9 i think ,was thinking the 1 was just getting an upgrade on the e300s. Not sure of any new buses coming.
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9 i think ,was thinking the 1 was just getting an upgrade on the e300s. Not sure of any new buses coming.
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46 is like that too.
Used the 46 from Rutherglen to the fort before and got caught in traffic at Dalmarnock and Shettleston. Felt like I was never getting off the bus lol
Remember it . Used older buses , cant remember when it was withdrawn though .
Ive used it from its start point in Castlmilk tothe forge , is quicker for me to remain on the 31 and change in town.
Yeah I'm surprised the 46 is so well used at times with how long winded the route was
Seen an old SPT note for the 32/33 from a good 10/15 years ago. Cardowan to Easterhouse with a heavily long winded route. Anyone remember the old 6 that ran from Cardowan? Can't remember the route but I remember it going to Garscadden at Yokermill Road
Scotrail314209
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I still remember when the 398 was operated by SPTBus Optare Solos, much more adequate than the Enviro 200MMC used on it now
Jordan Adam
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The height limit is 13ft 6in so no deckers in the Glasgow fleet, nor any on the market will get under.
Means the only options that could work is put more buses through the 1D route or do the old Mcgills route on their 204X up more of Kilbowie Road onto the A82. Demand could be there now tbh considering a lot of people do swap onto 2s and 81s at Clydebank
Stagecoach MMCs seem to fit under the 13ft 6in bridge over Botley Road in Oxford without any trouble - https://flic.kr/p/JXXHLd
Oxford's Streetdecks also seem to fit under as can be seen here showing one about to go under the bridge - https://flic.kr/p/2g4ui6C
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I wonder if bendys would ever be an option. I know some B7LAs and B10LAs used to do peak workings to Old Kirkpatrick back in the day but is there much demand for higher capacity like that past Clydebank? I know it can still be fairly busy but surely peak deckers are more than adequate to there then the E300s can cope with the rest?
Jordan Adam
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Indeed i'm aware of that case (it's often used to prove heights listed are not always accurate), i'd suspect the bridge there isn't actually 13ft 6.
I doubt that very much as an inaccurately marked bridge could lead to serious accidents... And even if that was the case, there is plenty of photos showing buses actually under the bridge with literal inches to spare so the height won't be far off.
I'm also pretty certain that bridges are always marked a few inches lower than what they are as well.
They're fairly busy to Old Kilpatrick but between there and Dumbarton isn't anywhere near as busy. Dumbarton to Renton/Alexandria is also pretty busy at times from experience. If anything an extra 1C or 1D would be a better option. The problem that comes is people rely on specific 1s and miss out because they are so packed so quickly. Seen it happen with double deckers too where a 1 runs late and the next 1C/1D ends up full at Oswald St meaning people on Argyle St miss out
Correct they are all marked lower than they actually are.
The bridge has more clearance on the northbound side, you can almost get a full height olympian under it:
http://www.gcsbromleygarage.com/127...01 to 2010-01-12/slides/fig3148002040108.html
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JumpinTrainz
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I much prefer the bigger wheels on these buses. It improves the design and everything. I think if our E200MMCs and E300s had bigger wheels there wouldn’t be so many bumps and they wouldn’t be as flimsy.
They look good. Is the interior just the standard First interior?
It was on the 1C A few Days ago.
There may be Optare buses coming off, but doubtful due to current fleet shortages
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First has announced on social media that the 2 electric vehicles are getting launched tomorrow. But not where as they have not said where
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What route are there for?
cnjb8
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The branding is for M3 if I remember correctly having seen a photo on Facebook, I have bo idea if this service exists though as I'm from Nottingham!
christopherrfc
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The M3 theres a picture of the buses a couple of posts up
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Yes just standard First interior
Riverside Museum is the place to be for a nosey round one of the new M3 buses this weekend:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51048942
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51048942
Worst bus for reliability everyone? For me, it has to be the 8. Waited from 2:55 to 3:50 without one turning up towards Parkhead from Springburn earlier and when I got the M3 up to the side of Stobhill due to a change of plan I crossed over to go for the 57 and that's when the 8 passed on the other side from me. The initial plan was to get the 8 to the forge for some shopping and I abandoned that with how cold I was already. In terms of breakdowns etc too they used to always happen when I used the 8. Another one of those services that would benefit from a route split or something completely different. Having buses every 30 mins only works if the reliability isn't so horrific too and the 8 and 90 especially are too poor to consistently attract absolutely solid numbers everywhere on the route.