Quote from: Solo1 on April 27, 2024, 01:05:49 PMWhat services will see the new electric buses be going onHere's a clue, all of Perry Barr's diesel double-decks are being replaced.
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Solo1 on April 27, 2024, 01:05:49 PMWhat services will see the new electric buses be going onHere's a clue, all of Perry Barr's diesel double-decks are being replaced.
Quote from: filbus1 on April 26, 2024, 12:30:55 PMYW is going fully electric with the double deck fleetI don't think there's enough buses on order to fully upgrade YW's double-decks as well as PB's. Not this year anyway.
Quote from: BK63 YWP on April 26, 2024, 01:40:53 PMOr wait until til June when cascades happen? There probably a plan being planned out as the electrics drop into place.Yes, from June onwards will be interesting times for sure. And I'm sure there is already a plan that Tony has in place, though obviously he won't be able to divulge details here.
Quote from: Jack D on April 26, 2024, 06:51:16 PMMost bus stops along the 72 route are showing that it doesn't do a Sunday Service on its timetable any reason why?It would appear to be a 'data error' on the part of TfWM.
Quote from: Sandy Lane on April 25, 2024, 12:57:04 PMHello TfWM,Have you actually reported this to TfWM?
Another Coventry (large population city east of Birmingham) error that needs fixing.
Coventry city centre stop CU4 Cox St
I been watching this one for a while.
The RTI is only showing the SC X17 service and missing out all the many local NXC services that call. Crazy.
Quote from: winston on April 23, 2024, 02:03:10 PMThey weren't Euro 6 from new, so must have been retrofitted Euro 6.According to the VRM lookup software we use at work, 467 comes up as Euro4, so will have been retrofitted.
Quote from: BBS on April 21, 2024, 05:44:21 PMThere's occasions where there's abandoned 6s causing blockages and only allowing 1 or 2 buses to stop at those stops
Quote from: Jack on April 21, 2024, 07:09:26 PMThis past week I've seen about 4 buses fighting for that stop because of an abandoned YW bus. Another joke, should never have put them all at 1 stop when they could have utilised both stops there.There are no 'abandoned' buses there, maybe one that has arrived early/ontime and has to then wait time before it can leave.
Quote from: Jack on April 21, 2024, 07:09:26 PMShould've put the 17/60, X1/X2 back there and put the Stratford Road services at their current stop. Would've made it a lot easier. The current X1/X2 stop is also a joke as that pavement is nowhere near wide enough for the volume of passengers and usual pedestrians, especially when the X1 is mainly always late!It might have made things 'easier' for you, but would be impracticable, having all those services using the one stop, as well as the Stratford Road ones.
Quote from: MasterPlan on April 20, 2024, 07:57:06 PMNo I think Steve is right. The NSA appear to be directly linked to the destination display. Once it's changed so do the NSA. For instance sometimes a driver may change the display a few stops before the terminus, especially in the City Centre and then it'll instantly change the NSA.Yes, the system does go 'off-kilter' when the driver prematurely changes the destination on approach to Birmingham city centre.
So when it isn't changed for the return journey they never work in my experience.
Quote from: Jack D on April 20, 2024, 10:45:32 PMDoes this mean platinum buses will need to have announcements programmed with non platinum routes by October this year?Only those vehicles that first entered service on or after 1st October 2019 are expected to comply with the new regulations from October this year.
Quote from: Jay71 on April 14, 2024, 11:21:23 AMNormally I will find a fare on SYT. Then book it on TrainPal. Then you avoid the charge which SYP like to addI used SplitMyFare.co.uk last year, which works the same way. The 'charge' is a share of the saving made, up to 15%.
Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on April 20, 2024, 06:16:30 PMWhy did they continue to proceed though should realise that the bridge wasn't big enough for a Double Decker bus to get under thereThat will no doubt be answered at an internal disciplinary meeting.
Quote from: Steve3229vp on April 20, 2024, 07:00:56 PMCorrect me if I'm wrong but if the driver doesn't change to destination at the terminus then the next stops don't work. There have been many occasions when the 50 has been going out of the City with Birmingham still on the front, therefore the next stop announcements don't workI have boarded buses before where the destination display is set incorrect, but the on-board announcements play/display correctly, so I'm not sure how it works or whether there are separate systems.
QuoteInformation must be made available directly to passengers in audio and visual form and not through a phone or mobile device.
It must include:
- the route of the vehicle and direction of travel
- stopping places on the route
- diversion alerts
- whether the vehicle is being used on a hail and ride route
- a notification that the vehicle has reached its final destination.
Audio and visual information must be consistent.
Quote from: BlackCountryBusSpotter on April 19, 2024, 12:22:28 PMIs it possible to fit WA's Platnium's with USB Charging
Quote from: Westy on April 16, 2024, 08:06:44 PMIve done the 11.It's still a bit of a 'novelty', in that you can get on the bus somewhere and then around an hour to hour and half later get off at the same place.
Is the 8 worth a look, from a bash pov?
Quote from: Ronnoc on April 16, 2024, 05:52:34 PMIn the view of NX, do the current passenger loads warrant a need to upgrade this route to double decks? From what I've seen as a passenger, it sure as hell does. This is all up to the fleet situation at NX ofc, but just wondering.I did a 'lap' of the 8C one Saturday afternoon a few weeks ago now - yes, I was bored and wanted something different to do!