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Post by rmz19 on Sept 29, 2016 11:45:47 GMT
Currently on the 27 and a lady with a buggy decides to give her child a phone to play with. However, I can't fathom how the mother doesn't have the decency to understand how irritating it is for other passengers to tolerate listening to nursery rhymes at full blast. It also doesn't help that the child has the loudest gob I've ever witnessed in my entire life. Might resort to a quiet room to heal my ears after this  |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 28, 2016 22:48:09 GMT
First ever Journey on a Streetlite today, courtsey of Quality Line on the 463, I must say, bearing in mind they have Cummins engines, it was a rather good first experience (apart from the fact they are the ugliest bus known to man), I'm dreading using a Daimler Engined one though... I agree!  |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 27, 2016 22:26:51 GMT
Does anyone happen to know why some Metroline TEs have tinted upper deck windows? I remember seeing some of these TEs a few years back on the 210. I completely forgot about it until recently when I spotted TE1307 and TE1308 on the 134, which both have tinted upper deck windows.
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 26, 2016 11:42:04 GMT
Regarding the 108/D8 changes, this maybe a ridiculous idea at first glance. However, if looked at in contemplation perhaps the 108 would have a reduced running time in the peaks due to deviating away from Blackwall Tunnel Approach whereby the route would avoid the congestion along the approach on s/b journies, although this may not apply to n/b journies. Out of the peaks, around 10-15 mins would be added to the route resulting in a minimum running time of 45-50 mins, which is still fine. It's been a while since I used the 108 north of North Greenwich so this might not be the case, but if so then this idea maybe beneficial to a degree.
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 25, 2016 10:46:25 GMT
Random question! What's the most amount of buses on one route bunching together has someone seen at once before. There will be some obvious ones such as the Red Arrow routes and high frequency ones. I recall seeing three 119's together once. I remember seeing five 18's bunched together and a sixth trailing not too far behind. For a route like the 18 this shouldn't be surprising as bunching occurs quite often on the route. |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 20, 2016 11:07:00 GMT
I'm glad they are restricted to a few, ads are nice but we mustn't let go of the london bus being red first and foremost... to have too many LTs (or any other bus) running around as a moving advertisement would be a disaster IMO. Frankly I'd like to see more buses given the old company livery treatment like the the London General LT and LU's SP. I'd say one bus of each type for each operator would see a nice mix of London bus history... for me that would be nice! For an operator like abellio who joined the party late, design comp? 😂 Frankly, I'd just go the whole hog and rip up this 100% red nonsense and bring liveries back. Not even LT vehicles were 100% red. Ah back in the days when variety was rampant....it's a shame I was too young to bask in the glory of London's bus network those days. Bringing liveries back would be good, although 100% red is OK for me as long as *broken record alert* there are various bus types around to enjoy like there used to be before this standardising nonsense of today. The envy that manifests inside of me when thinking about buses in HK...it's almost tangible  |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 20, 2016 1:39:10 GMT
I wonder how much revenue TfL have earned from all over adverts on LT's. They were very much in decline since they had the stupid rule preventing the front of standard deckers from being covered when all-over adverts are applied. The LT's look great with allover ads and yes the rule about other buses having to have a red front is just ridiculous. Must be a nice little earner? The LTs look particularly good in white or light blue all-over adds imo, their sleek design lends itself to those two colours very well. I'm sure MMCs and Gemini 3s would look equally as great with all-over ads, the latter already demonstrated this on a few occasions. |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 19, 2016 22:35:40 GMT
Sorry, but let's be fair. Also, it's not really the same. I've never heard of a cyclist going through a red light or being on the phone and killing a motorist. They simply don't have the same killing potential, although they can rarely kill pedestrians. Typical daft cyclist comment. Well they are just like lemmings waiting to be killed or mown down by a vehicle. Its the same way when street furniture barriers moved from many streets because councils start to say they look ugly etc. But then they wonder why people are getting knocked over or are increasingly not using safe crossing places.
