Recent content by ChilternTurbo

Thanks for that. I thought that would be very much the case as TfL usually get advance publicity and comms out. Plus the Mayor mentioning that his dad was a bus driver!

Is Superloop route SL12 (Gants Hill to Rainham) due to start tomorrow? I've seen from a few online sources that Saturday 4th April is the start date but nothing from TfL....

Thanks for all the replies to my 'seat cushion' post on this thread! I remember this practice continuing up to and including Metrobuses in my part of London...

Growing up in the 1980's I have vague memories of broken down LT buses having a seat cushion removed and propped up against the rear of the bus. I'm assuming this was to signal that assistance was on the way for the stricken bus? Did seem rather an odd practice!

Those sounds a bit more sophisticated than mine! When the time comes to change, I'll investigate!

I've got a pair of Bose Quiet Comfort noise cancelling headphones which are over the ear. I find these top a great job of cancelling out ambient noise like underfloor engines and noisy aircon. However, they seem to make someone playing audio out loud on a phone speaker even clearer. The Bose are...

I have travelled on IETs over many thousands of miles now with GWR, LNER and Avanti. I find them good trains for the job. I like the acceleration and the fact that you can go to the vestibule and not have a hurricane and diesel fumes coming in through open windows. However, I do bemoan the fact...

Ha ha...I wish it was like that all the time! I find the Chiltern quiet zone respected on early morning commutes but at the weekends and off peak it is often ignored. Seems to be worse in the Metropolitan Line sections on trains via Amersham. I have (politely) called people out on making loud...

It does seem extraordinarily wasteful too from a sustainability point of view when you consider how extensive the Renatus refurbishment was. New seats, new traction, new lighting etc etc all in the bin... Well ok, recycled to an extent. https://eversholtrail.co.uk/fleet/321-renatus/

I've had a few rides on these BD11s and whilst I don't think you could ever call it an attractive bus, I've been impressed by the comfortable ride and build quality seems to be very good. I also think that the Wright StreetDeck Electroliners are impressively rattle free. I've yet to experience...

I think as a livery it would have been better if the colour had been broken up by a contrasting green, along the lines of the soon to be defunct First Leeds City livery which I think looks extremely smart. I was in Bristol last month and was struck by the complete mist-mash of different...

I hope headrest pads/cushions in first class are replaced soon. I know the previous ones were next to useless and most seemed to end up in the luggage rack but when they weren't falling off, they did add some comfort.

I do dislike the trend for operators to display messages other than the route number or destination. I noticed a lot of buses in my area displaying a 'Seasons Greetings' message which alternated between that and the destination. Unfortunately, I did manage to miss my bus as the destination...

I had my first trip on one the Irizars last weekend from Bromley to Crystal Palace. It was a cold day (which obviously effects range) and the driver used the pantograph charger at Crystal Palace Bus Station. The bus was absolutely freezing and steamed up when I boarded in Bromley. The air...

I've just spent a couple of days exploring Birmingham and the West Midlands by bus. It's probably unsurprising but the use of mobile phones on speakers playing content or being used on speakerphone really seems to be the norm now. This annoying and selfish behaviour seemed to be exhibited by...