The changes are finally up on the website https://www.firstgroup.com/bristol-.../west-england-service-changes-sunday-30-april
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Bristol_Buses
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The 45 usually has 5 double deckers and 1 single decker and the 44 usually has 6 doubles. A single decker on the 45 is ridiculous especially for a every 20mins service. As its my local route the single usually departs the centre around 16:15 so avoids the rush hour and its the last 45 service to leave from LH in the morning but it still gets full quickly. The 42-45 are hopefully due new buses soon.
JamesGoldsmith
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Timetables are up too, showing a glimpse as the 'excel' branding and the 'weston flyer' branding - looks very smart!
freetoview33
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After the shock of the Orange, it does look quite smart. It'll be interesting to see the first E400 on it, which is already off to be painted.
Yes I'm looking forward to this as well should brighten up Bristol bus station no end.
Just may be a tad confusing for the airport staff waiting for the A1 on bay 8, when one of these pulls onto bay 9 and they mistake or for Easy Jet lol
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Let's hope the 56 plate Ex Plymouth 'Express Yourself' E400's finally get a refurb, they are comfy but worn out! Very looking forward to the new brand and routes. Also the A3 allows people wanting to fly out of Bristol Airport to leave Weston at a good enough time and not have to worry about parking!
Apparently the seats at least should be being recovered in the grey leather. The first E400 out in the orange livery should be one of the 63 plate examples
THarris123
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Indeed it could be replaced with single deckers every 1/2 minutes. There is just a small problem with that - all depots are short of drivers from next week (Weston are overstaffed at the moment), so what's the likelihood of bringing in single decks with a huge influx of drivers? Very slim and very expensive.
Bristol_Buses
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Does anyone know WX57 HJO/HJU/HJV and HJY have high backed seats?
TheGrandWazoo
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Ordered for and allocated to the old X1 Weston to Bristol service though the latter (37318) initially worked from LH depot
The original Weston ones from that batch were 37315/37316/37317, with the higher backed seats like what can be found on the P&R and 48/49 E400s. 37318 has the standard seats a la the rest of the fleet. This arrived in Weston later than the others, along with some other examples to try and make the X1 100% low floor, rather than had previously been the case with a mixture of B7s/B9s/Olympians.
32636/32637/32638 the first B7 Geminis Weston had and indeed the first in the area again had standard seats.
TheGrandWazoo
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I didn't think 37318 had high backed seats but was taking the OP at their word. I remember it being new with the "bow" on the 41/43-45 GBBN routes.
ValleyLines142
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37318 doesn't. 37315-37317 do.
TheGrandWazoo
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I wasn't certain but, as I say, was taking the OP's word. I should trust no-one
How weird I was always Thought they were high backed when new and were fairly quickly taken out when they moved to Hengrove, but indeed they weren't!
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Lol no they've always had the same standard seats. Travelling on those buses on the X1/353, the other design was much comfier.
The best seats atm are the green leather coach seats on the 56 plate E400s in Weston. It's a much nicer commute when one of these turns up!
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Dhassell
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Worn out, But I have never been on a more comfy bus!
Exactly, a bit rough around the edges, but with a nice new paint job, the seats covered and a general tidy up they'all be all good again.
The exterior paint is looking really tired, I noticed the top edge of one of the 56 plate E400s was quite bad reversing off of the bay sat upstairs on one of the 63 plate examples. These are not as comfy by far and the ex Hengrove examples are the worst of the lot.
fine until the driver touches the breaks and your bum slides forward.
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diffywood
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incident sunday involving 33943 while on Rail replacment work
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/woma...-london-road/story-30290041-detail/story.html
http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/woma...-london-road/story-30290041-detail/story.html
Police investigating complaint about 40 Romanian bus drivers living in closed-down old people's home
Bristol Post reporting that Romanian bus drivers who have been working as agency drivers for First have been living in poor conditions at a Council-owned former care home.
Of greater concern, there has been an allegation of modern day slavery:
Not surprised at all that First has brought in more Eastern Europeans (where they will recruit from after Brexit is anyone's guess..). If said drivers are being exploited, then First, whilst not directly employing them, is fully implicated.
Bristol Post reporting that Romanian bus drivers who have been working as agency drivers for First have been living in poor conditions at a Council-owned former care home.
Of greater concern, there has been an allegation of modern day slavery:
Not surprised at all that First has brought in more Eastern Europeans (where they will recruit from after Brexit is anyone's guess..). If said drivers are being exploited, then First, whilst not directly employing them, is fully implicated.
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Today all the work is finished and ready for next week; all the signs are up, the road markings are painted, the bus stop flags attached and the road barriers removed.
freetoview33
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I really want to take a trip on the 72 next week
TheGrandWazoo
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42915 BACK to Weston - did a short spell between Taunton and Bath in 2013 IIRC.
What's the plan with these? Operate 3/7 and allow Streetlites to work the A3 in the short term??
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It was a very short spell, and moved back to Bath along with 42914 and 42916 in January 2014, having previously left Bath some time in 2008. It was during their time in Weston that all three buses were put in to urban livery.
Wonder what will replace the four darts in Bath, as I don't expect there to be a pvr drop.
Have no idea what they are for, I have heard the A3 will be Streetlites temporarily.