I've seen several times cyclists running through red lights like they don't give a crap, what makes some think it's OK to do so is beyond me. What also peees me off is when cyclists weave in and out through pedestrians on pavements, very dangerous and it only takes a blink of an eye to risk hitting a pedestrian. |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 17, 2016 23:18:20 GMT
Thanks for sharing. They sound very amateurish, certainly not done by a professional. What's the bet that someone in back office drew the short straw! I think the purpose of updating the announcements was so that passengers actually notice - the hoping being that it is a different voice it will be noticed whatever message is trying to be communicated. An example of when Contactless first came to NR, Southern stations had a very animated voice on the tannoy saying about card clash, but because of the different voice it was more noticeable I agree, sounds very amateurish and certainly does not sound as professional as Emma Hignett's announcements. Not really iBus related, but this situation is similar to the recent announcements on the Northern Line, particularly for interchanges. The new voice sounds very lethargic and does not sound anywhere near as professional, pleasant nor eloquent as the voice in the original announcements. TFL should've just kept it the way it is. |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 16, 2016 10:55:31 GMT
LT284 was blowing out a lot of smoke while stopped at red lights, although it sounded normal when pulling away. Spotted on Regent Street last night.
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 15, 2016 23:38:55 GMT
Really? I can't recall seeing an 03 reg WVL with Air Cooling on board, if they do the upper windows situated by the staircase would be lower in height to accommodate the Air Cooling systems like the later models. I believe some 05 reg WVLs have Air Cooling although they were retrofitted hence the standard sized windows by the staircase, they were also more compact in size unlike the ones on buses today as well as some LWB VWLs, which had them to begin with. Perhaps the 03 reg WVLs you were referring to had them retrofitted also? Unless I'm missing something. The 03 reg air cooling should be at the rear upstairs only - above the rear window should be the unit IIRC  Ah right you were referring to the old style ones above the rear window, yes I'm aware of these In fact, these ones existed on a few 03 reg VPs as well IIRC. I was actually referring to the larger and standard type installed above the staircase. I think It's better to have Air Cooling systems situated between the ceiling and the roof so they're out of sight, like they do on the Gemini 3 and MHV. |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 15, 2016 22:57:26 GMT
I was wondering, does anyone happen to know when Air Cooling was first introduced on London's buses? As far as I know Go Ahead's LWB VWLs are the earliest examples to have them which are 04 reg. The 03 reg WVL's at SW have air cooling IIRC. Really? I can't recall seeing an 03 reg WVL with Air Cooling on board, if they do the upper windows situated by the staircase would be lower in height to accommodate the Air Cooling systems like the later models. I believe some 05 reg WVLs have Air Cooling although they were retrofitted hence the standard sized windows by the staircase, they were also more compact in size unlike the ones on buses today as well as some LWB VWLs, which had them to begin with. Perhaps the 03 reg WVLs you were referring to had them retrofitted also? Unless I'm missing something. |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 15, 2016 11:19:41 GMT
VN36113 & VN36118 on the 25 fully refurbished - both were out on the 25 DOE1 is fully refurbished in dull 100% red courtesy of a pic on Flickr - it has got a tiny roundel right underneath the window to the left of the rear door which looks odd and ill proportioned. Also, it has apparently been converted to Euro VI though this has yet to be confirmed but would sense given the air quality improvement scheme being implemented along the Putney corridor. wmbusphotos.com/NONWM/LonGen/DOE1.htmlI must say, contrary to my general beliefs, the all-red look really suits the DOE. It looks very smart and similar to the Olympus which also looked great. The black panel that extended away from the lower deck windows towards the rear looked out of place and unappealing. On a personal note, retaining the black window surrounds (without the extended black panel) would've enabled for an even more stylish and smart look, also fitting black headlight/taillight surrounds would've been the icing on the cake, but you can't have everything |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 15, 2016 0:43:08 GMT
Apologies you will have to rotate your head about 90° - about the same temperature on board the bus in the summer if these don't have air con like the LTs  Lol...or turn your phone 90° (if using one). It just dawned on me that there is no logical reason for the SRM not to have a full upper deck rear window, Wrightbus may as well have either fitted a proper window or not fit one at all. I'm guessing this may be down to Wrightbus designing the SRM to resemble the LT as much as possible, but the B5LH chassis still makes the rear look different therefore deeming this rationale insignificant. |
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Post by rmz19 on Sept 15, 2016 0:23:53 GMT
I was wondering, does anyone happen to know when Air Cooling was first introduced on London's buses? As far as I know Go Ahead's LWB VWLs are the earliest examples to have them which are 04 reg.
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