The original airport E300s were replaced after about 6 years and then further replaced 3 years later in 2019 as the route required deckers. It depends on when the tender is up for renewal normally that instigates new stock. The current E400City’s are lovely buses.
There was an E400EV trialed on the route about a year or so ago. I imagine anything new would be the new generation E200EV however which would allow for more luggage rack space.
The route is currently out to tender, with the new contract expected to start at the beginning of next year.
Bustimes is all over the place with Glasgow at the minute. Overtown has not tracked for around a month unless it’s a 240 and occasional 266. Lanarkshire locals showing nothing.
Yes
The number of EV buses out at night is limited. You generally find it’s mostly diesels.
yes. Service 34 usually is EV operated till the last trip.
No 34 yesterday, but some 9s and a 38c.
Occasionally it's an electric but the last one in Castlemilk direction is for the most part is Diesel it runs dead from Carmunnock Road to Greenhills to do the last 18 from there to George Square
yes. but in the winter that is usually swapped with a decker meeting the driver at Ardencraig Rd roundabout.
That would be an ideal thing to do but in reality it can be a little more difficult as you need extra drivers to swap vehicles around and they want to keep the dead mileage to a minimum. It's probably something that will happen when the fleets fully electric with drivers out after 8pm taking a bus from the depot instead of street changeovers
Why do Caley do a run on the 18? Is there not enough resource at Blantyre?
They've always done peak runs on the 18 and that last one at night from EK they do the 21 as well.
Defect cards were replaced several years ago all defects are registered on the ticket machine
What if the ticket machine is the defect then? How would they keep a log of it not working?
Defective ticket machine means he vehicle is taken off service straight away. No vehicle is allowed out the depot without one, even if the vehicle isn't being used for service.
This is untrue buses can run with a defective machine.
Ive seen, and im sure others here will have too, buses with broken ticket machines in service plenty of times
Maybe defective whilst in service but not leaving the depot machines will be replaced on route or upon arrival at relief points
