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Post by vjaska on Jun 13, 2024 13:19:58 GMT
1 hour+ gap on the 235 in Sunbury today. Managed to get a 290 > 285 which managed to beat it. Sometimes I scratch my head wondering why people want this operator winning more… If anything they should be losing. Because that's not how it works. If the same experience was on every single route they operated, I'd agree but really, you can only say it about the routes that are actually performing poorly such as the 125 or 235 to name two. The 157 was terrible under Abellio in terms of gaps, multiple daily turns and the vehicles inability to keep with running times and I was absolutely delighted when they lost that route but that never ever spilt over into wanting them to lose other routes when those routes didn't have the same issues. |
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Post by southlondon413 on Jun 13, 2024 13:33:50 GMT
1 hour+ gap on the 235 in Sunbury today. Managed to get a 290 > 285 which managed to beat it. Sometimes I scratch my head wondering why people want this operator winning more… If anything they should be losing. Because that's not how it works. If the same experience was on every single route they operated, I'd agree but really, you can only say it about the routes that are actually performing poorly such as the 125 or 235 to name two. The 157 was terrible under Abellio in terms of gaps, multiple daily turns and the vehicles inability to keep with running times and I was absolutely delighted when they lost that route but that never ever spilt over into wanting them to lose other routes when those routes didn't have the same issues. Don’t forget the occasional vehicle blowing up when they ran the 157. |
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Post by greenboy on Jun 13, 2024 14:05:53 GMT
1 hour+ gap on the 235 in Sunbury today. Managed to get a 290 > 285 which managed to beat it. Sometimes I scratch my head wondering why people want this operator winning more… If anything they should be losing. Indeed, and it's a pretty d*mning indictment of the tendering system that despite providing a sub standard service on the 49 they still keep the contract, probably because nobody else wanted it. |
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Post by kmkcheng on Jun 13, 2024 20:59:21 GMT
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Post by secretbu5dude on Jun 14, 2024 0:23:54 GMT
I rode past that. Before I did I saw a 140 Harrow bound turning left in Northolt where the 282 would and I was like "where are you going?" 😶🤨 |
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Post by Jack on Jun 21, 2024 14:52:45 GMT
DLE30336 has been working extras (?) between Sunbury and Hounslow on Route 235 all week
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Post by ilovelondonbuses on Jun 21, 2024 15:44:05 GMT
Turns galore on a range of RATP routes today. All of route 220 and 295 buses are being curtailed to either Putney Bridge and Fulham Broadway for some reason while nearly every route 49 bus is curtailed to Battersea, Latchmere Road.
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Post by VH45241 on Jun 21, 2024 22:21:52 GMT
Turns galore on a range of RATP routes today. All of route 220 and 295 buses are being curtailed to either Putney Bridge and Fulham Broadway for some reason while nearly every route 49 bus is curtailed to Battersea, Latchmere Road. You do realise that drivers are bound by driving hours, which is the law. The 220 is suffering with a lot of delays so on routes like 220 and 295 we have to get curtailed so we dont go over our hours. Also the running time on the 220 hasnt been adapted to the 20mph speed limit so the 220 is constantly running late without the traffic. We only make it on time by sacrificing our stand time.Some duties on the 220 can go up to 12.5 hours and we are allowed to only drive 10 hours a shift. |
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Post by ilovelondonbuses on Jun 21, 2024 22:35:26 GMT
Turns galore on a range of RATP routes today. All of route 220 and 295 buses are being curtailed to either Putney Bridge and Fulham Broadway for some reason while nearly every route 49 bus is curtailed to Battersea, Latchmere Road. You do realise that drivers are bound by driving hours, which is the law. The 220 is suffering with a lot of delays so on routes like 220 and 295 we have to get curtailed so we dont go over our hours. Also the running time on the 220 hasnt been adapted to the 20mph speed limit so the 220 is constantly running late without the traffic. We only make it on time by sacrificing our stand time.Some duties on the 220 can go up to 12.5 hours and we are allowed to only drive 10 hours a shift. This is one of the reasons why I’m leaving the 220 rota to join the 18 Yes I am aware of the driving hours cap that bus drivers are bound to and rightly so. Glad you have identified that increased running times on these routes are needed. You would think new schedules would be getting drawn up as service control on these routes makes them literally unusable during the day especially in peak hours. |
