Recent content by MotCO

The other option, of course, is for the winning tenderer to subcontract part of it to the garage at the 'other end'. Would that be permitted?

They're usually on the hard shoulder! No pre-conceptions here!

Ciuld we ever see joint operation of any routes? For example, the X26, sorry SL7, could be operated by RATP or Metroline from the Heathrow end, and GoAhead from Croydon.

Yes, they now drive Audis or Mercs :D

The only benefit I can see if TfL renationalised all buses is that maybe garages can be better matched to routes operated to reduce dead mileage. Some routes could even be operated by garages at either end of the route. Does this sound familiar?

To comply with Forum rules, I attach the full article below: If the Mayor will only take some routes into direct operation, where are the garages where they will operate from? If existing operators lose some routes, their overheads will increase which need to be recovered by higher contract...

But there has not been the same staggering advances in the technology of the person behind the wheel. People may be able to react more quuickly than in the past (e.g. witness how people have become more profficient at computer games), but there is still a lot of risk placed on the shoulders of...

I often anticipate vehicles, often lorries who are advancing on slower vehicles, pulling out, so I already move out to create space for them. Lorries take a long time to gain speed, so slowing down waiting for a gap to overtake can be tiresome.

The danger is that, because last time there were relatively few problems, people will not avoid the area in such large numbers, so the queues will be worse.

But buses terminating in East Grinstead already go past the Copthorne depot on their way to Crawley

That is a problem. I leave enough space to stop if I have to, so when someone fills the gap, I have to move back even further. The alternative is to leave a smaller gap which increases the risks of high speed shunts.

See post #107. Great minds etc! The Copthorne site is small - Southdown operated around 24 buses. Metrobus have almost 100 hydrogen buses in place or on order. I don't think that they could all be housed there, but they could call in to be refuelled perhaps, either mid duty (without...

I think one of the most dangerous actions taken on a motorway is to change lane; that is not to say never change lane, but be very careful when you do. For example, beware of vehicles in lanes 1 and 3 both trying to move into lane 2 at the same time. Re 'undertaking', is it alright to be in...

Is this the case? Other posters have asked why the vendors of railcards do not remind them when they expire, and I don't remember Trainline being one of those that do - it may just be my memory :'( Nonetheless, you can do yourself a favour and set a reminder on your phone when your new...

A couple of points regarding your 25-30 railcard to make sure you are not caught out again.. Between 04.30 and 9.59, a minimum fare of £12.00 applies. This means if the normal ticket you buy is, for example, £8, it can't be discounted. Secondly, make a note in your diary/on your phone etc when...