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    First Greater Glasgow

    The app isn't accurate, my regular bus to work in the morning has been showing as full on the app, and this is usually when it's 2 or 3 stops away before it gets to mine but when the bus actually appears there are about 6 people on it.
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    Trivia: Minimalist Bus Stations

    They probably haven't been able to update timetables due to lack of available staff due to the COVID-19 situation...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    AFAIK intu only own Braehead and X-Scape(or whatever it's called this week). You've still got the Retail Park, Sainsbury's and IKEA which aren't owned by intu so would more than likely survive if the shopping centre shuts down.
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    When will Scotland return to some sort of normal?

    You'll be lucky if there are any Coach operators left by the time the Schools go back to get them there.
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    McGill's Buses - Renfrewshire & Inverclyde

    They probably won't be in trouble if it shuts as the businesses will just move elsewhere and McGill's can adjust their services to suit. What the local councils need to do here in the event of Braehead closing is to encourage the businesses within it to re-locate to Paisley etc and perhaps try...
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    Glasgow St Enoch - Plans to transform Glasgow car park into huge multi-storey hotel, flats and pub development

    Converting the Cathcart Circle lines to tram operation wouldn't happen. Mainly because those lines are used as diversionary routes out of Glasgow Central if the line via Cambuslang is shut.
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    Milngavie to Westerton: missed opportunity to re-double the single track section?

    It should have been re-doubled when the line went to 4tph as it simply can't cope with the current service level. Lengthening the Platforms at Milngavie is pointless and a total waste of money. What they should do is re-double the line between Westerton - Bearsden and Hilfoot - Milngavie...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    Source please? They can hardly continue running hourly/half hourly services as it'll get to the stage buses will constantly be rammed with people.
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    First Greater Glasgow

    Unfortunately this day and age, nobody seems to want to take responsibility for their own actions and instead they always try and pin the blame on someone else. This is a prime example -...
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    Has First’s bus selling policy changed?

    That could be the P-EFL batch of Northern Counties bodied Volvo Olympians, some of which ended up with First Edinburgh/Midland Bluebird.
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    Driving tips that you’ve picked up along the way (for road vehicles).

    I guess you're referring to the clowns who drive around with nothing but the DRLs(Daytime Running Lights)on with no lights at all at the rear. I come across this quite often whilst on my Motorcycle. Perhaps it's about time manufacturers set cars up so that the head/tail lights can't be turned...
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    Vehicle discussion. The SUV vs standard types of car.

    I very much doubt the brakes on any car would last 35,000 miles...
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    Plymouth Citybus

    When are people going to realise that taping off seats on buses and trains is totally pointless and will not prevent the spread of the virus. When people get on/off buses they normally push the stop buttons and then walk down to the front of the bus, touching the grab poles in the process. If a...
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    First Bus Introduce Social Distancing

    If this morning was anything to go by they won't have to. My bus to work this morning had yellow signs on some of the seats telling people not to sit on them but there were a good few people sitting on them anyway. In all honesty, social distancing on buses doesn't work as all it can really take...
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    Should UK manufacturers develop more products for Continental Europe?

    Mercedes-Benz still make the C2 which is the current model of the Citaro although whether or not any UK operators are still buying them is another thing.
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    Should UK manufacturers develop more products for Continental Europe?

    ADL won't create these models if nobody orders them. Look at the Enviro 400XLB for example, the only reason they built them was that Lothian ordered them.
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    Should UK manufacturers develop more products for Continental Europe?

    . I'd imagine most European coach operators prefer to purchase vehicles from a single manufacturer(ie: VDL, VanHool, MAN etc)who build the complete vehicles instead of the likes of Plaxton who are a body on chassis manufacturer. It's also probably more cost-effective to buy a complete vehicle...
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    Should UK manufacturers develop more products for Continental Europe?

    I wouldn't say there is no market outright for lightweight single deckers in Europe. VDL's Citea(based on the SB200) seems to have sold in decent numbers on the continent. BVG in Berlin has quite a large fleet of them.
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    Should UK manufacturers develop more products for Continental Europe?

    It would be nice to see more UK built buses being purchased by operators in Mainland Europe but the only way companies like ADL etc are going to build them is if these European operators order them. Most European operators seem to stick with the likes of MAN, Mercedes etc.
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    McGill's Buses - Renfrewshire & Inverclyde

    It's the same at First Glasgow. The seats directly oposite the driver on the E400MMCs have been taped off and a sign fitted whilst people can and do just sit wherever they want elsewhere on the bus. I know social distancing isn't followed on my regular morning bus to work.

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