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Post by stephen01 on Oct 1, 2023 17:21:18 GMT 1
Welcome to October 2023. Final full Month before we get the poppy buses and Christmas buses.
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Post by First 19013 on Oct 2, 2023 11:03:49 GMT 1
Station Coaches Optare Solo on 116.
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Post by stantheman on Oct 2, 2023 18:46:37 GMT 1
 1565 involved in an accident at Lofthouse today whilst on the 110. Pic posted by an Adrian Jeffrey on FB. Someone else posted that it crashed into a parked car? Admins feel free to move into another thread if I’ve posted it in the wrong place. |
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Post by adam on Oct 2, 2023 20:07:16 GMT 1
View Attachment1565 involved in an accident at Lofthouse today whilst on the 110. Pic posted by an Adrian Jeffrey on FB. Someone else posted that it crashed into a parked car? Admins feel free to move into another thread if I’ve posted it in the wrong place. Wow thats some crash |
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Post by Burnside on Oct 2, 2023 20:15:49 GMT 1
Keighley Solo 165 back in use on the K7
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Post by stantheman on Oct 4, 2023 18:13:10 GMT 1
1573 broken down on 110 at Robin Hood, Wakefield bound.
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Post by mattb7tl on Oct 4, 2023 18:40:10 GMT 1
1573 broken down on 110 at Robin Hood, Wakefield bound. They really aren't having a good time at the moment with the 110. |
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Post by 576 Gemini 2 on Oct 4, 2023 18:46:19 GMT 1
Team Pennine Solo 194 was parked up by Raggalds pub near Queensbury with hazards on 4/10/23
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Post by smithy on Oct 4, 2023 19:11:32 GMT 1
1573 broken down on 110 at Robin Hood, Wakefield bound. They really aren't having a good time at the moment with the 110. There not even somebody at metros got a good sense of humour instead of a message on the bottom there's just junk on all the displays in the Wakefield area |
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Post by adam on Oct 7, 2023 9:47:16 GMT 1
Arriva 1903 on the 110 yesterday around 1745 at Newton Hill heading to Wakefield, not sure if 1903 has jumped the gun but it was displaying 110 Wakefield 'Rhubarb Line' but the one heading to Leeds was still Wakefield Line
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Post by stephen01 on Oct 7, 2023 9:52:29 GMT 1
Arriva 1903 on the 110 yesterday around 1745 at Newton Hill heading to Wakefield, not sure if 1903 has jumped the gun but it was displaying 110 Wakefield 'Rhubarb Line' but the one heading to Leeds was still Wakefield Line seen several vehicles on 110 displaying rhubarb line yet the 110 doesn't go near the rhubarb fields it's mainly 444 and partially 446. |
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Post by First 19013 on Oct 7, 2023 20:38:17 GMT 1
Earlier this afternoon Leeds City liveried Wright Eclipse Urban out of service seemed to be emitting steam from underneath whilst near White Rose Centre and on the way towards Hunslet Park.
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Post by stephen01 on Oct 7, 2023 22:13:34 GMT 1
Earlier this afternoon Leeds City liveried Wright Eclipse Urban out of service seemed to be emitting steam from underneath whilst near White Rose Centre and on the way towards Hunslet Park. meams out of Water and it's over heating. |
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Post by kendall17 on Oct 7, 2023 23:04:35 GMT 1
Earlier this afternoon Leeds City liveried Wright Eclipse Urban out of service seemed to be emitting steam from underneath whilst near White Rose Centre and on the way towards Hunslet Park. meams out of Water and it's over heating. Congratulations on becoming an engineer. |
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Post by stephen01 on Oct 7, 2023 23:10:10 GMT 1
meams out of Water and it's over heating. Congratulations on becoming an engineer. I only know about it as i witnessed it a few years back as a passenger with 2 different operators. |
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Post by stephen01 on Oct 8, 2023 8:45:57 GMT 1
YB have had PL06 RYO out on this Morning's staff only Pinders to Ponte workings. Be interesting to see what's on later.
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Post by Burnside on Oct 8, 2023 18:23:10 GMT 1
Forgot to mention on Friday saw a Leeds City Streetdeck sat with hazards on at the stop on Burley Road just past the junction with Cardigan Road and Willow Road (pointing towards Kirkstall) displaying 49 and with its rear bumper hanging off at the left side. It had been held on with the sticky back plastic from about 4 weekly ticket holders!!!
