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Post by george on Jan 15, 2020 10:42:54 GMT
I got thinking the other day which routes can you see two routes traveling in the complete opposite direction but you'd still end up in the same place. The example I'll give is at Queens Town Road you can get a 452 and a 156 heading in the opposite direction but no matter which one you'll get you will end up in Vauxhall bus station.
What examples can you give and also it has to be the exact same stand or at least close enough so a 493 traveling to Richmond, Manor Circus and a 419 traveling to Richmond bus station would not count.
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Post by redexpress on Jan 15, 2020 10:56:18 GMT
I got thinking the other day which routes can you see two routes traveling in the complete opposite direction but you'd still end up in the same place. The example I'll give is at Queens Town Road you can get a 452 and a 156 heading in the opposite direction but no matter which one you'll get you will end up in Vauxhall bus station. What examples can you give and also it has to be the exact same stand or at least close enough so a 493 traveling to Richmond, Manor Circus and a 419 traveling to Richmond bus station would not count. 121 and 231 along Southbury Road towards Turnpike Lane. Another one towards Turnpike Lane is 221 and 232 along Station Road in New Southgate.
Also any point on a circular service that runs in both directions, e.g. H9/10, H18/19, R5/10.
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Post by kmkcheng on Jan 15, 2020 11:47:10 GMT
I got thinking the other day which routes can you see two routes traveling in the complete opposite direction but you'd still end up in the same place. The example I'll give is at Queens Town Road you can get a 452 and a 156 heading in the opposite direction but no matter which one you'll get you will end up in Vauxhall bus station. What examples can you give and also it has to be the exact same stand or at least close enough so a 493 traveling to Richmond, Manor Circus and a 419 traveling to Richmond bus station would not count. Between Northwick Park Hospital and Wealdstone, 182 and 186 go to Brent Cross in opposite directions. On Wembley High Road, can get to Harrow on both sides of the road. 182 westbound and 223 & 483 eastbound. At South Harrow station, can get a H12 or 140 to Harrow Weald facing opposite direction |
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Post by wirewiper on Jan 15, 2020 14:08:58 GMT
In Reading, the 27/29 both go to Lower Caversham, but operate alternately in a clockwise/anti-clockwise loop round Reading Town Centre and Caversham Centre so you really do have to remember which side of the road to wait on!
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jan 15, 2020 14:26:35 GMT
The 62 and 368 at Barking Station, Barking Town Centre and along North Street both go opposite directions to Chadwell Heath
The 238 and 104 along High Street North both go opposite directions towards Stratford.
The 5/175/365/498/499 all go opposite directions at Romford Station to the 128, 193 and 498 towards Queens Hospital.
The 17 and 521 at Holborn both go opposite directions towards London Bridge.
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Post by britishguy54 on Jan 15, 2020 14:53:45 GMT
62 and 145: Becontree Station to Barking Bus Garage
145 and 364: Ilford Station to Becontree Martins Corner
145 and EL2: Barking Bus Garage to Dagenham Dock Station
5 and 300: Newham Town Hall to Canning Town
62 and 173: Chadwell Heath to King Edwards Road
294 and 365: Havering Park to Collier Row
128 and 247: Romford to Barkingside
169 and 366: Loxford to Ilford Hainault Street
5/175 and 499: Morris Road to CU London University
248 and 347: Romford to Upminster
370 and 372: Hornchurch to Lakeside
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Post by rj131 on Jan 15, 2020 15:14:11 GMT
I got thinking the other day which routes can you see two routes traveling in the complete opposite direction but you'd still end up in the same place. The example I'll give is at Queens Town Road you can get a 452 and a 156 heading in the opposite direction but no matter which one you'll get you will end up in Vauxhall bus station. What examples can you give and also it has to be the exact same stand or at least close enough so a 493 traveling to Richmond, Manor Circus and a 419 traveling to Richmond bus station would not count. Heres a good one (not buses I know but exactly the same principle) To do Euston underground station ➡️ Kings Cross St Pancras underground station you have to either: - Take the Northbound Victoria Line, or - Take the Southbound Northern Line (bank branch) It’s caught me out numerous times, quickly hopped on the northbound Northern line in my uni years as I did it on the Victoria line the week before and ended up at Camden Town 😖 luckily I’d left plenty of time to get my train😂 One time I even took the Northern Line, remembered to do it in the correct southbound direction, but then ended up at Warren Street 😂😂 god I hate the Northern Line looool |
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Post by Unorm on Jan 15, 2020 16:16:14 GMT
50 and 250 at Thornton Heath Station facing east the 50 goes into Croydon but 250 goes into Streatham
Vice versa facing west as 250/450 go Croydon but 50 goes Streatham.
Along Lansdowne Way the 196 and P5 head to Elephant & Castle on opposite sides of the road
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Post by ThinLizzy on Jan 15, 2020 16:42:13 GMT
East Ham Station:
104 and 238 to Stratford
101/474 and 376 to Beckton
Beckton/Cyprus
101/474 and 376 towards East Ham
Prince Regent Lane:
147 and 300 to Canning Town Station
South Woodford:
W13 and W14 towards Leytonstone/Wanstead
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Post by ronnie on Jan 15, 2020 17:08:13 GMT
8 and 205 between shoreditch and Liverpool Street and again at bow church for some distance
135 and 277 between mudchute and island gardens
Before it was cut back, 224 and 92 between Wembley and Brent superstores
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 15, 2020 17:21:58 GMT
80/154 one way and 164 the opposite way all make it to Sutton.
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Post by localet44 on Jan 15, 2020 19:30:53 GMT
At Lewisham Market buses 185 and 436 go in opposite directions to Camberwell, Kennington and Vauxhall
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Post by george on Jan 15, 2020 19:38:43 GMT
The examples are great so thanks all. Eastlondoner62 forgive me can't think where in Holborn the 17 and 521 travel in the opposite direction to get to London Bridge. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jan 15, 2020 20:03:14 GMT
The examples are great so thanks all. Eastlondoner62 forgive me can't think where in Holborn the 17 and 521 travel in the opposite direction to get to London Bridge. Just after the Holborn viaduct, the 17 comes out of Charterhouse Street while route 521 heads to St Paul's. |
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Post by redexpress on Jan 15, 2020 20:07:33 GMT
The examples are great so thanks all. Eastlondoner62 forgive me can't think where in Holborn the 17 and 521 travel in the opposite direction to get to London Bridge. Just after the Holborn viaduct, the 17 comes out of Charterhouse Street while route 521 heads to St Paul's. The 17 and 521 towards London Bridge never face each other as far as I can tell.
The 4 and 521 towards Waterloo used to face each other on New Change. And in the same area the 4 and 17 towards Archway used to face each other on Ludgate Hill / St Paul's Churchyard. They still do cover a very short stretch of road east of St Paul's Cathedral but there aren't any stops there.
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