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The process for registering the changes will already be under way if there planned for October as the SPT need to be informed of any planned changes before they go to the traffic commissioner.
I think the changes will go ahead as planned.
Wouldn’t rule out a strike though.
Yeah I don't expect things to go down well with anyone but I do think they'll happen as planned
Yeah cant go full route of 6 due to Busby Railway Bridge .
Yeah that bridge is a nightmare tbh. Doesn't help that you need to be able to see round corners to go under it either. Nearly been a few crashes when I've been on a 6 under it
Used to stay in Busby . Been a few mishaps , there was a paint lorry that got stuck , could still see the paint on the pavement . Best was a lorry carrying Lucozade . The load was all the place and locals were allowed to take it .
Wish they lowered it , would get all the deckers on the 6 .
Yeah definitely. I'd go all single deckers on the 6 especially outside peaks. Problem is that it's too unreliable for that to definitely work. I see them end up mobbed because 3 turn up together
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The bridge was lowered many years ago to allow Central SMT to run low height deckers under it.
Lowering the Bridge would mean no deckers could get under it. In order to get taller vehicles under the bridge you would need to raise the bridge but that wouldn't be possible due to the railway line going across it.
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Correction, I meant to say the road was lowered
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I think Route 101 meant lowering the road not the bridge. I should have said the same in post 4028.
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Could the 6 not be split with singles running the EK side?
the tour of Britain race was in the city centre yesterday with pedal race on today.if you look on first Glasgow website you would see all the roads close.
Yeah every other bus was seemingly fine. Was between half 5 and half 6. Got off the 7A at half 5 and the 1A was first to turn up at half 6ish
They use low height e400s on the 6 , well not all of them .
A lot of buses were affected , big diversion for services to East End . A few people when imformed stepped off 31 as it was terminating at the Citizens rather than Osborne St . Christ its only like 5 to ten min walk further.
Bit of hassle swapping in deckers to the 6 at peak . Better just to leave them on route . Yeah that happens at peak , bunch up and one takes the load and runs later . I often get the 6 at 1645 from Union . Often on 15min frequency at that time.
Purely a selfish reason . Deckers are more comfortable and easier to get off if busy from top deck.
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Dipping into some nostalgia here. All of these double deckers frequently ran under Busby bridge without fuss.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12808...iKb-jANUwj-PacmNQ-QqXv4u-ntCu5E-sykYGT-umNDBJ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77000...-2c5zcJU-2d23B8Q-KHzMEb-vYBzqy-27pnTNj-Pzbs3p
https://www.flickr.com/photos/solen...cEG-PCCiWZ-N8e78Y-K4C74E-fSFJta-NbnEBo-JR7fyD
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35114850@N08/3918907819/in/photolist-6YiqLc
https://www.flickr.com/photos/57271...oGE-BGwcDe-CBAFfJ-ay4Kug-BGoSLj-CDUHcR-CcMjC7
https://www.flickr.com/photos/12808...iKb-jANUwj-PacmNQ-QqXv4u-ntCu5E-sykYGT-umNDBJ
https://www.flickr.com/photos/77000...-2c5zcJU-2d23B8Q-KHzMEb-vYBzqy-27pnTNj-Pzbs3p
https://www.flickr.com/photos/solen...cEG-PCCiWZ-N8e78Y-K4C74E-fSFJta-NbnEBo-JR7fyD
https://www.flickr.com/photos/35114850@N08/3918907819/in/photolist-6YiqLc
https://www.flickr.com/photos/57271...oGE-BGwcDe-CBAFfJ-ay4Kug-BGoSLj-CDUHcR-CcMjC7
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The southside of the 6 is busier and needs the double deckers more than the northside.
Yeah , i think thats the case . Important route as it links the Southside with East Kilbride
Yeah especially because the 4/4A seem to get cut a lot
I remember those deckers in the last pic very well. Other crazy thing to notice is that an all day ticket was only £2.10. Crazy that even the average single is more expensive than that now
How cheap could First make their prices and still cover costs? Would probably need every bus to be full though at the current rate of passenger usage.
Not thought of how to sort weeklys etc but singles could be £1.20/£2 within the city zone and an all day could be £3.75/£4. Would maybe bring some more customers in but I don't know if that would add profit or make losses on what they currently do
Not thought of how to sort weeklys etc but singles could be £1.20/£2 within the city zone and an all day could be £3.75/£4. Would maybe bring some more customers in but I don't know if that would add profit or make losses on what they currently do
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If you do some relatively simple arithmetic, you can work out how many extra passengers would be required if ticket prices were reduced.
I’ve no idea what current fares are, but for a simple example take a £3 fare that you sell 1000 of, and reduce it to £2. You’d have to get another 500 (a 50% increase) to maintain the same revenue.
Currently £1.70/2.50 for singles and £4.70 an all day on the bus and £4.60 on the ticket app. Yeah I don't know how much of a revenue increase there would be because a lot of people don't trust First in Glasgow at all. Would probably take massive passenger increases happening but from even lower prices than I suggested
Scotrail314209
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I've noticed that First have installed some iBus things on their new buses.
They barely work, are they currently programming them all or something?
I remember the original fleet of Geminis and stuff had some screens that displayed the next stop and the destination, but even now these barely work. Most cities have them now, Glasgow seem to be lagging.
They barely work, are they currently programming them all or something?
I remember the original fleet of Geminis and stuff had some screens that displayed the next stop and the destination, but even now these barely work. Most cities have them now, Glasgow seem to be lagging.
Busman84
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What routes use this kind of ibus thing?
The previous system worked on a lot of buses. From X reg Scanias up to the 58 plate Gemini’s and perhaps E500s the Streamline system worked pretty well. This seemed to vanish around 2010/11 when one by one they stopped working.
The previous system worked on a lot of buses. From X reg Scanias up to the 58 plate Gemini’s and perhaps E500s the Streamline system worked pretty well. This seemed to vanish around 2010/11 when one by one they stopped working.
Scotrail314209
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The new E400MMC routes use them, and I think some E300s have it fitted.
Busman84
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I knew the 18 and 75 had it but wasn’t sure about other routes.. The Previous system gave you much more streets and Landmarks scrolling the screen without the voice thing that you have now.. That only worked on buses based in City Depots..