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Recent content by Astradyne

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    Bus Manufacturer News & Discussion

    You buy Fiat, you buy unreliability ... just ask the ambulance services.
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    Bus driver sacked after preventing theft

    It wasn't and the police said he used 'Appropriate' and necessary force' to protect himself and the passenger. Stop trying to invent 'what ifs' that never happened
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    London Buses Discussion

    Can see them all clamoring to get the £510 Mayor's precept added to their council tax bill.
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    Driver told to move on

    Legally a bus is only permitted to wait at a bus stop for 3 minutes, unless passengers are still boarding. Up to 3 minutes at a bus stop you are stopped do can can idle. Over 3 minutes, you should be at a bus stand with your engine off.
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    Mellor Sigma Range

    The European rights to sell the Wisdom vehicle range in Europe is now owned by German company HY-X International. At present they are just available to German customers, but there are plans to sell into other markets in the future.
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    25 plated buses

    That is of course assuming it is leased.
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    Arriva Midlands

    Arriva changed to Lazzerini in London from 2023 deliveries.
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    Bus Manufacturer News & Discussion

    19.5t will be it's GWT. It actual weight will be 19.5t less 68.5kg x 91.
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    BusTimes.Org

    No issues accessing the site via BT Broadband here.
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    First South Yorkshire

    Seen it stated elsewhere that 35286-91 are due at Eastern Counties, so we can make an educated guess.
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    London Buses Discussion

    This might be good for the operating company for a contractual basis and boosting bonus payments, but is pretty rough on the passengers who may miss a connection through being regulated. Passengers may moan about waiting at a bus stop, but they accept it. It is a lot harder to have your journey...
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    Pressing the bell on buses, London v Outside

    I rang the bell today on a London bus, bus stops, centre doors did not open to let me off. Pressed again, waited no action. Pressed again, no action. Driver closes front door, so I start shouting at him to open door. Pokes head out of cab, sees me and opens door. Drivers can not be trusted to...
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    When electric vehicles start to be taxed, should BEVs be charged by weight?

    How to turn city centres into ghost towns .... things will simply locate to just outside the area. City centres are dying as it is .... they don't need more help.
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    The rapid decline of Bournemouth’s Yellow Buses network

    Administrators have to act in the best interests of the shareholders, so,doubt they would sell it for a £1. The modern stock, is it owned, leased or rented. If it is owned, fair value for the stock will have to be given in any sale, or they will be sold separately. If the are leased or rented...
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    If coaches were fully or partly "first class" would you use them over rail?

    They do have luxury coaches in the UK; this 2019 VDL Futura to Leger Luxuria standards is on the market for a little shy of £200k. But you would probably have to pay more than double the standard price ticket to get one of it's 31 seats, if it were to be used on National Express style service...
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