New buses on 285 route
3weeks ago the single decker buses on route 285 Kingston-Heathrow have been replaced with new double decker hybrid Wrightbus series 3.
John |
New buses on 285 route
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New buses on 285 route
On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 2:53:39 PM UTC+1, Peter Able wrote:
On 30/06/2015 14:44, johnoflondon@[...] wrote: double decker hybrid Wrightbus Ah, so it is *back* to double deckers :) 285, the only route (?) on which the Conductor could earn tips ! PA My father used to drive the 285 after it went OPO. He'd occasionally get given random things like giant Toblerones. -- Roy |
New buses on 285 route
On 30/06/2015 16:25, Roy wrote:
On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 2:53:39 PM UTC+1, Peter Able wrote: On 30/06/2015 14:44, johnoflondon@[...] wrote: double decker hybrid Wrightbus Ah, so it is *back* to double deckers :) 285, the only route (?) on which the Conductor could earn tips ! PA My father used to drive the 285 after it went OPO. He'd occasionally get given random things like giant Toblerones. IIRC they went OPO late 1970 / early 1971. Before that event it was quite a nice route to work as a conductor. Not as hectic as the other 2xx routes - and the chance of a half-a-crown tip for carrying luggage into the terminal. PA |
New buses on 285 route
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New buses on 285 route
In article , stuck@home
(Peter Able) wrote: On 30/06/2015 16:25, Roy wrote: On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 2:53:39 PM UTC+1, Peter Able wrote: On 30/06/2015 14:44, johnoflondon@[...] wrote: double decker hybrid Wrightbus Ah, so it is *back* to double deckers :) 285, the only route (?) on which the Conductor could earn tips ! My father used to drive the 285 after it went OPO. He'd occasionally get given random things like giant Toblerones. IIRC they went OPO late 1970 / early 1971. Before that event it was quite a nice route to work as a conductor. Not as hectic as the other 2xx routes - and the chance of a half-a-crown tip for carrying luggage into the terminal. The 285 was the replacement for the 605 trolleybus route in 1962. I never noticed it was extended to Heathrow even then. Trolleybuses didn't go beyond Teddington. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
New buses on 285 route
In article , stuck@home
(Peter Able) wrote: On 30/06/2015 21:47, wrote: In article , stuck@home (Peter Able) wrote: On 30/06/2015 16:25, Roy wrote: On Tuesday, June 30, 2015 at 2:53:39 PM UTC+1, Peter Able wrote: On 30/06/2015 14:44, johnoflondon@[...] wrote: double decker hybrid Wrightbus Ah, so it is *back* to double deckers :) 285, the only route (?) on which the Conductor could earn tips ! My father used to drive the 285 after it went OPO. He'd occasionally get given random things like giant Toblerones. IIRC they went OPO late 1970 / early 1971. Before that event it was quite a nice route to work as a conductor. Not as hectic as the other 2xx routes - and the chance of a half-a-crown tip for carrying luggage into the terminal. The 285 was the replacement for the 605 trolleybus route in 1962. I never noticed it was extended to Heathrow even then. Trolleybuses didn't go beyond Teddington. 605s did run beyond Teddington, both in the early days and - not quite sure, but they say the camera doesn't lie - right at the end (see link). The 285 when operated by RM, had various ends, too. When I was working them in 1970 they were Heathrow to New Malden with a Saturday variation of Raynes Park. http://www.trolleybus.net/subhtml/picture328.htm My map and the one at that URL agree with what I wrote. Incorrect blinds were not confined to trolleybuses. In any case 605s went nowhere near Heathrow! I well remember a jumper telling me off at Raynes Park. He mistakenly assumed "if it was an RM it must be a 131". Poor old duffer :) All the trolleybus replacement routes used RMs by 1962. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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