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Post by greeny253 on Jun 25, 2013 13:52:52 GMT
This is from twitter... "@philippasl I'm on a new routemaster AND I jumped on at a red light! #exciting #newnostalgia" "@dan_S_McKee New London routemaster bus outside my office today #guildhall @tflofficial pic.twitter.com/H0VqBIj3rw" So the conductor is now allowing passengers to enter and exit via the rear, between stops. Presumably someone had the sense to point out that it's an OPEN rear platform for a good reason  |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 14:04:53 GMT
These platform guards are going to end up annoying the punters. The 38 passengers appear to have managed it fine; why do the platform staff on the 24 feel the need to police the bus? Not just the passengers but maybe the drivers as well and especially if they are on their last trip. The last thing you need is others delaying the bus just because one oyster reader isn't working. I guess if this keeps hapenning then the passengers will soon fight back. Surely if the bus is stuck in traffic then they should be allowed to alight especially if the doors are already open Trip on LT16 this morning and none of the oyster readers were working, free bus in operation  |
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Post by snowman on Jun 25, 2013 14:28:12 GMT
The seven bus weekday schedule on the 38 was reduced to five to allow LT1 & 2 to tour sixteen countries promoting the 'Great Britain' project. LT1 is also now in the hands of TfL and not Arriva anymore. Thanks vjaska, I kmow that 1&2 are touring, still wondering the reason why the 5 bus schedule on the 38 isnt crew operated?? I beleive it is because the staff schedule is not interlinked to the garage run-out schedule, therefore the buses could be departing termini at unknown times so a second crew person would stuggle to find them amongst all the normal deckers. |
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Post by snoggle on Jun 25, 2013 15:08:42 GMT
Thanks vjaska, I kmow that 1&2 are touring, still wondering the reason why the 5 bus schedule on the 38 isnt crew operated?? I beleive it is because the staff schedule is not interlinked to the garage run-out schedule, therefore the buses could be departing termini at unknown times so a second crew person would stuggle to find them amongst all the normal deckers. Logic would say that's right. With a supplementary schedule Arriva knew precisely when the NB4L would run on the 38 and could crew appropriately. Now the NB4Ls are simply part of the ever reducing vehicle allocation on the 38 and that is an OPO route so the roster will only be for drivers. The use of NB4Ls on the 38 was / is a trial of the prototypes. The NB4L project has now entered a different phase so it's no surprise that things have changed. It must have cost a fortune to roster drivers or instructor drivers as "conductors" on the 38. Lest we forget TfL's bus contract budget is not overflowing with cash. |
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Post by snoggle on Jun 25, 2013 17:40:01 GMT
This is from twitter... "@philippasl I'm on a new routemaster AND I jumped on at a red light! #exciting #newnostalgia" "@dan_S_McKee New London routemaster bus outside my office today #guildhall @tflofficial pic.twitter.com/H0VqBIj3rw" So the conductor is now allowing passengers to enter and exit via the rear, between stops. Presumably someone had the sense to point out that it's an OPEN rear platform for a good reason Tom Edwards of BBC London has recently tweeted that "TfL will be speaking to the conductors to get them to allow people to hop on and off". This rather begs the question about who told the conductors NOT to let people hop on and hop off. Apparently TfL have also owned up to "teething problems and vehicle breakdowns" with the new buses. Ho hum - they could hardly deny it could they?? |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 19:59:03 GMT
Tom Edwards of BBC London has recently tweeted that "TfL will be speaking to the conductors to get them to allow people to hop on and off". This rather begs the question about who told the conductors NOT to let people hop on and hop off. Apparently TfL have also owned up to "teething problems and vehicle breakdowns" with the new buses. Ho hum - they could hardly deny it could they?? So it means Metroline got told off by TFL for making the conductors strict on the open platform? |
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Post by snoggle on Jun 25, 2013 20:56:03 GMT
Tom Edwards of BBC London has recently tweeted that "TfL will be speaking to the conductors to get them to allow people to hop on and off". This rather begs the question about who told the conductors NOT to let people hop on and hop off. Apparently TfL have also owned up to "teething problems and vehicle breakdowns" with the new buses. Ho hum - they could hardly deny it could they?? So it means Metroline got told off by TFL for making the conductors strict on the open platform? No it means what I wrote which is merely a copy of what Tom Edwards tweeted. You read Twitter so dig out the tweet and read for yourself. We do not know what has *actually* been said by anyone and I doubt we will ever know. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2013 21:18:25 GMT
So it means Metroline got told off by TFL for making the conductors strict on the open platform? No it means what I wrote which is merely a copy of what Tom Edwards tweeted. You read Twitter so dig out the tweet and read for yourself. We do not know what has *actually* been said by anyone and I doubt we will ever know. yes, it says |
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Post by greeny253 on Jun 25, 2013 23:01:36 GMT
Presumably someone had the sense to point out that it's an OPEN rear platform for a good reason Tom Edwards of BBC London has recently tweeted that "TfL will be speaking to the conductors to get them to allow people to hop on and off". This rather begs the question about who told the conductors NOT to let people hop on and hop off. Apparently TfL have also owned up to "teething problems and vehicle breakdowns" with the new buses. Ho hum - they could hardly deny it could they?? Of the 24's I've seen today a lot of the platform staff appear to have got the hint - platforms were clear and both door leafs were open. Still haven't been on an LT yet..... |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 1:26:36 GMT
Tom Edwards of BBC London has recently tweeted that "TfL will be speaking to the conductors to get them to allow people to hop on and off". This rather begs the question about who told the conductors NOT to let people hop on and hop off. Apparently TfL have also owned up to "teething problems and vehicle breakdowns" with the new buses. Ho hum - they could hardly deny it could they?? Of the 24's I've seen today a lot of the platform staff appear to have got the hint - platforms were clear and both door leafs were open. Still haven't been on an LT yet..... Also the passengers need to be aware of the cyclists that goes to the left side of the bus.  |
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Post by zebedee104 on Jun 26, 2013 19:28:58 GMT
The conductors don't give a starter signal...there are no buttons of any sort to communicate with the driver at the conductor's position by the rear door. Incorrect, there are two buttons recessed where the Conductor stands. One of those is the interlock to allow the bus to leave a stop. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 26, 2013 20:43:58 GMT
The conductors don't give a starter signal...there are no buttons of any sort to communicate with the driver at the conductor's position by the rear door. Incorrect, there are two buttons recessed where the Conductor stands. One of those is the interlock to allow the bus to leave a stop. And the infamous "ding ding" bell is missed out as well. |
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Post by greeny253 on Jun 26, 2013 20:56:32 GMT
The conductors don't give a starter signal...there are no buttons of any sort to communicate with the driver at the conductor's position by the rear door. Incorrect, there are two buttons recessed where the Conductor stands. One of those is the interlock to allow the bus to leave a stop. I'm gonna get in there first .... What's the other one do? |
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Post by romfordbuses on Jun 26, 2013 21:32:16 GMT
Ejector seat! Press it once and a diagram comes up on the CCTV screen of all the seats, Select the seats you want to eject. Press the button again and ZOOOOMMMMM passengers a bye-bye  |
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Post by greeny253 on Jun 26, 2013 22:05:46 GMT
Ejector seat! Press it once and a diagram comes up on the CCTV screen of all the seats, Select the seats you want to eject. Press the button again and ZOOOOMMMMM passengers a bye-bye Quoting fail On a slight aside, I can think of several occasions where an ejector seat would of been useful when was driving around Romford....... |
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