edcayton Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I dont when at work! Tell me where you work so I can keep away. Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
royaloak Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Tell me where you work so I can keep away. Ed I am a train driver (hence the "when at work") , the timetable doesnt change just because its foggy! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERGE Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Errr, you drive SLOWER. Simples. Ed As long as all the drivers do we'll be fine. All it takes is one who is keen not to delay his passengers and one to drive to the conditions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 (edited) I am a train driver (hence the "when at work") , the timetable doesnt change just because its foggy! Which underlines a point I have made before about the desirability of a transport system which allows a large and heavy device to hurtle along at high speed with a "driver" who can't stop it, steer it or do much else, and under the control of a signalman who can be miles away and can't see the train! If this was invented now it wouldn't be allowed. Do we really need drivers? Ed Edited October 10, 2011 by edcayton Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mod5 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Gentlemen if we could put an end to this bickering and move on please. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Without wanting to reopen any bickering, this discussion does illustrate how the busway is different from a railway. As royaloak points out, train drivers are entitled to continue at full speed in poor visibility under the protection of the signalling (at least these days with colour light signals and AWS). Bus and tram drivers have to slow down if they can't see their own stopping distance, and also have to expect an obstruction of any sort from a pedestrian up to a bus stopped in front (perhaps with failed lights). Whether this is a reasonable compromise depends in part on how reliable you expect the journey time to be and how often you encounter pea-soupers in Cambridgeshire. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 D'oh! I've just "Unfollowed" my own topic - if I could delete the whole topic, I would. Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_mcfarlane Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 At least the cyclist incident answers the questions about how quickly a damaged bus can be removed from the busway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted October 13, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 13, 2011 Just out of interest I have just been told by a friend who visits the area regularly, that the service is proving very popular and that the fleet has had to be doubled so that they can provide a 10 mi ute frequency rather than the initial 20 minute one. He is going to ride it this weekend so if there is any more info when he gets back I'll post it. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-15734955 just seen this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edcayton Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 "narrow maintenance track"? What narrow maintenance track? Ed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkins Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 As I understand it ( I love your moniker btw) they wanted to get the buses off the A14 which is considered both dangerous and too busy. Best, Pete. The only time I've seen buses on the A14 has been when they are the Whippet one going to and from the depot at Fenstanton, or buses being delivered to garages in East Anglia, from suppliers in the Midlands or the Yorkshires. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-21479277 Another crash Edited February 17, 2013 by ess1uk Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted February 17, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2013 Looks like they need to put in signals and interlocking and TPWS etc. Then we can lay some steel rail and have a proper guided vehicle system! Keith 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmustu Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 A tad off topic perhaps, but the busess on this may be guided too? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-21520590 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted March 3, 2013 Share Posted March 3, 2013 They probably would be. Bus-only tunnels of any length are pretty unusual though, usually the passenger volumes that justify a tunnel would also justify a rail option, and the ventilation/fire/evacuation issues would be more difficult with a diesel bus. Not running through the city streets would also eliminate one of the main reasons why they chose bus in the first place... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 A tad off topic perhaps, but the busess on this may be guided too? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-21520590 i saw that and wondered if they would be guided too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewartingram Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I saw it and thought "here we go again, will those councillers never learn". Stewart 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 I am sure it can be easily funded by redeveloping the station site. The passengers can then be de-trained south of Cambridge and bussed through the new tunnel to Kings Lynn - thoughtfully stopping at every bus stop on the way, because that is what the passengers want. I did see some trolley buses appearing out of bus-tunnels in Boston, USA so the possibility that it might be implemented is always there even though London's Kingsway tunnel which served a similar purpose with trams was abandoned. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Dagworth Posted April 5, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2013 Prat-nav http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-22043728 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin_m Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 You'd need a vehicle of the right "gauge" and steer very carefully to stay between the guides. I suspect they were referring to the damage that might result if a lorry tyre rode over part of the guideway, possibly leading to a bus "derailment". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-22567092 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLD Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-22567092 Cue calls for these "dangerous level crossings" to be fitted with barriers because the car disobeyed a red STOP traffic light?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted May 19, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2013 Hmmm... I reckon white painted gates with red targets at each busway/road crossing should prevent such crashes in the future.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted May 19, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 19, 2013 The car wouldn't have got off so lightly if it had been a train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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