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Post by EastLondoner on Feb 19, 2014 10:55:29 GMT
Use this Thread to Discuss Arriva's Wide Variety of London Bus Operations and fleet. Please use this Thread for ALL of Arriva's Subsidaries
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2014 21:55:39 GMT
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Post by GloriousWater on Mar 15, 2014 22:50:33 GMT
That explains the absence of DW405 then. Glad everyone's OK at least, I wouldn't be too sure about staying in the pub if I were there to be honest.
The bus doesn't look that bad to be honest. Definitely not as bad as WVL302 and that was repaired.
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Post by Unorm on Mar 21, 2014 11:01:50 GMT
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Post by Unorm on Mar 21, 2014 20:16:56 GMT
What a bus crash, you guys must have heard it maybe  Is Arriva London South from South Croydon base, and yes it is ENL4 with WOBB as you can see (obviously) |
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Post by Unorm on Mar 23, 2014 16:08:33 GMT
This was in 2012 BUT, look at this 43-year-old who has been kicked off AT FULL FORCE by a 38-year-old who has spared jail, the 43-year-old got paralyzed (from big falls you obviously get paralyzed) video here:
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2014 17:18:49 GMT
This was in 2012 BUT, look at this 43-year-old who has been kicked off AT FULL FORCE by a 38-year-old who has spared jail, the 43-year-old got paralyzed (from big falls you obviously get paralyzed) video here: I remember seeing this on TV a few months back... #TheRouteMasters That's either the 253 or 254 which are the only buses in Finsbury Park to use Gemini 1's.  |
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Post by Unorm on Mar 23, 2014 21:47:56 GMT
This was in 2012 BUT, look at this 43-year-old who has been kicked off AT FULL FORCE by a 38-year-old who has spared jail, the 43-year-old got paralyzed (from big falls you obviously get paralyzed) video here: I remember seeing this on TV a few months back... #TheRouteMasters That's either the 253 or 254 which are the only buses in Finsbury Park to use Gemini 1's. That is 254 in particular, I saw it on YouTube HD, and Routemasters. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2014 20:10:59 GMT
Apparently, HV102 LJ13FBY had a minor incident earlier at Finsbury Park. Sure made me 20 minutes later than normal trying to get through the area. #1#2#3#4 |
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Post by Unorm on Mar 27, 2014 22:39:16 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2014 13:02:41 GMT
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Post by Unorm on Mar 28, 2014 14:00:08 GMT
That is as bad as Bandit, I prefer the cards (they have detailed numbering and destination cards, unlike that MA75 and Bandit) Those germs (whatever you wanna call it, genes, mishap, etc) came from Limebourne, which they were operating the 344/C3 once upon a time, when they're buses came to Clapham Junction, the germs passed onto 295's (First were operating it) passed onto, First Capital somehow, and Arriva London like that MA75 there!, and now, Banditly, GAL has those germs with Bandit having 100% affected by that germs, with Q doing it, (saw a 355 LDP towards Mitcham with green displays) and 108 from NX
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Post by Kieran on Apr 11, 2014 3:27:21 GMT
That is as bad as Bandit, I prefer the cards (they have detailed numbering and destination cards, unlike that MA75 and Bandit) Those germs (whatever you wanna call it, genes, mishap, etc) came from Limebourne, which they were operating the 344/C3 once upon a time, when they're buses came to Clapham Junction, the germs passed onto 295's (First were operating it) passed onto, First Capital somehow, and Arriva London like that MA75 there!, and now, Banditly, GAL has those germs with Bandit having 100% affected by that germs, with Q doing it, (saw a 355 LDP towards Mitcham with green displays) and 108 from NX
no wonder it was using BE buses that speaded those germs I don't understand why you dislike operators using paper blinds. After all they are better than none and with the onboard announcement system it shouldn't be that much of a problem. |
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Post by Unorm on Apr 15, 2014 13:30:32 GMT
Technically, you're right, 'cos I do remember when G1 with GAL when it got ex-315/322 LDPs with paper, the problem though is they didn't have destination papers.....
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Post by Kieran on Apr 16, 2014 15:55:32 GMT
Technically, you're right, 'cos I do remember when G1 with GAL when it got ex-315/322 LDPs with paper, the problem though is they didn't have destination papers..... That only happened because manual blinds were delivered instead of powerblinds. |
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Post by bigfuzzykitten on May 12, 2014 20:57:18 GMT
A very competent operator with lots of lovely DLAs!
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Post by Unorm on May 18, 2014 8:04:15 GMT
A very competent operator with lots of lovely DLAs! Not all are lovely, N's are worser than those half crap VLA [1-55]. [320+ DLAs are the best IMO, which is held by BN, EC....] |
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Post by bigfuzzykitten on May 21, 2014 13:57:14 GMT
A very competent operator with lots of lovely DLAs! Not all are lovely, N's are worser than those half crap VLA [1-55]. [320+ DLAs are the best IMO, which is held by BN, EC....] Those happen to be my favourite DLAs. Sad to see Arriva lost a lot of contracts  |
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Post by Safwaanf1 on May 24, 2014 6:59:18 GMT
I have 3 routes in my area operated by Arriva, the 106, 135 and 254. I have to say I'm absolutely disgusted by the 106 and 254. The standard of driving is really low, with the drivers being really aggressive. If someone is running to catch the bus or they didn't see it because it was behind another bus, the driver will look at the person and just drive off, even if it's an old person. They also tend to brake quite late and stop past where everyone is standing. They'll pull off without looking into their mirrors first. They also start driving off before the front doors have fully closed. The buses are always filthy, both from inside and outside. Some of their VLW's are also extremely loud. The drivers seem to think they're in a race and always accelerate really fast and brake as late as possible. Quite often on Whitechapel Road between Aldgate and Whitechapel they tend not to use the bus lane and while there's nothing wrong with that, no one else does that.
