Northern Ireland Bus Operations
Northern Ireland Bus Operations
News, debate and discussion on Northern Ireland's Bus Operations.
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There's a bomb on the bus!
(21 Nov 2013, 8:54 pm)andreos1 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25029987
There's a bomb on the bus!
(21 Nov 2013, 8:54 pm)andreos1 www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-25029987
There's a bomb on the bus!
Lough Swilly: Union says bus company to stop trading
The Lough Swilly bus company will stop trading this weekend with the loss of 80 jobs, according to a trade union.
Lough Swilly: Union says bus company to stop trading
The Lough Swilly bus company will stop trading this weekend with the loss of 80 jobs, according to a trade union.
Although primarily based in 'Norn Ireland', it appears Translink have a service working across the UK.
Saw a coach on the A1 heading south earlier and after a quick search online, it appears it was a cross- channel service that would normally run down the M6/M74 from Glasgow to Carlisle and Birmingham before heading south.
http://www.translink.co.uk/Services/Goldline/
Has anyone ever used it or know much about it?
Sampled the Translink operation in Belfast not too long ago, the majority of which seem to be Wright bodied vehicles.
Noticed the P&R routes had Versas on them.
Because my knowledge of the NI registration system (on a score of 10 being good and 0 being bad), is 0 - I could only base my knowledge of the fleet age, to the bodies on them.
Streetdecks being brand new and Gemini 1's/Renowns being the oldest.
Managed to avoid the Streetdecks and had a go on an Alx400, Gemini 1's & 2's (one of which of the newer version, was in a bread company contravision wrap*) and a Renown.
The Gemini 2's had e-leather seating and seatbelts. No idea why the seatbelts were installed. Express work? New legislation?
The Alx400 rolled off onto Scholars work just after we got off and didn't have any installed. The windows were shot though and were half full of water!
The day ticket on offer is only £3.00/£3.50 and allows travel across the city (or wherever you dare travel to).
It uses the Oyster/Key/POP method, of placing your card onto the ticket machine.
*Just to dig up an old debate that I kept well clear of - I could see out of the window, but I couldn't focus on anything specific - particularly at speed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-34824538
Northern Ireland based Wrights optimistic on manufacturing within the province.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-35897763
Fares frozen in NI.
Having returned two days ago from Derry/Belfast I made some interesting observations at the buses. All Belfast buses now have London style ibis with siri voicing the announcements, even RENOWNS now have NSAs. The goldline coaches were great, I had an Irizar 6 and a double decker caetano levante, both had WiFi, USB sockets and reclining seats. Derry is a sparse place in my opinion but interesting, the buses are nymbered using FY (with Derry being on the River Foyle) and the FY2 was the bus to my hotel, operated by some of the best solars I have ever travelled on
The first of Translink Gliders - https://www.flickr.com/photos/81709772@N...62/in/feed
(13 Dec 2017, 5:16 pm)Malarkey The first of Translink Gliders - https://www.flickr.com/photos/81709772@N...62/in/feed
(13 Dec 2017, 5:16 pm)Malarkey The first of Translink Gliders - https://www.flickr.com/photos/81709772@N...62/in/feed
https://twitter.com/trishdevlin/status/1...14148?s=19
https://twitter.com/vincekearney/status/...18627?s=19
Footage has emerged from another day/night of problems.
Bus had its brakes released and there's footage of another bus/same bus being petrol bombed.