Post by riverside on Mar 13, 2014 10:56:03 GMT
Thanks for that information. I agree that an extension of the 70 just to Chiswick Business Park would probably not generate too much traffic. Your suggested extension of the R68 sounds good but would probably be rejected because the congestion on the Kew Bridge section of the South Circular Road could lead to reliability problems at the Hampton Court end of the route.
When the 27 was extended to the Business Park it was linked to a scheme to reduce the number of buses running round the residential parts of Turnham Green(a slight rerouting of the E3 was implemented as part of this scheme). If the 27 was removed from the Business Park then it would probably have to run down to the 440 stand at Power Road. This would probably be marginally more useful for passengers than the present service.
Although Wellesey Road has had a bus service for many years (the original 91) and I am usually reluctant to see roads abandoned by buses, if the 440 abandoned the section between Power Road and Turnham Green people would not have too far to walk to Chiswick High Road. By returning to terminate at Turnham Green the 440 would not be altering the number of buses traversing the roads around the Green. An alternative way of serving Wellesey Road would be to extend the 440 to Kew Retail Park, thus offering a wider choice of destinations to intending passengers. The downfall of this is that the 440 would become even more circuitous than it is at the moment. Another possibility would be to swop the southern terminals of the 272 and 440 so that the 440 ran Stonebridge Park to Chiswick(Grove Park) and the 272 after Turnham Green ran via Wellesey Road and onto Kew Retail Park. In these tight financial times the onward extension to Kew Retail Park could be partly financed by withdrawing the 272 between White City Bus Station and Shepherds Bush Green. The direct 72 and indirect 283 provide enough capacity between Shepherds Bush Green and Du Cane Road.
When the 27 was extended to the Business Park it was linked to a scheme to reduce the number of buses running round the residential parts of Turnham Green(a slight rerouting of the E3 was implemented as part of this scheme). If the 27 was removed from the Business Park then it would probably have to run down to the 440 stand at Power Road. This would probably be marginally more useful for passengers than the present service.
Although Wellesey Road has had a bus service for many years (the original 91) and I am usually reluctant to see roads abandoned by buses, if the 440 abandoned the section between Power Road and Turnham Green people would not have too far to walk to Chiswick High Road. By returning to terminate at Turnham Green the 440 would not be altering the number of buses traversing the roads around the Green. An alternative way of serving Wellesey Road would be to extend the 440 to Kew Retail Park, thus offering a wider choice of destinations to intending passengers. The downfall of this is that the 440 would become even more circuitous than it is at the moment. Another possibility would be to swop the southern terminals of the 272 and 440 so that the 440 ran Stonebridge Park to Chiswick(Grove Park) and the 272 after Turnham Green ran via Wellesey Road and onto Kew Retail Park. In these tight financial times the onward extension to Kew Retail Park could be partly financed by withdrawing the 272 between White City Bus Station and Shepherds Bush Green. The direct 72 and indirect 283 provide enough capacity between Shepherds Bush Green and Du Cane Road.