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Post by galwhv69 on Jul 21, 2019 8:27:29 GMT
Southern RRS goes via Clapham South not Tooting Bec Onboard MHV54 (only passenger) on the 09:22 from Balham
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Post by galwhv69 on Jul 21, 2019 8:57:47 GMT
Had to help out the driver a bit as a map wasn't enough with the tight twists and turns! Only missed out SRH by mistake due to being in the wrong lane at a junction Only 2 passangers on the entire BAL to GIP section 35 mins running time! way too much, driver was 5e after the Norwood Road Roadworks! Diversion in Gipsy Hill as there were sone pointless road closure sigbs on Gipsy Road (An MHV fits fown Dulwich Wood Avenue )
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Post by galwhv69 on Jul 22, 2019 7:01:09 GMT
Southern RRS goes via Clapham South not Tooting Bec Onboard MHV54 (only passenger) on the 09:22 from Balham Edit:Some go via Clapham, some go via Tooting Bec
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Post by richard on Jul 27, 2019 1:39:57 GMT
EN21 should be on LO-J later I saw it at the bus stand by AR around half an hour ago
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Post by class387 on Jul 27, 2019 20:28:07 GMT
Does anyone know what will be working Camden Road to Willesden Jct tomorrow?
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Post by MoEnviro on Jul 27, 2019 21:11:26 GMT
Does anyone know what will be working Camden Road to Willesden Jct tomorrow? Sullivan Buses were at Willesden Jn today
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Post by richard on Aug 9, 2019 22:48:37 GMT
Ensign are doing a replacement job from Kings Cross (Great Northern) i am not sure where they are going
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Post by 6HP502C on Aug 19, 2019 20:13:57 GMT
A different strategy for the upcoming Tramlink closure!
London Trams: From Friday 23 August until Sunday 1 September, there will be no London Trams service between East Croydon - New Addington, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction. A reduced service will operate between Wimbledon and East Croydon. Tram Replacement Buses will operate.
During this time, trams will run at a reduced frequency, in both directions, between Wimbledon and East Croydon. However, trams will not run between East Croydon and New Addington, and East Croydon and Elmers End/Beckenham Junction.Addiscombe Road will be closed between East Croydon and Shirley Road. Bus routes 119, 194, 198 and 466 will be on diversion and the area will be much busier than usual. Replacement buses will run between Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and Woodside. Change at Shirley Road to diverted local routes 119, 194, 198 and 367 towards Croydon. Route 466 will be diverted between Addington Village and Croydon, via Gravel Hill, Coombe Lane and Lloyd Park and will be strengthened during the busiest times of the day to provide a replacement service between Addington Village and central Croydon via Coombe Lane. Shuttle buses will run between New Addington and Addington Village. While Addiscombe Road is closed, buses will be unable to serve Lebanon Road, Sandilands, Harrington Road and Avenue Road tram stops. A minibus service will serve the areas surrounding Lebanon Road and Sandilands only.
