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Saw the bus operating without the engine cover this afternoon near the conference centre.
Langtoria Greenline - Limited-stop luxury commuter bus
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VicHockeyFan
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Posted 14 March 2017 - 08:07 PM
Oh?
HB, what would be the culprit behind that move?
HB, what would be the culprit behind that move?
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Posted 14 March 2017 - 08:37 PM
Saw the bus operating without the engine cover this afternoon near the conference centre.
Stowaways often hide in engine compartments.
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Posted 14 March 2017 - 08:43 PM
Stowaways often hide in engine compartments.
Nobody is going to stow away to Langford. 
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Posted 14 March 2017 - 09:05 PM
Nobody is going to stow away to Langford.
They were trying to escape from Langford. 
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Posted 15 March 2017 - 09:24 AM
Oh?
HB, what would be the culprit behind that move?
Its a Wilsons bus maybe it fell off.
if you have seen some of their equipment you will know what I am talking about
The engine covers are held in place with hinges and pistons such as pistons that hold open hatch back doors etc
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 12:46 PM
Shutting down in June.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 01:20 PM
Shutting down in June.
I'm shocked!
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#109
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 02:22 PM
What does this say about the viability of commuter rail?
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 02:23 PM
What does this say about the viability of commuter rail?
That it will need to be combined with better land use policies surrounding the line and better funding.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 02:35 PM
What does this say about the viability of commuter rail?
That a bus is not commuter rail.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 02:46 PM
Not surprising at all. In my experience getting to and from the West Shore by transit, in general, wasn't the issue -- the 50 and 61 buses did a fine job of getting people in and out of town. The problem was getting to and from the 50, a problem the Langtoria bus doesn't address. The route doesn't touch the Costco side of the highway, nor does it come anywhere near a huge part of the West Shore.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 04:46 PM
What does this say about the viability of commuter rail?
It says nothing. They are both different.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 05:15 PM
What does this say about the viability of commuter rail?
It says people don't want to sit in traffic. Commuter rail doesn't sit in traffic....
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 06:12 PM
Ocassionally I miss living on the east coast where there were a lot less trees to hug... unless you went to the Catskill's for the weekend.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 06:17 PM
It's shows people are unwilling to pay even a slight premium above that of a BC Transit bus pass for a luxury coach that whisks them in comfort to downtown Victoria.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 07:09 PM
^Or most people are willing to pay a bigger premium to be in their own car and not have to share with the proletariat.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 07:17 PM
It's shows people are unwilling to pay even a slight premium above that of a BC Transit bus pass for a luxury coach that whisks them in comfort to downtown Victoria.
I don't think that's the issue. It's the timing. How many people did you expect to find with the exact same start and end time? Easy to find 44 people going in at that time. Easy to find 44 going out at that time. But now match those people and you only have the dozen.
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Posted 02 May 2017 - 07:26 PM
Neither do buses on dedicated lanes.
That's not true. They usually stop over and over again every few blocks and have to fight with the bike lane. Then they need to stop at every red light.....not exactly an efficient experience.
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