First Greater Glasgow

[lastbus]

Overtown will operate all daytime 266s after the service change

 

[Volvodart]

The new timetables are now up on the First Glasgow website.

 

[SarahDFIG]

an certain old dear has been repainted which I am shocked to see. 33120!!!

She does look good though. I don't understand how this has survived tbh

 

[route101]

During the week theirs a early morning 31 goes to ek mostly a e400 which goes on to a 6 then theirs some that does a 31 then a 18 back down the 1 a cant understand is a Saturday morning 7a empty from caly to old larkfield depot at gates runs to st enoch only a few stops then empty again to start a 38

Unless the E400MMC was taken off the 31 to go on 38 for the reason it shouldn't be on the 31 .

 

[route101]

an certain old dear has been repainted which I am shocked to see. 33120!!!

She does look good though. I don't understand how this has survived tbh

Is that LT02NWC , unless its going to GVVT or something ?

 

[route101]

new timetables on traveline

service 2 withdrawn between Bailleston and Airdrie/ Maxim park

service 4/4a now operates every 15mins between Broomhill and Clarkston with a 30min frequency to Newton Mearns/Eaglesham

service 266 will still operate to Shotts but now on a 15 minute frequency

Is that the 4s to Muirend taken out ?

 

[JumpinTrainz]

an certain old dear has been repainted which I am shocked to see. 33120!!!

She does look good though. I don't understand how this has survived tbh

Bizarre! Any photos?

 

[Jordan Adam]

Bizarre! Any photos?

Looks fantastic imo, the livery works really well on the President.

Photo taken from Facebook ©Jack Bruce, if the original owner wants it removed PM me.

 

[duffers2324]

Agreed seen her proudly standing between 2 B7RLE's i believe during the recent GVVT and First celebration of 125 years of corporation transport in Glasgow during the visit to Cally.

 

[JumpinTrainz]

Looks fantastic imo, the livery works really well on the President.

Photo taken from Facebook ©Jack Bruce, if the original owner wants it removed PM me.

The presidents do suit the new colours massively I must admit. Makes them look very tidy. Wonder how long she’ll be around for.

 

[SarahDFIG]

The presidents do suit the new colours massively I must admit. Makes them look very tidy. Wonder how long she’ll be around for.

no date set for this vehicle for leaving the fleet and I am still confused it's remaining as I was told weeks back it would be away this year but as we all know things change. no doubt next round of LEZ will see this off and possibly to another depot I guess

 

[Jordan Adam]

no date set for this vehicle for leaving the fleet and I am still confused it's remaining as I was told weeks back it would be away this year but as we all know things change. no doubt next round of LEZ will see this off and possibly to another depot I guess

I wouldn't be surprised if it gets retained in the fleet for Non-PSV use.

 

[route101]

On the trident right now on a 31 , bloody roasting. I took a picture but my phone deleted it strangely

 

[Jordan Adam]

On the trident right now on a 31 , bloody roasting. I took a picture but my phone deleted it strangely

What do you expect, it's an old Trident .

Jokes aside most buses are roasting hot this time of year. The only buses locally i find that manage to stay cool are the Renowns and E200MMCs.

 

[alangla]

The E500s used to be nice. Unless you got one with knackered aircon, when it wasn’t. Are there still some B9s with aircon upstairs?

 

[GaryMcEwan]

The E500s used to be nice. Unless you got one with knackered aircon, when it wasn’t. Are there still some B9s with aircon upstairs?

The 57, 08 and 58 plate B9s had air con but no windows that opened upstairs The got windows that physically opened installed not that long ago, so I;m ot to sure if at that point the air con was disabled.

 

[PaulMc7]

Yeah I remember getting double decker 1Cs and absolutely dreading it because it was always heat that came out of them even when it was warm outside anyway

 

[Jordan Adam]

The E500s used to be nice. Unless you got one with knackered aircon, when it wasn’t. Are there still some B9s with aircon upstairs?

Forgot to mention the E500's now stay very cool too thanks to the hopper windows. Despite there only being 4 on each deck the airflow around the bus from them is good.

 

[route101]

The 57, 08 and 58 plate B9s had air con but no windows that opened upstairs The got windows that physically opened installed not that long ago, so I;m ot to sure if at that point the air con was disabled.

They were a nightmare .

 

[route101]

The presidents do suit the new colours massively I must admit. Makes them look very tidy. Wonder how long she’ll be around for.

Wonder the reason for repainting ?

 

[PaulMc7]

Wonder the reason for repainting ?

My guess is either they're about to send it to another depot or think they can still get a few years of running out of it

 

[Bus Lightyear]

Looks fantastic imo, the livery works really well on the President.

Photo taken from Facebook ©Jack Bruce, if the original owner wants it removed PM me.

Was this the last bus that wore the Barbie colours?

 

[route101]

Was this the last bus that wore the Barbie colours?

Pretty sure I seen a B10BLE in Barbie on 1 this morning

 

[awsnews]

Was this the last bus that wore the Barbie colours?

There are at least 3 Volvos at Dumbarton still in Barbie livery including recently arrived 61653 which managed a stint on the 1C this morning. Quite a few loans, possibly transfers, to Dumbarton over the last month.

 

[Bus Lightyear]

There are at least 3 Volvos at Dumbarton still in Barbie livery including recently arrived 61653 which managed a stint on the 1C this morning. Quite a few loans, possibly transfers, to Dumbarton over the last month.

I think it's possible Dumbarton will soon receive Volvo B7rles to replace the remaining B10bles.

 

[route101]

The 57, 08 and 58 plate B9s had air con but no windows that opened upstairs The got windows that physically opened installed not that long ago, so I;m ot to sure if at that point the air con was disabled.

Seen one today , only 2 windows on each side of upper deck open

 

[PaulMc7]

Every single bus I was on today was absolutely boiling. First definitely don't make it easy to travel around in this heat lol

 

[Jordan Adam]

Every single bus I was on today was absolutely boiling. First definitely don't make it easy to travel around in this heat lol

Sadly it's probably the same at most operators the past few days, this sort of weather (heat) is not normal here.

 

[PaulMc7]

Sadly it's probably the same at most operators the past few days, this sort of weather (heat) is not normal here.

Yeah it's been a very nice summer so far for the weather. Will only get warmer with global warming too which will make traveling a nightmare

 

[JumpinTrainz]

Yeah it's been a very nice summer so far for the weather. Will only get warmer with global warming too which will make traveling a nightmare

I think this is something to be looked at over time. Global Warming is an important issue and it’s hard to ignore that it can become extremely hot during the summer so our transport systems need to be able to accommodate that idea. It’s only going to get hotter.

Air Con needs to be a standard spec on buses from now on I would say.