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    Memories of school bus travel

    I went to high school in 90's . Our school buses were mainly deckers and operated by yorkshire rider or west riding using normal service buses. The elder kids always had the back seat and each year you moved further to the back. The west riding buses on an afternoon tended to come off a local...
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    Is hotel availability and high pricing affecting leisure and/or business rail travel?

    I was planning a leisure trip to London. I found hotel and air b n b prices had been hiked and cheapest train on lner from leeds was over £100 each return. So decided not to bother and just going to have a few days out from home. Could have got flixbus which was £4.98 return for both of us but...
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    New/Improved Leisure Based Bus Services For a Staycation Summer

    https://www.transdevbus.co.uk/york/getting-you-back-board-and-back-normal-timetables-6
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    Trivia: What things don't you see on buses these days?

    We had these on bus when i went to school. Ideally u had 2 queues to speed up boarding. Left side for cash right side if you were using a saverstrip. At least half the time the machine didn't work so the driver would clip it which meant next time it jammed in machine
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    Trivia: Worst Bus Station

    Pudsey bus station in leeds. Its 6 stands but its grander than it needs to be and has ruined the market by taking over more space than it needed. It could have been as useful and practical for less money and less space.
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    The future of Leeds guided bus way

    Did i read somewhere that the york road guideways are limited to 25mph where as the main carriageway is a 40 mph road so when no traffic its faster in carriageway
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    First West Yorkshire & York discussion

    https://www.wymetro.com/plan-a-journey/travel-news/bus-travel-alerts/leeds-bus-service-change-oct-4-2020/
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    First West Yorkshire & York discussion

    Metro have announced following Services affected: 1, 5, 5A, 6, 8(First), 10, 11, 11A, 15, 27, 28, 29, 33, 34, 42, 49, 50, 50A, 56, 72, 74, 75, 85, 117, 118, 200, 201, 201A, 202, 203, 254, 254A, 255, 784, X6, X17, X25, X84, X85, X98 and X99 First and Arriva are changing bus services in Leeds...
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    First West Yorkshire & York discussion

    On another forum it states with the headrow in leeds reopening the 10 will be withdrawn with the 1 returning to serve Beeston. However the 1 will no longer serve holt park and will terminate at the lawnswood roundabout instead with 8 services an hour
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    Before the Ordsall Chord

    Ive been on a fair few tpe overnighters from manc to leeds after a night out. Often they were diverted via manc vic and they always did a reversal at salford crescent.
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    Your first experience of foreign train travel

    I was very lucky. My first foreign train journey i was 21 and in japan. Express train from narita airport to tokyo. Then bullet train from tokyo to naggano. Was so impressed with service. My 2nd was overnight sleeper train in Thailand following year. Complete opposite to trains in japan
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    Has First’s bus selling policy changed?

    In Yorkshire first have sold a few buses over the last couple of years to craig temples operations at tockwith
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    Bus services that are increasing soon

    First leeds are adding duplicates to some services and have added a new x4 service between seacroft and leeds that runs none stop bulk of journey. Runs into leeds morning peak only and runs out of leeds evening peak only
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    Competition heats up between Transdev and Connexions

    Im sure the x52 between ilkley and Harrogate is commercial and certain journeys on x70 between harrogate and Wetherby . Potentially the 412 between Wetherby and york. Think the council now run the none commercial ones via the villages
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    Transpennine Upgrade - what should happen East of Leeds

    If your looking to connect from near neville hill to the Woodlesford line what work and extensions woukd be required to use part of the line that exists to the asphalt plant. Obvious one is a curve out at the neville hill end to face towards leeds
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    Trivia - Bus Stop Oddities

    Otley bus station has in the last few years had a banksman. Not sure why they suddenly employed one. Think he is employed by first bus
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    Trivia: Britain's Strangest Bus Routes

    The 940 got rerouted on certain journeys to serve the st helena holiday park near leeds bradford airport. Not sure if it goes into the park or just stops at the entrance on a hail and ride basis as i dont think there any bus stops
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    [Trivia] What would you do with 10 kilometres of platform?

    I live leeds so am going to stay local. Leeds marsh lane 4 platforms 150m per platform (So a station similar to Manchester oxford Road) Rodley 2 platforms 150m per platform (Act as a park and ride on the airedale line) This leaves me with 100m. So maybe reinstate part of 2nd platform at castleford
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    First West Yorkshire & York discussion

    52 mins according to the timetable in the link
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    Possible alternative to the Micklefield Turnback

    Have to agree. The eastern approach to leeds is already congested plus with the junction at church Fentonwouldn'tthat reduce capacity there due to crossing from the to york line over the from york line. You would need to have additional track from leeds to improve capacity really which adds...

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