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Post by rmz19 on Aug 13, 2015 11:01:13 GMT
The new VDL Citea double decker was revealed yesterday. Starts tests in Berlin soon. There are also a couple of videos of the Scania demonstrator. Looks very Omnicity like to the rear. And a news report about 5 Solaris all electric single deckers The VDL Citea DD looks strikingly similar to the Omnicity when viewed from the side near the rear.
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Post by rmz19 on Aug 2, 2015 5:37:01 GMT
It looks like an MCV B5TL-B9TL/Optare MetroDecker/Optare Spectra/Gemini 2 Integral combined, aside from its rather odd styling it's not bad.
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 29, 2015 12:31:23 GMT
I have asked TfL for an updated list on what routes have passed and failed the LT test. They say a response shall be issued to me by the 21st of August. However they have e-mailed me this as well. Great inquiry you have done there. Quite unlike TfL from my experiences anyway, that they have gone into a great amount of detail with the process of allocating the LTs to the successfully tested routes. Quite shocked about the 205 was successfully tested, thought Paddington would cause some problems. The 205 surprised me too, isn't Paddington the area restricting routes 27 and 436 from converting? Not that I'm complaining, but who knows.
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 27, 2015 12:24:37 GMT
We're at a point where TFL are so stringent on cost and spending whereby this is reflected on the fact that some routes still have their prefixes for no apparent reason other than tradition and history, such as routes 507, 521, 607, C1, C10, G1, P4, P5, all the Rs, W5 and W7. This system also conceals the paradox of routes that share the same prefix, aside from familiarisation, how would the average person distinguish the H12 from the H26? I personally don't advocate this policy, however if it means spending a fortune just to appease the public (something they rarely do) then hopes of a mass-renumbering may aswell be forgotten.
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 21, 2015 14:45:03 GMT
Absolutely boiling on my LT earlier. A simple solution: Build farms in London, fill them with LT's, split each LT into different greenhouse sections, use them as greenhouses every summer (in diesel mode of course!) Save money and time on your farm, with a brand new NBFL. Great for growing vegetables, terribly horrendous for keeping bus passengers happy. Buy yours TODAY, only from Palestra! Or another solution could be to run the LTs in winter only, as they blow out warm air anyway the LTs would receive nothing but compliments on how warm they are during the cold days
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 21, 2015 12:54:43 GMT
Good grief, the last time I visited this forum a few hours ago this thread only had 131 pages...! Turns out to be another dull argument. Believe me though, if we had a thread about OmniCity bashing, you'd better all believe I'd be the 'sid' of said thread! ;D I would also stand with Connor against any DLA bashing too. Living in Hammersmith - I have a lot of experience in travelling on these LTs. I'm glad both the routes in question have conductors (most of them very friendly). The buses running in full diesel mode was actually quite rare but there was the inevitable put-put-put ones once a week or so. However, working aircon in the summer was a rare occurrence. This is my experience with these buses, and I respect other people's experiences too. I am going to refrain from commenting further on the subject. Will step back and let others argue it out. But a final word people are allowed to disagree, seems on occasions memebers are made to feel like liars simply because other members disagree with there view. Well said! Personally I like both the Omnicity and the LT, my views are completely impartial and I don't bash something just because of irrelevant political aspects. I also have my negatives for them both respectively, but frankly I won't mention them here as this would cause further arguments. My views on them are reflected within my post history should anyone wish to check
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 20, 2015 0:52:08 GMT
I presume those upstairs were all seated during the incident, thank goodness the bridge was high enough to wipe out the roof of the bus rather than the seats! Otherwise this incident would've been much worse
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 9, 2015 17:21:38 GMT
My adventures will be along later, but for now here's what I saw at Red Lion Square (Holborn): I would've certainly got on the 25 just to ride that Metrobus! Meanwhile I'm stuck on LT184 on the 10 which is surprisingly cool! One of the better LT journeys of recent
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 9, 2015 14:33:34 GMT
I checked on LVF to see if the next eastbound 6 to arrive at Queen's Park was a Gemini 3, and it was! So I decided to miss two 36s and wait for it No idea as to why it was a long wait when there should be extra buses, eventually three 6s came along at once, all rammed bar the third one...typical! Surprisingly the VWH I was on was blowing out hot air, and even worse it suddenly curtailed at Marble Arch. The 6 behind was also a VWH but still blowing out hot air...The LTs aren't all to blame I guess! Got off at Oxford Circus and got the 10 to get to my destination at TCR, New Oxford Street eastbound was absolutely chaotic as expected, but for some reason Oxford Street was alright. Typically, the LT I was on was hot and stuffy, although it wasn't as hot as I thought, maybe due to the not so hot weather. Seriously, either get the air cooling right or remove them completely! At the moment most of them are a waste of space and money
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 8, 2015 21:23:03 GMT
No *it* isn't. It's a tube strike for a day and a bit. It's not a nuclear war or the end of civilisation or pestilence being visited on the streets. It will be inconvenient for people. It's happened umpteen times before and will happen again. We've had far more disruptive strikes than this one and in the past we've had them combined with bus and rail strikes too. I know you're young but please get a sense of proportion. You're completely right, it's not the end of the world. But the first thing I did this morning when I remembered there was a strike was swear Surely a bit of swearing is alright as a reaction to the fact that my £144 monthly travelcard is not being used to its full potential
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 8, 2015 18:20:15 GMT
After a while on New Oxford Street there are still no signs of extra buses, bus stop OJ outside Uniqlo is heaving with people and only two 25s, a 390, a 10, a 55 and a 73 within 15/20 mins...Oxford Street on the other hand is heaving with buses. I suppose the extra buses are yet to kick in.
