National Express Coaches Discussion

[Bletchleyite]

Slightly off-tangent question:

I was on the 561 approaching Finchley Road today and the driver announced the stop then added "which is for passengers with hand luggage only". On pulling up he repeated it again.

Never heard this before - can anyone shed light ?

Some stops are hand luggage only where opening the lockers wouldn't be practical.

 

[Eyersey468]

Some stops are hand luggage only where opening the lockers wouldn't be practical.

Finchley Road isn't actually a hand luggage only stop but is limited waiting, as is Marble Arch. We can't therefore be sat there for ages sorting luggage out and there's also the risk of luggage being stolen

 

[AlterEgo]

Are National Express running any double deckers? If so, which routes are they on?

 

[JonathanH]

Are National Express running any double deckers? If so, which routes are they on?

No. The Boa Vistas on the London to Bristol route finished a while back.

They don't seem to be shifting quickly in the coach sale market - https://www.ukcoachsales.co.uk/16-scania-k410-caetano-boa-vista-73-seats-psvar-302.html

Currently priced at £70,000.

Choice Of 3 Identical Spec Vehicles

• 73 Full Leather Reclining Seats with Arm Rests & Foot Rests (71 with 1 wheelchair)
• Scania K410UB6 Chassis & Euro 6 DC13 Engine
• Scania Push Button Opticruise Transmission

 

[AlterEgo]

No. The Boa Vistas on the London to Bristol route finished a while back.

They don't seem to be shifting quickly in the coach sale market - https://www.ukcoachsales.co.uk/16-scania-k410-caetano-boa-vista-73-seats-psvar-302.html

Currently priced at £70,000.

That's a shame. I liked them. It was finding them gone from the Bristol route which prompted the question!

 

[CB Root]

Finchley Road isn't actually a hand luggage only stop but is limited waiting, as is Marble Arch. We can't therefore be sat there for ages sorting luggage out and there's also the risk of luggage being stolen

Makes sense, thanks !

 

[WelshBluebird]

I wonder if they have perhaps been the subject of a cyber attack, perhaps? "Website maintenance" doesn't take 48 hours.

Was thinking the same, its been on too long to just be regular maintenance. Doesn't have to have been an attack though, could just have easily been an oopsie with a database or cloud infrastructure or whatever.

 

[JJM22]

Makes sense, thanks !

As far as I can see on the NX website, there are only two stops that are hand luggage only:
- Leicester Braunstone
- Plymouth Marsh Mills

From personal experience on the 440, with the Leicester Braunstone stop, the locker doors extend past the curb near parked cars so isn’t suitable.

Also, if a stop is hand luggage only, it’ll say it in brackets next to the stop name on the website and ticket itself.

 

[JD2168]

No. The Boa Vistas on the London to Bristol route finished a while back.

They don't seem to be shifting quickly in the coach sale market - https://www.ukcoachsales.co.uk/16-scania-k410-caetano-boa-vista-73-seats-psvar-302.html

Currently priced at £70,000.

One of them is with Cawthornes Travel of Rotherham - BU18 OTB

 

[citybus2500]

Was thinking the same, its been on too long to just be regular maintenance. Doesn't have to have been an attack though, could just have easily been an oopsie with a database or cloud infrastructure or whatever.

There was an advertised overnight unavailability of the nxbus website this week.

Could well be a hiccup with the separation of the nxbus and nxcoach architecture?