Recent content by LiviCrazy

Could be an error? Looking in that notice it says it covers Falkirk District Council and it also has a previous registration within the Falkirk area against that number (F2). I wonder if it is actually a Prentice registration as it fits their numbering and normal operational area. There is also...

I actually think it stands out a bit more than the current livery. The current livery, especially in the evenings, on the current vehicles can end up looking like a coach, especially as it shares a lot of its stops with Citylink. I always preferred the lighter blue liveries, much more eye...

I’ve only really experienced it with Lothian Country and I do find it a bit slower than previous systems in the area. Whereas most people only really interacted with the driver/machine on a Monday to buy their Week Ticket, most people buy a ticket every day now. I find companies that use...

The Queensferry to Linlithgow service would basically just be the old Davidsons service (474) that ran Bathgate>Linlithgow>Springfield>Newton>Sth Queensferry. If I remember rightly, we used to have the 431 Livingston to Linlithgow via Bridgen, 432 Livingston to Linlithgow via Philpstoun (may be...

The Mercedes Benz Mini-buses used around Livingston late 2000s early 2010s by various companies could fair fly, can remember doing the Passenger Travel 800 journey from Livingston to Bathgate (an already tightly scheduled route) in about 15mins by a now long retired driver. Speed bumps could be...

Was thinking about this yesterday when on an x27. Commuter Journeys on old First/McGills always seemed slightly faster apart from on a Monday, I think that may have been due to the fact everyone bought their weekly ticket on a Monday and the rest of the week it was just shown/scanned. Whereas...

I do think there is a bit of spite. I found one particular quote from McGills in this article particularly interesting. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/bus-passengers-give-reaction-news-31172856#google_vignette It reads that McGills did try to agree a carving up of the network...

There are often cheaper routes though eg taking a stopping bus compare to a train, Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris being an example. Doing it by bus is 20% of the price. Again if budget conscious you’ll do the cheapest route. I do think McGill’s could have done something slightly different...

Not a fan of them at the moment, but I will say that Tourists look at price too, they aren’t necessarily thinking of a brand. I know if I’m researching on travelling to a city I’m going to be looking for the best value route to the city (as non-bus enthusiasts they won’t be thinking about age of...

Looking at the new 902 timetable, looks like I was right about the bus now going into Harthill itself rather than just the Services. New stop seems to be on West Main Street.

I would imagine it could also reduce confusion as you would only see buses going one way on the route (ie you wouldn’t see buses to Edinburgh Airport and Glasgow stopping at the same stops. For me a stop at Livingston Toll would improve connections for the West of the Town with minimal impact on...

It would actually reduce distance and number of stops though. If they just had one stop at Livingston Toll (Shin Etsu) it would cut distance and time. I drive that route whenever I head West from Livingston as it cuts a couple of miles out of the journey. Going straight back up the A899 adds...

Given the timing of it, could it be a rerouting through Greenrigg/Harthill between J4A and J5 to provide a partial cover for the lost 23 which finishes on the 2nd. Also I have thought for ages it should go through Kirkton Campus and Starlaw at Livingston, shorter distance and same time as the...

From observation it’s the X28 that runs later, frequently up to 30mins. In the last few months of catching McGills X22, with full loads in the evening peak, I was never more than about 2-3 mins late (obviously except when it was cancelled), the X27/X28 are often 15mins late by the time they...

Can’t say from a perspective of Germany, but in the U.K., Edinburgh, in my experience, is almost unique in its obsession of queueing at bus stops. Most places I’ve caught buses, especially with multiple buses at a stop, people just congregate and somebody hails the bus when they see it arriving...