I agree with the majority of posters on here well sometimes ..are we now saying that someone employed by FIG who has info only wants to exclusively post it on a social media platform/forum approved by the poster for annoniminity ? once its in the public domain the rights of exclusive rights are nullified if the poster is an employee of FIG then PM a dedicated person on this forum.i understand there are employees of First on here who wish to remain anonymous for the obvious reasons BUT we have came a long long way from the dark old days of bloodbus.
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it is withdrawn as it is fig no1 instead of fig no2 as they are two separate licenses. fig no2 are Lanarkshire buses
Thanks for the info. Never really noticed anything like that before. I knew the difference between FIG 1 and FIG 2 but never really paid too much attention to VOSA until the last 2/3 months since I've been on this site and got interested in looking more into it when I read it being discussed a lot more
It would appear to have been an administrative error in registering it on the FiG No.1 licence and the application has been withdrawn. There is still PM0000006/434 registered for the same service but operated by FiG No. 2.
Always wondered if the regular workings by No.1 on the 1/1C/1D should have a separate registration, given it is a No.2 service.
Yeah was thinking that myself. Yeah would make the most sense. We know First and VOSA with registration of services don't particularly keep consistency in doing smart things plus I think eventually the 1C/1D will be renumbered and separated from the 1/1A/1B/1E. Also think the 1B could be cut at some point between Dumbarton and Helensburgh. Never been the most busy bus when I've used it
Talking about FiG No.1 and FiG No. 2, is there a reason why the two licences and companies have never been merged into one?
I understand they were Strathclyde (1) and Kelvin Central Buses (2) originally, but as they have been operating under the one banner First Greater Glasgow - for a long time. Not going to pretend I know reasons, I'm just curious?
I understand they were Strathclyde (1) and Kelvin Central Buses (2) originally, but as they have been operating under the one banner First Greater Glasgow - for a long time. Not going to pretend I know reasons, I'm just curious?
Some people have hidden disabilities , i think people on the spectrum are entitled to them. Win win if they love buses
I had one because of my Aspergers but it was taken from me when I was 12 and I haven't had it since
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Two different accounts. Its like Midland bluebird and First Livingstone ie First Scotland east Two different accounts.
Thanks for the info. Always wondered myself too. Would they ever merge them into one?
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It is possible, First Scotland east were merged but then demerged. This happens all over the place in First.
Yeah I can vaguely remember it being mentioned before. Would make sense to merge it especially because of the possible sale happening. Even if they didn't sell Glasgow's operations it would probably be better off to merge it. It's interesting now that we have more depots not in Glasgow than actually are in Glasgow too
Yeah the 4 or 44 used to carry loads of students to the unis. Im sure most students around Glasgow still stay with there parents . I think many young people get a car now , often paid by mum or dad , its what they aspire to , uncool to be seen getting the bus .
Was in London yesterday and it does have agood bus system ,£1.50 single but its regulated .
Dont you mean the 03 decker ha ?
Yeah that's the main thing people don't realise about Glasgow. We've got nothing compared to London in terms of subsidies. Wonder what the lowest First could make singles is and still make decent money. Even £2 might turn into a lot and it's only a 20% reduction.
Was genuinely an 02 lol. I thought it was gone but sadly not
Some of them are wrong .
9 is only Scotstoun
6 is Caley and Scotstoun.
2 has caley on it too.
Caley can be further split into old Larky , Cumbernauld and Parkhead routes , the drivers are still split.
But the 02 is at Caleynot Scotstoun , 6a is a Scotstoun route , unless its moved there
Seems singles on 21 on sunday
Yeah I thought it was at Caley too until it turned up at Drumchapel on that. Don't think it'll last much longer anyway given how poor it sounded. Seating of it wasn't bad considering the age of the bus. Seen plenty of E300s in worse condition
Not used it on a Sunday for a while but I have seen a few around. Understandable because I really don't think it needs constant deckers at all
Has the hard seats , its in the new colours too . Lucky catch , its the last and only one in fleet .
Yeah think it'll be gone fairly soon. Seen plenty of the 03/53/04/54 plate buses still around too. Not all in great condition but not all terrible. The double deckers are very loud though
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The 03 plate tridents I always found to be nice inside. Used to get them on the X8 but that route seems to be dominated with B9TLs now.
The B7TLs are in a dreadful state. They smell, they are loud, the seat coverings stink and need replaced on most of them. That’s probably why they are being cascaded down south. That and the fact that they are Euro 3. The B9TLs are nicer buses although some of their fans are starting to get louder I’ve noticed particularly the ex-FSE ones. The E400MMCs are good buses.
Yeah having more E400MMCs here has been a good change lately. Can see more being brought here over time. Very comfortable too. Seen 1 of the ones brought through from Livingston on the X85 on Saturday. Felt a bit ironic considering I had been on a 54 plate 60 beforehand when that's been the main service that they've been on
no weve not the 75 and service 3 still to get reg.the 75 is going from eight min to ten min and leaving castlemilk 1 min late in the evenings with some withdrawn and replaced later on
That's an interesting change given the fact they're extremely busy constantly. Also late very often despite not having a massive route. Think it's around 1 hr 10/12mins from Milton to Castlemilk
Petition being shared around Facebook to save the X1 is at 2666 signatures and it's only been around for about 2/3 days. Anyone think this could stop it being cut fully?
There's been more backlash to the X1 cut than any service I can think of off of the top of my head tbh.
The 2 being cut between Baillieston and Airdrie was pretty bad too tbh and the 4A being taken out of Kelvindale too are ones that spring to mind. The 4 being taken out of Knightswood too
There's been more backlash to the X1 cut than any service I can think of off of the top of my head tbh.
The 2 being cut between Baillieston and Airdrie was pretty bad too tbh and the 4A being taken out of Kelvindale too are ones that spring to mind. The 4 being taken out of Knightswood too
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