putty shankleton wrote:First Bus Driver: Do you have or know where to get scans of the old Gartcraig Bus Garage in its prime?.
I do not, sorry...
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putty shankleton wrote:First Bus Driver: Do you have or know where to get scans of the old Gartcraig Bus Garage in its prime?.
First Bus Driver wrote:
scotia47 wrote:*WARNING: Slightly anorak-ish content*First Bus Driver wrote:
I've seen these out and about on Maryhill Road on the no. 40 (Clydebank to Easterhouse) route. Have yet to travel on one.
I remember First introducing "Bendibuses" a few years back, similar to this one:
http://www.colourpoint.co.uk/archivephotos/5477.jpg
They used to show up quite often on the no. 61 (Summerston-Sandyhills) route. I quite liked them. They helped ease overcrowding which sometimes occurs with the normal single-deckers, while still providing easy wheelchair/pram/buggy access, something unvailable with First's current double-decker fleet. However, in more recent times they seem to have disappeared off the face of the Earth. FBD, would you happen to know where they went?
While I'm where I'd like to voice my opinions on destination displays (told you this would be anorak-ish). Most of the newer buses have green dot-matrix screens. These are OK during the day, but I find that they're often poorly lit at night and hard to read. However, some of the vehicles have orange displays instead. I find these a lot clearer and easier to read, especially after dark. Any chance they'll make an appearance on more of the fleet?
thecatsmother wrote:I was told by a driver the bendy buses were taken off the 61 route because they had difficulty making turns in one of the narrower sections of the route (he did tell me where, but I've forgotten) through a housing estate.
j m g wrote:interesting design. what's the propellor for?
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