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Post by southlondonbus on Apr 18, 2024 18:09:08 GMT
Given that London "hail & ride" is not true hail & ride in most cases this should not be hard at all. Almost all of TfL's so-called H&R routes / sections have fixed stopping places marked by a timetable case but not a stop flag and n marked stopping bay on the road. In other cases the stops are normally only at the more significant junctions. Either way these locations could be used as defined points for tracking purposes. True H&R means the driver will stop at any point they consider safe, not just beside a timetable case or across a junction where the door can (usually) be adjacent to a kerb. The 413 is definitely an exception to what you say. It has two fixed stop on Gander Green Lane and none of those timetable markers you describe in between. Although locals are fairly good at predicting where the bus will stop. I have seen some shockers though like a bus pulling up just after a mini roundabout, in between parked cars for a pickup or in front of one of those traffic gates. I guess on Gander green lane there are alot of driveways and parked cars to make fixed stops a bit of an issue but I'm surprised it hasn't fully converted to fixed stops.
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Post by COBO on Apr 18, 2024 20:51:36 GMT
Have TfL stopped producing spider maps?
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Post by abellion on Apr 18, 2024 21:22:47 GMT
Have TfL stopped producing spider maps? They still work on them, the Superloop routes have been added to maps already and other changes such as the Croydon/Sutton ones are shown like the Belmont map showing the S4 going to Marshall’s Road and Waddon Marsh
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Post by surab21 on Apr 21, 2024 16:58:41 GMT
Anyone know what this bus stop in Sidcup is/was used for? link
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Post by Nathan on Apr 21, 2024 17:44:33 GMT
Anyone know what this bus stop in Sidcup is/was used for? linkFor the B14 I think?
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Post by surab21 on Apr 21, 2024 17:58:07 GMT
Anyone know what this bus stop in Sidcup is/was used for? linkFor the B14 I think? Would make sense, but not served in passenger service and I can't see why they would stand there as it's not on the curtailment list. Maybe a stop that used to be served but was removed for some reason? Would be useful for those visiting B&Q or needing the north side of Crittal's Corner I would've thought.
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Post by Paul on Apr 21, 2024 18:06:52 GMT
Anyone know what this bus stop in Sidcup is/was used for? linkOnce upon a time I believe it was used for school routes - indeed I think it was pressed back into service last week when the 638 was unable to serve Kemnal Technology College directly due to the closure of Sevenoaks Way at Crittals Corner Whilst I agree that it could be useful for the B14, it would prove awkward at busy times to cross over those lanes in order to navigate the roundabout correctly
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Post by surab21 on Apr 22, 2024 19:03:28 GMT
Anyone know what this bus stop in Sidcup is/was used for? linkOnce upon a time I believe it was used for school routes - indeed I think it was pressed back into service last week when the 638 was unable to serve Kemnal Technology College directly due to the closure of Sevenoaks Way at Crittals Corner Whilst I agree that it could be useful for the B14, it would prove awkward at busy times to cross over those lanes in order to navigate the roundabout correctly Ah okay, guess it's the same case then for the stop on the on ramp near Queen Mary's Hospital - link
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Post by Paul on Apr 22, 2024 19:06:04 GMT
Once upon a time I believe it was used for school routes - indeed I think it was pressed back into service last week when the 638 was unable to serve Kemnal Technology College directly due to the closure of Sevenoaks Way at Crittals Corner Whilst I agree that it could be useful for the B14, it would prove awkward at busy times to cross over those lanes in order to navigate the roundabout correctly Ah okay, guess it's the same case then for the stop on the on ramp near Queen Mary's Hospital - linkI believe that one was a starting stop for a long gone version of the 638 - quite why they are maintained is anyone’s guess
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