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Post by sconehead85 on Sept 27, 2012 6:13:49 GMT 1
The only use in Britain for bendy buses is on busy routes under low bridges, provided that other roads can accommodate them.
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Post by timelesstable on Sept 27, 2012 9:02:31 GMT 1
There are numerous low bridges in the Wakefield and Castleford operating areas of Arriva which the lower than standard Arriva Yorkshire deckers can safely go under but would catch those of the other Yorkshire operators out.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 27, 2012 10:24:00 GMT 1
Theres a low bridge near Halton Moor,Just abit off York Rd what services 5 & 91 serve,onley firstbus single deckers can fit even though one of Arrivas lowheight Geminis would fit
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Post by Matty on Sept 27, 2012 11:28:08 GMT 1
There are numerous low bridges in the Wakefield and Castleford operating areas of Arriva which the lower than standard Arriva Yorkshire deckers can safely go under but would catch those of the other Yorkshire operators out. Yes like the railway bridge on the 189 route, the top of the roof on a 13'9" Spectra is inches away from the bridge and the antenna on the roof brushes against the bridge.
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Post by Arriva Wakefield on Sept 27, 2012 12:07:46 GMT 1
Theres a low bridge near Halton Moor,Just abit off York Rd what services 5 & 91 serve,onley firstbus single deckers can fit even though one of Arrivas lowheight Geminis would fit Sometimes can depend on individual vehicles. When I was at Black Prince, 7 of the F42xGWG Scania's would clear this bridge, but the other 2 wouldn't.
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Post by Steve Macz403 on Sept 27, 2012 21:47:46 GMT 1
deckers were once on the 91 routes, but ive been on an ALX 400, on the once then 37 and it cleared it. But i think the road layout under the neville hill bridge was modified, which then prevented the use of double deckers.
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Post by MT on Sept 28, 2012 11:41:10 GMT 1
Theres a low bridge near Halton Moor,Just abit off York Rd what services 5 & 91 serve,onley firstbus single deckers can fit even though one of Arrivas lowheight Geminis would fit Every saturday morning, between 9:30 - 10:00 you can catch one of J&B Travel's 14'6 deckers passing under that supposedly 14'6 bridge! They take it slow but sure enough they pass under
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Post by dwarfer1979 on Oct 1, 2012 8:45:55 GMT 1
Theres a low bridge near Halton Moor,Just abit off York Rd what services 5 & 91 serve,onley firstbus single deckers can fit even though one of Arrivas lowheight Geminis would fit Every saturday morning, between 9:30 - 10:00 you can catch one of J&B Travel's 14'6 deckers passing under that supposedly 14'6 bridge! They take it slow but sure enough they pass under The bridge heights quoted on the signs are invariably lower than the clearance of the actual bridge so you can often get a bus higher than the quoted height under, it just provides a safety margin for unfamiliar vehicles whilst operators who regularly pass under will know the actual height they can get under. There is one I know of in the south of England where a low-bridge is regularly used by vehicles about 2 inches taller than the bridge says will fit without any issues.
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Post by jc on Oct 6, 2012 14:39:45 GMT 1
Not quite low bridges but it's closely linked... what's the policy with regards overhanging trees? There's obviously many routes where local councils cut back vegetation to maintain clearance but I suspect there's a few (thinking school buses mainly) which are duped because of overhanging branches.
Is it just a case of going to the LA and saying 'I wan't to run deckers on this road, can you clear the way please', or do operators have to pay for maintenance and/or have 'grandfather rights' for existing routes?
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