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I remember reading, some years ago, that if a certain disused and filled canal is ever dug up, they will find a number of ticket machines. Apparently, conductors would acquire a “second” ticket machine change it with their original, then change back during the shift. When it started getting hot...

There are some vile drivers here in South Wales. Fortunately, a severe talking to brings them in line. I just wish some, a very few, passengers could be dealt with.

Even if the bus is full/wheelchair space occupied, the driver should stop to inform the intended passenger. I wonder if something is amiss here? I’ve often been told by an irate passenger that they’ve been there for nearly an hour, on a service that has a bus every fifteen minutes. We also used...

And that 17 year old little runt, will be protected by law, to to stay anonymous. Again, being under 18, he will get a lenient sentence.

No. The Inspector would take over the driving for the remainder of the route. The driver would be told to sit in one of the passenger seats. More likely, the driver would continue with the Inspector standing there next to him/her, watching. The Inspector would contact the depot to clarify what...

Stagecoach in South Wales still have mobile inspectors, but they don’t seem to be has frequent has a couple of years ago.

A lot of people on this forum, were born long after these went.

It was requested, but refused.

When the stops are in very close proximity, in some cases you can see the stop up ahead from the stop you are at, you lose a lot of time has the engine does not start until the doors are fully closed. The brakes also lock on them until the suspension is fully raised. When you’ve got a multitude...

South Wales, Stagecoach Gold 120/130 downgraded from gold today. Never achieved gold standard. Timekeeping poor. Part of the problem was the stop/start when the bus stopped and the doors opened. Drivers did not like it. Brakes would lock, then you had to press brake again before bus moved off...

The point is, most buses are not running the full route via a diversion. They’re terminating short at different points. I drive buses every day I work to Cardiff. The mess the council have made, beggars belief. Road closures happen throughout the year. This one is just a big ego trip. If...

https://www.visitcardiff.com/event/car-free-day/ This Sunday, 12/5/19, Cardiff city centre will be car free. BUT....the roads will be closed to all traffic including buses. Yet again, Cardiff city centre will resemble Cold War Berlin. It seems even Screaming Lord Sutch and The Official...

Part of the problem appears to be the stop/start. Every time the bus stops and the handbrake is applied, the engine cuts out. More so if the doors are opened, the bus will not restart until the doors are tightly closed. The foot brake also has to be pressed before the brakes release, prior to...

Stagecoach services 120 & 130 in the Rhondda Valley, are being downgraded next month. The Gold buses are going elsewhere. According to drivers, they’ve been a complete disaster. Not sure of the actual date they’re going.

Lunacy at its greatest. All they will succeed is having feckless layabouts sitting on buses all day and everyday. Come to Wales and see how many needless journeys are being made because they’ve got s free bus pass.

What happens if a SD is involved in a collision with a padestrian? For example, a padestrian runs out between two parked cars? This is a common occurrence in some places. What happens if a road is suddenly closed? Example, accident. Will the SD car just simply shut down, then have to be manually...

Don’t know if it’s been mentioned, allowing people to have a look in the cab when the train was waiting at the platform. I did this many times at Cardiff Central during the late 1970s & early 1980s. If a driver allowed this now, is disciplinary would resemble something like the Nuremberg Trials...

Seven Sisters

I was born in 1967. Heard very little about being vapourised/carbonised until the early 1980s. Most of it was brought on by Maggie T and the Tory supporting press. After the Berlin Wall went up, military tensions actually eased.

I well remember this report in the DM online. The general brainwave of the reader was”THE DRIVER SHOULD BE SACKED!!!!!” Fourtunately, there was some posts from readers saying the ATTACKER was to blame. Has for children travelling without tickets/money, some parents SHOULD be investigated...