{"id":3365,"date":"2023-11-05T02:29:13","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T02:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/sunday-variety-26\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T02:29:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T02:29:13","slug":"sunday-variety-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/redesign\/sunday-variety-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Variety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every 20 Minutes!<\/span><\/p>\n

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fbb is grateful to correspondent Julian for sending a Daventry town services leaflet from the minibus-madness 1980\/90s (leaflet dated 1994). The map shows routes serving the main estates much as today. …<\/div>\n
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… with a caveat!<\/p>\n

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The Street Shuttle brand …<\/p>\n

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… was widespread (as above in Bedford) and was continued, for a while, by Stagecoach after privatisation.\n
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Below is the 2023 route map for comparison. (click on the map for an enlargement).<\/p>\n

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Instead of three routes, there are now only two, D5 and D6, with D5 being a merger of the Street Shuttle 97 and 98.<\/p>\n

Here is a paste up of the 1994 cycle of operation using two (?) buses.\n
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Although not shown on the above extract (see below for “XX”), there were plenty of notes to confuse the passenger.<\/p>\n

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XX = service 98 at 12 noon does not operate<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Remember the Explorer ticket; pretty much universally sold by “National Bus” companies?\n
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Now those\u00a0were<\/span> the days!<\/div>\n
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Missing Messed-up Video<\/span><\/div>\n
Missing from yesterday’s blog for those viewing in the morning.\n
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More Batteries For Landfill?<\/span>\n
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… and an 08 shunter (called a “gronk” by spotters etc.) …<\/p>\n

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… converted into a battery loco. They have called is class 08e – but fbb is not sure what the “e” stands for. “e” for very E<\/span>xpensive?<\/p>\n

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And it works!<\/p>\n

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Two thoughts.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

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There can’t be much of the old 08 left as it was diesel mechanical. So they use wheels, running plate and cab?<\/div>\n
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Hmmm?<\/div>\n
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And it’s very quiet. Perhaps there are two or three beefy rail engineers in there, pedalling very hard!<\/div>\n
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James Bond Retires – Shock!<\/span>\n
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It’s Not Rocket (Publicity) Science<\/span><\/div>\n
If you want passengers to travel, you need to tell then when and where the buses run. Here is McGills Bluebird publicity for the Stirling University stop display.\n
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With a Uni route map …<\/p>\n

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… and a network map as well.<\/p>\n

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Here’s the whole lot at the stop on the Uni campus.<\/p>\n

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How does that compare with the Stagecoach changed at Daventry last weekend?<\/div>\n
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When First Bus ran the service, they did attempt to o spice it up a bit …<\/p>\n

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… But McGills branding is more distinguished as befits a quality educational establishment.<\/p><\/div>\n

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And there are lots of different versions of the “U” logo to “collect” and enjoy.<\/p>\n

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bb likes the “beanz on toast” variant.<\/div>\n
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Whether Stirling’s studious students will notice the difference as they travel TO lectures bleary eyed, or travel FROM lectures having done valuable study time in the Union Bar is debatable.<\/div>\n
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But another jolly good idea from the Bearded Bus Beautifier from the Bush.\n
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Tomorrow we will be watching a train go by.<\/p><\/div>\n

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\u00a0Next Freight by Rail blog : Monday 6th November\u00a0<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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