Banga buses

[BusMan Greg]

Most uk bus operators have now gone down the exact fare route so I guess having the vaults for Banga would reduce the confrontation with passengers wanting their change.
Who'd have thought everyone copying nxwm & Claribels policy of no change

Can anyone name any vault manufacturers please?

[Pat]

Can anyone name any vault manufacturers please?

Autofare I think is one.  If you're looking to purchase one, ebay is your best bet.  They sell for about £100-£200 second hand.

Most uk bus operators have now gone down the exact fare route so I guess having the vaults for Banga would reduce the confrontation with passengers wanting their change.
Who'd have thought everyone copying nxwm & Claribels policy of no change

I use Banga often and I've never come across any confrontation over change.  When Banga started on the 530, one of their tactics to win customers from TWM & Arriva was their change giving policy.  Now that they've had the route to themselves for years and built up a loyal customer base, it makes sense now to implement the exact fare policy.  Anyway, their fares in Wolverhampton are simple enough (£2.10 for an adult single or £3 for a 530 day return) so I can't see any problems there.  However, the 891 fares are a bit more complex so i'm a bit unsure about whether this will cause problems on that route.

[BN]

Can anyone name any vault manufacturers please?

Fabtech

[Solo1]

A very prudent measure

how many wm bus firms have vaults fitted I make it 4 I could be wrong Hanson's had them but taken out when DiamondBus brought them

[B61 ANDREW]

must be true it's on Facebook 😂

  LOL.

[Pat]

how many wm bus firms have vaults fitted I make it 4 I could be wrong Hanson's had them but taken out when DiamondBus brought them

Claribels, NX, Travel Express & now Banga so yes, there's 4.

[Solo1]

Would of thought more would of had vaults fitted with covid 19 save hangling money till get back to depot

[Tony]

Would of thought more would of had vaults fitted with covid 19 save hangling money till get back to depot

There's a lot more to it than just placing a vault on a bus. It took a skilled body man a week or so to fit them in 729/730

[Pat]

Would of thought more would of had vaults fitted with covid 19 save hangling money till get back to depot

There's a lot more to it than just placing a vault on a bus. It took a skilled body man a week or so to fit them in 729/730

They've got to be wired to the bus power supply and connected to the ticket machine.

[Tony]

They've got to be wired to the bus power supply and connected to the ticket machine.

and fitted in a place where they are not going to restrict the legal width for wheelchair access, and be not a dager to anyone who might fall when the bus brakes and could bang their head

[Pat]

and fitted in a place where they are not going to restrict the legal width for wheelchair access, and be not a dager to anyone who might fall when the bus brakes and could bang their head

Hansons had the vaults installed out of the way behind the cab door on the darts.  That said though, First Aberdeen have theirs placed extremely awkwardly in-front of the card reader, making it difficult to scan your pass.  Very poor design there!

[Pat]

New timetables commencing on 1st June.  They show the 530 as terminating at the bus station now.  I think that may be a typo error as it shows every journey bar the subsidised one in the early morning, which usually terminated at the bus station now terminating on Bilston Street, terminating at the bus station.

[BH2004]

New timetables commencing on 1st June.  They show the 530 as terminating at the bus station now.  I think that may be a typo error as it shows every journey bar the subsidised one in the early morning, which usually terminated at the bus station now terminating on Bilston Street, terminating at the bus station.

Can you put a link to the new timetable please

[Pat]

Can you put a link to the new timetable please

Yes, here you go

http://bangabuses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/530-NEW-MAY-2020.pdf

[BH2004]

Yes, here you go

http://bangabuses.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/530-NEW-MAY-2020.pdf

Thank you