP40103 got into a spot of bother last night at the infamous Norbiton Bridge 😳(photo from a local Kingston Facebook group) flic.kr/p/2j6RCYb not my photo but this is the ‘after’ shot. Doesn't look good although certainly repairable but the age of the bus might make that uneconomical? It's just fortunate nothing was coming the other way at the time or this could have been a lot more serious, the angle of the bridge has deflected the bus across the road.
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Post by snowman on May 30, 2020 5:28:37 GMT
Doesn't look good although certainly repairable but the age of the bus might make that uneconomical? The whole top deck has been distorted, and it also hit the wall (Or high kerb) on drivers side As many SPs are being withdrawn over next 12 months, no point in wasting money trying to repair it, and by the time it would be fixed, various route losses will have released VHs so won’t be needed anyway. I suspect it will be stripped for spare parts and cut up.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on May 30, 2020 7:48:22 GMT
Can't forget X for the route either. 49 could be with the following Abellio from QB Go Ahead from SW RATP from S Metroline from PA Tower Transit from X Even Arriva from BN, as the dead mileage would not be much if any greater than Metroline PA
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Post by paulo on May 30, 2020 7:48:39 GMT
Doesn't look good although certainly repairable but the age of the bus might make that uneconomical? The whole top deck has been distorted, and it also hit the wall (Or high kerb) on drivers side As many SPs are being withdrawn over next 12 months, no point in wasting money trying to repair it, and by the time it would be fixed, various route losses will have released VHs so won’t be needed anyway. I suspect it will be stripped for spare parts and cut up. Game over for SP40103 I would say. Allocation of SPs at TV is fairly tight now so u would expect perhaps SP40135 or one of those from the SP40194-204 batch to come in.
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Post by paulo on May 30, 2020 7:52:19 GMT
The whole top deck has been distorted, and it also hit the wall (Or high kerb) on drivers side As many SPs are being withdrawn over next 12 months, no point in wasting money trying to repair it, and by the time it would be fixed, various route losses will have released VHs so won’t be needed anyway. I suspect it will be stripped for spare parts and cut up. Game over for SP40103 I would say. Allocation of SPs at TV is fairly tight now so u would expect perhaps SP40135 or one of those from the SP40194-204 batch to come in. Talking of which, for the first time the 71 is all VH today.
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Post by snowman on May 30, 2020 8:47:35 GMT
The whole top deck has been distorted, and it also hit the wall (Or high kerb) on drivers side As many SPs are being withdrawn over next 12 months, no point in wasting money trying to repair it, and by the time it would be fixed, various route losses will have released VHs so won’t be needed anyway. I suspect it will be stripped for spare parts and cut up. Game over for SP40103 I would say. Allocation of SPs at TV is fairly tight now so u would expect perhaps SP40135 or one of those from the SP40194-204 batch to come in. Should be so spare buses that could move to TV (without using the Covid stored ones) From memory 29 BCEs and 2 VHs joined this year = 31 but only 10 Epsom ADEs and 17 SPs were withdrawn, so double deck fleet has grown by 4
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Post by topbus on May 30, 2020 11:21:23 GMT
I don't know what has happened to many of our ADEs but they have become really slow and feel heavy to drive amongst other issues. Even the ones that used to go like rockets are becoming slow. Really starting to not enjoy driving them at all. I miss the euro 6 B5LH (yes I know we have them but there is only 4) and very rare to get one and two of them have ISA that I know of so they are not the same to drive and they tend to jolt and judder alot whilst trying to cope with the system) One of the reasons is that they are been filled up with the new biodiesel which clogs filters up etc. And lack of money being spent on them .
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