howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Saw the 92a leave Pencester Road at 12 25 and all the seats seem to have been taken so Stagecoach might have to consider using the longer single deckers? Looking at the route it takes it could be that people from Eythorne or Elvington can't get on for a return journey because others wanting to get to the Hospital or Tesco.
Pablo- Registered: 21 Mar 2018
- Posts: 614
They can always wait for the next 15 and pick up the 92/92A either at Lydden or Kearsney depending on the route. By then all the passengers for the hospital or River will have disembarked.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
I think Stagecoach will have to look at replacing their small single deckers soon as most seem to be on the verge of being clapped out. They get through a lot of work and regular maintenance cannot hide the fact that they have seen better days.
Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,302
I saw one of the above mentioned buses totally dead half on the verge on the sliproad to the Crem this morning, poor thing hadn't quite made it. It was still there an hour later with the driver looking a bit pee'd off!
Terry
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Brian Dixon
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The admin side of Stagecoach seem to have lost the plot, I posted here on the first day of the changes that they had torn down the old timetables but not put up new ones at certain bus stops.
This morning they finally removed the old timetable at the bottom of my road but didn't put up the new one!!
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,302
Was stuck in a queue behind the "flaming" bus at about 16.25. It appeared to be a minor fire in the battery compartment. Coming back at 17.40 it was hooked up ready to be dragged away.
In spite of what people may say these vehicles at pretty robust and safe.
Terry
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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Pablo
there is only the number 10 where I travel from
and your right I'm forced now to use the train
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Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
- Posts: 463
Unfortunately the dynamic chap at Stagecoach who was behind things like the Diamond network and really increased use of the buses got promoted a couple of years back and the current management seem to be under orders to do as much as possible with as little as possible. On another point, they can't use longer buses easily over St Radigunds because of grounding risks on Hillside Road.
Lew Finnis
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,020
Yes the introduction of the Diamond service was good.Pity to see the dimish of some of that Managers good ideas.It was a pleasure to use the buses then.Themdriversb were on certain rotaoes so you got used to them .now it’s pot luck.There was joined up thinking then.We were customers .
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customer
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Reginald Barrington
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Arte et Marte
Bob Whysman
- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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Reginald Barrington wrote:
I was almost fooled by this one too Reginald. I believe it is a variety of weed unknown to the civilised world but which has been grown in River from medieval times and it's medicinal use ceased until recently.
The clue is in
Themdriversb[U][/U] were on certain rotaoes so you got used to them .now it’s pot luck.: "
Translation: Them B Drivers were on rotaoes on certain routes but now due to lack of good growing conditions are reverting to
pot. Lucky for some I believe Sue meant.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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rotaoes is that a new spud veriaty. themdriversb is this a new pc term for a set of drivers.
Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
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Given the time it was posted, Sue was either dog-tired or sozzled!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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I'm still trying to understand the point of 314, maybe it is a new parlour game?
Timetables still not up at the stop I use in Folkestone Road and 101/102 seems to be having problems. I was told that when one arrived in Pencester Road the other day passengers boarded then another one pulled up behind let everybody off then drove off empty.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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as I stated above the number 10 ashford to Folkestone was 1905
now is 1920 goes via golden valley and gets to Tesco cheriton 2035 then terminates
used to go folk bus stn arrive 1955 connecting to the 2005 to dover
no longer possib;le
63 bus bus seems to be struggling often not turning up or 15 mins late
just a few of the disasters.....
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Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,020
Re post .313 Yes tired .I have a new iPad and I cannot log in to the forum.so now using my old one .My post should have read Rota.Not potatoes or any other veg.Still I think the old way the drivers worked was better.You saw the same drivers for several months .
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Bob Whysman- Registered: 23 Aug 2013
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:I'm still trying to understand the point of 314, maybe it is a new parlour game?
Timetables still not up at the stop I use in Folkestone Road and 101/102 seems to be having problems. I was told that when one arrived in Pencester Road the other day passengers boarded then another one pulled up behind let everybody off then drove off empty.
I’m sure Sue will realise that no malice was intended in any of the posted commentas and will accept them for what they are and raise a smile too! ( I reckon one of her hats was obscuring her vision when she wrote her posting)
We all make our faux pas’s from Thyme to Thyme and the sun coming out gets to many men’s bald heads when their owners forget to tie on their knotted handkerchiefs!
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