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Post by galwhv69 on Aug 19, 2019 21:15:13 GMT
A different strategy for the upcoming Tramlink closure! London Trams: From Friday 23 August until Sunday 1 September, there will be no London Trams service between East Croydon - New Addington, Elmers End and Beckenham Junction. A reduced service will operate between Wimbledon and East Croydon. Tram Replacement Buses will operate. During this time, trams will run at a reduced frequency, in both directions, between Wimbledon and East Croydon. However, trams will not run between East Croydon and New Addington, and East Croydon and Elmers End/Beckenham Junction.Addiscombe Road will be closed between East Croydon and Shirley Road. Bus routes 119, 194, 198 and 466 will be on diversion and the area will be much busier than usual. Replacement buses will run between Beckenham Junction, Elmers End and Woodside. Change at Shirley Road to diverted local routes 119, 194, 198 and 367 towards Croydon. Route 466 will be diverted between Addington Village and Croydon, via Gravel Hill, Coombe Lane and Lloyd Park and will be strengthened during the busiest times of the day to provide a replacement service between Addington Village and central Croydon via Coombe Lane. Shuttle buses will run between New Addington and Addington Village. While Addiscombe Road is closed, buses will be unable to serve Lebanon Road, Sandilands, Harrington Road and Avenue Road tram stops. A minibus service will serve the areas surrounding Lebanon Road and Sandilands only. Smallest vehicle rail rep ever? 😂
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Post by 6HP502C on Aug 19, 2019 21:17:26 GMT
I made my debut on Lewisham to Hayes yesterday. The routeThe service was scheduled to run every 30 minutes all day, calling at Lewisham, Ladywell, Catford Bridge, Lower Sydenham, New Beckenham, Clock House, Elmers End, Eden Park, West Wickham and Hayes. All of the bus stops were very close to their stations. This includes Ladywell and Catford Bridge, which required quite a tour around Brockley. I thought I was in a parallel universe when I saw a P4 in Stanstead Road, a 356 and 367 in Beck Lane and all sorts of bizarre in service bus movements in Lewisham, but it was all down to road closures. From Lewisham it was via Molesworth Street then the P4 through Ladywell to Brockley Rise, then the 171 through Catford Bridge, around the gyratory and down Bromley Road to Southend Lane. A left turn before the 13'0" bridge onto Worsley Bridge Road took us past Lower Sydenham (in reverse, via the narrow Meadowview Road), then a right turn onto Copers Cope Road went through New Beckenham. The 352 was followed to Beckenham War Memorial, then right onto Beckenham Road to serve Clock House. The 354 was then followed via Beck Lane then it was a left turn onto Birkbeck Road where the stops for Elmers End were. Elmers End to Eden Park was a problem. Normally the route goes via Elmers End Green, but this was not possible due to roadworks. It's pretty standard on National Rail replacement jobs to have to improvise in these circumstances. I got on a bus familiarise myself with the route earlier in the day and it went via Croydon Road, The Glade then a pretty hair raising detour via Orchard Way and some serious residental streets (hello trees!) to get back onto Upper Elmers End Road to serve Eden Park. In reverse the direct route via Elmers End Green was clear. From Eden Park, it was straight along South Eden Park Road, which becomes Beckenham Road just before the stops to serve West Wickham. Then via Station Road, the A232 (Glebe Way) and Addington Road/Bourne Way to set down for Hayes Station. Lots and lots of shortcuts available but I leave those for other people to take. LoadingsVery quiet. Three departures from Lewisham, no more than 10 people boarding each time. Penny numbers travelling between stations south of there. I guess most people either didn't travel or got someone to drop them to a station where the line was open. Running timesThe running times were ok. Spot on between Lewisham and New Beckenham, but an excessive amount of time is given to run between New Beckenham and Elmers End in both directions - could do with a reduction of about 6-7 minutes both ways. The times were spot on between Elmers End and Hayes. SummaryNot a route you'd give to someone who's new to rail replacement and the area. There are a lot more hazards than the average rail replacement route in London. Narrow roads, tight turns with traffic islands to keep an eye out for and trees that have been battered by the recent rainfall which have to be negotiated at around 5mph, or otherwise avoided if traffic conditions permit. Plus bus stops at New Beckenham and Lower Sydenham which are only suitable for single door buses and the slightly unusual situation of having to depart the nb stop at Lower Sydenham on full lock to turn into Meadowview Road! Plenty to test a driver's skills, but nothing too taxing. A nice length with a nice number of station calls, but a little boring as it was so quiet. I love the busy replacement routes. Route difficulty rating - 2/3 (intermediate) Enjoyability - 3/5 (moderate) Next route review - TBC
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Post by 6HP502C on Aug 19, 2019 21:30:09 GMT
A minibus service will serve the areas surrounding Lebanon Road and Sandilands only. Smallest vehicle rail rep ever? 😂 Quite possibly, in recent years anyway! An interesting closure throwing up a range of logistical issues, but the strategy looks about right considering.
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Post by george on Sept 1, 2019 12:56:31 GMT
For those who miss the old types there are quite a few on the SWR replacement today. Went on TA324 and TA40205 earlier and have seen TA40204 as well as an ex go ahead germini 1. Abellio and Arriva are helping out. Seen 9411 and HV139.