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 8, 2015 16:59:12 GMT
Tube Strike = Extra buses = Oxford Street complete nightmare
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 6, 2015 23:26:09 GMT
Well as a person who used to take those buses on a daily basis and who still takes them regularly, they do have working air con. There was once when the air con wasn't working but I've been on that same bus several times before and after and those other times it was working fine, so I think it is a matter of being unlucky. Seems I've been really 'lucky' today. I have ridden on LT64 on the 11, LT422 and LT454 on the 12, LT33 on the 24, LT491 and LT538 on the 73, LT122, LT139 and LT144 on the 148 and they were all absolutely fine with plenty of cool air coming through the vents, yes some were a bit hot on the lower deck but no more so than any other type of bus. I suspect that I haven't been lucky at all and that is the norm and the only hot air on this subject has come from the regular complainants who clearly have a hidden agenda? I sometimes wonder, perhaps the 'cool' air being blown out of the LTs is ambient temperature air? It was relatively fresher recently so maybe the cool air is just an illusion? Aside from the obvious experience on hot days I can't recall any LT blowing out cool air on a cool evening/night. I started thinking about it when I was on LT84 on the 10 today which was blowing out lukewarm air, as opposed to the Gemini 2 and E40D I was on today which were blowing out cool air, the latter certainly enabled for a chilly journey as it was in the evening but I wasn't complaining!
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 6, 2015 11:30:48 GMT
Perhaps Camelot can launch a 'Wrightbus Millions' lottery ticket, " if you find one of nine Routemasters with working aircon you can win up to 3 million drachma (£6500) - text 'LT' followed by the fleet number to 40337" money could go to fund hospitals etc... Becareful! Some might be disappointed with the 'outcome' of this 'competition'
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Post by rmz19 on Jul 5, 2015 18:58:27 GMT
However, building a third runway at Heathrow increases noise and air pollution with the increase stretching into South East London and would thus be at illegal levels if the runway was built. I really don't understand why people think leaving Gatwick and other airports as it is such a good idea - the wealth needs to be spread around rather than concentrated at one bloated airport and then what happens when capacity gets used up should the horrifying idea of a third runway be constructed - a fourth runway and then a fifth - where will it end. The previous post was more accurate, it is not only queuing to land which causes noise (away from Heathrow), it is the queues to take off, making noise, wasting fuel, thus increasing pollution. The reason is the planes are held in groups, single aisle, mid size, and heavies (at various entrances to the runway) this allows higher use as separation times can be less. Having more runways cuts pollution as planes can take off and land when ready. The problem is the capacity has been over specified by gutless politicians who think having a runway at 98.5% use is more acceptable than building an extra and operating each at 90%. Remember they have decided that congestion is acceptable by allowing Nats to try and cram as much on as possible regardless of the pollution side effect. The argument that building a runway creates demand is false, people don't suddenly do more trips, the trips will happen anyway, but probably just moving the problem around and another airport will get more flights. Precisely, having a third runway will at least disperse planes taking off and landing, thus evening out traffic flow respectively. It won't be a sudden and drastic change, but many of the factors such as noise, air pollution, delays and fuel consumption will have a positive change to an extent. Other factors that I think prioritise LHR over LGW is proximity and transport, Heathrow is more desirable as it's situated in London i.e. within the M25 boundary, Crossrail will soon serve Heathrow and the existing transport links justify the decision for Heathrow to gain a third runway.
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