(10 Oct 2014, 12:07 pm)Michael wrote hence why they should put a bus lane from the Wavendon to Broadway petrol station... that's the worst part of it! 

(10 Oct 2014, 12:41 pm)cbma06 wrote The problem of that section of road dates back to the early 90's, the council was looking at 2 options , the first option was to have the Chester road super route, second option is to have a London style congestion charge entering Sunderland from the boundaries of Ryhope, A19/A690,A19/A183 and North Sunderland ( I think the north Sunderland boundary was going to be fulwell mill. Since Chester road super route got scrapped then due to council cutbacks from getting less money from the government, previously it was stated that if the super route not getting built then the council was looking to put the congestion charge in by 2018-2022. So quite a few years yet.

(10 Oct 2014, 5:51 am)Dan wrote In other news, Dennis Trident 3890 is back at Percy Main following a deep clean at Thorntons.
I believe it was allocated to a scholars service yesterday afternoon, so it should be out on 327s today for anyone wanting a photograph... Either 3866 or 3867 should go to Saltmeadows after finishing up on this morning's 327.

Percy Main still have 3874 - possible that it's staying on temporarily to cover for the DFDS allocation in the paintshop.

(10 Oct 2014, 1:42 pm)Andreos1 wrote Old news that man eezypeazy. Dan put a link up elsewhere yesterday.

(10 Oct 2014, 4:50 pm)aureolin wrote Ticket machine is broken with a "Fatal error"

(10 Oct 2014, 4:50 pm)aureolin wrote Fun and games on the 50 this evening. Pulls into Chester towards Shields a good 17 minutes late. Ticket machine is broken with a "Fatal error", so the driver collars the supervisor in Chester. Apparently all the machines are doing this now? Anyhow, replaced at the depot, but no attempt to take any fares or validate passes. Sigh...

(10 Oct 2014, 5:51 am)Dan wrote In other news, Dennis Trident 3890 is back at Percy Main following a deep clean at Thorntons.
I believe it was allocated to a scholars service yesterday afternoon, so it should be out on 327s today for anyone wanting a photograph... Either 3866 or 3867 should go to Saltmeadows after finishing up on this morning's 327.

Percy Main still have 3874 - possible that it's staying on temporarily to cover for the DFDS allocation in the paintshop.

(10 Oct 2014, 5:02 pm)Dan wrote Now have confirmation that 3867 is the example at Saltmeadows ready to be painted now.

(10 Oct 2014, 5:00 pm)citaro5284 wrote Not every machine, but some are.  VIX have got a solution and its going to be uploaded very soon.

(10 Oct 2014, 4:37 pm)DaveyBowyer wrote Well for them routes like the 21, 56, simple! No change given and exact fare only with clearly published zones, that would stop half of the delays that happen with muppets paying with £10 / £20 notes for only a short hop!

(10 Oct 2014, 5:45 pm)Drifter60 wrote It's not as easy as that, the days that cash machines start dishing out pound coins and 10ps etc. then that's the day I'd support this system. I know some places have it in practice but I find it a strange system. If you've got no change, you have to go to cash point- you're stuck with a note. 

(10 Oct 2014, 5:45 pm)Drifter60 wrote It's not as easy as that, the days that cash machines start dishing out pound coins and 10ps etc. then that's the day I'd support this system. I know some places have it in practice but I find it a strange system. If you've got no change, you have to go to cash point- you're stuck with a note. 

(10 Oct 2014, 5:48 pm)Dan wrote Works well in Edinburgh.
There are change dispensers dotted around in appropriate places - indeed I have used the one in the bus station.

(10 Oct 2014, 5:56 pm)Robert wrote Is there one on Princes Street? The main corridor for Lothian and where most people will board their bus in Edinburgh.

(10 Oct 2014, 6:17 pm)G-CPTN wrote Who would finance and service the change machines?

Nexus?

It's simple where the bus operator has a monopoly (like Edinburgh), but with GNE, Stagecoach and ANE having shares of the traffic, would that lead to 'tokens' rather than coins?

(10 Oct 2014, 6:34 pm)aureolin wrote The infrastructure has to be there. As someone else has stated above, cash machines don't dish out coins. There's that along with the fact that none of the big three operators publish their single and return fares. Are people expected to carry pockets full of change around? Also, how does it stop people from paying for say a £4.80 fare in 5p coins? Would that not take the driver longer to count out? It's legal tender up to the value of £5 after all...

(10 Oct 2014, 6:39 pm)Dan wrote All Go-Ahead operators are undergoing website changes at the moment, and the revised websites include a fare calculator which issues details of single and return fares. Not long before Go North East's website gets the same treatment...

(10 Oct 2014, 6:44 pm)aureolin wrote Aye, I've seen the Oxford Bus one, which is quite good. Hopefully we'll get fares displayed on the timetable at bus stops with QCS too though... 

(10 Oct 2014, 6:50 pm)Dan wrote I'd argue it's something which could be achieved with or without the Quality Contracts Scheme?

(10 Oct 2014, 9:25 pm)Racer_Experience wrote 3890 now repainted Pink

(10 Oct 2014, 9:30 pm)Marcus wrote Looks quite nice.

(10 Oct 2014, 9:30 pm)Marcus wrote Looks quite nice.