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Post by kirky on Apr 30, 2008 22:09:17 GMT 1
Route 56 branded ALX400 30862 on a service at Shadwell Bus terminus today
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Post by Burnside on May 1, 2008 6:55:46 GMT 1
The geldards Royale would have been on a school service from Menston St Marys.
Same bus everyday.
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Post by jackh on May 1, 2008 19:35:30 GMT 1
Bramley garage must of had staffing issues for the StreetCars as First churned out Dennis Dart 40615 onto the ftr4 service today!
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Post by kendall17 on May 1, 2008 21:58:46 GMT 1
Got 2 Gemini's on the 91 for the past 2 mornings and an Alx400 on the same route yesterday afternoon. are the striders starting to fail?
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Post by Craig on May 1, 2008 23:39:10 GMT 1
What is happening with the 4 route? There's been lots of misallocations reported just recently. A Dart is most definitely pushing the boundaries though!
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Post by jml8371 on May 2, 2008 5:16:13 GMT 1
What is happening with the 4 route? There's been lots of misallocations reported just recently. A Dart is most definitely pushing the boundaries though! Shortage of trained ftr drivers/hosts at the moment.
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Post by bc on May 4, 2008 18:25:00 GMT 1
What is happening with the 4 route? There's been lots of misallocations reported just recently. A Dart is most definitely pushing the boundaries though! Shortage of trained ftr drivers/hosts at the moment. Another reason why Bramley could really do with a handful of extra LFDDs at the moment (especially given that the 16 was extended to Pudsey with no injection of additional Geminis/ALX400s). A Gemini is, in my opinion, an acceptable substitute for an ftr when there are shortages of ftrs and/or trained drivers - and even better would be if the destination display could be programmed to say something like "ftr Replacement"... a little bit of initiative like this would boost the 'tram-like' feel of the ftr service...!
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Post by nick on May 4, 2008 20:59:02 GMT 1
Strider On the 96 Volvo B7TL on X84 Nothing Special just thought i would tell you that the 97 recieved two Uni Link (Dual Doors Removed) Olympians today
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Post by jml8371 on May 4, 2008 23:02:00 GMT 1
Shortage of trained ftr drivers/hosts at the moment. Another reason why Bramley could really do with a handful of extra LFDDs at the moment (especially given that the 16 was extended to Pudsey with no injection of additional Geminis/ALX400s). A Gemini is, in my opinion, an acceptable substitute for an ftr when there are shortages of ftrs and/or trained drivers - and even better would be if the destination display could be programmed to say something like "ftr Replacement"... a little bit of initiative like this would boost the 'tram-like' feel of the ftr service...! Bramley have more B7TL's then they actually need, they just need to roster then properly. Jason JML8371
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Post by mattyr88 on May 4, 2008 23:06:37 GMT 1
striders are quite poplullar on the 96 exspecially on a saturady morning. i have noticed more gemini b7tls used on the x84, probably more reliable then anything else on the headingly fleet due to the long distance bus root. i gonna realy miss the striders when they go! my favourate bus when i was little!
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Post by riclam on May 5, 2008 1:29:25 GMT 1
striders are quite poplullar on the 96 exspecially on a saturady morning. i have noticed more gemini b7tls used on the x84, probably more reliable then anything else on the headingly fleet due to the long distance bus root. i gonna realy miss the striders when they go! my favourate bus when i was little! I cant waiut for striders to go, horrid things! 8015 was on 44 saturday, probably not a misallocation but usually a strider
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Post by Burnside on May 5, 2008 12:34:23 GMT 1
Gemini 37028 on the X84
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Post by nick on May 5, 2008 16:47:36 GMT 1
X84 received a rather needed upgrade today as there was aload of Royles/One Gemini on todays route. Quite impressive for first as i know during this week they will go back to the stupid striders(Personally my personal favorite route should get a upgrade to all Royale Fleet)!!!
96/28 got Royales aswell today and not a Olympian in sight apart from one or two.
I was surprised to find out that first were running a every 10 minute service on the 95 today!!!
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Post by jackh on May 5, 2008 17:30:51 GMT 1
96/28 got Royales aswell today and not a Olympian in sight apart from one or two. I was surprised to find out that first were running a every 10 minute service on the 95 today!!! So please explain what chassis the Royales are on because the last time I checked they were on Olympians! The 95 operates a ten minute frequency on Sundays as well you know Nick. Well ok, five buses an hour the hourly 97 fills in a gap.
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Post by nick on May 5, 2008 17:49:25 GMT 1
Well not a Olympian RH on 96 or 28 apart from 2. Suprising they were all on the 95 and 90% of those on the 95 were Uni Link branded!!
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Post by kendall17 on May 5, 2008 18:23:47 GMT 1
wont most olympians be taking advantage of the 2 days sunday service and be having their centre doors removed? therefore being replaced by other buses as was the case on the 96/28
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Post by bc on May 5, 2008 18:33:43 GMT 1
wont most olympians be taking advantage of the 2 days sunday service and be having their centre doors removed? therefore being replaced by other buses as was the case on the 96/28 Something tells me it's not quite feasible for in excess of 20 vehicles to undergo what is a fairly complex treatment over the course of just 2 days.....
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Post by kendall17 on May 5, 2008 20:18:42 GMT 1
well some of them will surely? i mean i did see some of dual doors out and about but it is a decent enought reason for the royales to some replace the olympian RH's
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Post by nick on May 5, 2008 21:05:20 GMT 1
Yeah they were quite a few Non dual and dual doors on the 95 today but none on the 96 or 28 apart from the 2 i saw which again wernt dual!!
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Post by jml8371 on May 5, 2008 21:19:26 GMT 1
wont most olympians be taking advantage of the 2 days sunday service and be having their centre doors removed? therefore being replaced by other buses as was the case on the 96/28 The conversion job takes 2 weeks per bus, with the work being done at First Mainline's Rotherham depot. Jason JML8371
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Post by nick on May 6, 2008 15:57:38 GMT 1
Royale on 51A B7TL on the L08 dont know which service it came off and i think that it goes onto the X84
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Post by jackh on May 6, 2008 18:25:42 GMT 1
A Cherry Row B9TL on the 95 or 96 today which carried Red/Blue Line branding. Was a Cherry Row driver on loan with bus or have Kirkstall drivers had their familiarisation with the B9TLs in readiness for the big move?
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Post by mattyr88 on May 6, 2008 18:52:19 GMT 1
A Cherry Row B9TL on the 95 or 96 today which carried Red/Blue Line branding. Was a Cherry Row driver on loan with bus or have Kirkstall drivers had their familiarisation with the B9TLs in readiness for the big move? saw the exact same bus myself, was a 95, 96 don't get such pleasures! lol. could be just on loan to cover any olympians havin plastic surgery.
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Post by T101VWU on May 6, 2008 22:49:51 GMT 1
was shocked tonight to see an Optare Solo on the number 1 holt park/beeston service seen at 18.30.bus was packed before it even left holt park!!
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Post by jml8371 on May 7, 2008 1:26:44 GMT 1
The Cherry Row B9TL was 37106 and it was on the 95. (Loaned in vehicle)
53102 was the Solo on the 1.
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