Comments on: Route 300 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/ Bus Driving in Milton Keynes and other stuff Sat, 17 Jul 2010 11:56:46 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mrs C http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/comment-page-1/#comment-4292 Mrs C Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:49:16 +0000 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/#comment-4292 The floors could do with a clean love, ur pic with the lovely Tracey in it is ruined my the minging floor lol The floors could do with a clean love, ur pic with the lovely Tracey in it is ruined my the minging floor lol

]]> By: Bob Smith http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/comment-page-1/#comment-3881 Bob Smith Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:34:02 +0000 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/#comment-3881 Hmm... shiny. I love the lime green. I look forward to a daytime picture :) As for the mirrors, not many Citaros carry them for that long. Few companies actually replace them with the original style ones either, so most Citaros have thiner "sticks" holding them on fairly soon! First London have put original style, bright yellow ones back on their Citaros, they look ridiculous! Talking of Southern Vectis, being a very rural operation, it was a matter of days before the first mirror was lost apparently, a huge lorry ripped one of the offside ones off! Hmm… shiny. I love the lime green. I look forward to a daytime picture :)

As for the mirrors, not many Citaros carry them for that long. Few companies actually replace them with the original style ones either, so most Citaros have thiner “sticks” holding them on fairly soon! First London have put original style, bright yellow ones back on their Citaros, they look ridiculous!

Talking of Southern Vectis, being a very rural operation, it was a matter of days before the first mirror was lost apparently, a huge lorry ripped one of the offside ones off!

]]> By: cowfacedratbag http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/comment-page-1/#comment-3880 cowfacedratbag Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:11:35 +0000 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/#comment-3880 I try not to "do" buses..........but they do look pretty some of them ;o) I try not to “do” buses……….but they do look pretty some of them ;o)

]]> By: Neil http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/comment-page-1/#comment-3865 Neil Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:09:39 +0000 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/#comment-3865 They look nice, but I had a ride on Sunday and the 2+1 seating is a bit poorly executed, with the window seat shoved hard up against the side wall and the armrest constraining backside room. I believe it's a standard Merc design (same as those on Southern Vectis), and I generally really like the idea of 2+1 in a larger bus over 2+2 in a smaller one, but if it was the best that could be done the traditional 2+2 layout would have been preferable. Would be nice if they could add a GPS-driven next stop display. These are one of the most powerful tools available to attract users unfamilar with a bus route by removing doubt about where to get off! I see in the Council's publicity a talk of the "MK Star Network", which is a term I hadn't heard before, though I believe routes 4, 5 and 8 at least form part of the concept. More upgrades coming, I wonder? They look nice, but I had a ride on Sunday and the 2+1 seating is a bit poorly executed, with the window seat shoved hard up against the side wall and the armrest constraining backside room. I believe it’s a standard Merc design (same as those on Southern Vectis), and I generally really like the idea of 2+1 in a larger bus over 2+2 in a smaller one, but if it was the best that could be done the traditional 2+2 layout would have been preferable.

Would be nice if they could add a GPS-driven next stop display. These are one of the most powerful tools available to attract users unfamilar with a bus route by removing doubt about where to get off!

I see in the Council’s publicity a talk of the “MK Star Network”, which is a term I hadn’t heard before, though I believe routes 4, 5 and 8 at least form part of the concept. More upgrades coming, I wonder?

]]> By: James http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 James Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:56:29 +0000 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/#comment-3864 Yeah, They should last a while as it's not really a "tight" route is it lol Yeah, They should last a while as it’s not really a “tight” route is it lol

]]> By: Les Aylesbury http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Les Aylesbury Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:01:13 +0000 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/#comment-3862 It willl be interesting to see how long your nearside mirrors last ....forgot you are not allowed in country side thou It willl be interesting to see how long your nearside mirrors last ….forgot you are not allowed in country side thou

]]> By: John http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/comment-page-1/#comment-3858 John Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:41:24 +0000 http://allaboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/12/route-300/#comment-3858 I saw one yesterday morning going past willen lake, look like nice busses. On a side note, the driver of the number 7 last night (6pm depature from the food centre) could bearly speak english and kept asking me for directions, he nearly missed conniburrow and the turning into stantonbury, he said it was his "first time do it"!! Maybe arrivia can spend more on drivers than new busses. I saw one yesterday morning going past willen lake, look like nice busses.

On a side note, the driver of the number 7 last night (6pm depature from the food centre) could bearly speak english and kept asking me for directions, he nearly missed conniburrow and the turning into stantonbury, he said it was his “first time do it”!! Maybe arrivia can spend more on drivers than new busses.

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