howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#1
Saw one earlier and they have the most impractical and uncomfortable seats imaginable. I think the money would have been better spent on putting shelters where there are presently none and keeping the current ones that don't really need replacing.
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 8,397
#2
And whilst in the middle of Somerset, powered by solar panels, in the bus-shelter a display will tell me when the next bus is due to the nearest minute in real-time, here in Dover we are lucky if we find an out-of-date timetable covered in graffiti!
Pathetic.
"The world is still a weird place, despite my efforts to make clear and perfect sense of it".
Dr. Hunter S Thompson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#3
There is always someone that will find a novel use for our bus shelters.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#4
howard,,that's a park and ride shelter....
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Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,321
#5
The new(ish) VDU in Pencester told me that the 15 was running 10 minutes late. It arrived and left on time!
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#6
I thought the idea was to remove a couple replace them and so on but all in Pencester Rd have been removed along with others around the town, rain forecast for tomorrow.
Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,599
#7
All the ones up the town were taken away a week or two before the new ones appeared.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#8
I saw two being dismantled today, one outside of Iceland and the other outside the Railway station the latter is fairly new. When councils everywhere are pleading poverty this just seems an extravagance.
Guest 1395- Registered: 5 Nov 2014
- Posts: 463
#9
It's not being paid for by the council but by the advertising contractors who own them - there has been a change of contract. I noticed this afternoon that the 'spare' one in Priory Street has been removed - not sure when as I haven't got a bus from there in a while.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#10
I understand that it isn't the council paying for the work, they have changed contractors for the replacement, repair and upkeep and the old company is taking theirs with them they should pay for themselves from the advertising boards incorporated in them and provide additional income above and beyond.
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Arte et Marte
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#11
I checked on this as I was surprised to see the new ones in Pencester had gone.Dont quote me but maybe a different colour may appear.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#12
yeah sue your faverite coulours blue and brown
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#13
The first replacement bus shelter in Pencester Road is the one Brian uses some favouritism there. The seats are unbelievably uncomfortable.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
#14
no,no howard no favoritism,more protection against the dive bomers who hang out on the street light ajacent.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#15
I will have to try Brian's seat looking at the photo because the seat is divided I shall have a problem.Too hippy by half .The perch bars are OK as there isn't the divisions.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 6,025
#16
I see they are blue.Im never going to get my civic black ,with the crests.No taste!
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
#17
Noticed this morning that the bus shelter in York Street is being replaced despite no buses stopping there. The Port courtesy bus did for a while before the service was halted and the 93 parks up now and then if ahead of the timetable.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,261
#18
I know at least one bus stops there still Howard as mother in law uses it to come up to us and hospital appointments, mot sure which bus mind.
Arte et Marte
