Bristol_Buses
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The Dart on the 45 and Streetlite on the 75/76 is quite common now.
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The Dart on the 45 and Streetlite on the 75/76 is quite common now.
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DaveHarries
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Saw a Dart SLF on Service 4 yesterday!
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Seems from Monday 1st August, service 9 will be merged with Taunton's Park & Ride service, observing the hospital and Castle Green. However the 9 will continue to operate every hour on Sunday's.
It's not really good that they haven't told people about the changes at all, not on the website, Facebook/Twitter or on buses/bus stops etc. I expect there would be a lot of confused people come Monday onwards.
It's not really good that they haven't told people about the changes at all, not on the website, Facebook/Twitter or on buses/bus stops etc. I expect there would be a lot of confused people come Monday onwards.
DaveHarries
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THarris123
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FSW can you confirm if this is correct and why no one knows about it?
http://www.travelinesw.com/swe/XSLT...=EFA01_69192137&itdLPxx_operatorCodeForTTB=FB
Hopefully the link works! If not, type in "Taunton" on the timetable lookup section and its there.
ValleyLines142
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Have to say there was nothing out of the ordinary in Bristol today. The only thing I could possibly say is 47442 and 47444 on the 50/51 as opposed to the 8/9.
TheGrandWazoo
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The best advice is to wait and see. I've not attempted to work out PVRs so don't know if your calcs are correct (though is HE's PVR going down by 23? I.e. 23 offset with 10 extra P&R?)
Also, we all know that movements are seldom cut and dried. Could easily see Streetlites cascaded elsewhere? Perhaps there's some swapping of Streetlites for e400, for example? Who knows?
I would hope that we will see the end of the B7Ls. Not a favourite of mine with the ex Norwich and Northants examples being especially skanky.
THarris123
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Think Hengrove drop is about 13 in total, but that's offset by the 12 new E400s coming in, so actually yes it wouldn't be 70, it'll be 60ish (as P&R is extra).
ValleyLines142
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It would be nice if the E400s for P&R are hybrids like 39191 and 39192.
TheGrandWazoo
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Yep but they're experimental and whether they're that type or standard hybrids (a la 39133-41), there is a significant extra cost
Blackpudding
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I thought the Manchester E400 are a straight swap for mid life B7TL or B9TL?
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Of which there are ten, compared to eleven B7RLEs. If true then not a bad move, and THarris you may just get your wish of seeing 54 plate B7RLEs moving on.
TheGrandWazoo
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Tbh, those 54 and 55 plates at Weston would fit in nicely with those already at MH on the Nailsea services
THarris123
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Well I've been told that 47551-58 and 47570/1 will be on 7. All the B7RLEs, except 66726 will go to MH. E200s staying in Weston, Streetlites staying in Bath (if I were to guess - I'd say they'll be on 5 and 171). I assume the B7s are replacing B7Ls.
In LH - it's more interesting - new vehicles for X7, but nothing else - cascades from Manchester instead. I wonder if our order in Bristol has actually gone to Manchester?
20 I'm told will be open top next year and another ALX is heading down there from Bath before - they will be modified too.
Some E400s will go from Hengrove to Weston to help with transforming X3/4 to Decker.
66726 will be for 126 Weston board.
DaveHarries
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New vehicles for the X7? Not long since they gave the current ones that attractive blue and gold branding so if this is true I would hope that the new vehicles will be similarly decorated.
As for the order from Bristol going to Manchester, I would hope not: Hengrove are supposed to be getting some Enviro400 MMCs for the 902 & 904 Park & Ride routes won off CTPlus.
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Bath are still 43 drivers short according to a driver last night.
Went on one of the electric-hybrid Enviro 400s at the Bristol Vintage Bus Rally today and was very impressed. Had a good tour of South Bristol including Hengrove, Hartcliffe, Bedminster, and Knowle West.
The bus handled the hill up from St John's Lane to Knowle very well! Ride quality and general refinement are good. Not fully sure about the seats and the air cooling system is too noisy.
Still not been on a Streetdeck so can't compare unfortunately.
Went on one of the electric-hybrid Enviro 400s at the Bristol Vintage Bus Rally today and was very impressed. Had a good tour of South Bristol including Hengrove, Hartcliffe, Bedminster, and Knowle West.
The bus handled the hill up from St John's Lane to Knowle very well! Ride quality and general refinement are good. Not fully sure about the seats and the air cooling system is too noisy.
Still not been on a Streetdeck so can't compare unfortunately.
THarris123
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It was reported earlier in the year that X7 might be getting new deckers, so it's no real surprise.
Hengrove are still due the new vehicles, but as the gas bid hasn't been won, I'm not really surprised they are not getting any new deckers at LH. It could of course all change, but I expect something next year anyway.
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Also forgot that X6/A will be going to MH.
Bristol_Buses
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So LH isn't getting the bio buses, Are they getting anything new then? and are the Manchester Enviro 400s going to LH or HEN?
The X7 really doesn't need new vehicles, the Blue and Gold branded vehicles look great and should stay.
New Vehicles are needed in LH for the 3/4/42-45/48/49
The X7 really doesn't need new vehicles, the Blue and Gold branded vehicles look great and should stay.
New Vehicles are needed in LH for the 3/4/42-45/48/49
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freetoview33
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I think the X7 will get them just due to the high millage they rack up!
Whiteway215
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65724 seems to have been off the road a long time presumably still being repaired after its serious accident with the BT van in Bath. I wonder if being a less common type whether the repairer is having difficulty in sourcing replacement parts? Could it end up being written off?
THarris123
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And they'll be replaced by cascades from Manchester
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If you look at the handbook it shows 33488-90 allocated to LH, which I presume will be for X7.
How many from Manchester and what models ?
THarris123
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No idea, but if we're due some 12 plate E400s from them for X3/4, maybe we'll see some more 12 plate E400s in the mix.
Bristol_Buses
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Totally agree
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So if the majority of the ALX 400s being used on the 3/4/6/7 and occasionally on the 45 are going. What is replacing them?
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freetoview33
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This is what I was thinking! It's going to be a tough one, as singles wouldn't cut it!
THarris123
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Cascades from Manchester, which will probably be E400s.
freetoview33
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If that is the case I would guess whatever the oldest stuff would go there!