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Post by abellion on Jun 22, 2024 5:18:21 GMT
Turns galore on a range of RATP routes today. All of route 220 and 295 buses are being curtailed to either Putney Bridge and Fulham Broadway for some reason while nearly every route 49 bus is curtailed to Battersea, Latchmere Road. You do realise that drivers are bound by driving hours, which is the law. The 220 is suffering with a lot of delays so on routes like 220 and 295 we have to get curtailed so we dont go over our hours. Also the running time on the 220 hasnt been adapted to the 20mph speed limit so the 220 is constantly running late without the traffic. We only make it on time by sacrificing our stand time.Some duties on the 220 can go up to 12.5 hours and we are allowed to only drive 10 hours a shift. Has the entire 220 become 20mph now? As if this route isn’t slow and insufferable and unreliable enough already. It was such a nice route to use when traffic was light because the drivers were always quick but I’m not sure if that’s changed lately |
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Post by VH45241 on Jun 22, 2024 8:22:34 GMT
You do realise that drivers are bound by driving hours, which is the law. The 220 is suffering with a lot of delays so on routes like 220 and 295 we have to get curtailed so we dont go over our hours. Also the running time on the 220 hasnt been adapted to the 20mph speed limit so the 220 is constantly running late without the traffic. We only make it on time by sacrificing our stand time.Some duties on the 220 can go up to 12.5 hours and we are allowed to only drive 10 hours a shift. Has the entire 220 become 20mph now? As if this route isn’t slow and insufferable and unreliable enough already. It was such a nice route to use when traffic was light because the drivers were always quick but I’m not sure if that’s changed lately It’s 20mph from Wandsworth up to college park when it gets to harrow road then it’s 30 |
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Post by YX10FFN on Jun 22, 2024 14:05:02 GMT
Turns galore on a range of RATP routes today. All of route 220 and 295 buses are being curtailed to either Putney Bridge and Fulham Broadway for some reason while nearly every route 49 bus is curtailed to Battersea, Latchmere Road. You do realise that drivers are bound by driving hours, which is the law. The 220 is suffering with a lot of delays so on routes like 220 and 295 we have to get curtailed so we dont go over our hours. Also the running time on the 220 hasnt been adapted to the 20mph speed limit so the 220 is constantly running late without the traffic. We only make it on time by sacrificing our stand time.Some duties on the 220 can go up to 12.5 hours and we are allowed to only drive 10 hours a shift. Luckily I had a pleasant 220(N) experience a few months ago where one of your colleagues floored it in a VH from Willesden Junction to Hammersmith, making that trip just less than 20 minutes! I hope that more stringent ISA controls don't make that a thing of the past soon. |
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Post by DE20106 on Jun 22, 2024 14:17:37 GMT
You do realise that drivers are bound by driving hours, which is the law. The 220 is suffering with a lot of delays so on routes like 220 and 295 we have to get curtailed so we dont go over our hours. Also the running time on the 220 hasnt been adapted to the 20mph speed limit so the 220 is constantly running late without the traffic. We only make it on time by sacrificing our stand time.Some duties on the 220 can go up to 12.5 hours and we are allowed to only drive 10 hours a shift. Luckily I had a pleasant 220(N) experience a few months ago where one of your colleagues floored it in a VH from Willesden Junction to Hammersmith, making that trip just less than 20 minutes! I hope that more stringent ISA controls don't make that a thing of the past soon. I actually think operators dampen it or turn it off to help the scheduling. I’ve been on a few 69’s and U5’s with Ees/BYDs where the driver’s been caning it, tbh it’s in the operators’ interest as well to make sure the bus can keep to the schedule and not be late |
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Post by tts on Jun 22, 2024 18:12:31 GMT
Luckily I had a pleasant 220(N) experience a few months ago where one of your colleagues floored it in a VH from Willesden Junction to Hammersmith, making that trip just less than 20 minutes! I hope that more stringent ISA controls don't make that a thing of the past soon. I actually think operators dampen it or turn it off to help the scheduling. I’ve been on a few 69’s and U5’s with Ees/BYDs where the driver’s been caning it, tbh it’s in the operators’ interest as well to make sure the bus can keep to the schedule and not be late Had BCE47110 on SL9 hit 40+mph on a 30mph road but it was stuck 20mph on the stretch into Northolt Station. Seems a bit random whether it wants to work or not 🤷🏻♂️ |
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Post by Gary on Jun 23, 2024 15:14:52 GMT
MCM30084 and 91 are playing follow the leader on 117. On a Sunday. With no traffic of note in the area.
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