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    Cold buses

    Every so often, there is an elderly guy who gets on the bus route I frequently travel on and insists that every single window must be open, and anybody who dares to disagree with him, he either tells them to get off the bus if they don't like it, threatens to drag them off the bus himself or...
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    Software for audio/visual announcements on buses

    What software is typically used for configuring audio visual announcements on buses outside of London? Is it usually the same software used to configure the electronic destination blinds with the audio visual announcements data often being linked to the destination blinds or is different...
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    Stagecoach Yorkshire and Chesterfield

    Do you know if the new 400 MMCs at Holbrook depot have the audio visual announcements feature enabled for any services?
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    East Yorkshire Motor Services, now part of Go-Ahead

    The addition of the 361 on Sundays is a boost for North Lincolnshire and Scunthorpe, especially seeing as there are currently no Sunday buses in North Lincolnshire west of Scunthorpe.
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    ENCTS bus pass anomaly

    When I attempted to use my ENCTS card on Reading Buses back in August, their Ticketers refused to recognize my card at all, despite it being well after 9:30. The drivers always immediately told me to go sit down and never issued a manual zero fare ticket.
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    Trivia:- Bus routes passing over toll bridges.

    Stagecoach bus services to and from Hull, 250 from Grimsby and 350 from Scunthorpe use the Humber Bridge.
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    Trivia: Pay As You Go on UK bus services

    Bristol also has it on FirstBus. I used it on a bus from Temple Meads station to Broadmead when I was there on Thursday.
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    London International tickets

    From my recent experience (earlier this week actually) in using Reading station's ticket office, that hope feels like a reality.
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    Bus restoration blog - former North Western KJA299G

    I'm not really into preserved buses either, but this particular restoration project I'm thoroughly impressed with.
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    What kind of bus enthusiast are you?

    That pretty well sums up how I would describe myself on this thread as well.
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    CBT Epic Bus Competition: How Far Can You Go on 3 Buses?

    56 Skegness to Lincoln. 100 Lincoln to Scunthorpe. 350 Scunthorpe to Hull. Alternatively, replace Skegness with Grantham, with the route number from Grantham to Lincoln being 1.
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    Onboard bus announcements to be made mandatory

    On the Stagecoach buses in Hull that have the next stop announcement feature installed, there are the occasional stops it can't seem to pronounce and comes out sounding like a murmur or a grunt. Another issue that often crops up is that the feature doesn't always work even when the bus is on a...
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    Bus driver with Asperger's Syndrome wins payout after harassment by colleagues

    I may just be sounding biased here, but I would be more than willing to look past this and offer him a chance of employment if I owned a business in the area. I've been a victim of prejudice myself, although nowhere near to this extent.
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    Bus operators cease issuing paper tickets for concessionary travel

    Hornsby Travel in Scunthorpe still issues them and the drivers input the destination you are traveling to as if you are paying a fare.
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    £2 Price Cap on fares in England - Now extended beyond October 2023

    When I've been using buses around Hull since the 1st, notably on east Hull services, the majority of people are still asking for the usual day or weekly tickets. Whereas services I've used around the Beverley Road and University area, the uptake of the £2 single fare offer has been noticeably...
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    East Yorkshire Motor Services, now part of Go-Ahead

    I was told by one of the drivers that the bus that fell victim to the damage was due to be departed from the fleet and passed on to Ellie Rose. Had this happened to one of their regular in service buses, since it would have been a write off, would they have ordered a brand new one as a...
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    Bus services with a later last journey on Sundays

    The 350 between Scunthorpe and Hull, which is jointly operated by Stagecoach and East Yorkshire has a 20:10 last departure from Scunthorpe bus station run by East Yorkshire on a Sunday and bank holiday, whereas on weekdays and Saturdays, the last departure from Scunthorpe is run by Stagecoach at...
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    Stagecoach Gold 7 Day MegaRider versus MegaRider Connect

    Don't forget the Megarider Connect is valid on the 350 between Scunthorpe and Hull even if you are traveling on an East Yorkshire run 350 instead of a Stagecoach run one since it's a jointly operated service with a ticket acceptance agreement in place.

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