tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post3849264852159472378..comments2024-03-27T23:18:38.661+00:00Comments on Plymothian Transit: Naked Solodidbygrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01858408719372985035noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-75328298533681583782015-04-09T15:34:21.407+01:002015-04-09T15:34:21.407+01:0077 does seem to get herself into the wars. Here is...77 does seem to get herself into the wars. Here is a Plymothian Transit post from March 2014<br />http://www.plymothiantransit.com/2014/03/business-as-usual.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-64917017538429616832015-04-09T10:34:02.805+01:002015-04-09T10:34:02.805+01:00Solo 224 now in red. 77, the bus involved in the a...Solo 224 now in red. 77, the bus involved in the accident when working the Padstow route is in the workshops, I assume for assessment and/or repair.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-1499172487710116472015-03-31T15:18:51.633+01:002015-03-31T15:18:51.633+01:00Thank you for an authoritative answer(unlike - and...Thank you for an authoritative answer(unlike - and I quite accept that Citybus don't like paper in the windscreen.<br /><br />Oh, incidentally, Anonymous - I am not a bus spotter; I have never 'spotted' a bus or train in my life. I do, though, have an interest in public transport and especially rural transport - with which I was professionally involved before I retired.Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-71074863991740297312015-03-30T19:24:26.581+01:002015-03-30T19:24:26.581+01:00we are experiencing problems with the software on ...we are experiencing problems with the software on the solos. the long solos 220 - 224 have a system called gorba. tom michaels went to milehouse on 29/3/15 to load the buses and there was an issue with the sign configuration details, asking for a certain config, different to what tom had it under. this was changed to the required format, then it deleted everything! the short solos 206 -209 have a system called brightech. a plate has to be removed to gain access to the bit to programme the blinds. the allen keys provided were no good, we were hoping to speak to the man who programmed western greyhounds blinds, but now that they gone bust, that isn't an option. Tom & I are working very hard to try to get these sorted as quick as possible. We hate seeing buses with paper in the window, as do the management of citybus. All we ask is that you bear with us, we are doing all we can to remedy the situation.Michael Hudson/ Tom Michaels PCB Dest Blinds Teamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-90593351870323819602015-03-29T21:38:30.668+01:002015-03-29T21:38:30.668+01:00No, I don't think I have the answer - it was a...No, I don't think I have the answer - it was a genuine question as to how complicated it is to re-programme the WG electronic displays. I couldn't ask the driver as I met the bus as I was driving in the opposite direction. My contention is that, of all things the display could have shown, 'not in service' was the least helpful. Surely the thing can be switched off. <br /><br />Also - if there is to be a paper sticker showing the service number, one showing the destination as well is not high technology. The 79 route has a long double run to Calstock, so there is a two-mile stretch where buses travelling in the same direction could be going to either Tavistock or Callington. A passenger could, obviously, stop the bus and ask the driver where he is going - but, if the bus is marked 'not in service, may well not do so.Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-88859745690632712092015-03-29T08:42:28.430+01:002015-03-29T08:42:28.430+01:00They have had to purchase software to update the b...They have had to purchase software to update the blinds as it happens 2 different types as the short ones have a different blind to the long ones! It's not cheap either but should be ready by April 12th.<br /> As normal a bus spotter sees a problem and thinks they have the answer, why didn't you ask the driver, or give Citybus a ring, to find out why?? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-67177033718038787472015-03-28T19:27:29.715+00:002015-03-28T19:27:29.715+00:00Not naked, but a very well-dressed red Solo on the...Not naked, but a very well-dressed red Solo on the 79 service. The only problem was the destination display - in best WG free. The service number was shown as a very large paper '79', but there was no destination shown (TC please note?). The green display, though, showed 'NOT IN SERVICE Sorry', which, surely, was not going to attract passengers. How complicated is it to re-programme electronic displays? Is there no other message which could have been displayed - like 'Welcome aboard Citybus'?Keithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-69584290690682234492015-03-24T15:31:07.141+00:002015-03-24T15:31:07.141+00:00First are drafting in buses from other parts of ...First are drafting in buses from other parts of the country to replace the inherited Dart's and Solo's from Western Greyhound. There is no intention to keep these long term hence they still carry their Western Greyhound fleet numbers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-35947897848177701622015-03-23T22:27:56.450+00:002015-03-23T22:27:56.450+00:00Yes buses are "inanimate" and it is your...Yes buses are "inanimate" and it is your prerogative not to agree with them being referred to as "she".<br />However in all my 50+ years, all things mechanical were referred to as "she" when talking about them and I expect the majority or readers will have no problem with that either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-42410710468537361672015-03-23T21:38:40.845+00:002015-03-23T21:38:40.845+00:00207 has been sitting outside the workshops on the ...207 has been sitting outside the workshops on the old death row since before the weekendAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-88201313408557827912015-03-23T17:21:27.108+00:002015-03-23T17:21:27.108+00:00FDC have several ex WGL green buses running around...FDC have several ex WGL green buses running around Cornwall with pink or white F's on them. Can't imagine they will be in any hurry to repaint. The dog is dead - move on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-4580774520797780812015-03-23T14:29:48.556+00:002015-03-23T14:29:48.556+00:00I don't agree about referring to buses as &quo...I don't agree about referring to buses as "she". They are inanimate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11828686.post-90411385142492898512015-03-23T08:47:38.410+00:002015-03-23T08:47:38.410+00:00i wish they would keep one or two of these green f...i wish they would keep one or two of these green for a western greyhound memoryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com