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Title: I want one ... Post by: grahame on December 02, 2018, 19:55:35 Not in the South West ... a very unusual public transport service with very unusual hours. Anyone know what it is?
Quote Opening times You can use the service 7 days a week, every day of the year, at these times: 3am to 9am 10:30am to 2pm 3pm to 9pm 10:30pm to 2am There’s no service outside these times. Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: martyjon on December 02, 2018, 20:33:15 Not in the South West ... a very unusual public transport service with very unusual hours. Anyone know what it is? Quote Opening times You can use the service 7 days a week, every day of the year, at these times: 3am to 9am 10:30am to 2pm 3pm to 9pm 10:30pm to 2am There’s no service outside these times. A passenger carrying courier service or Post Bus service ? Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: bobm on December 02, 2018, 20:45:16 You’ll have a fruitless wait for a Postbus - sadly they’ve all gone...
http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=18611.0 (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=18611.0) Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: martyjon on December 02, 2018, 20:54:16 You’ll have a fruitless wait for a Postbus - sadly they’ve all gone... http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=18611.0 (http://www.firstgreatwestern.info/coffeeshop/index.php?topic=18611.0) In the UK, yes but they might still operate somewhere in the world. Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: ray951 on December 02, 2018, 20:55:23 Dartford crossing by bike
Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: froome on December 02, 2018, 21:07:27 Dartford crossing by bike So it is. I've taken my bike across the Thames on the Gravesend to Tilbury ferry, but never knew this service existed. I must try it out when I'm next in that part of the world - I assume folding bikes can be carried inside the vehicle, though it doesn't specify that. Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: grahame on December 02, 2018, 21:10:26 Dartford crossing by bike Yes, that's it - https://www.gov.uk/dartford-crossing-bike Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: Worcester_Passenger on December 02, 2018, 23:44:39 But when the Dartford Tunnel first opened, there were dedicated buses for cycles - see https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/ill-fated-cycle-bus/ (https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/ill-fated-cycle-bus/).
Indeed, I took my bike across on one of these. [shows age!] Title: Re: I want one ... Post by: Red Squirrel on December 03, 2018, 10:06:10 But when the Dartford Tunnel first opened, there were dedicated buses for cycles - see https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/ill-fated-cycle-bus/ (https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/ill-fated-cycle-bus/). Indeed, I took my bike across on one of these. [shows age!] Fascinating! One wonders by what convoluted set of logical processes the requirement 'get bicycles and riders safely through a tunnel' arrived at that! This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |