I think one working uses a Volvo on schooldays at least based on bustimes.org diagram numbers as it's worked from Whitehawk rather than Newhaven.
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Would be really interested to know the bits that bother you!
Myself I thought the red and cream worked much better as a livery in its application and the colours have become associated with Brighton.
ItCouldBeJae
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It appears 6918 seems to be having quite a lot of issues. On the first day It didn't complete a full day and today engineers have attended to it at Crawley bus station
Murray J
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Not really, it's a 13 year old vehicle that failed in a heatwave, vehicles do break down occasionally.
brightonbususe
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What looks like a small bus vs bus accident today, 49 hit the back of the 46, appears to be two Geminis. The front bus looks like it has a broken front window and has now moved. The rear appears to be 201 - LJ61 GWM and is still on the scene according to bustimes.org
Was it just the forward-placed wing mirror which smashed the rear window?
brightonbususe
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Yeah I did wonder that, hard to tell from that image. Hopefully it's as minor as it appears and nobody was injured by falling etc.
that1pepfan
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Using the ADL E400MMCs from sullivan buses they have now been fitted with USB-C charging
Ooh newly tequila wrapped buses
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Got those images from bustimes.org
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So is it a different type of bus each summer?
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So is it a different type of bus each summer?
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that1pepfan
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2 out of the 3 B9TL E400s have transferred to Conway depot for their routes
855 is now named Andy Durr instead of William Marsh
Would be funny if someone took a picture with current Andy Durr and the former Andy Durr together
So I'm guessing 854 will be Chris Turnham?
Are they withdrawing the b9 e400s?
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can someone explain what is 151 doing?
its straying off to... i don't know where
Would be funny if someone took a picture with current Andy Durr and the former Andy Durr together
So I'm guessing 854 will be Chris Turnham?
Are they withdrawing the b9 e400s?
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can someone explain what is 151 doing?
its straying off to... i don't know where
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999 was being used at the weekend as the tracking code for rail replacement services, so I would assume the same here.
Anyone been on 854 yet?
(Apologies for horrible photo taking)
Unfortunately couldn't get upper deck shots.
Also more b7rle training buses from Warrington's own buses.
(Apologies for horrible photo taking)
Unfortunately couldn't get upper deck shots.
Also more b7rle training buses from Warrington's own buses.
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ItCouldBeJae
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Not sure if its new or not was on 6978, driver turns on the bus you get your usual audible message but a new one too "You are driving a large vehicle, please check the height of the vehicle" Has this been added due to past few decker decapitations across the country?
Minstral25
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Low railway bridge on Croydon Road.
High enough for double deck buses to go under though. It is 14 ft 9 in.
Minstral25
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I thought so too but watching the buses on the App whilst waiting for buses when route still double decker they avoided that bridge and went from Raglan Road via Batts Hill, Danes Hill, Linkfield Lane and back along A25 to Croydon Road, then via Rushworth Road to Reigate Station stop to resume normal route. Deliberately avoiding the Railway Bridge but going along Raglan Road and it's trees.
I guess in reality it's probably a bit of both, although Bridge is 14'9" and bus 14' 5" so technically ok.
Ah, thanks. That is interesting.
Croydon Road Railway Bridge is on the 324 and 611 school routes which use double deckers, but I guess the Hydroliners are full height bodywork.
The signage on the Croydon Road bridge has just been updated, presumably in readiness for the diversions.
I have noticed that some of the drivers have been missing Rushworth Road as well, going straight down Croydon Road to stop next at Bancroft Road.
Does anyone know what exactly this new route 470 service next month is?
bustimes.org
It seems to duplicate the existing route 270 and follow the same exact route.
18:47 Haywards Heath to East Grinstead 19:32
20:32 Haywards Heath to East Grinstead 21:17
17:55 East Grinstead to Haywards Heath 18:40
19:40 East Grinstead to Haywards Heath 20:25
It is just two journeys in each direction. So four journeys in total. It seems like it is only planned to run on Saturday the 23rd of August and on Sunday the 24th of August next month. So unless bustimes have made a mistake then it seems like a special service for two days only.
Also if it is simply additional journeys then why are they giving it a separate 470 number instead of 270 like all the other journeys. It seems bonkers. A great way to confuse passengers.
Does anyone have any more information on what this new service is all about?
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It seems to duplicate the existing route 270 and follow the same exact route.
18:47 Haywards Heath to East Grinstead 19:32
20:32 Haywards Heath to East Grinstead 21:17
17:55 East Grinstead to Haywards Heath 18:40
19:40 East Grinstead to Haywards Heath 20:25
It is just two journeys in each direction. So four journeys in total. It seems like it is only planned to run on Saturday the 23rd of August and on Sunday the 24th of August next month. So unless bustimes have made a mistake then it seems like a special service for two days only.
Also if it is simply additional journeys then why are they giving it a separate 470 number instead of 270 like all the other journeys. It seems bonkers. A great way to confuse passengers.
