bustops/shelters

[Braddy 160]

What are they for? as a car driver i don't use buses, but for once i did, [ three times], got to the bus stop lots off people standing near it i said who's at the front they looked at me and said nothing, bus came and then it was like charge of the light brigade to get on , is there no queues anymore for buses. Is it an E.C directive that queues are now illegal for buses. lol

[mick2me 3,033]

Dunno, Getting a bus pass is impossible, they keep moving the date!

[Braddy 160]

sorry its bus stops not bustops other things on my mind, haha

[Paulus 541]

Buses have tops..............as well as bottoms, but busbottoms doesn't sound as interesting.........................

[StephenFord 866]

What are they for? as a car driver i don't use buses, but for once i did, [ three times], got to the bus stop lots off people standing near it i said who's at the front they looked at me and said nothing, bus came and then it was like charge of the light brigade to get on , is there no queues anymore for buses. Is it an E.C directive that queues are now illegal for buses. lol

Actually, I understand queueing for buses was introduced in the war, particularly for the rather early "last" buses on each route, at about 9 pm. Late workers in reserved occupations had priority passes that allowed them on first, after which the queue filed onto the bus until it was stuffed to absolute capacity.

[Trevor S 2,003]

Remember the bus stop signs that had the words "Queue here" or "Queue this side". Perhaps they need to bring back such signs in order to educate people in the community.

While they are at it, they could also get across the message of walking on the left of the footpath. Seems too many people think they have a God given right to walk wherever they like on our city streets and expect others to get out of their way. They seem quite put out when you don't!

[BulwellBrian 107]

Bus stops in Nottingham were red for motor buses & green for trollies. If both used the stop there was one of each colour. There were request stops and compulsary stops.

[mick2me 3,033]

Tere was also something similar to a protected zone stop?

Was this where any company could pick up?

[littlebro 234]

The protection area was set up to stop competition between the Corporation and independent companies. In Beeston for example, you could catch a Barton Bus from west of the Square to go to Nottingham centre and you could catch a Barton bus in Nottingham but could not alight until after Beeston Square. So effectively, NCC had the monopoly inside the protection zone.

This all came to an end in 1987-ish when bus services were deregulated.

[piggy and babs 544]

PERHAPS THIS IS DUE TO ALL THE DIFFERENT ETHNIC MINORITIES IN AND AROUND OUR CITY WHO DO NOT NOW THE MEANING OF QUEING OR WALKING ON CORSYS. AND THAT IS NOT RACIST BUT AN OBSIVATION.

[.... 23]

That was similar to the Trent services that used to operate between Mansfield and Nottingham along the A60. On the way to the city you couldn't get on after Daybrook Square. on the way out of Nottingham there was a similar exclusion zone. It made for an even faster service!

[catfan 14,793]

Prior to 1986, before de-regulation, only NCT could pick up & drop off within the city boundary.

[bilpol47 0]

i used to use the bus stop at clifton braddy when i was courting a girl named sue but we spent more time behind it although there was another girl named maureen and they used to que for her services

[StephenFord 866]

Remember the bus stop signs that had the words "Queue here" or "Queue this side". Perhaps they need to bring back such signs in order to educate people in the community.

While they are at it, they could also get across the message of walking on the left of the footpath. Seems too many people think they have a God given right to walk wherever they like on our city streets and expect others to get out of their way. They seem quite put out when you don't!

Yes, and while they are about it, ladies in supermarkets ought to be fitted with brake lights!

[StephenFord 866]

That was similar to the Trent services that used to operate between Mansfield and Nottingham along the A60. On the way to the city you couldn't get on after Daybrook Square. on the way out of Nottingham there was a similar exclusion zone. It made for an even faster service!

It also meant that folk travelling "out of town" weren't crowded off by others who had a perfectly good service available from NCT.

[Paulus 541]

I used to travel on a bus (coach) from Bulwell (Market place) to Bestwood Village (first wfe) , can't recall the name of the Company but 'Mackemsons Coaches' rings a bell, their depot was the NCT garage on Highbury vale.........................

[littlebro 234]

That was 'Makemson Bros'

[Paulus 541]

Thanks Littlebro',

[taxi ray 170]

Never heard of that bus company before, any more info. Wifes dad was a driver for NCT I think he worked from Piccadily depot for a while,

[catfan 14,793]

I used to travel on a bus (coach) from Bulwell (Market place) to Bestwood Village (first wfe) , can't recall the name of the Company but 'Mackemsons Coaches' rings a bell, their depot was the NCT garage on Highbury vale.........................

Their garage was not the NCT one

but the garage at the bottom of Piccadilly/Highbury Vale, later became ATS tyres.

That bus service was later operated by Skills.

[StephenFord 866]

Makemson's registered address (shown on the tickets) was 52 Commercial Road, Bulwell - but that is obviously not the same thing as the garage.

[Cliff Ton 10,497]

Amazingly, if you are really desperate you can buy a photo of a Makemson bus

http://www.google.co...216&tx=86&ty=49

[katyjay 5,091]

Were they maroon coloured with cream trim?

[dgbrit 258]

I used a bus once caught the flu that was it for me i would rather use my bike.

Then i used the paddy bus once going home from the Palais or should i call it the puking paddy, lift you feet up going downhill

[bamber 128]

Bus stops in Nottingham were red for motor buses & green for trollies. If both used the stop there was one of each colour. There were request stops and compulsary stops.

I'd always remembered it as RED stops were compulsory and YELLOW were request.

As far as manners go I think passengers are now more polite than they were 40 years ago. Nowadays most people thank the driver as they alight, that was certainly not the case when I caught the bus to school.