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Old July 24th 18, 03:38 PM posted to uk.transport.buses,uk.transport.london
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Default Plug sockets on buses


"MissRiaElaine" wrote in message
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On 19/07/17 22:27, Michael R N Dolbear wrote:

"michael adams" wrote in message
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I've just travelled on a bus route between Dartford and

Gravesend run by Fastrack on the way out and Arriva Kent
on the return and at the end of every pair of seats
a plug socket was set into the side of the bus.
Switched sockets on Fastrack and plain sockets on
Arriva each with a small sticker - caution 240v supply.
Nobody appeared to be taking advantage of this facility
boiling kettles, making toast etc. Is this just for
charging phones ? The journey time on Arriva is about
31 mins.

Should I just get out more ?



Only on the right kind of bus.

https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/about-us...ire/?tax=68212

Charging points - when we're all so reliant on technology there's nothing
worse than having a flat battery, so now you can charge your smartphone,
laptop or tablet on the bus at the handy seat-side sockets - but please
don't try plugging in gadgets like your hair straighteners because they
won't work!


Maybe I'm being just a little pedantic, but surely a plug is a plug and a
socket is a socket..? What, exactly, is a "plug socket" ???


You put a lightbulb into a lightbulb socket; you put a plug into a plug
socket.



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