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Post by busoccultation on May 2, 2024 21:20:11 GMT
As expected the Scanias are leaving London with a few going to Ensign dealer and Stagecoach South East who already have a number of ex London Omnicitys in service. The P4 E200's already waiting disposal or awaiting a training conversion which again as expected and 19804 is also due for an open top conversion for City Sightseeing.
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Post by WH241 on May 2, 2024 21:22:13 GMT
My guesses is he is asking how both the B5LH batches are maintenance wise as they are non-standard to Stagecoach being an inherited fleet. They are standard for the Lea Interchange Bus Company though. I was thinking the same! Did seem a strange question asked by Cobo especially as Stagecoach have had LI for nearly two years.
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Post by 15002 on May 2, 2024 22:15:42 GMT
Wdym are they okay? I mean they seem fine on the 308 and 135 but I don’t see why they wouldn’t be My guesses is he is asking how both the B5LH batches are maintenance wise as they are non-standard to Stagecoach being an inherited fleet. To be fair, they also have some B5LH’s at TL and PD as well.
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Post by matthieu1221 on May 2, 2024 23:38:24 GMT
Why would people need to tap out? The system records the times a bus reaches each stop. I think it’d be very hard to claim a refund. Bus is late, traffic levels are beyond reasonable control. Bus curtails, the hopper fare already exists. Bus dirty or missing a blind, by the time TfL got round to checking both would likely be fixed. I think there is an argument to bring back the transfer ticket if requested, there are often times when I’ve been on a traffic delayed bus for over an hour and without communication between drivers then you’re expected to pay again. But I’m not sure automatic refunds on a bus would work, it would take a lot of coordination, potentially an entirely new way of working and probably more customer service staff. What would be nice with iBus2 or whatever tech that may enable it is a guaranteed onward journey following a curtailment as you may have already passed the one hour hopper fare. Maybe a setting on a reader when you tap it you get an extra journey? Or, hear me out here, a simple *transfer ticket* available upon request! What a blast from the past.
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Post by MMS2001 on May 3, 2024 7:31:45 GMT
Saw 3 Scanias yesterday at Wennington junction on A13E at about 17.20 in traffic , I'm assuming they were heading off to Ensign 😓 Yep. I did some bus movements the other day. I Took 2 scannias from WH to Ensign to PT. (One of which was as a convoy with 2 other buses - 15036/15104/15106) Then some single deck e200s from the 276 at LI to WH ready for decommission. I tried countless times to embed the Instagram post on here but it's redirecting to other posts for some unknown reason.
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Post by va59 on May 3, 2024 13:57:18 GMT
Saw 3 Scanias yesterday at Wennington junction on A13E at about 17.20 in traffic , I'm assuming they were heading off to Ensign 😓 Yep. I did some bus movements the other day. I Took 2 scannias from WH to Ensign to PT. (One of which was as a convoy with 2 other buses - 15036/15104/15106) Then some single deck e200s from the 276 at LI to WH ready for decommission. I tried countless times to embed the Instagram post on here but it's redirecting to other posts for some unknown reason. View Attachment Finally!! They're off. Good riddance.
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Post by mondraker275 on May 3, 2024 15:09:44 GMT
Spotted 66098 being driven around in Leyton.
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Post by capitalomnibus on May 3, 2024 15:50:37 GMT
Very simple. Were you on the bus when it got delayed? You have no proof of how far you travelled. Maybe time to give up. Simple if you get off a bus you mention that on the form, TfL have the ability to check what time a bus reached a stop. If you got off you really have no way to check what exact time it reached subsequent stops, unless you however go down the route of committing fraud. As mentioned by another post, you will most likely have to pump a lot of work into this. But there's no reason why bus users are forced to pay full price for poor performance when both train and plane passengers get compensation after a set time limit. It would be ripe for fraud. Purely down to the fact no one taps out. People find out delays further ahead and were not on the route, they would make it up. People in this country are far too dishonest, the same way how bendy buses were seen as free buses.
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Post by ThinLizzy on May 3, 2024 16:50:24 GMT
Simple if you get off a bus you mention that on the form, TfL have the ability to check what time a bus reached a stop. If you got off you really have no way to check what exact time it reached subsequent stops, unless you however go down the route of committing fraud. As mentioned by another post, you will most likely have to pump a lot of work into this. But there's no reason why bus users are forced to pay full price for poor performance when both train and plane passengers get compensation after a set time limit. It would be ripe for fraud. Purely down to the fact no one taps out. People find out delays further ahead and were not on the route, they would make it up. People in this country are far too dishonest, the same way how bendy buses were seen as free buses. People already use the Delay Repay scheme to "earn" money on season tickets by claiming for delays, even if they were not even on the delayed train. In my opinion, the rail Delay Repay system needs some sort of adjustment. There are times when a delay is beyond the control of a rail operator or infrastructure operator and customers are still able to make a claim. Looking at this week- there wasn't much Arriva or Stagecoach could have done to avoid delays to the 150, 247, 362 and 462 in Hainault, or the delays around Canning Town and the Isle of Dogs following the RTC in Canning Town. LNER (not sure if any others do) allow customers to donate their Delay Repay claims to the charity CALM when delays are caused by a person being struck by a train
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2024 16:55:54 GMT
It would be ripe for fraud. Purely down to the fact no one taps out. People find out delays further ahead and were not on the route, they would make it up. People in this country are far too dishonest, the same way how bendy buses were seen as free buses. LNER (not sure if any others do) allow customers to donate their Delay Repay claims to the charity CALM when delays are caused by a person being struck by a train If I remember correctly, SWR allows you to select a donation to Action for Children as an option
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Post by MMS2001 on May 3, 2024 21:09:16 GMT
Going off the last fleet list, looks like there should only be 7 Scanias remaining in service 15001/107/109 at WH and 15076/086/112/120 at PD as reserves/refurb vehicles. Today 15109 has transferred from WH to PD and 19800 from PD to WH. I saw 15120 coming out of PD earlier around 12:30 - apparently this has been withdrawn. 15001/107 were both out on the 667 until 4pm and nothing since. I wonder if these will (or have) move(d) too as that will clear WH of Scanias
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on May 4, 2024 3:41:26 GMT
82032 Makes its first appearance on route 86. I have the feeling that the introduction of electric buses is making more progress on route 276 than route 86.
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Post by 10121ddo on May 4, 2024 10:25:28 GMT
One for blind banditry page but couldn’t believe my eyes, 12137 on the 275 at present with 158(?!?) on the rear. Took two takes to make sure…. it’s in the newer “squished” font too so Stagecoach some reason added it to new blinds mid 2010s…
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Post by rj131 on May 4, 2024 10:57:37 GMT
82032 Makes its first appearance on route 86. I have the feeling that the introduction of electric buses is making more progress on route 276 than route 86. That’s not surprising considering LI isn’t being wired up from scratch to convert the 276, unlike the 86
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Post by WH241 on May 4, 2024 10:59:22 GMT
One for blind banditry page but couldn’t believe my eyes, 12137 on the 275 at present with 158(?!?) on the rear. Took two takes to make sure…. it’s in the newer “squished” font too so Stagecoach some reason added it to new blinds mid 2010s… Stagecoach only lost the 158 in 2019 and imagine the 158 was on all T blinds for logistical reasons like the 97.
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