35155 woes.
Posted: 13:42 Monday 21st August 2023
Pictures have appeared on the net elsewhere of 35155 being returned to the garage on suspended tow behind one of Rogers massive wreckers. According to Bus times website it appears to have broken down at Crowngate bus station having worked an X50 to Evesham and back.
Going back years ago when the Evesham service covered Fladbury and Charlton it was always necessary to push the bus between Worcester and Pershore especially after being held up in Worcester traffic. Today the X50 has far less time albeit via main road and about 10 minutes recovery time each end which probably means whatever bus is used it needs to be pushed to the legal limit on all sections of open road.
If you look at the 'Frequent Fourteens' timetable the 14 and 14A work within the Leicester City boundary in a city which is more or less flat throughout, so, whilst probably involved in much starting and stopping to pick up and set down passengers, these buses haven't been extended with 'flat-out' running for some time, if ever until now. Routes like the X50 and 144 will find any problems in a very short time - interesting to see how the other two
ex-Leicester Streetdecks cope!
Going back years ago when the Evesham service covered Fladbury and Charlton it was always necessary to push the bus between Worcester and Pershore especially after being held up in Worcester traffic. Today the X50 has far less time albeit via main road and about 10 minutes recovery time each end which probably means whatever bus is used it needs to be pushed to the legal limit on all sections of open road.
If you look at the 'Frequent Fourteens' timetable the 14 and 14A work within the Leicester City boundary in a city which is more or less flat throughout, so, whilst probably involved in much starting and stopping to pick up and set down passengers, these buses haven't been extended with 'flat-out' running for some time, if ever until now. Routes like the X50 and 144 will find any problems in a very short time - interesting to see how the other two
ex-Leicester Streetdecks cope!