[Albion] Brighton Buses to replace bendy buses with double deckers

[Chicken Run]

Indeed - using the reason that an RTO, planning permission and signage were required and would take too long. The cynic in me suggests the subject matter in this thread is more likely to be the reason for their pull out.

Maybe Cllr Druitt can get the contract for his Lemon Buses?

Perhaps he can even claim child care expenses for the time he spends putting the contract together….


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[A mex eyecan]

it’s easy, just build a stadium at Waterhall.
can’t understand why this hasn’t been thought of before ……

 

[schmunk]

 

[Notters]

The bridge is only 30cm too low, can't they just dig the road down a little?

 

[timbha]

The bridge is only 30cm too low, can't they just dig the road down a little?

Or let the tyres down a bit

 

[schmunk]

I have a cunning plan:

"DUCK!"

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

You do know that Mill Road was used as a Park & Ride by the Albion before the bendy-buses came to Brighton?

Worked just fine with standard single-deckers as I recall...

The Mercedes Citaro bendy buses came to Brighton only shortly after the Amex opened, and in the Withdean days the capacity was massively less.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Or let the tyres down a bit ��

Or cram a few more people inside.

 

[zefarelly]

If they lowered the roof and smokers only upstairs, job done

everyone know smokers are shorter than non smokers, especially if they're on proper fags from the age of 6

 

[schmunk]

...

 

[studio150]

Easy Solution

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I have a cunning plan:

"DUCK!"

It’s a seagull.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

...

Absolutely this all day long.

 

[birthofanorange]

Brighton and Hove Buses currently do not have any non-training single decker buses in their fleet. The Bendys get 5mpg, they're not allowed up North Street in the City's "ultra low emissions zone" because they're deadly. B&H have been looking to offload them for a while and there's no value in them getting single deckers. The last time they did was for the expansion for the route 50 to Hollingdean but there was no upturn in passenger numbers so they ditched the increased frequency and whacked doubles back on the route. The single deckers went to the 18 route but have since been flogged. The Go Ahead group have plenty of singlers, presumably the Park and Ride will be serviced by those but it might be more expensive as they'll have to travel into the City in order to run the service rather than using local B&H buses.

I thought the bendy buses do go up North St. - along Western Rd. to Palmeira Sq. where they turn round and head back towards the Sussex Uni?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I thought the bendy buses do go up North St. - along Western Rd. to Palmeira Sq. where they turn round and head back towards the Sussex Uni?

The 25 is now curtailed at the Old Steine, the odd bus that does continue into town and then on to Portslade is operated by a double decker.

 

[birthofanorange]

The 25 is now curtailed at the Old Steine, the odd bus that does continue into town and then on to Portslade is operated by a double decker.

I didn't know that - is that a fairly recent change?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I didn't know that - is that a fairly recent change?

Hmmm maybe a year or more? It certainly hasn't been possible to catch a 25 from west of the Old Steine to the Amex this season.

 

[birthofanorange]

Hmmm maybe a year or more? It certainly hasn't been possible to catch a 25 from west of the Old Steine to the Amex this season.

Shows how long since I last caught a 25, then.

 

[BNthree]

The 25 is now curtailed at the Old Steine, the odd bus that does continue into town and then on to Portslade is operated by a double decker.

I got a bendy bus 25 from Portslade to Moulescomb just yesterday.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

I got a bendy bus 25 from Portslade to Moulescomb just yesterday.

Well they ae very much a rarity, just check the timetable.