I honestly think it might be worth curbing the 1 service at Clydebank and then asking passengers to go onto the 6, or continue certain 1 services into the City with the 1D only running Mountblow - Clydebank, with the 1C being suspended as the 6A could pick up some of the slack.
Someone asked on my 1 last Saturday and that driver mentioned going via the Clyde Tunnel but I think a lot of drivers will try different things then report back with what turns out to be the best way.
Will they be able to stuff all of the 1 services down the M8 Motorway and through the Clyde Tunnel? Assuming thats the route they'd take upon exiting the tunnel.
My main concern was peak time too with that. I don't envy anyone trying to plan anything out
Has it been confirmed the 1s will be using the tunnel?
Heard another driver mention it today. Not been confirmed but definitely seems to be the intention to try it at the very least. That's 3 times now I've heard drivers mention it to passengers who've asked what the alternative route would be.
As far as I’m aware the diversion will be decided day to day with on street teams monitoring it and the route may change at short notice. Also if, and it’s a big if, they arrive in the city on time they are permitted to run 10 mins early.
Thanks for the info. Day to day is definitely the way to go regarding routes. I don't envy the decision makers on that front.
£2.50.
Is there a cheaper fare? The £1.70 fare I see people asking for from Govanhill to Town.
What was the diversion on the 1C?
It ran Argyle Street, up onto St Vincent Street, along by the Art Gallery, along Partick and back onto the expressway at Thornwood Roundabout.
All 1s running today via Partick. Including the 1C. Not picking up or setting down though.
It's the best route to take to be honest. I noticed a lot of people sticking their hands out for my buses yesterday because they didn't realise that the buses weren't stopping. It could also be due to the fact it can be easy to make mistake them for a 2 or 3 most days as all 3 services use the same type of bus and some people just see a single digit or what they think is a single digit and not a number and letter. I've started to notice it happening along Yoker/Clydebank way too given that the 6 has a lot of E300s now. Even in the past due to the sun shining in my eyes I've mistakenly stuck my hand out thinking it's a 1 and it's been a 6
Most 1s and X4s are carrying fresh air into and out of town. It would be more useful to make them limited stop at Crow Road, Bures Road and Finedon gorvthe SEC, picking up or setting down. Helping to take the heat off the 2. They invariably take 2 times from the city to Scotstoun.
I'm surprised they never curtailed all of the 1s at Scotstoun or Clydebank to be quite honest but I think passenger numbers are so unpredictable for the 1s that it plays a part in why it didn't happen. You get some 1s that are very quiet but then all of a sudden some end up incredibly busy at random times. Even with the X4 on Saturday that's normally still fairly quiet at 1-2pm I seen one that had most seats taken and the 1s have been similar. They don't seem to follow a regular pattern of when they will be very busy or quiet plus it seems to change day to day.
Of course another option would be to avoid Partick entirely, with its traffic. Turn up to Knighswood on the 6 route to Lincoln Avenue. Then follow thex4 route to Byres Road. Turn down there to Church street and the 2 route to the Charing x junction and the city.
Anything that involves Byres Road would be even worse to be honest. Known plenty of drivers on the 8 and 90 to say it's taken them 25-30 mins just to get up there.
However you would onky be following a few yards of Byres Road to Church Street. Far from the whole of it which is dire.
The traffic lights at the bottom of Byres Road don't stay green for long enough to avoid major issues though.