Bus Related Outings and Reviews
Bus Related Outings and Reviews
(28 Mar 2016, 8:15 pm)northern156 Rail rovers etc are not really expensive. Some not as expensive as, for example, an Explorer.
(28 Mar 2016, 8:15 pm)northern156 Rail rovers etc are not really expensive. Some not as expensive as, for example, an Explorer.
(28 Mar 2016, 8:25 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com If you book in advance you can save
(28 Mar 2016, 8:27 pm)northern156 You cannot book rovers in advance
(28 Mar 2016, 8:27 pm)northern156 You cannot book rovers in advance
Yes you can get railcard discounts but if you're using adult tickets.
(28 Mar 2016, 8:33 pm)DanPicken You can't get a U16 Rail card.
(28 Mar 2016, 8:33 pm)DanPicken You can't get a U16 Rail card.
Plus you can probably get child ranger/rovers cheaper than adult with railcard discounts!
(28 Mar 2016, 9:01 pm)GX03 SVC Plus you can probably get child ranger/rovers cheaper than adult with railcard discounts!
(28 Mar 2016, 9:01 pm)GX03 SVC Plus you can probably get child ranger/rovers cheaper than adult with railcard discounts!
(28 Mar 2016, 7:49 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com Think the cost puts people away from the train oftern
(28 Mar 2016, 7:49 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com Think the cost puts people away from the train oftern
I have no idea where to put this but as it is a slight review of a bus journey, I felt that this was the more appropriate thread.
I wasn't originally going to do a write up of the journey as it isn't exactly a fun but we used the Scarborough Park and Ride today and driver was accompanied by another member of staff and, as usual, he was incredibly friendly.
Originally, we brought up the topic of getting such large vehicles through the Town Centre. Especially on the approach to York Place and heading down to the Seafront on Ramshill Road. He responded to this by saying that it wasn't an ideal situation with cars being parked on the corners which I couldn't do anything but agree with.
We then mentioned the route of the old Park and Ride, the 111 from the Weaponness Car Park and how it used to be a quick circular route that simply stopped at Debenhams, went down to the Seafront or 'Aquarium Top' as it is now called officially. The employee then preceded to say that the route previously used by the 111 was going to be the original route used by the 64 and 165 but the council said no and said that they had to go around the Town Centre.
He then asked us where we were from and, as normal, we just said Durham as they are more likely to have heard of Durham than Stanley. Once we'd replied, he then started complementing the Park and Ride here saying that it is frequent and the buses are an ideal size. Again, I couldn't help but agree - anything bigger than a Solo when it isn't on a busy day such as the Big Meeing.
Next, he moved on to the methods both companies used to issue the tickets. This was another section of the Park and Ride model that he described Durham as being ideal at, mainly because you purchase all tickets before boarding the bus whereas in Scarborough, it is just the conventional pay as you board method. However, the Seamer Road and Filey Road sites previously had similar machines installed but they were removed bu the council as they weren't user friendly and didn't offer every type of ticket available.
Whitby and Plymouth Park and Rides also got a mention, mainly focusing on the fact that they use Double Deckers on there because of popularity (alright, only 33.3% [50% max] of the Whitby Park and Ride is operated by a double decker) and he then outlined why deckers are not used in Scarborough. The main reason being for keeping the service going quick without any holdups as most people will want to sit upstairs including the older generation who aren't the best at walking or climbing stairs. It is a fair point really, even if it does sound slightly discriminative but even then, the services hardly need double deckers anyway.