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Post by joseph on Oct 9, 2023 7:22:41 GMT 1
Forgot to mention on Friday saw a Leeds City Streetdeck sat with hazards on at the stop on Burley Road just past the junction with Cardigan Road and Willow Road (pointing towards Kirkstall) displaying 49 and with its rear bumper hanging off at the left side. It had been held on with the sticky back plastic from about 4 weekly ticket holders!!! That's quite serious and could have resulted in an accident should the driver not have noticed until the bumper had snapped off whilst the bus was moving say up a hill or over a speed bump. I'm really surprised the bumper was bodged and not fixed bearing in mind it's a hazard should it fall off. |
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Post by Burnside on Oct 9, 2023 10:30:36 GMT 1
I didn't think it would have been allowed to leave the depot like that and maybe was an attempt at a temporary fix until a replacement bus could be found or an engineer could get to it.
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Post by arriva1606 on Oct 10, 2023 10:44:19 GMT 1
1944 broke down in heckmondwike this morning,
1947 on 268
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Post by sharksmith on Oct 10, 2023 11:09:39 GMT 1
I didn't think it would have been allowed to leave the depot like that and maybe was an attempt at a temporary fix until a replacement bus could be found or an engineer could get to it. I rode a Diamond North West Citaro on Saturday, on the X50 between Manchester & The Trafford Centre, which had a side flap which kept swinging open. A pedestrian told the driver on route who got out and fiddled with it to no effect. As it was on the offside it was very dangerous flapping away but we carried on regardless. At the terminus I wax expecting it to go out of service but he got onto his phone before appearing with a roll of sticky tape and then departing on a 150. |
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Post by mattb7tl on Oct 10, 2023 12:20:27 GMT 1
I didn't think it would have been allowed to leave the depot like that and maybe was an attempt at a temporary fix until a replacement bus could be found or an engineer could get to it. I rode a Diamond North West Citaro on Saturday, on the X50 between Manchester & The Trafford Centre, which had a side flap which kept swinging open. A pedestrian told the driver on route who got out and fiddled with it to no effect. As it was on the offside it was very dangerous flapping away but we carried on regardless. At the terminus I wax expecting it to go out of service but he got onto his phone before appearing with a roll of sticky tape and then departing on a 150. Not surprised. Manchester has seriously been so unlucky with bus operators. Highest usage outside of London, yet issues like yours mentioned are beyond common. They managed to put a bus enthusiast (me) off of buses entirely in favour of exclusively using the tram. It was genuinely horrifying to use the 50, when the mediacity tram wasn't running for a good few months. Everything from spray paint on the walls of the interiors, to urine soaked seats. Never seen anywhere as bad. |
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Post by sharksmith on Oct 10, 2023 12:31:40 GMT 1
I rode a Diamond North West Citaro on Saturday, on the X50 between Manchester & The Trafford Centre, which had a side flap which kept swinging open. A pedestrian told the driver on route who got out and fiddled with it to no effect. As it was on the offside it was very dangerous flapping away but we carried on regardless. At the terminus I wax expecting it to go out of service but he got onto his phone before appearing with a roll of sticky tape and then departing on a 150. Not surprised. Manchester has seriously been so unlucky with bus operators. Highest usage outside of London, yet issues like yours mentioned are beyond common. They managed to put a bus enthusiast (me) off of buses entirely in favour of exclusively using the tram. It was genuinely horrifying to use the 50, when the mediacity tram wasn't running for a good few months. Everything from spray paint on the walls of the interiors, to urine soaked seats. Never seen anywhere as bad. Out of interest when did the X50 change from Stagecoach to Diamond. Did they give it up or is it a tendered route? |
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Post by westyorkshirebus on Oct 10, 2023 20:28:51 GMT 1
Not surprised. Manchester has seriously been so unlucky with bus operators. Highest usage outside of London, yet issues like yours mentioned are beyond common. They managed to put a bus enthusiast (me) off of buses entirely in favour of exclusively using the tram. It was genuinely horrifying to use the 50, when the mediacity tram wasn't running for a good few months. Everything from spray paint on the walls of the interiors, to urine soaked seats. Never seen anywhere as bad. Out of interest when did the X50 change from Stagecoach to Diamond. Did they give it up or is it a tendered route? I believe it’s a tender now, but used to be commercial The Trafford Centre line of the Metrolink took away most of the business so it’s tendered mainly to serve parts of Trafford Park distant from the tram |
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Post by sharksmith on Oct 10, 2023 20:57:36 GMT 1
Out of interest when did the X50 change from Stagecoach to Diamond. Did they give it up or is it a tendered route? I believe it’s a tender now, but used to be commercial The Trafford Centre line of the Metrolink took away most of the business so it’s tendered mainly to serve parts of Trafford Park distant from the tram It certainly didn't take away it's business at 9.15 last Saturday morning, leaving Piccadilly Gardens with a full load, although half of those got off at Old Trafford so maybe not typical of loadings on a non natch day. |
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