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    Temporary Depots

    In Stockport they are planning to build 2 temporary depots, which will eventually be replaced by a new perminate one. Has there ever been any other examples?
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    WiFi on buses and Coaches 2026

    A few years ago, a few buses bus snd coach companies offered free WiFi. National Express still do What other operators still provide free WiFi
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    Bus fares using dynamic pricing

    Years ago First Buses Greenline to Slough, /Windsor had something called 'rainbow ' fares,which used dynamic pricing. Apart from coaches, do any bus company use it current or historical?
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    National Express routes which could be introduced

    What National Express routes, do you think they should try to run? A few ideas including Clacton / Chelmsford - Cambridge - Peterborough- Nottingham- East Midlands Airport Leicester/Midlands Airport - Stoke-on-Trent- Rhyl - Llandudno
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    Hotspur (Centrebus)

    New thread for Hotspur (part of D&G/ Centrebus) Current timetables on bustimes.org https://bustimes.org/operators/hotspur
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    Bus services that enter private property (except shopping centres/supermarkets/works only)

    Recently traveled on D&G 87 (Monday to Friday)Macclesfield to Knutsford and it entered Barclays at Radbrook Park, near Knutsford. What other examples are there of buses entering private property (except Shopping centres/supermarkets/works only)
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    Trivia: Current/historical serves that swap driver's back to 'parent' depot

    I read something that some service years ago swapped drivers back to the 'parent ' eg a service London to Sheffield, a drivers would swap say Milton Keynes so doing Sheffield to Milton Keynes , swap over and return to Sheffield. What example ate there historically and any currently ?
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    Australian made buses/coaches present and historical

    Diamond East Midlands have 6 Custom Denning Element 2 buses. Are these the only Australian made buses in UK. Also has any Australian made byses/coaches bern in us in the UK side years ago?
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    40 years since the privatisation of the National Bus Company (NBC)

    Its 40 years since the National Bus Company (NBC) was privatised. Was it a good idea? Were many divisions making much money/losing money, and are still poor/good today ?
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    Trivia: Rail replacement bus/coach which is quicker than rail/metro system

    What other example of Rail Replacement bus/coach services which are quicker ?
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    Stoke-on-Trent Rail link to Manchester Airport

    https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/fresh-calls-direct-stoke-station-10759863
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    Driver's facilities at bus stations disputes

    Came across this at at Hanley Bus Station, Stoke-on-Trent (owned by the council but mess room leased to First Bus) Is this a common problem currently or historically? https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/first-bans-rival-drivers-hanley-10668762
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    On Street ticket machines

    This thread had a few posts about on street ticket machines. Why did TFL and Cambridgeshire Council have on street ticket machines, where the rest of the country but tickets on board buses ?
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    Why do Northern Rail guards rarely check tickets on the Stoke - Manchester route?

    I been traveling on Northern Rail (Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent) for years and and only twice been asked for tickets, yet guards regularly walk through but don't check tickets?
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    New depots that are smaller than its replacement

    Are there many examples of new depots which are smaller than its replaced Arriva (now D&G) replacement in Macclesfield was downgraded tio an outstation
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    Crewe town shuttle bus

    Crewe has already about 7 buses per hour between the town centre abd railway station https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgjd07ge6p8o
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    Trivia: largest place without late evening journeys

    Shrewsbury (though getting some later buses) 76,000 has no buses after 9pm. What other large places don't have late evening buses?
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    Why did some operators have number, then 2 destination displays ?

    Why did some operators like GM Buses, London Transport have route number, destination then a separate one with a few routes on it Eg. https://share.google/bnDvdlPrPtc8B6S7U
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    Nightt buses with different numbers but the same route

    Are there many examples of routes that are the same routes at night, but different prefix (ie N prefix) to the day service ?
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    Why are a lot of bus stations now called 'Interchanges'

    Is there a reason why a lot of bus stations that have been rebuild on the same site, like Stockport, is now called an Interchange?

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