NormK bulkington All posts by this member | 1 of 38 Mon 14th May 2012 4:27pm Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:827 A question for you bus nuts, What were the clocks for by some bus stops, I remember one at the stop at the end of Broad St on SSR end? Milly rules |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 2 of 38 Mon 14th May 2012 6:02pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2975 I think buses were expected to keep to a tight schedule in those days?
There was one on the corner of Jordan Well opposite the Gaumont and another at the top of Queensland Avenue. Both were mounted on traffic lights about 50 yards from where passengers would be waiting at a stop. |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 3 of 38 Tue 15th May 2012 9:02am Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4235 Hi all ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 4 of 38 Tue 15th May 2012 9:16am Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 Bus drivers "clocking-in", what will they think of next? ![]() |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 5 of 38 Tue 15th May 2012 10:14am Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4235 Hi again Tony. ![]() ![]() |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 6 of 38 Tue 15th May 2012 5:26pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 Thanks for that Philip, does that mean that some drivers would sneakily abandon their route half-way round, or that there was a danger that the bus may be prevented from completing its journey? |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 7 of 38 Tue 15th May 2012 8:25pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4235 Hello Tony, ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 8 of 38 Wed 16th May 2012 2:27pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 Thanks for that Philip, my uncle was a driver - but I never heard him mention that. ![]() |
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 9 of 38 Wed 16th May 2012 7:27pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5606 |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 10 of 38 Wed 16th May 2012 7:57pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4235 Hi all ![]() |
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InnisRoad Hessle All posts by this member | 11 of 38 Thu 17th May 2012 8:30am Member: Joined Feb 2011 Total posts:126 I travelled regularly on Coventry buses from the late 1940s until the late 1960s. Also, as a teenager, I and my friend spent many days in the summer holidays, riding the bus routes on our bikes to explore where they went and where the stops were. I canot remember any clock near to a bus stop that was not a public clock. Indeed, the only timings in the schedules and timetables were arrivals and departures from the terminus and City Centre. I cannot remember a single terminus where there was a clock. In the City Centre, there was an inspectors' hut in Broadgate, adjacent to the Service 9 (Earlsdon) stop on the East side of Broadgate and one in Pool Meadow. It may be that, at times when the inspectors were not on duty, crews had to clock in there. There was no inspectors' hut in Earl Street (Services 1 and 11) nor in Cox Street (Service 3), so there may have been a facility near by.
Crews could be reported by the inspectors for being too early as well as too late. In general there was a layover period at the terminus and City Centre and the buses were not supposed to leave until the departure time. The main thing that kept the crews on their toes was the travelling inspectors. Passengers were under the impression that the job of the inspectors was to check the tickets to ensure that everyone had paid. However, their remit was much wider than that. They would plan a journey from route to route and, in theory, could pick up a bus at any point on its journey. If crews failed to keep to time or took short cuts, they could be detected by a travelling inspector, who would have all the relevant schedules. Also, when the inspector boarded the bus, the first task was to inspect the running log kept by the conductor in a small compartment on the inside of the rear bulkhead of the lower saloon.
So Bundy Clocks may, indeed, be a reality. But I don't think they were ever used in Coventry. I will check with ex-CCT drivers and conductors and report if there is any error in the above. Regards Innis Road |
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NormK bulkington All posts by this member Thread starter | 12 of 38 Thu 17th May 2012 10:40am Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:827 I am sorry that my question has raised some disagreement amongst us, I just wondered what the clocks were for. They were certainly not public clocks because they were set at little more than waist high and were for human contact. I can remember the conductor getting off and either stamping or turning something and I think it would prove that the bus had passed that point at a certain time, so come on guys keep it friendly and I am sure someone has the answer, ex-conductors etc. Milly rules |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 13 of 38 Thu 17th May 2012 12:03pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4235 Hi all ![]() ![]() |
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InnisRoad Hessle All posts by this member | 14 of 38 Thu 17th May 2012 1:05pm Member: Joined Feb 2011 Total posts:126 I have checked with former CCT crew members, who have no knowledge of such clocks. Where exactly was the clock? Was it actually in Broad Street, in Foleshill Road or in Stoney Stanton Road? Both Stoney Stanton Road and Foleshill Road were tram routes, but I have no knowledge of tram procedures in this respect. What exactly did the clock look like? Can you draw a sketch? Is it possible that it had some other use and the conductor was simply making use of it for some other purpose at that time? Can you give us an idea of the year?
Sorry to ask so many questions, but asking questions is probably the only way to make any progress with this. Regards Innis Road |
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PhilipInCoventry Holbrooks All posts by this member | 15 of 38 Thu 17th May 2012 2:05pm Moderator: Joined Apr 2010 Total posts:4235 Hi InnisRoad,
The only one that I remember was in Bedworth & was just the same as the ones in B'ham. I do not know of any others in the Coventry area. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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