(25 Oct 2017, 3:17 pm)markydh That’s a daily diagram. There’s usually 2 or 3 deckers on the X47/77/78/79/82 services, including at least 1 MMC.
(25 Oct 2017, 3:17 pm)markydh That’s a daily diagram. There’s usually 2 or 3 deckers on the X47/77/78/79/82 services, including at least 1 MMC.
(25 Oct 2017, 3:17 pm)markydh That’s a daily diagram. There’s usually 2 or 3 deckers on the X47/77/78/79/82 services, including at least 1 MMC.
(25 Oct 2017, 4:02 pm)RBZ 5459 Yeah normally where Slatyford's E400MMC sole spare ends up if they haven't put it out on 30s/10/11. 3 deckers allocated to the express cycle.
(25 Oct 2017, 4:02 pm)RBZ 5459 Yeah normally where Slatyford's E400MMC sole spare ends up if they haven't put it out on 30s/10/11. 3 deckers allocated to the express cycle.
(25 Oct 2017, 10:27 pm)stagecoachbusdepot I've often wondered but never paid enough attention to discover - are the deckers always on the same boards? And are these ones which experience particularly heavy loads at peak times? I'd have thought there would be high passenger numebrs on all the expresses at certain times of day so three deckers seems too few to have much of an impact overall for the epress cycle? Or is there some other logic (other than Slatyford having 3 spare deckers) that influences this?
(25 Oct 2017, 10:27 pm)stagecoachbusdepot I've often wondered but never paid enough attention to discover - are the deckers always on the same boards? And are these ones which experience particularly heavy loads at peak times? I'd have thought there would be high passenger numebrs on all the expresses at certain times of day so three deckers seems too few to have much of an impact overall for the epress cycle? Or is there some other logic (other than Slatyford having 3 spare deckers) that influences this?
(26 Oct 2017, 10:09 am)markydh The board that includes the X79 is always a decker due to the sheer number of students who use it to get to and from Kirkley Hall!
(26 Oct 2017, 10:09 am)markydh The board that includes the X79 is always a decker due to the sheer number of students who use it to get to and from Kirkley Hall!
(25 Oct 2017, 10:27 pm)stagecoachbusdepot I've often wondered but never paid enough attention to discover - are the deckers always on the same boards? And are these ones which experience particularly heavy loads at peak times? I'd have thought there would be high passenger numebrs on all the expresses at certain times of day so three deckers seems too few to have much of an impact overall for the epress cycle? Or is there some other logic (other than Slatyford having 3 spare deckers) that influences this?
(26 Oct 2017, 10:09 am)markydh The board that includes the X79 is always a decker due to the sheer number of students who use it to get to and from Kirkley Hall!
(25 Oct 2017, 10:27 pm)stagecoachbusdepot I've often wondered but never paid enough attention to discover - are the deckers always on the same boards? And are these ones which experience particularly heavy loads at peak times? I'd have thought there would be high passenger numebrs on all the expresses at certain times of day so three deckers seems too few to have much of an impact overall for the epress cycle? Or is there some other logic (other than Slatyford having 3 spare deckers) that influences this?
(26 Oct 2017, 10:09 am)markydh The board that includes the X79 is always a decker due to the sheer number of students who use it to get to and from Kirkley Hall!
(28 Oct 2017, 8:52 am)Dan 28015 on X24 (0952 towards Sunderland). Tends to be the third out of the depot which gets the gas bus if they have an Omnilink off the road, but that board has 24003 today (thankfully!)
Driver was using X24A destination, bizarrely.
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(28 Oct 2017, 8:52 am)Dan 28015 on X24 (0952 towards Sunderland). Tends to be the third out of the depot which gets the gas bus if they have an Omnilink off the road, but that board has 24003 today (thankfully!)
Driver was using X24A destination, bizarrely.
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I'm doubtful the X24 will ever justify new buses, really.
My experiences of the X24 is always that 80% of the passengers are made up by concessions, and a fair proportion of the remaining passengers are made up of Network One pass use. Very few fare-paying passengers.
Reliability remains pitiful. I'm on 24003 at the moment - it went into limp mode and then cut out. Driver can't get it started. Now awaiting a vehicle changeover on Felling Bypass.
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:11 am)Dan I'm doubtful the X24 will ever justify new buses, really.
My experiences of the X24 is always that 80% of the passengers are made up by concessions, and a fair proportion of the remaining passengers are made up of Network One pass use. Very few fare-paying passengers.
Reliability remains pitiful. I'm on 24003 at the moment - it went into limp mode and then cut out. Driver can't get it started. Now awaiting a vehicle changeover on Felling Bypass.
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:11 am)Dan I'm doubtful the X24 will ever justify new buses, really.
My experiences of the X24 is always that 80% of the passengers are made up by concessions, and a fair proportion of the remaining passengers are made up of Network One pass use. Very few fare-paying passengers.
Reliability remains pitiful. I'm on 24003 at the moment - it went into limp mode and then cut out. Driver can't get it started. Now awaiting a vehicle changeover on Felling Bypass.
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:37 am)Dan After a 25-minute wait, 28020 is the replacement vehicle. Had hoped for the reserve Dart!
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:37 am)Dan After a 25-minute wait, 28020 is the replacement vehicle. Had hoped for the reserve Dart!
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:11 am)Dan I'm doubtful the X24 will ever justify new buses, really.
My experiences of the X24 is always that 80% of the passengers are made up by concessions, and a fair proportion of the remaining passengers are made up of Network One pass use. Very few fare-paying passengers.
Reliability remains pitiful. I'm on 24003 at the moment - it went into limp mode and then cut out. Driver can't get it started. Now awaiting a vehicle changeover on Felling Bypass.
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:11 am)Dan I'm doubtful the X24 will ever justify new buses, really.
My experiences of the X24 is always that 80% of the passengers are made up by concessions, and a fair proportion of the remaining passengers are made up of Network One pass use. Very few fare-paying passengers.
Reliability remains pitiful. I'm on 24003 at the moment - it went into limp mode and then cut out. Driver can't get it started. Now awaiting a vehicle changeover on Felling Bypass.
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:37 am)Dan After a 25-minute wait, 28020 is the replacement vehicle. Had hoped for the reserve Dart!
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(28 Oct 2017, 9:37 am)Dan After a 25-minute wait, 28020 is the replacement vehicle. Had hoped for the reserve Dart!
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(28 Oct 2017, 8:14 pm)ifm001 when 24003 broke down the other day also on the Felling Bypass the next X34 bus stopped and tpicked up the waiting passengers. Even though it was not at a bus stop and was stuck at the traffic light junction.
(28 Oct 2017, 8:14 pm)ifm001 when 24003 broke down the other day also on the Felling Bypass the next X34 bus stopped and tpicked up the waiting passengers. Even though it was not at a bus stop and was stuck at the traffic light junction.
