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Are there many examples of routes which are normally allocated lower capacity vehicles (e.g. single deckers) during the main part of the day when the services is busier but then use larger capacity vehicles (e.g. double deckers) in the evenings and/or on Sundays when usage is lower? First...

I'd be interested to find out some examples of bus routes that cannot use double decker vehicles due to the fact that the route involves passing under a low bridge or due to something like a weight limit on a road. I know this applies to the X8 Bristol to Nailsea route, the 273 route between...

Something I've always been curious about. I've been aware of several instances where services have been withdrawn and in the months leading up to the withdrawal the service has been reduced in frequency and/or had its route altered so it serves fewer places. For example it was noticeable that...

Have you ever had the experience of travelling on the very first or very last journey on a bus service after its introduction or before its withdrawal? Back in October 2022 I rode the very first journey on the short lived 47 between Bristol and Yate. It was about 0530 in the morning and raining...

Has anyone on here ever had a disappointing bus or coach trip? For example one where you travelled on a particular route and were disappointed by the vehicle, had to suffer a busy journey, a delayed journey or difficult passengers? I didn't really enjoy the old 265 route between Bath and...

One of the school bus routes in the South Gloucestershire area- Service 967 which served the secondary schools in the Yate and Chipping Sodbury area has recently been withdrawn and aparrently passengers are being directed to use local bus services instead. I have been thinking for a while...

For those members who travelled to school by bus what was your journey like? Did you have a bus or a coach for your journey and if you had a bus was it a single or double decker? Did you travel on a route where there was a scramble for the back seat (or where the oldest pupils sat there as a...

Are there many operators that actually allow passengers to sit in the front row at the present time? On Sunday I did a return trip from Bristol to Luton catching the Flixbus service to London and then the Greenline service to Luton. Interestingly on the Flixbus service from Bristol to London...

Can anyone think of any examples of routes that, prior to the start of the pandemic seemed to be struggling and for which their eventual withdrawal was accelerated by what happened?

If anyone is happy to answer I'd be interested to find out what their last 'normal' bus/coach journey before the start of the Covid restrictions last March involved? On Monday 9th March I did a trip from Bristol to London catching a Megabus from Bristol at around 0300 in the morning and then...

Hello Does anyone know what is happening with regards to the resumption of the Bristol Sightseeing Tour? I'm aware that it has been suspended in recent months but their website doesn't seem to be working and no announcements have been put on their Facebook page. I've noticed that the Bath and...

Are there many examples of coach routes here in the UK where ENTCS passes are valid for travel. Ones I can think of are: X5 Oxford to Cambridge Falcon Bristol to Plymouth (specific sections) Greenline 757 London to Luton In the case of a coach route offering local journeys the acceptance of...

As per the title. I'd be interested to find out if there has ever been a bus service to the village of Nempnett Thrubwell.

Back in November I travelled up to Lincoln for the heritage event at the bus museum. However I ended up spending most of my time riding the local buses instead. All the routes I traveled on seemed to be worked out of Lincoln Bus Station with the services running out to a destination and tjen...

Yesterday marked the withdrawal of the National Express 890 London to Cork service (managed a photo of the last journey as it departed Bristol Bus Station). Quite a disappointment to see it go although presumably the numbers dropped to a point where it was no longer commercially viable? Does...

I spent a few days in Paris last week (due to my desire not to see in Brexit here in the UK) and used the Eurolines/Flixbus service from London Victoria. On the outward journey last thursday (30/1) I used the Eurolines service from to Paris Gallieni. I was originally booked on a Flixbus service...

Can anyone think of any examples of bus routes which have been lost following the collapse of a bus operator- eg where the operator providing that service has folded and no other operator has been willing to run it commercially or the relevant local authority has been unable to fund it. When...

Hope have not done the wrong thing posting this. What would you say constitutes an acceptable level of phone usage by passengers on board public transport. Obviously nothing can be done to stop people holding conversations or using their phones onboard the bus but nonetheless there can be times...

I'd be interested to know what the process is if you want to preserved bus or coach. Obviously I'm guessing there are practical considerations such as storage of the vehicle but are there procedures that need to be followed in terms of insurance and registering the vehicle? Also is one...

Have noticed that some school/college bus routes are referred to as being "Coach" routes. Either by the educational establishment or by the operator.However in reality the operator has buses in use on its school services. However in other instances such routes are referred to as being "bus"...