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Post by george on Apr 21, 2019 9:34:43 GMT
Think it would be fair to say most people prefer Double deckers but there are some great single decker routes out in London. So what is everyone favourite and why? For me it's the 265 as it's got great buses and you can pick up a lot of speed along the A3.
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Post by M1104 on Apr 21, 2019 9:51:24 GMT
Think it would be fair to say most people prefer Double deckers but there are some great single decker routes out in London. So what is everyone favourite and why? For me it's the 265 as it's got great buses and you can pick up a lot of speed along the A3. I'm going to go into my childhood years of the 1980s and say the 152 as it also used to pick up speed along the A3 with the LS class Leyland Nationals thrashing along in fourth gear, plus it went to Chessington World of Adventures for a while during certain Sundays. Also loved the route when under Travel London and Abellio for the multiple bus types used on route... essentially almost every bus type the company had. |
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Post by george on Apr 21, 2019 9:58:50 GMT
Think it would be fair to say most people prefer Double deckers but there are some great single decker routes out in London. So what is everyone favourite and why? For me it's the 265 as it's got great buses and you can pick up a lot of speed along the A3. I'm going to go into my childhood years of the 1980s and say the 152 as it also used to pick up speed along the A3 with the LS class Leyland Nationals thrashing along in fourth gear plus it went to Chessington World of Adventures for a while during certain Sundays. Also loved the 152 when under Travel London and Abellio for the multiple bus types used on route... essentially almost every bus type the company had. Only been on the 152 once and didn't go very far. Must try the full route one day. |
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Post by sid on Apr 21, 2019 10:21:10 GMT
I'm going to go into my childhood years of the 1980s and say the 152 as it also used to pick up speed along the A3 with the LS class Leyland Nationals thrashing along in fourth gear plus it went to Chessington World of Adventures for a while during certain Sundays. Also loved the 152 when under Travel London and Abellio for the multiple bus types used on route... essentially almost every bus type the company had. Only been on the 152 once and didn't go very far. Must try the full route one day. Doesn't go to Chessington anymore, a rather bland route nowadays I'm afraid. The R8 would have to be my favorite single deck route although the 358 isn't bad with a Citaro. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2019 10:29:17 GMT
I enjoy the RV1 and will miss it when its withdrawn!
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Post by M1104 on Apr 21, 2019 11:03:49 GMT
I enjoy the RV1 and will miss it when its withdrawn! I've always been meaning to venture onto that route, I better hurry up. |
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Post by kanuguposho on Apr 21, 2019 11:08:25 GMT
I do enjoy the 246, especially on summer Sundays to Chartwell. Great panoramic views coming down Westerham Hill and along the Biggin Hill Airport runway. Wish it was decked really for the views like it used to be sometimes.
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Post by vjaska on Apr 21, 2019 11:29:13 GMT
The 227 was always a fave for me - firstly for the SPD's & then for the Citaro along with the two hills at either end. Busy but a nice route personally.
The 331 is another nice one - some nice views once out of Ruislip down to Harefield and there is a fast section as well - the Allison Euro VI Enviro 200's are nice to have along there.
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Post by sid on Apr 21, 2019 12:43:02 GMT
I do enjoy the 246, especially on summer Sundays to Chartwell. Great panoramic views coming down Westerham Hill and along the Biggin Hill Airport runway. Wish it was decked really for the views like it used to be sometimes. I would think the 246 will be quite popular today? It has had double deckers in the past but apparently there is a problem with trees. |
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Post by george on Apr 21, 2019 12:50:10 GMT
I also think the 216 is a nice route. The bit around sunbury is very nice.
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Post by george on Apr 21, 2019 12:51:24 GMT
I do enjoy the 246, especially on summer Sundays to Chartwell. Great panoramic views coming down Westerham Hill and along the Biggin Hill Airport runway. Wish it was decked really for the views like it used to be sometimes. I would think the 246 will be quite popular today? It has had double deckers in the past but apparently there is a problem with trees. Don't think it's had double deckers since go ahead took over? |
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Post by ibus246 on Apr 21, 2019 12:59:54 GMT
I would think the 246 will be quite popular today? It has had double deckers in the past but apparently there is a problem with trees. Don't think it's had double deckers since go ahead took over? Only on the first weekend |
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Post by vjaska on Apr 21, 2019 13:25:06 GMT
I do enjoy the 246, especially on summer Sundays to Chartwell. Great panoramic views coming down Westerham Hill and along the Biggin Hill Airport runway. Wish it was decked really for the views like it used to be sometimes. I would think the 246 will be quite popular today? It has had double deckers in the past but apparently there is a problem with trees. Trees prevented standard height double deckers from operating IIRC - I know Stagecoach used the 61 batch of Enviro 400’s on Sundays for a while before the tree issue presumably cropped up? Under Metrobus, I believe the Omnidekkas didn’t have any issues as they were definitely low height but I could be wrong. |
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Post by rif153 on Apr 21, 2019 13:25:34 GMT
216 - lovely scenic route, I especially love the bit near Hampton when you are running alongside the Thames the view is beautiful.
358 - an interesting route, obviously the Citaros help! I love the array of areas the route passes through, I love Crystal Palace and it’s great the route goes out to Farnborough Hill which is a nice area
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Post by Paul on Apr 21, 2019 19:37:01 GMT
I would think the 246 will be quite popular today? It has had double deckers in the past but apparently there is a problem with trees. Trees prevented standard height double deckers from operating IIRC - I know Stagecoach used the 61 batch of Enviro 400’s on Sundays for a while before the tree issue presumably cropped up? Under Metrobus, I believe the Omnidekkas didn’t have any issues as they were definitely low height but I could be wrong. There was a cross link with the 638 for about six months before TB lost the 246 - pretty annoyed I didn’t get to do the 246 with a decker. There’s a possibility trees are now an issue - apparently trees are the reason we can’t route the 664 through Keston Village even though we’ve gone that way on diversion |
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