tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post3730876012259995849..comments2024-03-29T09:46:38.802+00:00Comments on Plymothian Transit: Sneak Preview!didbygrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01858408719372985035noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-76934253449809051792012-03-12T21:05:45.561+00:002012-03-12T21:05:45.561+00:00Tom, I wouldnt take anything from that website as ...Tom, I wouldnt take anything from that website as its just a list of plates - nothing to suggest they even exist on anything at all. <br /><br />I am sure it wont be long before we get the full registration list!didbygrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01858408719372985035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-28584403788685158512012-03-12T20:40:38.605+00:002012-03-12T20:40:38.605+00:00^^ I've also heard they will start at either 1...^^ I've also heard they will start at either 100 or 101. Though there is a possibility they'll start at 95, following on from 94, WA56OZU, the last Citaro.<br /><br />Thanks to Anonymous at 20.10, surely once the rest are here, it can't be long before they enter service! Don't suppose you managed to get the registrations of them though? I came across this, which has some possibilities:<br /><br />http://findplate.altervista.org/uk/index.php?prefix=12&firstletter=W&secondletter=A&nosep=&paging=2<br /><br />Search for WA12-ACN, and that may well be the first one. This set of registrations goes up to WA12 ACZ, which is 11 buses, so there may be a mistake there!Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-11881181804694097402012-03-12T20:12:04.874+00:002012-03-12T20:12:04.874+00:00i have heard that fleet numbers will be 100 to 109...i have heard that fleet numbers will be 100 to 109.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-22052353493306868702012-03-12T20:10:32.943+00:002012-03-12T20:10:32.943+00:00WA12 ACX arrived at 6am today
3 others arrived at...WA12 ACX arrived at 6am today<br /><br />3 others arrived at 17.03pm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-89057345799069886642012-03-12T16:35:46.199+00:002012-03-12T16:35:46.199+00:00WA12 ACX was in the depot today, spotted it about ...WA12 ACX was in the depot today, spotted it about 45mins ago reversing out of the garages next to the spray shop. Citybus Livery partly done. No fleet number yet either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-36157006645983714462012-03-11T13:13:00.905+00:002012-03-11T13:13:00.905+00:00None here yet. First few are due THIS week sometim...None here yet. First few are due THIS week sometimedidbygrahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01858408719372985035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-40976473555615416932012-03-11T09:55:20.542+00:002012-03-11T09:55:20.542+00:00i had a quick peek over the wall yesterday @ mileh...i had a quick peek over the wall yesterday @ milehouse and couldnt see any of them. they may be hiding em away though!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-53657797963393121452012-03-09T17:38:12.076+00:002012-03-09T17:38:12.076+00:00any news on these? thought a few were due at mileh...any news on these? thought a few were due at milehouse by the end of this week. that may b by sunday rather than the working week but it seems unlikely they would arrive on a weekendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-60696223202927944942012-03-05T11:40:43.534+00:002012-03-05T11:40:43.534+00:00@Nick
The location of the number plate at the bot...@Nick<br /><br />The location of the number plate at the bottom is now standard on all new buses, as are the orange sidelights down the side, because of the new EU regs ECWTA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-71886844753913203662012-03-05T09:02:33.862+00:002012-03-05T09:02:33.862+00:00Can I Just say as i have had a few people message ...Can I Just say as i have had a few people message me asking if the "Tom" getting riped to bits on here is Me(Tom Pearce) <br /><br /> ITS NOTTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042027382448653753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-74538583218734685942012-03-04T22:42:02.992+00:002012-03-04T22:42:02.992+00:00Apologies for the double post, but I've just f...Apologies for the double post, but I've just found the answer to my question. The design has been amended to make it more resemble the Streetlite's rump: http://www.flickr.com/photos/buses7675/5922669092/<br /><br />Having not having seen one in real life yet, I'm honestly not sure if that's a good thing or not!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-26910720366069880292012-03-04T22:23:27.523+00:002012-03-04T22:23:27.523+00:00Just being a little nit-picky here, but what's...Just being a little nit-picky here, but what's going on with the non-standard rear licence plate? I understand it can't go in the usual position behind the rear window because of the full width destination display that Tom took such offence to, but surely Wright could have found a more aesthetically pleasing solution then just screwing it on at the bottom and adding some ugly lights they found in the parts bin to satisfy the legal requirements. <br /><br />Strangely, on earlier examples of this model also fitted with full rear displays, Wright has done a much nicer job of it: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dennisdominator14/3739556278/Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-89728718198336298812012-03-04T21:55:54.209+00:002012-03-04T21:55:54.209+00:00One hopes that Plymouth City Council resurfaces th...One hopes that Plymouth City Council resurfaces the roads on Biggin Hill, Uxbridge and Lakeside Drives else the vehicles could start to suffer from the damage of large pot holes on these roads!<br /><br />I would still have preferred Optare Versas. The First D&C Volvo's are so slow on hills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-42706333267064175432012-03-04T18:15:45.105+00:002012-03-04T18:15:45.105+00:00I'll re-phrase that, it was probably a fault w...I'll re-phrase that, it was probably a fault with whoever programmed it in that forgot to put the 'B' at the end. <br /><br />They are legible, but do appear a bit 'thin'. But everyone has their own opinion!<br /><br />I haven't been into the city much in the week, so are the Enviros on the 43A Monday-Friday, then on Saturdays these go to the 40/41 and the 43A has B7s?Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-81160554836432706692012-03-04T18:00:12.344+00:002012-03-04T18:00:12.344+00:00The Enviro's have no issue displaying 43A City...The Enviro's have no issue displaying 43A City Center, or 43A Saltash.43Anoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-17137702354481779182012-03-04T17:50:43.577+00:002012-03-04T17:50:43.577+00:00I know, the font Citybus uses suits the LED boards...I know, the font Citybus uses suits the LED boards much better than the older flipdot boards. The 28 should really just say 'Derriford'. I saw a 28A saying 'Derriford Hospital' the other day instead of just 'Derriford'.<br /><br />I think the Citaros displays are the easiest to read, though having said that reading 'Plympton St Maurice 22' from a distance on a Citaro isn't exactly easy! Some buses seem to display 'Sandy Road 22' as it's outbound display though, which can be read from a huge distance!<br /><br />The font used on the Enviros destination boards are also fairly 'slim and stretched', even 'City Centre' with a two-digit number is very 'narrow'. I don't think they can even display a three digit number; 142 was on the 28B/29/34 last Sunday and it just displayed '28' instead of '28B'. I'm getting boring and carried away now so I'll stop before people reading lose the will to live...Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-15114902267842084702012-03-04T17:26:59.386+00:002012-03-04T17:26:59.386+00:00It'll probably be the single-line, squished-up...It'll probably be the single-line, squished-up font that Citybus currently uses, which suits LED signboards a LOT more than it suits flipdots! Try reading the current signboard for the 28 from a distance!Doddyhttp://www.michaeldodd.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-5645549619386011582012-03-04T17:26:23.699+00:002012-03-04T17:26:23.699+00:00Listen Tom, you've embarrassed yourself, now s...Listen Tom, you've embarrassed yourself, now shut up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-39661904580193269552012-03-04T16:45:51.661+00:002012-03-04T16:45:51.661+00:00I wouldn't say I had a negative view on it at ...I wouldn't say I had a negative view on it at all, it's a huge investment by Citybus and I'm sure that even non-enthusiasts/elderly passengers will notice that they're new and will appreciate them.<br /><br />AFAIK Target use tatty bits of paper due to their destination blinds not working, they could at least make the bits of paper a bit clearer!<br /><br />Looking back on it now, I just thought the rear blind looked a bit odd when I first saw it. Having given it some thought, I can now see the benefit of it more. I can also understand why they've placed one on the offside, if you're walking up to a street e.g. Royal Parade directly side-on, having not seen the front display, then it would be useful. One thing though, if the font used is actually that size shown in the pictures, I can't see that going down well with elderly passengers. I'm almost completely sure Citybus will make it fit the whole screen once the buses have 'properly' arrived and been painted etc and they can program in their own routes, rather than a generic display from the manufacturer.<br /><br />On a different note again, all N-reg SLFs are still in service and I doubt any will be withdrawn before all 10 new Volvos enter service.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-51887018550651151212012-03-04T16:01:45.371+00:002012-03-04T16:01:45.371+00:00Citybus have come on in leaps and bounds with the ...Citybus have come on in leaps and bounds with the way they communicate to their customers. Shame the knockers on here can't see any positives with providing additional customer information in the way of larger and additional destination displays. As someone already said better than the illegal bits of paper or the unreadable electronic binds favored by Target. These new vehicles look superb, cant wait to see the interior as I expect Citybus will have done something special in that area as well. Lets have some positive thoughts on this serious investment which will hugely improve the fleet age profile. I don't see any other operator spending money in Plymouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-59183367101174730092012-03-04T14:57:23.564+00:002012-03-04T14:57:23.564+00:00Me + 43A will be having a 'competition; to See...Me + 43A will be having a 'competition; to See Who Gets all 12 for Haulage First!!!!New Deckersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-69671524772631185892012-03-04T14:48:27.849+00:002012-03-04T14:48:27.849+00:00Question is, who will be the first to catch a phot...Question is, who will be the first to catch a photo of them in the depot?!!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-87432481104812878472012-03-04T14:44:07.083+00:002012-03-04T14:44:07.083+00:00I'm in aggrement that 'the more blinds the...I'm in aggrement that 'the more blinds the better', I just think the rear one looks a bit strange and could be easily blocked. But I'll get used to it!<br /><br />Anyway, on a different note, I think they certainly look very stylish, modern, maybe a bit Enviro 200/300 like. I look forward to seeing them on the road.Tomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-33861328520327657732012-03-04T13:44:20.417+00:002012-03-04T13:44:20.417+00:00Go Ahead have previously specified off-side destin...Go Ahead have previously specified off-side destination screens on their Wilts and Dorset deliveries. A number of vehicles in the current fleet have such features<br /><br />Citaro:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/wanderer30/5111419763/<br /><br />Eclipse:<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/gbbuspics/4998933858/<br /><br />Myllennium<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/59115230@N06/5436185773/<br /><br />Full width rear destination screens are also a common feature of GA fleets with GNE, B&H, GSC and OBC fleets all making use of such displays.Bennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-1805821214549508422012-03-04T13:35:21.642+00:002012-03-04T13:35:21.642+00:00"Can't really figure out the need for it ..."Can't really figure out the need for it nor can I think of any other examples of offside displays in the UK. I'd be very interested to hear the reasoning behind it."<br /><br />The only example of an offside display on a UK bus that I can think of was a trio of Bristol LHs, that were used by LT on a council supported service in the late 70's <br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/londonstreetscenes/4265542719/<br /><br />"The indicator on the side was intended to show late running. It would show "Bus no. 1 running late" or "Bus no. 2 running late". Although the timetable showed whether bus no. 1 or 2 was operating each particular journey, the display would only have been of use if you were waiting for a bus and one happened to pass in the opposite direction!"Nicknoreply@blogger.com