Does anyone have any more information on what this new service is all about?
johncrossley
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It doesn't look like a mistake, because Metrobus have this on their website:
470 - East Grinstead Station - Haywards Heath, Perrymount Rd (16th & 17th August only)
Timetable for 470 - East Grinstead Station - Haywards Heath, Perrymount Rd (16th & 17th August only)
www.metrobus.co.uk
It is very odd. I even checked the Bluebell Railway website but there is nothing major on those days and the trains all finish far earlier than these buses. I thought maybe these were special heritage buses for a railway gala but it seems not. It is just four random journeys on two days duplicating the 270 but numbered 470 instead.It doesn't look like a mistake, because Metrobus have this on their website:
470 - East Grinstead Station - Haywards Heath, Perrymount Rd (16th & 17th August only)
Timetable for 470 - East Grinstead Station - Haywards Heath, Perrymount Rd (16th & 17th August only)
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The 470 seems to be additional journeys for the Bluebell Railway Music Festival, however that is on the 16th/17th August...
www.bluebell-railway.com
And the timetable for the combined 270/470 here...
Bluebell Railway Music Festival - The Bluebell Railway in Sussex
www.bluebell-railway.com
And the timetable for the combined 270/470 here...
That new P&R bus is one of the biggest wastes of money i have seen. That route has extremely frequent buses in to town already. So why do we need a separate dedicated P&R bus. The normal buses operate at least every ten minutes or better on all days of the week.
It is also a massive rip off. They charge £7.00 for parking and a return bus ride. But you can park for free on the nearby residential roads in Falmer village (or dozens of other residential roads in the nearby areas) and take the bus in to the city for a £6.00 all day ticket. Also the park and ride side is pay by phone only. So who is going to be bothered to go to all that effort of working out the pay by phone system when you can just park for free nearby and take a bus for £1.00 cheaper and get a day bus ticket.
This new service will be a complete failure. I can not see many people bothering with this. It just seems like a stunt for council to give themselves some publicity and look good for introducing a park and ride bus. It is a total waste of money.
It is also a massive rip off. They charge £7.00 for parking and a return bus ride. But you can park for free on the nearby residential roads in Falmer village (or dozens of other residential roads in the nearby areas) and take the bus in to the city for a £6.00 all day ticket. Also the park and ride side is pay by phone only. So who is going to be bothered to go to all that effort of working out the pay by phone system when you can just park for free nearby and take a bus for £1.00 cheaper and get a day bus ticket.
This new service will be a complete failure. I can not see many people bothering with this. It just seems like a stunt for council to give themselves some publicity and look good for introducing a park and ride bus. It is a total waste of money.
johncrossley
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It is £7 per car, so if there are two or more passengers then it is cheaper than the normal bus.
I think this may be looking at it from the perspective of an experienced bus user, and not someone from the nether regions of, e.g., south London who only goes to Brighton one or two days a year.
The route mostly operates on Sundays, except for the bank holiday weekend, when the 25 only operates every 12 minutes (the 23 takes a longer route, so isn't really relevant). The journey times may not be that different, but there is an element of perceived speed if you don't have to stop at other bus stops along the way. The 25 would also pick up mid way along the route, whereas the P&R buses can be there and present - whether by accident or design, it's noticeable that the "next" bus is due to arrive a minute after the "previous" bus has left, meaning there should nearly always be a bus on site. I think it's also reasonably well-held industry knowledge that a dedicated Park & Ride bus can get people out of their cars where a parking spot with a regular service bus can't always achieve that.
It really isn't a massive rip-off by any stretch. Whilst it may be legal, and you may have a "right" to park there, why should the residents of Falmer village (or elsewhere) have to accept (often inconsiderate) parking from visitors, just because they happen to live somewhere vaguely in the direction of a major resort. They may well be very happy to see their council tax (or BSIP allocation?) spent accordingly! Pay by phone is now very common in lots of car parks, and the biggest complaint I hear is not about its existence, but the multitude of apps you'd have to have to use it effectively! Parking in the centre of Brighton is extremely expensive - I could only find one car park on the council website where £7 would get you more than about 3 hours. Perhaps you could calculate the cost for a family of four on the bus, who think kids go free everywhere and the parents have only used an Oyster card and think they are valid in Aberdeen as in London, and where £7 wouldn't even get you a visitor's parking permit for the day and tell us whether you still think £7 on one app for all of them is unacceptable?
I've only seen two pictures on a Facebook enthusiasts group thus far (private group, and not my photos, so I won't share them): the first shows, at a rough count, 44 people on the bus or in the queue for one departure (and likely more, as I can't see the offside upper deck passengers or very clearly too far back in the queue), and the other shows about 20-odd, but with rows and rows of cars in the background. It may not necessarily be Glastonbury, and I'm aware there were a particularly large number of visitors to Brighton last weekend, but suggesting it will be a "complete failure" from - presumably - the proverbial armchair many miles away, seems somewhat unfair.