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    Nottingham 'Bus War'

    Given that nobody else has replied with a "proper" list, I too have looked for a fleetlist for CT4N and been unable to find one. The best I have been able to do so far is to find this fleet number list: https://bustimes.org/operators/nottingham-community-transport/vehicles and simply use google...
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    Is it possible to determine the booked rolling stock type using the headcode?

    EMT HST diagrams can be downloaded from the 125 group website: https://www.125group.org.uk/current-operators/east-midlands-trains/ Link to PDF near the bottom of the page The other diagrams will be booked for meridians.
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    Heathrow to Places west of Reading via HAY.

    On NRE if you put in Avoid Paddington it will route you via Hayes & Harlington e.g for a T5 (HWV) to Bristol Temple Meads (BRI) it will give you the £53.40 Not London Off peak ticket (SVS). This is for a 1442 dep today arriving 1735.
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    Is there an obligation to provide rail replacement buses

    Well LNER also do this if weekend engineering works close part of the line. For example this Sat (09 Mar) the latest time you can leave London KGX for Newcastle is 2000 (and there is a bus York-Darlington) rather than the usual 2100. Anybody using the 2100 will not get to Newcastle until 1007...
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    First Greater Glasgow

    19-reg E400 MMCs are starting to appear in service now. The following were on the 38 today. 34385 SK19 EMF 34386 SK19 EMJ 34387 SK19 EMV These are liveried for the 38.
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    Should all buses using motorways have seat belts and no standees

    I do not think there is a problem as under the current law Buses and Coaches are about 8 times safer than cars based on fatalities per billion passenger kms. Data is for GB, 2006-2015. Car is 1.6 vs 0.2 for buses and coaches. Source...
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    Websites and apps that have a bus tracker that shows the reg number or fleet number of the vehicles.

    A big thank you for all the work done to provide this information. It is extremely useful and I very much hope it expands to cover as many companies that it possibly can. I see from comments above and experience that some routes/companies only appear on the overall map when the individual route...
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    New style ticket booking

    I use the Southern website to purchase tickets. Once you have saved a ticket in your favourites e.g an off peak return A to B you simply select this then the date required from the calendar and then pay. No need to select trains. You can have multiple tickets in your favourites and purchase...
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    [Trivia] Cheapest and Most Expensive UK Bus/Coach Tickets (single journeys only)

    The Parkgate Shopping Service in Rotherham run by Powells charges 60p for a single between Forge Island Bus Stn. and Parkgate.
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    North East Buses

    If you are travelling in Tyneside/Teeside and between them on the same day a North East Explorer ticket may be on interest: https://networkonetickets.co.uk/tickets/explorer/
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    Competition heats up between Transdev and Connexions

    On Thrs this week (17/01/19) I managed to ride on two of the second hand V-reg Presidents 2719 (V34MOA) & 2720 (V69MOA) which were on the 1's. This may also point to a vehicle shortage.
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    First Greater Glasgow

    67024-67035 E200MMCs are on the 34/34A. 34 can be seen at Govan Bus Stn and the 34A at QEU Hospital. Routes then join up at Cardonald Stn (Berryknowes Rd) I was up there recently on a Saturday and noticed that the two routes did not inter-work, all 12 buses were out and I managed to ride on all...
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    Websites and apps that have a bus tracker that shows the reg number or fleet number of the vehicles.

    I have noticed that for operators showing on the tracker of bustimes.org, if you go into the bus operator page there us now a link at the bottom of the services run list which says "an incomplete《Company Name》fleet list". Clicking on this lists various vehicles. I presume these are ones...
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    London Buses help 1st January 2019

    For "Borismasters" (NBfLs) you could go a bit further east. Assuming Waterloo Bridge is running as normal there are the 59, 68, 76, 168. The 8, 11, 48, 149 around Liverpool St are also NBfLs, assuming roads are as normal. By the way the 205 is run by Stagecoach E40Hs (12xxx) and not NBfLs. You...
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    Websites and apps that have a bus tracker that shows the reg number or fleet number of the vehicles.

    Various divisions of the Go-Ahead Group will allow you to see the bus ID when you touch on the individual bus on the real time map in the App. APPS include: Go North East Metrobus East Anglia Buses Brighton & Hove Oxford Buses Another one for Lothian is the Edinburgh Transport Visualisation...
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    How to buy a Weekly Season from a station with only a NR TVM?

    It was a couple of years ago or so but I have used the Southern Railway Website to purchase a 7-day season (HUD-MAN) Huddersfield - Manchester and collected it from a ToD on the ECML.
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    Rovers and Rangers not available through Ticket On Departure (TOD)

    The GWR website seems to allow the purchase of various rovers in their area including 3 in 7 & 8 in 15 rovers although I have never used it: See: http://tickets.gwr.com/gw/en/journeyplanning/roversandrangers However just because they can be ordered online does not mean they can be picked up ToD...
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    Supermarket free bus services

    There are two free services in Bishop Auckland, Co Durham, run by The Eden bus company. Asda: http://www.comparetheeden.com/asda-shopper-bus.php Tesco: http://www.comparetheeden.com/tesco-shoppers-bus.php Each service requires a separate bus.

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