100% agree with this. I think if you are getting off, as long as the bus is within vacinity of the stop, and in the queue for to get to the stop then there is no harm in opening the door and allowing people off. On is a different story IMO but off, should be universal but there is as you say, some stickler drivers who won't open the door until he is within half inch of the flag. SHocked they don't measure!
I find it annoying as half the time I’m walking back on myself when I get off so it’s just longer to walk. (That’s maybe just my fundamental laziness in life though )
Haha! You might notice its those who let you off early, you have to walk past the actual stop and those who don't means you walk back. Murphys law! lol
It does look a bit odd with its half height window.
I think you’re right - I’ll watch out for it when I’m on the bus tomorrow.
I could have sworn somebody mentioned these the other day but nobody else took notice
im guessing its still in LCB Colours still? Also will it get an internal refurb?
thought it was written off?
would be nice to see in service like that lol, would be like a throwback to 918s 50/50 days
The deal has been accepted.
It's been out for a few days already - I passed it up at Lauriston Place on Wednesday.
As i said im pretty sure there was at least one other LX60 Ex Go Ahead that went to London City Tours with it but im not sure what one
LX60 DXC/H also were at the same company as 256 so id assume they might me coming up aswell?
I have never flagged a Lothian Bus down. I do the same as yourself in Aberdeen and it has always worked.Edinburgh being bloody awkward as always!
With First Aberdeen you don't need to flag them down, just stand at the edge of the pavement at the bus stop. Lothian's bus stop policy is just one of those things i cannot get my head around at all, it just makes no sense holding buses up and causing even more pollution while they sit with the engines running waiting to move 15 metres forward to load passengers.
You don't need to have nearly every service to touch (or near enough touch) Princes Street though. While some want a direct service, if they made use of more interchanges, it might be better too. Maybe even a shuttle bus service between interchanges. Far too many cross services though IMO.
Personally? Yes. I prefer to jump the 35 instead of the 22, 34, etc to go to Ocean Terminal as it misses out town. or 300 to Surgeons Hall instead of the 3, 33, etc.. Especially in peak hours, I find you have a better chance of getting a seat, it's sometimes faster and given the traffic timings, even more so in this month alone. Not every bus needs to go via town as not everyone wants to go to town. I find town hit or miss for shopping (more miss than hit imo) and to be frank, I prefer to do shopping out of town, or in a mall like Ocean Terminal where it's under one roof or online. I fully understand the vast majority want to go via town, but is that because they use Princes Street as an exchange? So many buses on a single lane (in some parts) street, is what I'd call madness, again, my opinion.
That is good news. Thank you
Thanks.P.S. Welcome to the forum
yeah for cross city, but in most cases its not a cross city journey people make. having services go to north bridge/princess street/west end is good for the high percentage who do get on/off there is better than this forums propsals to make services avoid there wich would pack up the rest, completely filling every service
Edinburgh being bloody awkward as always!
With First Aberdeen you don't need to flag them down, just stand at the edge of the pavement at the bus stop. Lothian's bus stop policy is just one of those things i cannot get my head around at all, it just makes no sense holding buses up and causing even more pollution while they sit with the engines running waiting to move 15 metres forward to load passengers.
You won't be the only one on here who has not got a large insite to buses, but if you want to learn, you will from some brilliant members on here (ie body names, chassis etc) however many members here are passangers, some work in the company, drivers, maintnance, etc and others just have a plethora of information which is extremly helpful.
even if there is the odd disagreement lol
I did think that the next batch would be split between Marine and Longstone as it's not fair for Central to keep getting the new toys! lol. If true, I assume it would also mean the rest of the B7s can be removed from service as the 22 alocation can be pushed over to other services. I know this was supposed to be done by I think April 2020 but may it be done before then?
I guess it depends on his mood, happy and it's spend spend spend lol.