Electric Buses

[Tony]

97 - E287 out this morning, once again, someone keen to edit bustimes who hasn't actually seen it putting the wrong registration in

[Tony]

98  - E292

once again on Bustimes someone rushing to be first had put an incorrect registration in!

E290 is having final checks at PB today and I am just waiting confirmation as to whether E286 can go to PB which would be number 100

[Ingleboro261F]

E290 in service seen in digbeth

[Tony]

E290 in service seen in digbeth

It's not in service. PB don't run any services in Digbeth. It's actually filming an advert with the MD outside the coach station 

[Ingleboro261F]

It's not in service. PB don't run any services in Digbeth. It's actually filming an advert with the MD outside the coach station

Alright

[Gareth]

With E334 listed on the fleetlist, and with Bus And Coach Expo coming up at the NEC in November, can we expect to see a new WM bus exhibited?

[B.C Driver]

With E334 listed on the fleetlist, and with Bus And Coach Expo coming up at the NEC in November, can we expect to see a new WM bus exhibited?

Is this the same as E164 etc or different?

[Steve3229vp]

Five passengers asked to get off the 33 in the City centre, bus driver said "we are overloaded, I can't move" !

[Jack]

Five passengers asked to get off the 33 in the City centre, bus driver said "we are overloaded, I can't move" !

Exact reason why the 33 and 51 need a frequency increase! Should be back at every 8 minutes!

[Gareth]

Is this the same as E164 etc or different?

It's an ADL chassis rather than BYD

[Steve3229vp]

Exact reason why the 33 and 51 need a frequency increase! Should be back at every 8 minutes!

every 8 minutes, that would be an increase of nearly 40% on running costs !

[Jack]

every 8 minutes, that would be an increase of nearly 40% on running costs !

A solution that would help the current situation but yet you still moan about it!

[Steve3229vp]

A solution that would help the current situation but yet you still moan about it!

My original status which was:  

Five passengers asked to get off the 33 in the City centre, bus driver said "we are overloaded, I can't move" !

Where am I moaning ?

[Jack]

My original status which was: 

Five passengers asked to get off the 33 in the City centre, bus driver said "we are overloaded, I can't move" !

Where am I moaning ?

Moaning about running costs over a frequency increase which would help the overcrowding. Either way, Electric or Platinum, they will both be overloaded no matter which type. A frequency increase will help them not having to be overfilling and passengers turfed off. An extra few seats won't make much difference, knowing how quickly the 33 and 51 fill up in the City Centre. 

[Tony]

Moaning about running costs over a frequency increase which would help the overcrowding. Either way, Electric or Platinum, they will both be overloaded no matter which type. A frequency increase will help them not having to be overfilling and passengers turfed off. An extra few seats won't make much difference, knowing how quickly the 33 and 51 fill up in the City Centre.

That's stating a fact, not moaning. The 33 makes nowhere near 40% profit, so you cannot increase the costs by 40%