First Greater Glasgow

[Stan Drews]

What would management say about other operators uniforms while driving for First!

Probably, can you work any overtime?

 

[LT02 NVV]

Today I caught 37213 on the 1C at 6:19am this morning (for context, this 1C working is a Scotstoun depot based bus, that runs to the city, and becomes a 77 for the rest of the day).

Usually it’s an E400MMC most of the time, so it was nice to have a Gemini on the route, takes me back to when the 1C & 1D buses had branded Gemini work with the E300s.

Had another Gemini on this working today, with 37748 doing this 1C service.

 

[computerSaysNo]

Had another Gemini on this working today, with 37748 doing this 1C service.

From someone who has a very small amount of experience in User Experience from uni, that display is painful to read If you must have a "via" point, go back to having it in small text please!

 

[YorkRailFan]

Service changes in Lanarkshire at First Glasgow from 3 November:

From Sunday 3rd November, revised timetables will operate on the following services.

Service 201: Hairmyres - Petersburn

Service 240: Overtown - Buchanan Bus Station

Service 266: Hamilton Bus Station - Shotts/Newmains

Service 267: Hamilton Bus Station - Buchanan Bus Station

Minor adjustments will be made to services 241, 255 and 261. Service 18 City Centre terminus will move to Douglas Street.

Lanarkshire Minor Timetable Adjustments Sunday 3rd November

From Sunday 3rd November, revised timetables will operate on the following services. Service 201: Hairmyres - Petersburn Service 240: Overtown - Buchanan Bus Station Service 266: Hamilton Bus Station - Shotts/Newmains Service 267: Hamilton Bus Station - Buchanan Bus Station Minor adjustments...

www.firstbus.co.uk

 

[citybus2500]

From someone who has a very small amount of experience in User Experience from uni, that display is painful to read If you must have a "via" point, go back to having it in small text please!

That looks like the front blind display is set up incorrectly and is actually showing the side blind text.

 

[route101]

I have seen that destination display on a few buses now, is it a new design?

 

[Busman84]

Wrongly programmed seems to be a number of buses out of Scotstoun.

 

[voidwxrranty]

Wrongly programmed seems to be a number of buses out of Scotstoun.

due to them recently back from Aberdeen. Aberdeen manage to bugger up the displays

 

[Jordan Adam]

due to them recently back from Aberdeen. Aberdeen manage to bugger up the displays

It has to be Glasgow at fault as it is only ever Glasgow vehicles that are affected and Aberdeen use the default settings and sign addresses...

 

[G42]

For a while there, there was a rogue batch of Arriva ticket rolls kicking about.

 

[LT02 NVV]

What’s with a bunch of Gemini’s being withdrawn recently?

 

[ScotRail158725]

What’s with a bunch of Gemini’s being withdrawn recently?

surplus to requirement (37538)the rest are knackered

 

[Whiteway215]

Please correct me if I’m wrong but I think the out of use ones would include 37145 37203 37270 37530 (37538) and possibly 37269. There may be others.

 

[stevenedin]

Please correct me if I’m wrong but I think the out of use ones would include 37145 37203 37270 37530 (37538) and possibly 37269. There may be others.

37145 and 37270 have already gone for scrap. Not sure about the others yet.

 

[Whiteway215]

37145 and 37270 have already gone for scrap. Not sure about the others yet.

Would you know who took them away? Thanks.

 

[stevenedin]

Would you know who took them away? Thanks.

I don’t sorry. I just heard that they were taken away for scrap.

 

[JumpinTrainz]

There’s a few buses which have been long term out of service - 33262, 33441, 33918, 38423.

 

[Whiteway215]

I don’t sorry. I just heard that they were taken away for scrap.

Thank you.

 

[ScotRail158725]

Would you know who took them away? Thanks.

PVS and wigleys, 145 scrapped already

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Please correct me if I’m wrong but I think the out of use ones would include 37145 37203 37270 37530 (37538) and possibly 37269. There may be others.