*End Rant*
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Post by Unorm on May 24, 2014 10:54:44 GMT
I have 3 routes in my area operated by Arriva, the 106, 135 and 254. I have to say I'm absolutely disgusted by the 106 and 254. The standard of driving is really low, with the drivers being really aggressive. If someone is running to catch the bus or they didn't see it because it was behind another bus, the driver will look at the person and just drive off, even if it's an old person. They also tend to brake quite late and stop past where everyone is standing. They'll pull off without looking into their mirrors first. They also start driving off before the front doors have fully closed. The buses are always filthy, both from inside and outside. Some of their VLW's are also extremely loud. The drivers seem to think they're in a race and always accelerate really fast and brake as late as possible. Quite often on Whitechapel Road between Aldgate and Whitechapel they tend not to use the bus lane and while there's nothing wrong with that, no one else does that. *End Rant* I've seen them since 2010, they thought they were in a race, they've got fast drivers on the 254  But the stuff you noted makes a downfall. Here, in N. Drivers driving the 133 are similar to that of which you pointed out, even worse, if you see 2 or more 133's together on a bus stop, and you run to the closest one (the last one) the driver tells you to run to the one infront, Which is very annoying..... And they throw rubbish drivers, yet kind on the 415, fast and patience-less on the 133, and half of both on both routes 2 and 432. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2014 21:03:33 GMT
I have 3 routes in my area operated by Arriva, the 106, 135 and 254. I have to say I'm absolutely disgusted by the 106 and 254. The standard of driving is really low, with the drivers being really aggressive. If someone is running to catch the bus or they didn't see it because it was behind another bus, the driver will look at the person and just drive off, even if it's an old person. They also tend to brake quite late and stop past where everyone is standing. They'll pull off without looking into their mirrors first. They also start driving off before the front doors have fully closed. The buses are always filthy, both from inside and outside. Some of their VLW's are also extremely loud. The drivers seem to think they're in a race and always accelerate really fast and brake as late as possible. Quite often on Whitechapel Road between Aldgate and Whitechapel they tend not to use the bus lane and while there's nothing wrong with that, no one else does that. *End Rant* I actually had a route 259 driver at Finsbury Park who was still at the bus stop but didn't let an old man on because the driver had already did the loading/unloading but was still sitting in traffic. Thing about 253/254s is that they tend to run together in the wrong order, towards Euston/Holloway for example, 253 would usually be in front and the 254 behind running emptier. |
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Post by Unorm on May 25, 2014 13:26:59 GMT
I have 3 routes in my area operated by Arriva, the 106, 135 and 254. I have to say I'm absolutely disgusted by the 106 and 254. The standard of driving is really low, with the drivers being really aggressive. If someone is running to catch the bus or they didn't see it because it was behind another bus, the driver will look at the person and just drive off, even if it's an old person. They also tend to brake quite late and stop past where everyone is standing. They'll pull off without looking into their mirrors first. They also start driving off before the front doors have fully closed. The buses are always filthy, both from inside and outside. Some of their VLW's are also extremely loud. The drivers seem to think they're in a race and always accelerate really fast and brake as late as possible. Quite often on Whitechapel Road between Aldgate and Whitechapel they tend not to use the bus lane and while there's nothing wrong with that, no one else does that. *End Rant* I actually had a route 259 driver at Finsbury Park who was still at the bus stop but didn't let an old man on because the driver had already did the loading/unloading but was still sitting in traffic. Thing about 253/254s is that they tend to run together in the wrong order, towards Euston/Holloway for example, 253 would usually be in front and the 254 behind running emptier. Same with the 68/468 towards Elephant & Castle (or Euston for the 68). 468 gets full until Camberwell Green, then flies past every bus it sees |
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Post by DW498 on Jul 9, 2014 21:55:49 GMT
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Post by Unorm on Oct 1, 2014 16:55:33 GMT
Some 08-plated Enviro400s are being refurbished. One of them, T54, ran over a man yesterday, the bus was damaged by the windscreen. It should be fixed soon and back on service. DW27 is back this week from an 8-month absence. I wonder what Arriva London would do with the 415 and 432's DLAs/VLAs...
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But the stuff you noted makes a downfall. Here, in N. Drivers driving the 133 are similar to that of which you pointed out, even worse, if you see 2 or more 133's together on a bus stop, and you run to the closest one (the last one) the driver tells you to run to the one infront, Which is very annoying..... And they throw rubbish drivers, yet kind on the 415, fast and patience-less on the 133, and half of both on both routes 2 and 432.
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