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RE: State Of The Fleet - V514DFT - 30 Apr 2023
(30 Apr 2023, 3:34 pm)busmanT I saw plenty yesterday still with branding - it isn't "all missing".Highly doubt they're "rusty" either
RE: State Of The Fleet - Unber43 - 30 Apr 2023
(30 Apr 2023, 4:16 pm)V514DFT Highly doubt they're "rusty" eitherThe rusty part is in between the panels.
State Of The Fleet - adavies3774 - 01 May 2023
(30 Apr 2023, 6:09 pm)Unber43 The rusty part is in between the panels.
No it’s not, as has already been said aluminium doesn’t rust.
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RE: State Of The Fleet - streetdeckfan - 01 May 2023
(01 May 2023, 6:08 am)adavies3774 No it’s not, as has already been said aluminium doesn’t rust.If the frame of the bus was steel, and the panels were aluminium, then it could be galvanic corrosion if they weren't adequately coated
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RE: State Of The Fleet - 54APhotography - 01 May 2023
(01 May 2023, 9:14 am)streetdeckfan If the frame of the bus was steel, and the panels were aluminium, then it could be galvanic corrosion if they weren't adequately coatedThat's exactly what First Group described on corrosion of some of their small streetlite DFs
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RE: State Of The Fleet - itsadam - 01 May 2023
6307 is smokin'.
RE: State Of The Fleet - streetdeckfan - 01 May 2023
(01 May 2023, 2:48 pm)itsadam 6307 is smokin'.
Fatal, or just a bit toasty?
RE: State Of The Fleet - itsadam - 01 May 2023
(01 May 2023, 6:02 pm)streetdeckfan Fatal, or just a bit toasty?Toasty like my baths. It didn't catch fire but we had to be evacuated.
Something is definitely wrong with the StreetDecks. These constant breakdowns and fires are one thing but when it happens to the bus you're on, it's really the tip of the iceberg.
RE: State Of The Fleet - BusLoverMum - 01 May 2023
(01 May 2023, 6:50 pm)itsadam Toasty like my baths. It didn't catch fire but we had to be evacuated.That happened with one of that batch wy back when they were fairly new. Smoke belching from behind and I wasn't enjoying bei g on the back seat.
Something is definitely wrong with the StreetDecks. These constant breakdowns and fires are one thing but when it happens to the bus you're on, it's really the tip of the iceberg.
RE: State Of The Fleet - morritt89 - 02 May 2023
(01 May 2023, 9:21 pm)BusLoverMum That happened with one of that batch wy back when they were fairly new. Smoke belching from behind and I wasn't enjoying bei g on the back seat.Was it blue smoke? When Deptford had the Black Cat Streetlites they randomly started to regen and you could not see the back of the bus in the mirrors due to the blue smoke. I've had a Streetdeck do similar too. Looks and smells awful (and in my opinion shouldn't occur when driving along a road).
RE: State Of The Fleet - streetdeckfan - 02 May 2023
(02 May 2023, 11:37 am)morritt89 Was it blue smoke? When Deptford had the Black Cat Streetlites they randomly started to regen and you could not see the back of the bus in the mirrors due to the blue smoke. I've had a Streetdeck do similar too. Looks and smells awful (and in my opinion shouldn't occur when driving along a road).I had to do a forced regen on our diesel Smart car and it was a sight to behold.
Previous owner lived on a barracks so it had only done short journeys and it was completely clogged.
Pulling out of the estate there was plumes of smoke and sparks flying out of the exhaust. I decided to do it on a night so it was less noticeable, but the sparks gave it away!
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RE: State Of The Fleet - BusLoverMum - 02 May 2023
(02 May 2023, 11:37 am)morritt89 Was it blue smoke? When Deptford had the Black Cat Streetlites they randomly started to regen and you could not see the back of the bus in the mirrors due to the blue smoke. I've had a Streetdeck do similar too. Looks and smells awful (and in my opinion shouldn't occur when driving along a road).No idea but it was far too smoky for comfort. We did get transferred to another passing bus, eventually, after someone alerted the driver.
RE: State Of The Fleet - ne14ne1 - 02 May 2023
The card reader pad on a 10’s ticket machine has a sticker saying don’t forget to tap off.
Is it a ticket machine from a tap on tap off service or is tap on tap off being rolled out more widely now?
RE: State Of The Fleet - Blockybus - 02 May 2023
(02 May 2023, 3:37 pm)ne14ne1 The card reader pad on a 10’s ticket machine has a sticker saying don’t forget to tap off.That will be a machine from a voltra. TOTO wont work on any other services bar 53,54 and Q3
Is it a ticket machine from a tap on tap off service or is tap on tap off being rolled out more widely now?
RE: State Of The Fleet - ne14ne1 - 02 May 2023
(02 May 2023, 5:08 pm)Blockybus That will be a machine from a voltra. TOTO wont work on any other services bar 53,54 and Q3
Ah. That’s confusing then.
RE: State Of The Fleet - Unber43 - 26 May 2023
This is the amount of streetlites at Deptford which don't have working displays/ dimmed
5412 missing rear display
5420 Side and Rear missing
5411 no rear display
5432 dimmed rear display
5417 rear dimmed display
5410 dimmed front display
5371 No Rear/Side Display
5441 no rear display
5431 no rear display
5438 orange display instead of White
Prince Bishop Streetlite Front Display is on a 75 degree angle
RE: State Of The Fleet - Retro Nero - 26 May 2023
(26 May 2023, 5:40 pm)Unber43 This is the amount of streetlites at Deptford which don't have working displays/ dimmedThis should be reported to the company (via customer services) as this is part of a first use driver check and a none working Destination is a defect and needs to be working for service. Why have these fitted to vehicle's for the customer benefit if they (the company) don't think they should be reset/fixed
5412 missing rear display
5420 Side and Rear missing
5411 no rear display
5432 dimmed rear display
5417 rear dimmed display
5410 dimmed front display
5371 No Rear/Side Display
5441 no rear display
5431 no rear display
5438 orange display instead of White
Prince Bishop Streetlite Front Display is on a 75 degree angle
RE: State Of The Fleet - Blockybus - 26 May 2023
(26 May 2023, 5:40 pm)Unber43 This is the amount of streetlites at Deptford which don't have working displays/ dimmedNot good!! Thank you for flagging these issues. I have emailed the depot to get them fixed
5412 missing rear display
5420 Side and Rear missing
5411 no rear display
5432 dimmed rear display
5417 rear dimmed display
5410 dimmed front display
5371 No Rear/Side Display
5441 no rear display
5431 no rear display
5438 orange display instead of White
Prince Bishop Streetlite Front Display is on a 75 degree angle
(26 May 2023, 6:09 pm)Retro Nero This should be reported to the company (via customer services) as this is part of a first use driver check and a none working Destination is a defect and needs to be working for service. Why have these fitted to vehicle's for the customer benefit if they (the company) don't think they should be reset/fixedIt's a hard battle at the moment with over 500 buses it's hard to keep up with all the issues. We are seeing a lot of the same batch of buses having the same issues which I suspect is them all coming to the end of life. Hanover engineers are at depots on a daily basis fixing the issues
RE: State Of The Fleet - Unber43 - 26 May 2023
(26 May 2023, 6:53 pm)Blockybus Not good!! Thank you for flagging these issues. I have emailed the depot to get them fixedMuch appreciated.
There are also a hell of a lot of decals missing on several prince bishops and drifter buses.
RE: State Of The Fleet - V514DFT - 27 May 2023
5443 also has a rear display that was in small font, but that may have been rectified since i last saw it