2025 - vehicles not tracking on bustimes

Tony · March 22, 2025, 07:17:06 PM

Quote from: Stu on March 22, 2025, 06:41:50 PMIn the case of NX, I believe it doesn't help when they have 2 or 3 systems linked together to provide the tracking/journey data, which means it just needs one of them to fail or stop responding/transmitting that causes this problem.

Other operators do have issues with buses that don't track (I've had this before with Stagecoach's 169 service), but there is no mechanism for reporting them in this forum in order for action to be taken.

While it is a problem, it is not a 'big problem' - in the grand scheme of things, at Tony's last count there were 57 vehicles with tracking defects, which sounds a lot, but in a fleet of over 1400 buses, that's just 4% of them.

In Friday we had the number actually in service down to 49.

One of the central engineering Electricians has been at Pensnett this morning sorting out wiring problems on 801, 828, 2098 and 6933. Traffilog will hopefully be able to reset them on Monday to make them work. 2098 and 6933 won't track though as both are currently VoR

Danthebusman · March 23, 2025, 05:02:09 PM

E163 not tracking properly, showing as on 17 when it's actually on 5/As and 16s.

Rachvince53 · March 23, 2025, 08:43:33 PM

Quote from: Stu on March 22, 2025, 06:41:50 PMOther operators do have issues with buses that don't track (I've had this before with Stagecoach's 169 service), but there is no mechanism for reporting them in this forum in order for action to be taken.

You can report issues with Diamond vehicles under the Rotala thread I believe.

Marge559 · March 23, 2025, 09:09:14 PM

Quote from: Rachvince53 on March 23, 2025, 08:43:33 PMYou can report issues with Diamond vehicles under the Rotala thread I believe.

Or just do what everyone else does and clog the Ask Simon Dunn thread with them!

Mike K · March 25, 2025, 07:36:02 AM

6866 not tracking on the 23 - it was on the 07.02 departure from Bartley Green this morning.

BBS · March 25, 2025, 07:52:05 PM

Seems like 7530 didn't like to be tracked, not tracking on the 97A again

Tony · March 26, 2025, 09:21:48 AM

Slight increase in actual number this week, but another couple of long term ones removed including 4862 now tracking for the first time since leaving PB for BC and now at WN

AG: 2174; 4495; 6115; 6128; 6148; 7506
BC: 4892; 4906; 4917; 6826; 6827; 6855; 6866; 6881; 7530
CV: 2157; E023; E071; E072; E080; E091; E145; E154; E276
PB: 1810; E172; E176; E196; E198; E201; E215; E219; E227; E293; E325; E329
PN: 824; 828; 2094; 6923
WA: 1884
WB: 4688; 4773; 6814; 6961; 6989; 6991
WN: 838; 2005; 2018; 2069; 6780; 6788
YW: E248; E269; E271

plus 4492; 5518; 2098; 6933; 806 & 2025 most of which look like they've been fixed, but aren't currently in use

Wumpty · March 26, 2025, 09:41:43 AM

That's a phenomenal achievement @Tony to have 95.8% of the total NXWM & NXC fleet with full tracking. Most businesses work on an 80/20 split, though I'm sure there are some that will still criticise for the very small 4.2% that aren't tracking.

Tony · March 26, 2025, 09:56:29 AM

Quote from: Wumpty on March 26, 2025, 09:41:43 AMThat's a phenomenal achievement @Tony to have 95.8% of the total NXWM & NXC fleet with full tracking. Most businesses work on an 80/20 split, though I'm sure there are some that will still criticise for the very small 4.2% that aren't tracking.

The aim is to get it below 30 vehicles at any time. The numbers are at the highest point of the week because I have only just reported all the ones that failed in the last 7 days, so Traffilog will start clearing all the ones they can do remotely shortly

Wumpty · March 26, 2025, 10:22:56 AM

Quote from: Tony on March 26, 2025, 09:56:29 AMThe aim is to get it below 30 vehicles at any time. The numbers are at the highest point of the week because I have only just reported all the ones that failed in the last 7 days, so Traffilog will start clearing all the ones they can do remotely shortly

That said, to have such a low number of inoperable machines speaks volumes for the systems and people in place to ensure the majority are working across a fleet of over 1400 vehicles.

Mega Kickdown · March 26, 2025, 11:39:23 AM

Quote from: Tony on March 26, 2025, 09:21:48 AMSlight increase in actual number this week, but another couple of long term ones removed including 4862 now tracking for the first time since leaving PB for BC and now at WN

AG: 2174; 4495; 6115; 6128; 6148; 7506
BC: 4892; 4906; 4917; 6826; 6827; 6855; 6866; 6881; 7530
CV: 2157; E023; E071; E072; E080; E091; E145; E154; E276
PB: 1810; E172; E176; E196; E198; E201; E215; E219; E227; E293; E325; E329
PN: 824; 828; 2094; 6923
WA: 1884
WB: 4688; 4773; 6814; 6961; 6989; 6991
WN: 838; 2005; 2018; 2069; 6780; 6788
YW: E248; E269; E271

plus 4492; 5518; 2098; 6933; 806 & 2025 most of which look like they've been fixed, but aren't currently in use

assuming that 4481 is broken not a non tracker?

Secondary trigger 28 · March 26, 2025, 12:45:25 PM

6827 is not tracking properly

Tony · March 26, 2025, 02:28:14 PM

Quote from: Secondary trigger 28 on March 26, 2025, 12:45:25 PM6827 is not tracking properly

I know, that's why it is on the list I posted 3 hours earlier

Secondary trigger 28 · March 26, 2025, 06:53:31 PM

Quote from: Tony on March 26, 2025, 02:28:14 PMI know, that's why it is on the list I posted 3 hours earlier

Sorry posted it without looking at the earlier post

adambotee · March 27, 2025, 10:08:52 AM

Tracker on 2021 is jammed in Wolverhampton City Centre. It's on the 33 route today

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2025 - vehicles not tracking on bustimes