145/270 scrapped already, 197, 200, 203, 238, 269, 272, 530, 538 all finished

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There’s a few buses which have been long term out of service - 33262, 33441, 33918, 38423.

38423 still recieving fire damage repairs from january

 

[LT02 NVV]

PVS and wigleys, 145 scrapped already

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145/270 scrapped already, 197, 200, 203, 238, 269, 272, 530, 538 all finished

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38423 still recieving fire damage repairs from january

Why is 37238 finished? That bus was working well, and was a spare for a bit.

Also 37272 is still in service.

 

[ScotRail158725]

Why is 37238 finished? That bus was working well, and was a spare for a bit.

Also 37272 is still in service.

238 is knackered thats why it was spare

Never meant to include 272 i was thinking about another bus

 

[KGGXXXY]

If the buses have the cherished Registration plates such as 37538 (MXZ 3345) have First transferred or retained these?

 

[JD2168]

37238 was the last bus at First Glasgow that is ex South Yorkshire being originally based at Doncaster.

 

[ScotRail158725]

If the buses have the cherished Registration plates such as 37538 (MXZ 3345) have First transferred or retained these?

They’re all still registered we wont know until they’re scrapped what first do with them

 

[JumpinTrainz]

With more electric buses being brought into the fleet and more conversions taking place - I imagine they’ll be used to hide the remaining diesel buses ages where they can

 

[Jordan1296]

Service changes in Lanarkshire at First Glasgow from 3 November:

Lanarkshire Minor Timetable Adjustments Sunday 3rd November

From Sunday 3rd November, revised timetables will operate on the following services. Service 201: Hairmyres - Petersburn Service 240: Overtown - Buchanan Bus Station Service 266: Hamilton Bus Station - Shotts/Newmains Service 267: Hamilton Bus Station - Buchanan Bus Station Minor adjustments...

www.firstbus.co.uk

Looks like more AI created timetables going by the frequencies, which aren’t there now. Really doesn’t make sense to me.

 

[smtglasgow]

It’s hard to be sure - it seems to be more buses on the 240 and 267 but fewer on the 266.

Looking at my local bus (240) it gets a lot more running time, which is good since buses have been running 20-30 minutes late most afternoons. But one real oddity is that coming out of Glasgow both the 240 and 267 get less time – bus station to central station in 3/4 minutes! Don’t think the AI is aware of traffic lights – can see that changing pretty quickly.

 

[LT02 NVV]

I feel like Glasgow is starting to struggle a bit with the current look of how their fleet is at the moment.

Since they're having to loan buses to Aberdeen still (as the pumps at King’s St depot haven’t been fixed yet and the replacement buses for the Citaros haven’t been brought up to them yet).

And a lot of buses haven’t been used in a bit (like the former London Streetlites, only 3 are still working at Scotstoun), or have been withdrawn (such as the handful of Geminis that are now being used for spares).

 

[JumpinTrainz]

I feel like Glasgow is starting to struggle a bit with the current look of how their fleet is at the moment.

Since they're having to loan buses to Aberdeen still (as the pumps at King’s St depot haven’t been fixed yet and the replacement buses for the Citaros haven’t been brought up to them yet).

And a lot of buses haven’t been used in a bit (like the former London Streetlites, only 3 are still working at Scotstoun), or have been withdrawn (such as the handful of Geminis that are now being used for spares).

I don’t imagine Glasgow would be lending buses to Aberdeen if they couldn’t cover their own services.

I’m hopeful that Glasgow hears about new buses for 2025, however.

 

[LT02 NVV]

I don’t imagine Glasgow would be lending buses to Aberdeen if they couldn’t cover their own services.

I’m hopeful that Glasgow hears about new buses for 2025, however.

Really do hope Glasgow get the Geminis back from Aberdeen soon, if more continue to be withdrawn for spare parts.