Summer bus services

• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 July 2011     12:30117378
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  from the 1st august the service that runs from dover to new romney(via folkestone and hythe) namely the 101 and 102 will run at 15 minutes intervals instead of the present 20.
  
  they do not give a date when this will revert back but i would imagine it will be when the schools go back.
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
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  29 July 2011     12:38117381
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  For some reason the 15A now doesn't call at South Street going north but does coming back. Odd.
  
  Terry
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 July 2011     13:17117385
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  timetable reasons queens street is the new stop for the sandown bound buses.
• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
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  29 July 2011     15:02117393
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  wonder if 15 minutes on this service is to much, but hey, more services lets not shout to much and enjoy them
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 July 2011     15:12117400
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  they are running late at present keith due to much higher passenger numbers.
  
  the time it takes too disgorge then load passengers at pencester road can easily take 10 minutes.
  
  stagecoach would not put on extra unless they were going to make a profit out of it.
  
  also as you reminded me last week, during the school holidays they do a deal where if an adult pays full fare for a day ticket explorer(or whatever they call it now) they can take 2 kids for next to nothing.
• Keith Sansum1

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  29 July 2011     15:16117402
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  howard im not moaning lets have more
  but as a daily user of the new romney service i dont at the moment see them overcrowded but as i say hey ho lets enjoy them
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  7 August 2011     12:15118859
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  just to confirm that the 4 an hour service during the day is a permanent measure, i initially thought it was just for the summer.
• Terry Nunn

  • Location: London Road, Dover
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  7 August 2011     12:18118860
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  In the days of my youth (sigh!) the 90 used to run every 7½ minutes. But then there weren't many cars about.
  
  Terry
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• Keith Sansum1

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  7 August 2011     13:22118890
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  looks good howard
  doesnt say just for summer but i suspect they couldnt afford to keep em running all year round
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  7 August 2011     13:30118893
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  definitely permanent keith.
  
  other routes in east kent are having extra buses to cope with demand.
  
  the high price of fuel is having an effect on bus use and also we suddenly have a bicycle shop open up.
• Keith Sansum1

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  7 August 2011     13:33118895
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  dont think it will remain to far past summer
  as many buses on the route you mention run nearly empty
  i travel many times a day on this route
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