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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Laird St are know installing two way communication radios on their buses. Daniel Christopher. |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
4529 on 409 today(Friday) also 3000 on 487 and 2 streetlites on 492/5 i.e.6003 and 6005 |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
(15/04/2016 10:44)2829 Wrote: Laird St are know installing two way communication radios on their buses. Very interesting and not before time. For those outside of the area, until last year when Stagecoach GM installed them, not one Merseyside operator equipped its vehicles with two-way radios. I can think of a dozen reasons why such equipment is essential in this day and age. I wonder if other depots will follow suit? |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
I believe they are testing the system then its possible that all the merseyside operation will have them fitted to make contact easier. |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
Its one of Merseytravels fandangos so will be rolled out across Merseyside over the next few years |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
I'm really surprised to hear this; I thought 2-way communication radios were standard for large operators in the industry. |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
(16/04/2016 12:39)mr t Wrote: Its one of Merseytravels fandangos so will be rolled out across Merseyside over the next few years What's a Spanish dance got to do with this? Is it Merseytravel or Arriva policy to introduce radio communication? In the 1970s every MPTE bus was so fitted. |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
(16/04/2016 18:10)Valandil Wrote: I'm really surprised to hear this; I thought 2-way communication radios were standard for large operators in the industry. I think other large operators in the north west have had two way radios and some small ones too but as for Arriva NW and the Arriva uk bus network I'm unsure. When I first started using buses back in 2012-2013 I always thought drivers could report breakdowns, lost property and crime on the ticket machines. |
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RE: Arriva North West - Birkenhead Depot
(16/04/2016 21:32)RedPanda Wrote: I think other large operators in the north west have had two way radios and some small ones too but as for Arriva NW and the Arriva uk bus network I'm unsure. When I first started using buses back in 2012-2013 I always thought drivers could report breakdowns, lost property and crime on the ticket machines. At present the only means of communication is the driver's mobile phone. Not very high tech in this day and age. |
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