EDIT. Very surprised but good to see TA647 got repaired after it being involved in a crash for an eastenders episode.
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Post by 6HP502C on Sept 2, 2019 1:20:30 GMT
I was out on Slade Green to Gravesend yesterday. I won't do a full review as it isn't really London enough, but I had a flurry of thoughts as I was rolling along. The station calls were Slade Green, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe, Swanscombe, Northfleet and Gravesend. Curiously a route via Ebbsfleet International was highlighted on the map despite it not appearing on the duty. As luck would have it, someone climbed on top of a train somewhere in the Medway Valley, causing the North Kent rail network to grind to a halt for several hours. I was taking a PNB at Gravesend station and happened to notice the trains weren't running. So I volunteered to make an additional stop at Ebbsfleet. Sure enough 60 or so otherwise stranded passengers were directed to my bus and I served Northfleet then Ebbsfleet International before continuing to Slade Green. Great foresight to whoever marked out Ebbsfleet on the map as I'd never been to that area before and wouldn't have done it otherwise. The other thoughts I was having were about the NX1/ N81 and suggestions there should be a night bus route from London to Gravesend and beyond. I then thought about how much it costs me to run my own bus, the relatively sparse population along the route, the growth of the night economy and thus choice of places to go and various other things and figured it would be very difficult to make it viable on a commercial basis. Given what it costs to run a bus per mile, you'd either need to charge longer distance passengers a significant amount or find a way to generate lots of short trips to fill the bus. And keep those running times down. I suspect there would be some demand, but nowhere near enough to break even sadly. Having followed a very similar route and needing a good 2000rpm to make Dartford to Gravesend in 25 minutes, I was amused by the running times for those routes - I'm guessing the speed limits east of Dartford were possibly a bit higher back then!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2019 6:30:44 GMT
I was out on Slade Green to Gravesend yesterday. I won't do a full review as it isn't really London enough, but I had a flurry of thoughts as I was rolling along. The station calls were Slade Green, Dartford, Stone Crossing, Greenhithe, Swanscombe, Northfleet and Gravesend. Curiously a route via Ebbsfleet International was highlighted on the map despite it not appearing on the duty. As luck would have it, someone climbed on top of a train somewhere in the Medway Valley, causing the North Kent rail network to grind to a halt for several hours. I was taking a PNB at Gravesend station and happened to notice the trains weren't running. So I volunteered to make an additional stop at Ebbsfleet. Sure enough 60 or so otherwise stranded passengers were directed to my bus and I served Northfleet then Ebbsfleet International before continuing to Slade Green. Great foresight to whoever marked out Ebbsfleet on the map as I'd never been to that area before and wouldn't have done it otherwise. The other thoughts I was having were about the NX1/ N81 and suggestions there should be a night bus route from London to Gravesend and beyond. I then thought about how much it costs me to run my own bus, the relatively sparse population along the route, the growth of the night economy and thus choice of places to go and various other things and figured it would be very difficult to make it viable on a commercial basis. Given what it costs to run a bus per mile, you'd either need to charge longer distance passengers a significant amount or find a way to generate lots of short trips to fill the bus. And keep those running times down. I suspect there would be some demand, but nowhere near enough to break even sadly. Having followed a very similar route and needing a good 2000rpm to make Dartford to Gravesend in 25 minutes, I was amused by the running times for those routes - I'm guessing the speed limits east of Dartford were possibly a bit higher back then! The area between Ebbsfleet and Bluewater is becoming housing with a huge néw town effectively. So what you see now is small in comparison to what it will be. The car parks at Ebbsfleet will end up being built on (presume the car parks will be moved underground) There is also a lot of industry between the London Road and the Thames, on the. Thames itself and on the other side in Essex. Not saying all this demands a night service, and Arriva did try (poorly) with a skeleton one bus service over the 480. The current infrastructure isn't sufficient to cope with future demand.
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Post by 6HP502C on Sept 6, 2019 16:41:33 GMT
All change on the Acton Town to Rayners Lane branch - from tomorrow the replacement service will be operated by Abellio London Ltd. I presume a number of the older E400s will be used alongside some hybrids.
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