The 47 rerouting via Tollcross must have been in 2013 because it was definitely using 7900s when it changed.
I could’ve sworn it was the June 2012 changes that it started running via Tollcross. I remember it being perceived as a trial with opinions wanted on it. Ultimately it was kept. I also remember Darts and Eclipses initially doing the Sunday West End to Penicuik runs. As you say 1-10 did the Sunday 47’s for a while after they were delivered before it became deckers on a Sunday a couple of years later?
I’d expect this is exactly the sort of thing that might change come the September service change. No registrations yet though.
Thanks for the input. What's the word/term for the "target" or desired average capacity or utilisation of a bus or route? As in, a real usage above the target and they'll look at either bigger buses or frequency increase, and a real usage below the target and they'll look at smaller buses or lower frequency.
I'm not sure if there would be enough deckers to support that and if there are then I would think other routes would be higher priority to get them, maybe the 1?
I guess it comes down to how aggressively they want to optimize buses. Does Seton Sands to Cockenzie need a bus every 10 minutes? No, probably not. They could probably get away with turning every second 26 back at Levenhall; that ought to free up a couple. Likewise Mayfield - Easthouses - Dalkeith probably doesn't need seven buses an hour. If you cut some number 3s back to Gilmerton that's a saving of at least 25 minutes in each direction so you could definitely save a double of vehicles there.
I’m all for improving service - however some of those ideas would be detrimental.
All of them would be detrimental - we're discussing whether they would be less detrimental than leaving frequencies where they are and potentially having more people left behind as buses in other places are full.
Leaving those services as they are is less detrimental than trying to improve frequencies on marginal routes which don’t warrant it the majority of the time.
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The branding on the side will be particularly relevant when its time for it to leave the fleet!
I've heard that the order is rumoured to be 751-800 rather than 751-798, is this true?
Quite a number of decades too late IMO, but good to see nontheless.
Well that's no promising. However it seems to be sorted now, whatever this issue was.
Aye, can't be long now. I doubt that batch are going to last through autumn.
the 36 moving to Central is a strange one considering they were moving routes out of Central with electrification
I've heard rumours of the 1 being converted to double deckers, so it would make sense for the 36 to be moved over so that the 2 is not the only single decker route at Central. Again, the 1 changing to double decks is a rumour. However, if the 1 is converted, it still doesn't explain what will happen with the single deckers that will no longer be used on the route.
On a completely selfish note it would be great if they extended the 36 to the airport.
This makes sense. The first few journeys may as well do this. Not so sure on the evening ones but the early ones absolutely.
You both make very good points here. Lothian have consistently added westbound journeys in the evening on the 36 so it will be interesting to see what happens with those. I would expect some dead runs to and from the Gyle as it is now. Sighthill I’m less sure of in terms of dead runs but late evening turnarounds either there or Hermiston Gait which again already exists. I can definitely see some of the early and late ‘garage runs’ that exist partly going with those runs curtailed to start/end at Queensferry Street. The Ocean Terminal start/ends of which there are a few probably kept if not added to.
I’m not saying this will happen but rather that it would be a way to solve the anti social behaviour issues on the 46. The links are all still doable just not directly. Only Danderhall/Sheriffhall would have journeys that possibly require more than 2 buses needed and with respect I can’t see the demand to or from these places for the purpose of the 46’s connections being that much of a problem.
New drivers always go onto the single deck rota (I think). I’m guessing it’s just a way of gradually adding responsibilities to what are often less experienced staff, depending on if they are brand new drivers or not. The single deck rota is just one large chunk of a bunch of rotas such as what was provided a few pages back with the double deckers:
Now yes obviously ECB is an obvious point to make. They don’t have a single deck rota so it can work for sure. Instead I think their rotas are done purely on days/times. Any driver no matter how long they have been with ECB can be given any run - except for the NightHawk’s.