I just found the whole conversation interesting and gave me a much clearer view on not only how the Park and Ride is run in Scarborough but how different each individual system is depending on the council that control them.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:05 pm)S813 FVK Whitby and Plymouth Park and Rides also got a mention, mainly focusing on the fact that they use Double Deckers on there because of popularity (alright, only 33.3% [50% max] of the Whitby Park and Ride is operated by a double decker) and he then outlined why deckers are not used in Scarborough. The main reason being for keeping the service going quick without any holdups as most people will want to sit upstairs including the older generation who aren't the best at walking or climbing stairs. It is a fair point really, even if it does sound slightly discriminative but even then, the services hardly need double deckers anyway.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:05 pm)S813 FVK Whitby and Plymouth Park and Rides also got a mention, mainly focusing on the fact that they use Double Deckers on there because of popularity (alright, only 33.3% [50% max] of the Whitby Park and Ride is operated by a double decker) and he then outlined why deckers are not used in Scarborough. The main reason being for keeping the service going quick without any holdups as most people will want to sit upstairs including the older generation who aren't the best at walking or climbing stairs. It is a fair point really, even if it does sound slightly discriminative but even then, the services hardly need double deckers anyway.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:21 pm)Jimmi I understand what you mean about people struggling up the stairs and increasing boarding/alighting times, I got on the GNE X21 the other day and a passenger with crutches decided that he wanted to sit upstairs at a table seat and I was the next passenger to board and the whole thing caused a pile up for passengers who wanted to go and sit upstairs, especially as most of the remaining passengers boarding were young and also wanted to sit upstairs. It's not just people with difficulties though, it's the same with parents and toddlers where you get the toddler slowing making their way up and down the stairs with the parent(s) following behind.
The above doesn't just apply to seaside resorts, the situation also applies to double deckers pretty much everywhere really, I sometimes experience these scenarios on the 7.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:21 pm)Jimmi I understand what you mean about people struggling up the stairs and increasing boarding/alighting times, I got on the GNE X21 the other day and a passenger with crutches decided that he wanted to sit upstairs at a table seat and I was the next passenger to board and the whole thing caused a pile up for passengers who wanted to go and sit upstairs, especially as most of the remaining passengers boarding were young and also wanted to sit upstairs. It's not just people with difficulties though, it's the same with parents and toddlers where you get the toddler slowing making their way up and down the stairs with the parent(s) following behind.
The above doesn't just apply to seaside resorts, the situation also applies to double deckers pretty much everywhere really, I sometimes experience these scenarios on the 7.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:21 pm)Jimmi The above doesn't just apply to seaside resorts, the situation also applies to double deckers pretty much everywhere really, I sometimes experience these scenarios on the 7.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:21 pm)Jimmi The above doesn't just apply to seaside resorts, the situation also applies to double deckers pretty much everywhere really, I sometimes experience these scenarios on the 7.
Dont drivers have to wait till passengers reach there seats
(29 Mar 2016, 7:31 pm)S813 FVK Yeah. That is kind of why I was a bit unsure as to where he was coming from when he said that as a reason why deckers were not used. I suppose, if they have no choice (ie they have a young child), holding the bus up is far better than having a toddler crying because they aren't alloeed to sit upstairs.It's probably more of an issue down there as people would want to go upstairs for the fantastic scenery on offer, especially on the X93.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:31 pm)S813 FVK Yeah. That is kind of why I was a bit unsure as to where he was coming from when he said that as a reason why deckers were not used. I suppose, if they have no choice (ie they have a young child), holding the bus up is far better than having a toddler crying because they aren't alloeed to sit upstairs.It's probably more of an issue down there as people would want to go upstairs for the fantastic scenery on offer, especially on the X93.
(29 Mar 2016, 7:42 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com Dont drivers have to wait till passengers reach there seats
(29 Mar 2016, 7:42 pm)biglugs@yahoo.com Dont drivers have to wait till passengers reach there seats
Hoping to have my first proper outing in ages either this Saturday or next (probs next) depending on what day I'm not doing anything. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on what to do as I haven't been following much Arriva/Stagecoach recently so not sure what will be worth going for and have no idea what to do.
(06 Apr 2016, 8:19 pm)Tom Hoping to have my first proper outing in ages either this Saturday or next (probs next) depending on what day I'm not doing anything. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on what to do as I haven't been following much Arriva/Stagecoach recently so not sure what will be worth going for and have no idea what to do.
(06 Apr 2016, 8:19 pm)Tom Hoping to have my first proper outing in ages either this Saturday or next (probs next) depending on what day I'm not doing anything. Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions on what to do as I haven't been following much Arriva/Stagecoach recently so not sure what will be worth going for and have no idea what to do.
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