tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post3376237376364386823..comments2024-03-25T19:07:29.729+00:00Comments on Steve's Bus & Train Page: Silly The PinkSteve Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-29011031011657344972016-04-20T08:09:47.777+01:002016-04-20T08:09:47.777+01:00Ah cool I understand. There is just some short sig...Ah cool I understand. There is just some short sightedness really as they will have to replace eventually won't they? It seems everywhere else is getting new buses apart from Ipswich! It's a shame they didn't market the X7 better really, I work in Felixstowe and always see one heading to Ipswich Just before 8am packed!AaronIpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439124016218149641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-37799506477051284832016-04-18T17:01:10.540+01:002016-04-18T17:01:10.540+01:00I agree totally about the unreliable train line an...I agree totally about the unreliable train line and thought the X7 was potentially a great idea, in fact suggested it myself way before it happened. Like you I would have thought it would have been branded up and seriously marketed to grab the Summer day trippers.<br /><br />However new deckers are an issue at Ipswich. The low roof at the depot means that only low height deckers can be based there. There were plans to remove the roof causing the problem but no date for the work has ever been given. We are lucky then, that the Ipswich ALX400's are in amazing condition for their age, and in my humble opinion are just as good, if not better than most new buses on the market.<br /><br />You travel up to Norwich in 6 months, ride a Streetwreck and you'll return to Ipswich pining for the ALX400'sSteve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-79944274081871820202016-04-18T16:25:04.070+01:002016-04-18T16:25:04.070+01:00When will Ioswich get new buses?? I really am surp...When will Ioswich get new buses?? I really am surprised that there has been no new investment in Ipswich and given how busy some routes are like 75-77 why not? Surely some new deckers on that route would work great against the unreliable trainline? It's disappointing that the x7 has not been increased, with no branding etc. It's like first have dropped the baton with Ipswich again :(AaronIpshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16439124016218149641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-81205900483948472262016-04-01T09:46:47.979+01:002016-04-01T09:46:47.979+01:00Whilst supporting good causes is great it should b...Whilst supporting good causes is great it should be noted that it's not even the same pink as the breast cancer charity actually uses! Their pink is darker and would look much better on these.<br /><br />The only coloured front that looks good so far is the green one...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-40346140680576388972016-03-31T17:37:48.025+01:002016-03-31T17:37:48.025+01:00Wow I never knew Mary Poppins rad my blog - practi...Wow I never knew Mary Poppins rad my blog - practically perfect in every way!!! <br /><br />For the record I have been commenting on this pink to the high and mighty at First for some weeks now - ever since the first pics appeared and not one of them has ever mentioned a link with Breast Cancer Research. I have asked around other people in the know and they have all said the first they knew is when Zak posted about it this morning. I smell something fishy but the facts will out in the end.<br /><br />What next? Poppy Appeal Red Line, Marie Curie Yellow Line? Save The Planet Green Line? <br /><br />If indeed this is the reason that pink was chosen, and full branding and publicity follow then no one will champion it more than me. However, since I knew about the possibility of the Streetdecks before the order had been made you think someone would have mentioned it. Certainly not the response I got when I asked about that pink, which was simply "so it doesn't get confused with the Purple Line". <br /><br />Finally the title of this post "Silly The Pink" is a parody of the 1968 novelty hit by The Scaffold "Lily The Pink", who invented Medicinal Compound, hence the references to it. You can hear the song and read the lyrics by pasting this link, and then you might understand that no one was being nasty.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7pHDoJrrzASteve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-56942896507878852642016-03-31T16:41:32.880+01:002016-03-31T16:41:32.880+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Zak's Plateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10170552139362520636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-62638368602107628842016-03-31T13:19:59.045+01:002016-03-31T13:19:59.045+01:00Really good point. But in that case why not say su...Really good point. But in that case why not say supporting/show the Breast Cancer logo so it's a clear message? Showing support for a worthy charity is good marketing too. Confusion - leaving passengers asking "what the heck?" - perhaps not so much.smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-10338371259441390862016-03-31T13:10:49.929+01:002016-03-31T13:10:49.929+01:00Breast cancer (silly autocorrect)Breast cancer (silly autocorrect)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-79783127774859763412016-03-31T13:10:07.062+01:002016-03-31T13:10:07.062+01:00I think you will find that this colour was used as...I think you will find that this colour was used as it's breastfeeding cancer pink, and it serves a hospital route. I think praise should be deserved for the people involved in choosing it. Sorry you all hate it and think the people involved should be in a medicinal compound and the colour looks horrible, but I suppose they should be shot down for trying to work with local bodies and raise awareness for such a horrible condition....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-40552364674315608352016-03-31T09:36:38.501+01:002016-03-31T09:36:38.501+01:00Dunno, but whoever chose that colour scheme should...Dunno, but whoever chose that colour scheme should be! Wonder what the passengers will make of it? I have a basic rule of thumb: if the bus (or whatever) looks ridiculous, the service probably is too. We probably shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but we all do.smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-14033940436272723152016-03-31T09:00:18.335+01:002016-03-31T09:00:18.335+01:00Was just wondering are these to be kept in a medic...Was just wondering are these to be kept in a medicinal compound.........suffolkraiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352527625849770984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-24061505860033800042016-03-30T18:55:03.786+01:002016-03-30T18:55:03.786+01:00The pink really goes well with the yellow wing mir...The pink really goes well with the yellow wing mirror backs doesn't it? Almost as good co-ordination as the timetables. Bus companies couldn't manage the 0 to -5 minutes "connections" better if they tried. I've yet to find the exception. Good luck with asking for a delay when you want one (rather than when you don't). The TC put the kibosh on that one. <br /><br />I think Uno invented this fashion for pink, but at least had the decency to make it dusty, or dirty (as I prefer).smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-62554981261202379712016-03-30T18:36:15.989+01:002016-03-30T18:36:15.989+01:00You are correct.last bus used to be 6.35/6.40 when...You are correct.last bus used to be 6.35/6.40 when far east travel had it. Galloway stuck to that timetable for a few weeks but it was soon revised much to the the annoyance of several people. Not much chance they will put it back even tho 113/114s run later.frustrating.Trevor Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580679352006526817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-16302168697033192832016-03-30T18:27:10.033+01:002016-03-30T18:27:10.033+01:00It did seem to get back a bit late but I guess the...It did seem to get back a bit late but I guess they have to juggle getting back from Cambridge, which is a fair journey, with giving people enough time there to justify them sitting on a bus for nearly 4 hours. <br /><br />It gets back in time for me to get the last 64 but Suffolk Links will have long stopped so it would require a taxi from Sax. Didn't there used to be a 118/9 after 1755? Frustrating to miss it by 5 mins I agree. Suggest bribing driver on morning run to delay 1755 till you get in!Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-66285117392865927272016-03-30T18:14:15.046+01:002016-03-30T18:14:15.046+01:00Great planning by Suffolkonboard. The A14 gets bac...Great planning by Suffolkonboard. The A14 gets back into Ipswich at 6pm,5 mins after the the last 118 has left.familiar story isn't it? When Stephenson's did something along those lines, it was quickly pulled tho wasn't advertised particularly well in the first place. No good running services if people miss their connections.we've been here before havnt we?????Trevor Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580679352006526817noreply@blogger.com