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Post by Dad91 on Oct 28, 2024 3:00:43 GMT
Recently, I was on the 148 and when we were about to leave, the driver couldn't move the bus for some reason. He tried lowering and raising the bus, turning the engine off and on but he couldn't move so everyone had to get off. As expected, people started to get annoyed aand asked him questions, but eventually, he was able to move the bus and let everyone back on again. So I was wondering if this is a common occurrence on the 148? Oh and the bus was a BCE. I see same on 49 I had video same issue took driver while to move |
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Post by VH45241 on Oct 28, 2024 4:17:59 GMT
Recently, I was on the 148 and when we were about to leave, the driver couldn't move the bus for some reason. He tried lowering and raising the bus, turning the engine off and on but he couldn't move so everyone had to get off. As expected, people started to get annoyed aand asked him questions, but eventually, he was able to move the bus and let everyone back on again. So I was wondering if this is a common occurrence on the 148? Oh and the bus was a BCE. We usually have to do that with the older vh, Gemini 2 HEV, I always hesitate to lower the bus on this particular model cause in most cases this bus always get stuck |
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Post by silver on Oct 28, 2024 17:59:29 GMT
Recently, I was on the 148 and when we were about to leave, the driver couldn't move the bus for some reason. He tried lowering and raising the bus, turning the engine off and on but he couldn't move so everyone had to get off. As expected, people started to get annoyed aand asked him questions, but eventually, he was able to move the bus and let everyone back on again. So I was wondering if this is a common occurrence on the 148? Oh and the bus was a BCE. We usually have to do that with the older vh, Gemini 2 HEV, I always hesitate to lower the bus on this particular model cause in most cases this bus always get stuck It's a common fault on all the Volvo hybrids. The level sensors need resetting and the raise to full and lower to full makes the system work again. Sometimes it doesn't work as a reset when drivers are too quick to work the controls. |
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Post by jake on Oct 28, 2024 22:08:23 GMT
what are the logistics of fueling up a bus? Are there petrol stations in the garage😂
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Post by ThinLizzy on Oct 28, 2024 23:11:48 GMT
what are the logistics of fueling up a bus? Are there petrol stations in the garage😂 There are fuel pumps in nearly all garages. It's been a while since I've worked at a garage, but buses would park in the "Fuel line" and be fueled and washed and by one by shunters before parking |
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Post by deppy42 on Oct 28, 2024 23:46:44 GMT
Recently, I was on the 148 and when we were about to leave, the driver couldn't move the bus for some reason. He tried lowering and raising the bus, turning the engine off and on but he couldn't move so everyone had to get off. As expected, people started to get annoyed aand asked him questions, but eventually, he was able to move the bus and let everyone back on again. So I was wondering if this is a common occurrence on the 148? Oh and the bus was a BCE. I see same on 49 I had video same issue took driver while to move This tends to happen where the vehicle hasn't returned to it's normal ride height after the suspension was lowered, it can also occur if a door or panel isn't fully closed (including the drivers cab door). |
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Post by exbox on Oct 29, 2024 8:48:26 GMT
what are the logistics of fueling up a bus? Are there petrol stations in the garage😂 In theory the driver is meant to drive the bus onto the fuel bay and hand it over. In reality the driver just leaves the bus in the fuel queue and goes to sign off. This used to cause endless problems at somewhere like BW where only about 5 buses could fit in the fuel queue and the 6th was left unattended in Fairfield Road. When the queue of unattended buses reached Bow Road you knew you were having a bad day. Then the fueller scans something to identify the bus, enters the last 4 digits in the mileage hub (is this still done?) then puts in the fuel gun and leaves it filling. The fuel gun will automatically cut off when the bus is full and another shunter takes it through the wash and parks it where the cleaners get on and sweep it. When I first started there used to be some pretty substantial vacuum cleaners on the fuel bay and the hose used to be fed through an open window on an RML. I think they became too expensive to maintain so we reverted to the more traditional dustpan and brush. Lots of things can go wrong. Not enough shunters meaning that buses take too long to get processed - there tends to be two peak times - around 2000 and around 0000. In each peak maybe 30 buses arrive in half an hour. The wash could break down (annoying) one or more fuel guns could break down (disastrous). Being a fueller is one of the most unpleasant jobs imaginable, especially in garages with an outdoor fuel bay. Working on your feet until 0200 and getting cold, wet and covered in diesel each night isn't much fun. Fuel tanks used to be underground but that's a no-no nowadays because eventually they leak and you don't realise straight away. Large garages get a fuel tanker delivery every other day - small ones maybe once or twice a week. If the tanker doesn't turn up it's crisis time. Fuel is bought in advance at cheap prices and the large groups indulge in hedging. Oh and there's fuel duty rebate which I was once unfortunate enough to have to calculate. |
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Post by kmkcheng on Oct 29, 2024 10:55:09 GMT
what are the logistics of fueling up a bus? Are there petrol stations in the garage😂 Smaller, independent operators won’t have their own fuelling facilities so would often have to take the bus themselves to a local petrol station to fill up after finishing their shift before returning back to the depot. |
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Post by jake on Oct 29, 2024 15:09:25 GMT
are the 117's citaros ex-413, and where did the 203's batch go?
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Post by JUNIOR26 on Oct 29, 2024 16:03:06 GMT
are the 117's citaros ex-413, and where did the 203's batch go? 117s MCM batch is ex-413. The 203s MCL batch were long ago withdrawn. |
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Post by LK65EBO on Oct 29, 2024 16:03:20 GMT
are the 117's citaros ex-413, and where did the 203's batch go? MCL1 - Replacement Bus Hire MCL2 - BM Coaches? MCL3 - BM coaches? MCL4 - BM coaches? MCL5 - Replacement Bus Hire MCL6 - BM Coaches MCL7 - Ashbourne Coaches |
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Post by theaeroplaneguy on Oct 29, 2024 21:14:29 GMT
Most of the ex-203 Citaros are now operating with BM Coaches around Heathrow, so they haven't moved that far!
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Post by LK65EBO on Oct 30, 2024 13:51:39 GMT
As confirmed on lbr.net, the 18 will be using 39 vehicles on its new contract.
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Post by td on Oct 30, 2024 16:48:34 GMT
As confirmed on lbr.net, the 18 will be using 39 vehicles on its new contract. Don't think Streetlites and E200EVs are the most suitable choice for the route I must say  |
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Post by COBO on Oct 30, 2024 17:12:27 GMT
As confirmed on lbr.net, the 18 will be using 39 vehicles on its new contract. Um has it been confirmed how long the contract will be |
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