Recent content by busken

Obviously cycling on the pavement and going through red lights is the norm in Cambridge!!

With the threat of re nationalisation looming, is it any suprise companies aren't prepared to invest in rolling stock?

Southdown livery of the late 60's, always made me think of summer holidays.

Done. Good luck with your project.

Same here in Reading. Mine just automatically renewed, but I do use it regularly.

Reading Buses have it fitted to all, or nearly all its vehicles. The announcements must have been recorded by 2 or more people, because occasionally it changes from male to female, and back again in the middle of a journey!

Reading Buses have 24, currently being delivered, out of a fleet of approx 170 vehicles, with another 8 due next year.

Reading Buses Claret 21 incudes a loop around Reading University and runs 24/7/364

Apart from the incredible cost of a tramway, and the chaos during the building, there's nowhere at Norcot junction for the car park without demolishing a lot of houses or the industrial estate!

Reading Buses don't change the time table, but do advise of service updates, as they call them, on the same page.

Unfortua Unfortunately Reading only has a few main access roads due to the railway, river and canal. Closing one or two, or even narrowing to provide a tram line would be impractical, not to mention the cost. I suppose you could use the bus lanes, but they are all short sections rather than...

Reading seems to get by OK without a bus station, although the number of bus stops in the train station area have almost the same effect. Even if Reading Buses could justify one, there is nowhere to put it. Possibly not required as the majority of RB services are fairly frequent, and even back...

That surprises me! I drive a lorry and drawbar trailer, which is in effect the same thing, but definitely need a C+E licence. I don't know if it is still the same, but when I took my PSV test in a coach, because I already had a C+E, I automatically got a D+E. As to whether you should have a...

The start/stop system only works when there is sufficient power in the battery to restart the vehicle.

As I understand it, the reason the stop was moved from Calcot to Mereoak is that local bus services were being impeded by coaches in the layby, and as far more people were using the bus service, that took priority, and it was moved. At one point coaches used the layby on the A4, 100 yds nearer...