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Posted by caine515 on Tue Oct 21 17:43:42 2014 Spotted now. NOVALFS artic #5350 run 7x1 (must be a spare) on the B49 to sheepsead bay station. Is this due to short buses or of sonething to come? |
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Posted by Model Buses United on Tue Oct 21 19:12:23 2014, in response to novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by caine515 on Tue Oct 21 17:43:42 2014. Its not a spare. MTA is testing out how those buses work on that line in an effot to remove runs off that line. Not sure how its going or what articulateds will come down to run the route but its been going on for about a week or two. |
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Posted by Kriston Lewis on Tue Oct 21 23:24:14 2014, in response to Re: novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by Model Buses United on Tue Oct 21 19:12:23 2014. PAGING ALLEN ROSEN! |
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Posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed Oct 22 12:02:26 2014, in response to Re: novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by Model Buses United on Tue Oct 21 19:12:23 2014. Hmm. . .Sheepshead Bay Road and Artics. . .interesting!And I'm sure it will make the turn from Emmons onto Shore Road (toward West End Ave) more fun for the other traffic. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Oct 22 15:06:05 2014, in response to Re: novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by New Flyer #857 on Wed Oct 22 12:02:26 2014. You meant Shore Blvd. I don't see an problem with that turn. |
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Posted by BrooklynBus on Wed Oct 22 15:10:40 2014, in response to Re: novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by Kriston Lewis on Tue Oct 21 23:24:14 2014. Someone told me about this last week. Figured it was some sort of test because running those on trips to Sheepshead Bay makes no sense at all since those buses only get between 6 and 10 passengers. It is the B1 that needs the artics, but Ulmer Park doesn't have any.It would make more sense for the B44 SBS to be extended (every other bus) to the college because B49 riders would shift to the B44 and nearly empty buses would be filled. That's how to cut B49 runs. |
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Posted by AcelaExpress2005 on Wed Oct 22 17:05:24 2014, in response to novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by caine515 on Tue Oct 21 17:43:42 2014. We have three new extras on the B49 during the week (runs X1, 2 & 3) - which will utilize LFSAs at the moment. Some trips terminate at Avenue U and Ocean Avenue; some will terminate at Empire Blvd. It all depends on what's needed.My thought process is, this will be a way to cut runs and increase the headway and put more folks inside the artics rather than overcrowding an 40 ft. bus in a way. This is not the official word, but that's how it's looking right now. |
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Posted by tramrunner on Wed Oct 22 17:52:26 2014, in response to Re: novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by Model Buses United on Tue Oct 21 19:12:23 2014. On past Friday, I've seen some LFS turning on Ocean Avenue (southward) from Avenue Z (eastward). |
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Posted by SubBus aka ENY Local on Sat Oct 25 22:29:27 2014, in response to Re: novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by AcelaExpress2005 on Wed Oct 22 17:05:24 2014. I saw a LFSA on a Avenue U bound B49 bus yesterday afternoon. Only like five students in the back of the bus. SMH....... |
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Posted by TransitChuckG on Tue Oct 28 12:33:24 2014, in response to novalfs on the B49 right now, posted by caine515 on Tue Oct 21 17:43:42 2014. Do you have a photo of your Nova artic bus? Septa is running there Novas now. |
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