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    Longest urban bus routes

    Brighton & Hove route 2 - Steyning to Rottingdean.
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    Wellglade Group

    I too have family living on the 11 rroute. It's been hopelessly unreliable for many months, to the extent that even the Arriva 127 has been a more reliable alternative. Because Kinch has a pvr = 16 on Skylink that clearly takes priority over all the town routes.
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    Flixbus Discussion

    The increased frequency on Flixbus routes can sometimes result in 2-3 of their coaches being in the area, on stand or parked up. Using SA would certainly be more logical but Flix drivers try to reverse off (rather too far) at present so that they get easy access to the slip road for the dual...
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    Wellglade Group

    Or they might allocate a couple of the 12m Yutongs to the shorter Skylink duties (and recharge/changeover during the day/evening). .
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    Flixbus Discussion

    I believe that Vectare has now joined Flixbus, certainly on 005. .
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    Diamond Bus East Midlands (was Midland Classic of Burton)

    Probably just a route renumbering to put it in another Leics group.
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    Government invests nearly £38 million to bring 319 new green buses to communities across England

    The Yutongs appear to be very reliable and popular with operators. Reports suggest that their batteries are better too. The massive number of Yutongs manufactured, and delivered all over the world, must give them an enormous advantage in terms of experience to date. .
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    Wellglade Group

    Yes, just modern day Wellegande - slap on some paint and hope that will do. I guess the're still upset at Arriva having to take over all 4 workins because Wellade were always deficient
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    Driving well below the speed limit

    Probably because it's a speed LIMIT - not a figure for everybody to attain.
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    Stagecoach Cashless Trial - Illegal?

    Mountains and molehills come to mind. Cash is already not accepted on our biggest UK operation. Elsewhere the vast majority of fares are cashless. . We only need progress/agreement on the 1% who will struggle.
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    Nottinghamshire ENCTS bus pass problem.

    Isn't Stagecoach the odd one out, using a different type of ticket machine ?
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    Centrebus

    Centrebus isn't just South and North (+ part of High Peak), it also trades as Chaserider and D+G.
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    Centrebus

    Not sure I agree with that. Many commercial routes are quite busy (possibly not where you see them?) and Centrebus does a lot of contract work that the Council(s) require.
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    First Aberdeen

    Artics are easier to turn than a 12m rigid. It's only the front section that needs to turn, the 'trailer' simply follows it.
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    Wellglade Group

    What turnaround ? Buses still cancelled, wrong liveries and far too many just Mango (meaningless to prospective pax). No need for them to waste resources on X38. Nothing like the Really Good Bus Company that it once was.
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    High Peak Discussion

    Agreed - and 'agile' is a good term. High Peak, and the whole Centrebus group, often seem to try hard and do the right thing - they don't always succeed but at least they'll make the effort.
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    Wellglade Group

    I've lost track of the sheer number of buses in Mango livery. Why on earth do they need so many ?
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    Hulley's of Baslow (Defunct)

    As part of the Centrebus group they could call on D&G, Chaserider or Centrebus itself if necessary.
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    Wellglade Group

    Skylink Derby has been at least 3 branded buses short ever since the frequency increased to x15 mins (current pvr = 16).
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    Wellglade Group

    I'm sure it was reported that some of the Skylink E200MMCs had now exeeded 500,000. .

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