Their arrival is to help with allowing buses to go off fleet to be retrofitted to Euro 6.That is doubtless the aim; they'll just be a temporary measure to remove the last of the very oldest single decks.
okTheir arrival is to help with allowing buses to go off fleet to be retrofitted to Euro 6.
Their arrival is to help with allowing buses to go off fleet to be retrofitted to Euro 6.
Their arrival is to help with allowing buses to go off fleet to be retrofitted to Euro 6.
As they say 'There is always one'. 61653 has managed to avoid (evade?) the update and still has the scrolling version.They should all be done now.
Strange one. Retrofitting is definitely starting imminently I believe Scotstoun depot will be first to have buses done.Now reported as moving to West Lothian.
240 is shared between Overtown and Blantyre. At night you’ll find 240 buses on the 255,263 and 267 as some of them are run off 240 boards. Sundays all 240s are run from Blantyre.
Does Glasgow really need more B7RLEs? Aren’t we trying to get rid of the Euro 3 stock... I presume they’re trying to oust more of the B10BLEs?
Also are the service changes with Aberdeen the reason for their redundant stock being able to come down to Glasgow?
PS the B7RLEs looked great when new. They were such great buses but very tired now sadly.
Aberdeens "stolen" B7RLEs 69110 and 69122 have transferred to Glasgow. I'm sure this will please the local "veg" as it means the gap between 69109 and 69111 is finally filled!
69110/122 were part of a group of 4 B7RLEs (69110/122/123/124) originally intended for Glasgow, however they were diverted on delivery to Aberdeen in order to allow for the Service 5 to be relaunched on a doubled frequency as the "Lime Green Line" in time for the new Uni Term in Summer 2006. All 4 were actually delivered to Glasgow with local SF06 plates (see below), however were transferred quite swiftly re-registered with Aberdeen plates (SV06) prior to entering service.
Flickr user Prisma Aberdeen has uploaded a rare set of photos that show 69110 and 69122 at Aberdeen not longer after delivery still carrying their original Glasgow registration plates.
The original Glasgow plates were as follows.
69110: SF06GZW > SV06GRF
69122: SF06HBD > SV06GRK
69123: SF06HBE > SV06GRU
69124: SF05HBG > SV06GRX
Of course Glasgow later that same year (2006) received 66988-91, the vehicles originally intended for Aberdeen.
Does Glasgow really need more B7RLEs? Aren’t we trying to get rid of the Euro 3 stock... I presume they’re trying to oust more of the B10BLEs?
Also are the service changes with Aberdeen the reason for their redundant stock being able to come down to Glasgow?
PS the B7RLEs looked great when new. They were such great buses but very tired now sadly.
Yes Overtown drivers know 255,263 and 267 as they work in Blantyre on Sundays.I always get confused by this , can drivers do routes at either depot ?
What depot have they gone to?
Do you know what buses were withdrawn from the fleet as a result of last week's service changes?Both were getting work done to them when I seen them.
Do you know what buses were withdrawn from the fleet as a result of last week's service changes?
Anyone think some services need more recovery time at each end? I know it's not ideal but reliability improvements could definitely bring more customers and it's one of the biggest problems around.
The 20:10 1C at Anniesland Road to Drumchapel came with the 20:40 one for example. Obviously delays were going to happen tonight with the fireworks display but it's regular for a lot of buses to even be off putting due to poor reliability most of the day
You are not allowed to wait at timing points within Glasgow city centre due to TRC rules.The only way really to implement buses being regulated is to adopt a similar system like Blackpool.
In Blackpool, the buses have to wait until their departure hour at certain stops, so it keeps the buses regulated, if they don't wait the driver gets fined.
Would something like that be practical in Glasgow, or would it cause too much congestion?
Sure they have this in Edinburgh, when I lived there the bus would often stop and wait if it was running early, always before they hit the city centre.You are not allowed to wait at timing points within Glasgow city centre due to TRC rules.
Yes. The reduction in services would've meant that some buses are now surplus to requirments.Glasgow ?
Yes. The reduction in services would've meant that some buses are now surplus to requirments.
No buses as far as I am aware.Do you know what buses were withdrawn from the fleet as a result of last week's service changes?
No buses as far as I am aware.
Ah, that explains everything. I also didn't realise that only a small number of buses were removed from the peak vehicle requirement. I was expecting well into double figures however the reinstatement of the X1 also put paid to that.I'd suspect that the vehicles saved will just be used to help the fleet / allow for Euro 6 refits, effectively float vehicles.