I was stuck there for 5 minutes the other night on an 86 before someone bothered to answer the call button - all the while getting abuse shouted at me from a resident trying to go to sleep!
On 20 May 2012 16:53, PAUL HAMLEY <[email protected]> wrote: > Bus approaches gate (rising bollard), nothing happens, lots of whirring > noise, driver gets fed up, activates speaker - YES, WHAT YOU WANT ? > -driver says something I cant hear - SORRY, I CANT HEAR YOU says the > reply. - says something else, and eventually after a full 2 minutes, down > it goes and bus goes through, with not a lot of passengers, as is usual on > the 86 on a Sunday. > > What am I talking about, well after being in place for at least two years, > TODAY was officially the first day that buses have actually had a route > which goes through the new Llys Enfys bus gate in Llanishen. There is a > diversion to the 85 and 86 routes to Lisvane/Thornhill, staring from today, > but of course Cardiff Bus are choosy and dont operate the route on a > Sunday, so we will only see Cardiff Bus vehicles using it from tomorrow. > New Adventure get the honour of being first. > > The bus gate is almost adjacent to Tyglas Railway station, and right by a > large housing complex, so you would expect there to be a bus stop by there > - DON'T BE SILLY, there's not one in sight - who wants to encourage > passengers ? > > Paul > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Welsh Bus Photographs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/welsh-bus-photographs?hl=en.
