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Post by rmz19 on Jul 19, 2016 22:31:09 GMT
How were the heatmasters today? Is it a coincidence that while I was walking the majority of passengers I saw fanning themselves were on LTs? I didn't get on any nor did I intend to  |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 19, 2016 22:26:36 GMT
Lol. Your concern has also been expressed by others here before, but this thread still exists. Oh well, as much as I'd like it to be locked I guess we can all have some fun in proposing unrealistic extensions, the clue is in the name after all  I've no problem with any and all suggestions, it's free speech after all. But some of it sounds like it's been whipped out of nothing for the sake of it. I've nothing against the poster as I know not who s/he is but it would help if we show our thought process behind it. More than "to give this area a night service" would help, after all I could argue that Bridlington should have a night service from London. I'll repost my idea from before to show an example Indeed. The thing is with a 'fantasy' thread as such, anything can be technically possible according to the thread title and justification is therefore not needed as it can't be rationally valid. The original intention for this thread is probably for entertainment purposes, otherwise there is another thread for realistic ideas that can be sensibly justified. Having said that, we can only post fantasical ideas without reasoning here and this thread's fun factor has gone a long time ago, it is becoming repetitive therefore there is no point of it existing anymore and I personally think it should be locked. |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 19, 2016 20:28:47 GMT
N171 to GN-z11 Nothing can beat this in terms of route length...(Look it up to find out its location) |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 19, 2016 16:24:13 GMT
Extend the night 6 to Bridlington Extend N9 to Swansea Extend the night 65 to Southampton. I'm sorry to sound rude but this is the trend I'm seeing, there is no justification provided for the ideas we are seeing on this thread Lol. Your concern has also been expressed by others here before, but this thread still exists. Oh well, as much as I'd like it to be locked I guess we can all have some fun in proposing unrealistic extensions, the clue is in the name after all |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 19, 2016 11:22:03 GMT
TfL are talking to London Travelwatch about bus network changes today. Below are some tweets from LTW. London Travelwatch board paper on buses Nothing from TfL there but nicely summarises the issues facing the network and the impacts.
Now please don't shoot the messenger!  I've just repeated what's been tweeted and I suspect much more has been said in the meeting itself. I don't understand why Route 6 was chosen out of all routes along Oxford Street, it is one of the most used routes and at least should be kept within close proximity of Oxford Street. I missed the last Bakerloo Line train at Piccadilly Circus last night, the n/b bus stop and subsequent bus stops thereafter were full of people, no surprises that alot of them boarded the 6 despite the fact that other routes arrived first. Regarding the projected fall in bus usage 10k does not seem like a great amount, and rightly so, frequencies may be adjusted but curtailments and diversion are not needed. I can't say I'm surprised, I struggle to see what impact Crossrail will have on buses in Central London. |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 18, 2016 10:37:13 GMT
I wish there were more MMC Integrals in service, they are flawless IMO and great buses in every way I can think of. |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 17, 2016 11:25:14 GMT
Has anyone been to battle in a gym yet? I'm too scared to as the people are so powerful already. I don't get how people have reached level 20 already! My strongest Pokémon right now is a Pidgeot, CP 530. I've been trying to catch other Pokémon with two stage evolutions but it's so hard! If you guys want a tip, the best thing to do is go on. Long bus ride and use an Incense. The amount of Pokémon that appear is amazing! I had a very fun journey home from Islington on Friday  Gonna go on another journey from Kingston today P.S. rmz19 , I found a Dratini in Islington I'll be willing to trade for it! There is a spot outside work where a Dratini sometimes spawns so I might have to get there extra early tomorrow and wait for it to appear. There is also a massive tree to hide behind just incase any of my colleagues are wondering what the heck I'm doing just standing there...I expect them to understand |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 17, 2016 11:13:59 GMT
The Vykings, Omnicities, Artics, Volvo/Integral Gemini 2s, Enviros, DWs, Volvo/Trident ALX400s, all of which were great vehicles and do not deserve to be replaced at all. Although some were cascaded elsewhere, they have still diminished in quantity which led to a decrease in variety all for the sake of the influx of boring LTs. Well I'd have to beg to differ there, most of the buses you mentioned have done their time. Of course buses are supposed to be functional rather than interesting or boring. Somebody made the point previously about Arriva Sapphire standards and isn't that what we should be aspiring to in London rather than new buses (MHV's) with rock hard seats? Every bus type I've mentioned are 04 reg plus, there are currently older Geminis, PVLs and Tridents still in service and are arguably still in good condition to be in operation. The MHVs are great buses, rock hard seats aren't related to poor standards and have nothing to do with the performance of buses themselves. Seats can easily be replaced if there is a mass complaint against them, replacing buses that have no issues and are still fit for operation is a waste. You can argue that buses more than 12 years old should be replaced and that's completely fine, but it would be great if their are newer iterations of the aforementioned buses or brand new types rather than a standardised fleet. |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 17, 2016 0:48:29 GMT
'vjaska' and 'snoggle' pretty much hit the nail on the head. It's a very subjective matter. I personally don't hate them as such, I just hate the fact that there are too much of them to the point where it gets sickeningly boring seeing their omnipresence across the city, topped off by the very hot and stuffy conditions inside them. Had NB4Ls been operating on a select amount of routes in London my hate towards them wouldn't be so bad. Why should London have a single standardised bus type? This is what led to the disappearance of many great buses that are arguably better than LTs in many respects and should still be on the streets today which is a great shame. I just can't fathom how one's love towards a bus can ever go to the extent of it being the only type operating across the entire network, the boredom would be almost tangible. London always had a diverse bus fleet in the past, there should be no signs of abating in this respect and this trend should continue, London is a very diverse city in many aspects and this should also be reflected in its buses. I see your argument and understand now how the NRM has become such a vexed issue,even if I don't share said vexation. BTW what bus types have disappeared after being replaced by NRMs? Other than those that have reached EOL, I thought they were all cascaded elsewhere. The Vykings, Omnicities, Artics, Volvo/Integral Gemini 2s, Enviros, DWs, Volvo/Trident ALX400s, all of which were great vehicles and do not deserve to be replaced at all. Although some were cascaded elsewhere, they have still diminished in quantity which led to a decrease in variety all for the sake of the influx of boring LTs. |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 17, 2016 0:09:08 GMT
Lovely buses they were and much better compared to the 157's Tridents of a similar age. Sadly their time is up. It's just that they were so well kept that they didn't rseem that old  Though the 02 reg and pretty much every PVL batch are & were excellent, I'd still take an ex Connex Trident 99% of the time. They maybe are showing their age now given they've been worked extremely hard but they were super fun buses to ride throughout the years plus the onboard clocks were such a novelty as well lol. The 52 reg PVLs at NX are also of a similar age, but must say they're ageing very impressively as they still look and perform great. I would go as far as saying they beat the ex Connex Tridents in many ways, however performance wise the Tridents do feel ever so slightly quicker. Nevertheless always PVLs > Tridents for me  |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 16, 2016 23:18:19 GMT
This game has become really popular. Have any of you lot downloaded it yet? OR are any of you avoiding it If any of you are playing it, can someone tell me where to get a Pikachu? I've been looking for one for the past 3 days. Was thinking of making a topic about this as I'm a fan of the Pokemon games in general (I regularly play Omega Ruby). As 'jd1292' mentioned, you have to walk away from the three starters at the beginning to get Pikachu or get lucky with an egg. So what's everyone's rarest Pokemon that they've caught so far? Mine is a Jynx which I caught on Brixton Hill lol. My rare ones are Jynx, Horsea and Pidgeotto so far, although I'm unsure if the latter two are actually rare or not. I was so close to catching a Dratini! Much to my disappointment I was at work when it appeared and I couldn't venture outdoors to catch it - yes I secretly play Pokemon Go at work... |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 16, 2016 2:53:31 GMT
'vjaska' and 'snoggle' pretty much hit the nail on the head. It's a very subjective matter. I personally don't hate them as such, I just hate the fact that there are too much of them to the point where it gets sickeningly boring seeing their omnipresence across the city, topped off by the very hot and stuffy conditions inside them. Had NB4Ls been operating on a select amount of routes in London my hate towards them wouldn't be so bad. Why should London have a single standardised bus type? This is what led to the disappearance of many great buses that are arguably better than LTs in many respects and should still be on the streets today which is a great shame.
I just can't fathom how one's love towards a bus can ever go to the extent of it being the only type operating across the entire network, the boredom would be almost tangible. London always had a diverse bus fleet in the past, there should be no signs of abating in this respect and this trend should continue, London is a very diverse city in many aspects and this should also be reflected in its buses.
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 16, 2016 0:10:08 GMT
Any news on the six SRMs which have been ordered by RATP? I'm really looking forward to seeing them. If Boris was still mayor, I would've been looking forward to the B5LH SRMs too purely on the basis that they would bring a fresh change to the LT boredom. But now that Khan is in charge, ideally I would prefer it if the SRM orders were cancelled and replaced with new buses instead (MetroDeckers please )...I guess it's a little late for that so better SRMs than LTs! |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 15, 2016 22:54:36 GMT
And now we have a rumoured military coup in Turkey. Over to you Boris "I insulted the Turkish President" Johnson ..... Just shows the need to be circumspect in what you say when in the public spotlight. The situation going on over there is so dangerous. It could destabilise (probably will) and could result in war. Thats how dangerous it is and I stand in solidarity for those wanting peace, calm and stability It seems that there are some people who've taken to the streets of Istanbul and are encouraging a military coup against president Erdogan. But the majority of the Turkish people are in favour of the president as he urged them to take to the streets and unite in a massive demonstration against the military. I echo your sentiments and I hope Turkey does not regress into a worse state as they have a lot to lose, I hope peace and stability is reinstated back into the country. |
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 15, 2016 21:21:56 GMT
My ideas are based on what I think TfL would do, or what I would do faced with the task of cutting services, which is why I think your suggestions wouldn't save anywhere near enough money. In an ideal world I'd keep everything as it is now, but the realistic factor is the overlapping routes are at great risk with the onset of Crossrail (possibly showcased by the recent 436 diversion). My ideas reflect savings with a reduction in PVR across the board (bearing in mind TfL's projected fall in usage forecast). Your ideas, which I respect, don't really address many savings at all, in some cases more cost would result. Arguably it can be said that your ideas may not actually be as cost effective as they seem due to the consequences they would have i.e. increased frequency, increased PVR (a large scale reduction in PVR is highly unlikely after the schemes take place imo), diverted routes, added route length leading to increased operational costs and extra resources needed, not forgetting the inconveniences caused amongst the public. I would argue that savings do not need be made as the bus network is generally fine the way it is. Of course that's not to say there aren't some concerns that need to be addressed however not to the extent of radically 'reshaping' the bus network as per your suggestions, but I respect the rationale behind your ideas. |
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I've just repeated what's been tweeted and I suspect much more has been said in the meeting itself.
