Freedom passes unchecked
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:44:49 -0500
Is it illegal for busdrivers to question passengers' disability (or
apparent lack thereof) when fit young men get on and use their orange
Freedom Pass on London buses?
I am gobsmacked how I have never seen any of the young men challenged ONCE
over their card, which is blatantly in it's orange "Freedom Pass" ...
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oap not allowed on bus with paint
Thu, 27 Apr 2006 09:04:32 GMT
Item on the bbc.
It says an oap was not allowed to travel on a bus because she was carrying a
tin of paint,
It also says the driver was correct, yet the bus company still sent the
passenger flowers and an apology
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/4923116.stm
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ECW Olympain
24 Apr 2006 11:20:59 -0700
Hi,
Just wondered if theres any way to tell a low-height ECW bodied Leyland
Olympian from a full height one from looking at it? I know the Northern
Counties bodied ones you can tell from the size of the front windows,
but there doesnt seem to be any difference on ECW bodies.
Hope someone can help!
Thank ...
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PD3 Slack Adjusters
24 Apr 2006 10:18:39 -0700
Hi,
Can anyone point me in the direction of a set of slack adjusters for a
leyland PD3, I have been calling scrappies all over the country with no
success.
Please help!
Paul
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Maintenance costs of buses
Mon, 24 Apr 2006 17:35:02 +0200
Can someone give me an estimate of the maintenance costs of a bus, per km
(or mile)? Are coaches used for long-distance services cheaper to maintain
than buses for inner-city transit? ...
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scottish ban on smoking in public places
Fri, 21 Apr 2006 10:56:58 GMT
To any scottish drivers here
Do you still get people smoking upstairs on your deckers?
And more to the point, If someone smokes on your bus, who gets fined ?
Is it the driver or company ?
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testing
Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:11:59 +0800
Sorry, this is a test page.
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Friese Green TV Series
Wed, 19 Apr 2006 23:52:37 +0100
Watched this Dan Cruikshank series last night. A lot of shots from a
1926-ish film shot by F-G, which included quite a lot of public
transport sequences. Charabancs at Torquay and Cheddar Gorge, LT
open-top and open staircase buses, trams, etc.
I believe that it can be viewed on broadband at
http://www.bbc.co ...
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Routemaster in Co Durham
15 Apr 2006 04:08:28 -0700
At about 10am this morning, Saturday, this London lad, now living in
exile in the north east, had the shock of his life seeing a Routemaster
in full route 12 livery being driven through Barnard Castle, Co Durham
(on A67, presumably en route to A66)
Being in my car, driving in the opposite direction, I was unab ...
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How strong are low floor buses?
14 Apr 2006 10:01:53 -0700
I used to drive Low Floor Darts and Optare Excels I always felt
vunerable due to the low driving position and amount of glass and
fibreglass that surrounded me. To me there was what I saw as minimal
potection for the driver I dont think I would like to be in an accident
with a frontal impact. i wonder if there a ...
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