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Post by Volvo on Jan 31, 2022 12:45:33 GMT
Unfortunately it is issues with mechanical buses and the scheduling especially the live changeovers at Whetstone. Changeovers at Whetstone? Wow! I would of thought Colindale? Most are at Colindale
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Post by i3lu on Jan 31, 2022 12:46:22 GMT
I'm guessing there are unfilled duties on all the routes not just the 125? indeed, however 125 is harder to cover due to less drivers knowing the route. None of the Metroline drivers from PB moved over with the route?
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Post by TB123 on Jan 31, 2022 12:47:01 GMT
indeed, however 125 is harder to cover due to less drivers knowing the route. None of the Metroline drivers from PB moved over with the route? Think it was 3 out of about 45 or so. In common with many other routes recently.
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Post by TE920 on Jan 31, 2022 12:47:50 GMT
Changeovers at Whetstone? Wow! I would of thought Colindale? Most are at Colindale Oh right so its a mixture? Will it stay like this?
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Post by Volvo on Jan 31, 2022 12:50:12 GMT
Oh right so its a mixture? Will it stay like this? I have heard they are planning to change the duties third week of next month with all changeovers to be at Colindale, let's see.
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Post by tomx on Jan 31, 2022 12:57:50 GMT
indeed, however 125 is harder to cover due to less drivers knowing the route. None of the Metroline drivers from PB moved over with the route? The numbers i got were a bit all over the place. But 2 or 5 is what i’ve been told, but can’t confirm that.
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Post by Volvo on Jan 31, 2022 13:05:45 GMT
None of the Metroline drivers from PB moved over with the route? The numbers i got were a bit all over the place. But 2 or 5 is what i’ve been told, but can’t confirm that. Was told 2 by one of the rota drivers when I did training few weeks back.
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Post by COBO on Jan 31, 2022 13:22:40 GMT
What route temporarily has the ex 65 and future 71 VHs?
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Post by TB123 on Jan 31, 2022 13:58:02 GMT
What route temporarily has the ex 65 and future 71 VHs? Another thing explained countless times, they are on the 49, 125 and X140
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Post by sleckdeck on Jan 31, 2022 18:00:07 GMT
Only in West London as far as I’m aware of with the 235 as several buses are being curtailed to Hounslow Heath due to drivers not turning up on time. Although it seems to be a problem at FW tomorrow, yesterday at Kew bridge there were at least 4 65s in a row being curtailed to Brentford County Court. This was unlikely due to the match as there was no traffic Chiswick Roundabout became gridlocked yesterday causing about 10 65s to bunch up on Kew road at around 7 pm. The was traffic everywhere. Could this be the cause of the buses you saw curtailed? That may have been the case, considering the 65 does not bunch as much as it used to (apart from afternoon school times, but buses have to bunch as multiple are needed at the same time for capacity). It was properly very frustrating for passengers at Kew Bridge, but it happens
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Post by BE37054 (quoll662) on Jan 31, 2022 18:03:22 GMT
Chiswick Roundabout became gridlocked yesterday causing about 10 65s to bunch up on Kew road at around 7 pm. The was traffic everywhere. Could this be the cause of the buses you saw curtailed? That may have been the case, considering the 65 does not bunch as much as it used to (apart from afternoon school times, but buses have to bunch as multiple are needed at the same time for capacity). It was properly very frustrating for passengers at Kew Bridge, but it happens I find the 65 bunches a lot. Saturday I saw 5 buses in the same direction in the space of 4 minutes. I have seen 'bus in 1 min, 2 min, 3 min' before.
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Post by dlroper on Jan 31, 2022 18:09:31 GMT
Would agree - it's often possible to see them at a few minute intervals in Richmond - frustrating when you've just missed an H37
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Post by Frenzie on Jan 31, 2022 19:24:44 GMT
Chiswick Roundabout became gridlocked yesterday causing about 10 65s to bunch up on Kew road at around 7 pm. The was traffic everywhere. Could this be the cause of the buses you saw curtailed? That may have been the case, considering the 65 does not bunch as much as it used to (apart from afternoon school times, but buses have to bunch as multiple are needed at the same time for capacity). It was properly very frustrating for passengers at Kew Bridge, but it happens Believe me it was equally frustrating for those of us stuck on Kew Road. I ended up walking from Victoria Gate to the Great West Road because the traffic wasn’t moving and in the process I must’ve walked past around 11 65s.
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 31, 2022 20:18:51 GMT
That may have been the case, considering the 65 does not bunch as much as it used to (apart from afternoon school times, but buses have to bunch as multiple are needed at the same time for capacity). It was properly very frustrating for passengers at Kew Bridge, but it happens Believe me it was equally frustrating for those of us stuck on Kew Road. I ended up walking from Victoria Gate to the Great West Road because the traffic wasn’t moving and in the process I must’ve walked past around 11 65s. What caused the gridlock in the area?
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Post by sleckdeck on Jan 31, 2022 20:43:24 GMT
That may have been the case, considering the 65 does not bunch as much as it used to (apart from afternoon school times, but buses have to bunch as multiple are needed at the same time for capacity). It was properly very frustrating for passengers at Kew Bridge, but it happens Believe me it was equally frustrating for those of us stuck on Kew Road. I ended up walking from Victoria Gate to the Great West Road because the traffic wasn’t moving and in the process I must’ve walked past around 11 65s. Yeah I can see your point, I was wondering why all those 65s were empty. Figured it may have been people would’ve walked instead. I had a case similar to that at South Ealing station where there was a 20 minute gap and in the opposite direction there were 8 65s stuck in traffic all close to each other. This was, in fairness before there was a curtailment point at Great West Road
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