One for the railway heads

[BrigitDoon]

There used to be one of those that went past my window until recently. It was green and had Palaeobus written on the side of it. Didn't see any cavemen in it though.

[Alycidon]

Drifting off topic, but where I work in Dumbarton is next door to the First Bus Garage, this depot must have the oldest collection of buses in the country, S,T, and X registrations are the norm.

[RDR]

Drifting off topic, but where I work in Dumbarton is next door to the First Bus Garage, this depot must have the oldest collection of buses in the country, S,T, and X registrations are the norm.

I'm sure some of the bus companies round about Motherwell beat that.
Coakley specialise in fourth hand ex -London transport buses and McKindless who have just gone bust have ones that are equally as old. neber a day goes by where you don't see a broken down Coakley bus somewhere in Motherwell

[BrigitDoon]

Buses today >

[Bankie Boy]

I know there are a number of people here that are employed by the Railway. Can you please explain to me the difference between a Conductor and a Ticket Examiner?

[yoker brian]

on presses a button and the other presses a button

[Bankie Boy]

If there is no difference why is the strike taking place and how would passenger safety be compromised? (Its a genuine question. I really don't know).

[RDR]

Buses today >

.....and your point is?

[Josef]

Buses today >

.....and your point is?

.. and Brigit's point is, that there's a bus thread and train threads, and there was a bus discussion going on on a Railway one.

I believe strict demarcation lines are preserved in the transport-fan world.

[tobester]

I know there are a number of people here that are employed by the Railway. Can you please explain to me the difference between a Conductor and a Ticket Examiner?

Conductor is in charge of the train, such as closing doors etc, whereas a TE assists the drive (as theyre in charge of the train)

If there is no difference why is the strike taking place and how would passenger safety be compromised? (Its a genuine question. I really don't know).

As for the safety aspect only the walloper Crow can answer that one, as if driver only were as dangerous as they say then id not work on them and noone would travel on them. TEs may not be trained to the same level as conductors, but we have first aid training, taught how to use the fire extinguishers, how to ASSIST a driver in a train evacuation.

Last major crash involving a DOO that caused loss of life, and was the drivers fault? 1991 Newton SPAD

[aland]

thought everything bar the 156 was designed for DOO anyway. most stations have monitors/mirrors so that the driver can see the doors. spads shouldnt happen now with tpws

[RDR]

Buses today >

.....and your point is?

.. and Brigit's point is, that there's a bus thread and train threads, and there was a bus discussion going on on a Railway one.

I believe strict demarcation lines are preserved in the transport-fan world.

Wow. Transport fan etiquitte, now that is a new one.
Its all transport to me. Maybe I shouldn't mention 142 pacers being they were actually bus bodies on frieght van underframes. What thread should they be discussed on Bus or Trains? Where do trolley buses fit in?
Clearly a guidance list is required.

[Josef]

If you're taking Brigit's post as any kind of criticism of something you've said, R, then there's no need to.

It was meant in a light-hearted fashion, and should be taken that way. It's nice to keep related material together, though, and whilst, as you say, it's all transport, equally this site is all Glasgow. I'm sure there'll probably be an Integrated Transport thread on here somewhere too, mind.....

[RDR]

If you're taking Brigit's post as any kind of criticism of something you've said, R, then there's no need to.

It was meant in a light-hearted fashion, and should be taken that way. It's nice to keep related material together, though, and whilst, as you say, it's all transport, equally this site is all Glasgow. I'm sure there'll probably be an Integrated Transport thread on here somewhere too, mind.....

Point taken, and I wasn't taking it as criticism. I was trying to be light hearted but maybe I should have used the smilies to indicate that.......

[BrigitDoon]

Wow, I started a controversy!

Anyway...

On the box last night there was a piece about the Duchess of Hamilton which is on display at the National Railway Museum at York. It made a pleasant distraction from the election. Unfortunately I can't find the footage online and it's not on iPlayer.




At York with Streamlining




Without streamlining


In New York

Duchess of Hamilton at Tylsley Locomotive Works >>