None of this surprises me!
I was thinking a cheaper solution where the ticket machine could be programmed with vehicle height and use GPS (assuming modern kit has this for tracking anyway) and yelp out loud on roads approaching low bridges.
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I was thinking a cheaper solution where the ticket machine could be programmed with vehicle height and use GPS (assuming modern kit has this for tracking anyway) and yelp out loud on roads approaching low bridges.
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And since coronavirus it has terminated at Condorrat.
Not that it matters now, on Monday it was quietly changed to terminate at a different part in Condorrat with no plans to extend to Glasgow, renumbered as the 35.
Anyone's local services a lot busier now?
Been looking at the app last 2/3 days and the 1s being back as single deckers is causing a lot of bother. Seem to be full for larger chunks of the day between Yoker and Glasgow City Centre. The 2 hasn't been any better either. At times there's 3/4 in a row all full. Obviously it's not helped by availability but to me it was fairly obvious it would happen with those services as they were 2 of the busiest before the pandemic
Been looking at the app last 2/3 days and the 1s being back as single deckers is causing a lot of bother. Seem to be full for larger chunks of the day between Yoker and Glasgow City Centre. The 2 hasn't been any better either. At times there's 3/4 in a row all full. Obviously it's not helped by availability but to me it was fairly obvious it would happen with those services as they were 2 of the busiest before the pandemic
For me the app but my girlfriend and sister have been out a lot and they've seen a lot of busier buses too
Been using a mixture of buses and trains .Noticed a fair few people using transport to go to shops opened up this week,surely this Non essential message should be dropped soon?
Seen an 18 with its desty that flickered to bus full but didnt look full . I think the single deckers run the risk of being full. Still fairly quiet on the 6 , though its near normal off peak figures ha.
I do wonder when the next increase is, and if the presently withdrawn routes are coming back.
GaryMcEwan
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Even though it doesn't look full, due to social distancing and with the max capacity of the 400MMCs being only 19, it probably was.
Surely not with 2 people upstairs.
How does it work, does the driver count everyone on and off the bus?
GaryMcEwan
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I thought the Ticketer machines were keeping a tally as to how many people were on the bus at one time?
Ticketer machine counts them on driver has to count them off and adjust the counter manually. As for post about the bus showing full on destination screen when it appeared not to be the driver may have just forgot to change the screen back after seats became available it’s easily done.
Jordan Adam
Established Member
I understand it's automated, so i would assume the driver forgot to manually count down for passengers coming off.
No the driver needs to change the destination screen.
ScottDarg
Member
Have seen posts on Facebook this evening from MSPs and councillors stating the X1 has been permanently scrapped. Source is being cited as an email from First at 6pm:
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GaryMcEwan
Established Member
Knew this would be the first route they would get rid of.
I wonder if this was in the pipeline after they agreed to keep running it.
RomeoCharlie71
Established Member
One route suspended and out come the armchair commercial managers ...
What the forum is about
RomeoCharlie71
Established Member
Yes, when comments are reasonable and justifiable.
Just because a service, which was already struggling, is withdrawn, does not mean that it "doesn't bode well" for other routes.
adrock1976
Established Member
Genuine question:
Being as your location is Dundee and as First Glasgow to the best of my knowledge do not operate in Dundee, what exactly do you know about the history of bus services in the West of Scotland?
I'm not having a go, I am just wondering that's all.
GaryMcEwan
Established Member
It's true though. If it does come to light that the X1 has finally been axed, it does make you think about what other routes they're looking to cut back on or get rid of completely.
Shame , they managed to keep it going . Painted buses in X1 branding. How does the x11 fare ?
From what I've seen of it a lot better than the X1 to the point the last journey into Glasgow Monday to Friday is actually later than it was pre covid for the X11
Nice to notice the comments on social media regarding the X1 are a mirror image of the last time it was going to be cut. People saying it's an essential service etc, saying it could be cut to 1 an hour off peak with more peak journeys and I seen suggestions of route changes too. I mean people were warned at the time that it was going if it wasn't used more and from experiences outside of peak it was never busier than it was before. People have clearly just seen that it's busy at peak and that's all that matters to them.
Robert cusick
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It does for those other rotes that are struggling although some routes may just Need a small adjustment or merger with another route
X1 was useful for unI/college students. One thing Hamilton has compared to EK is an bus station right next to the station.
Yeah definitely. The X1 route in Hamilton was so long winded though. Even off peak it was a min longer from High Earnock to the town centre than it was from the town centre to Glasgow city centre. Would be interesting to see if EK ever got an express bus again
The 31 is the express bus for me , but its off and unsure of its return or not . Most people either drive or drive to the two stations. Bit like if i walk to the station , about the same time that the train takes to Glasgow Central.