tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post3172023494172540855..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Departure Lists : The Challenge (2)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-77207675775266790702020-07-14T20:41:14.279+01:002020-07-14T20:41:14.279+01:00I sometimes wonder if being allocated to drive the...I sometimes wonder if being allocated to drive the 24A is considered to be a punishment or a boon at the depot. Endless (mostly passenger-free) 5-minute circuits with a 10-minute layover each time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-31253656845679915292020-07-14T17:27:17.481+01:002020-07-14T17:27:17.481+01:00In simple terms for the Bristol 24; a double deck ...In simple terms for the Bristol 24; a double deck bus and a low bridge aren't a good combination, hence the 24a shuttle bus single deck... when the shuttle goes to bed, the 24 has to go the long way round to get to the 24a terminus... Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13793451685912419925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-70869632921270695892020-07-14T08:49:52.901+01:002020-07-14T08:49:52.901+01:00As the press release says, and FBB himself quoted,...As the press release says, and FBB himself quoted, it is about balancing the load of the draw from the grid not providing a theoretical emergency backup. By this they mean ensuring not all 29 buses are feeding off the grid at the same time by charging the batteries when the buses are out/fully charged and then feeding this to the buses at the end of the day when they park up and are plugged in. One of the big complications, and the major source of delay in launching fleets, is the infrastructure enhancements required and particularly the beefed up connection to & capacity of the grid. The National Grid are not quick in getting this type of enhancements complete and certainly struggle with the speed of projects that launching a new bus fleet entails. This may be a temporary system to allow the fleet to be launched whilst awaiting the National Grid enhancement though Stagecoach use a similar system for their electric fleet in Guildford as a permanent solution to reduce the cost of launching an electric fleet.dwarfer1979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-68683782431576700002020-07-14T06:27:19.740+01:002020-07-14T06:27:19.740+01:00Or did you do it on purpose? - I think you may hav...Or did you do it on purpose? - I think you may have done!Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-14301509709781077992020-07-14T06:25:47.522+01:002020-07-14T06:25:47.522+01:00I wonder if the purpose of that battery is less ab...I wonder if the purpose of that battery is less about back-up and more to do with evening out the load? Obviously one doesn't know what deal they have with the energy company, but one could guess that they are buying cheap electricity at night. Charging the battery then could perhaps provide a resource for top-ups during the day. It could even be that they are not permitted to take "juice" out of the mains at certain times as this would overload the local grid - I know that one recent electric bus initiative in London involved laying an entirely new suberranean circuit.<br /><br />By the way, you correctly made fun of the mis-spelling of "stationary", only to fall into the trap yourself with window "pains"!Andrew Kleissnernoreply@blogger.com