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Post by rif153 on Dec 30, 2019 15:25:25 GMT
Nothing really of interest happened on any of these and forgot the fleet numbers of some as writing them down isn't really my thing but this was my bus journey today. 493 to Tooting Broadway 355 Tooting Broadway > Brixton (Lambeth Town Hall) 196 Brixton > Norwood Junction 157 Norwood Junction > Crystal Palace. T18 322 Crystal Place > Clapham Common. SE259 37 Clapham Common > Wandsworth Town Hall 337 Wandsworth town Hall > Home WHV33. Was good to go on some routes I've not been on before like 355,157 and 322. Only thing that let it down a bit was the very hard seats on WHV33. Did you get a single or double decker on the 355?
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Post by george on Dec 30, 2019 19:51:17 GMT
Nothing really of interest happened on any of these and forgot the fleet numbers of some as writing them down isn't really my thing but this was my bus journey today. 493 to Tooting Broadway 355 Tooting Broadway > Brixton (Lambeth Town Hall) 196 Brixton > Norwood Junction 157 Norwood Junction > Crystal Palace. T18 322 Crystal Place > Clapham Common. SE259 37 Clapham Common > Wandsworth Town Hall 337 Wandsworth town Hall > Home WHV33. Was good to go on some routes I've not been on before like 355,157 and 322. Only thing that let it down a bit was the very hard seats on WHV33. Did you get a single or double decker on the 355? Single decker was all WS yesterday unfortunately.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 30, 2019 20:34:33 GMT
Today it took nearly 90 mins from Canning Town:
241 to Canning Town - my bus totally misjudged pulling into the stop and scrapped the edge of the bus under the front doors.
115 Canning Town to Aldgate 25 Aldgate to City Thames Link
Was then going to catch a 8 but a 521 pulled up at the same time so used this to Holborn station then walked to New Oxford Street and caught a 98 to Bond Street. Is there any reason the 8 terminates at Holborn station instead of the next stop High Holborn where it could still reach its temporary stand? this would at least provide a "Temporary" interchange for buses towards Oxford Street.
For the return I found it quicker to make my way home on the 15 from Trafalgar Square.
Really should be this hard to make fairly simple trips.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 31, 2019 17:28:56 GMT
Wallington to Stanmore
Highlights: Superb drivers all round. Especially driver of 8222 on the R70 waving and greeting his customers. And driver of DE20190 on the 395 for politely advising a passenger to sit down before he drove off ( passenger was holding a small child).
Vehicle wise, the SP's were in good nick very smooth. As were the VH's. Actually can't pick a best or worst. SDE20278 463 SOE22 152 SDE20289 470 DXE30286 293 ADE40307 406 DLE30237 K2 SP40110 281 VH45263 285 8222 R70 SP40051 111 SP40039 H32 VH45273 105 DE20190 395 ADE40417 H12
ADH45280 H12
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Post by VWH1414 on Dec 31, 2019 17:45:29 GMT
Final journey of 2019: 302 - VWH1360 - Mill Hill Broadway > Roe Green 204 - TE1100 - Roe Green > Kingsbury Station Then later on: 324 - DE1016 - Kingsbury Station > Roe Green 302 - VWH2342 - Roe Green> Mill Hill Broadway
So my last bus of 2019 was VWH2342, bit more unexpected, I was expecting it to end up being a 62 reg VWH, nonetheless VWH2342 was a nice bus.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2020 1:09:40 GMT
36 from home to Victoria Southern train to Clapham Junction Southern train to Imperial Wharf C3 to Sands End Sainsbury's 306 to Acton Vale 207 to Acton Old Town Hall 266 to North Acton 218 to Hammersmith 267 to Turnham Green 440 to Wembley 206 to Wembley Park Metropolitan line to Harrow-on-the-Hill X140 to Heathrow Central 278 to Ruislip 398 to South Harrow Piccadilly line to Earl's Court C3 to Clapham Junction 156 to Nine Elms 436 to home
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jan 4, 2020 18:56:10 GMT
36 from home to Victoria Southern train to Clapham Junction Southern train to Imperial Wharf C3 to Sands End Sainsbury's 306 to Acton Vale 207 to Acton Old Town Hall 266 to North Acton 218 to Hammersmith 267 to Turnham Green 440 to Wembley 206 to Wembley Park Metropolitan line to Harrow-on-the-Hill X140 to Heathrow Central 278 to Ruislip 398 to South Harrow Piccadilly line to Earl's Court C3 to Clapham Junction 156 to Nine Elms 436 to home You have got me in the mood for July 25th. I plan to do Ruislip, Heathrow and maybe Richmod but probably not yet Harrow, pending next year's tenders.
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jan 4, 2020 19:00:05 GMT
Final journey of 2019: 302 - VWH1360 - Mill Hill Broadway > Roe Green 204 - TE1100 - Roe Green > Kingsbury Station Then later on: 324 - DE1016 - Kingsbury Station > Roe Green 302 - VWH2342 - Roe Green> Mill Hill Broadway So my last bus of 2019 was VWH2342, bit more unexpected, I was expecting it to end up being a 62 reg VWH, nonetheless VWH2342 was a nice bus. At least you had different style Geminis for your 302 rides. My own final London bus of the Decade was also an AC VWH, namely VWH2314 (260, AC; 23.11.19)
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Post by Hassaan on Jan 9, 2020 0:07:47 GMT
Very long time since I last posted in this thread! Recently I started a new job in Willesden, which has put me back into regular commuting after a while. Preferred route is TfL Rail from Southall to Acton Main Line (as timings work out perfectly for the 2tph), then 260 or 266 to Willesden. On the way back I have a higher chance of needing Central line from North Acton to Ealing Broadway. Didn't realise that the 260 only served Acton Main Line in one direction. All 3 morning commutes this week went without drama. However, the evening ones have been a bit crap due to poor choice of moves and some bad luck! Avoiding Z1 saves about £4 per day with only a 10-20 Mon time penalty, so I don't use trains via Z1. On Monday I thought I'd try using buses only. I couldn't be bothered to wait 7+ minutes for the 260 or 266 in the cold wind, so I got the 297 with VW1190. That took about 65 minutes to Perivale after Wembley traffic was taken into account (it was also diverted via Wembley Stadium Station). Luckily the E5 (8151) then 120 connections were excellent, but the whole thing took almost 2 hours. I was expecting that anyway but it confirmed that avoiding trains wasn't worth it. On Tuesday my 266 was narrowly going to miss the 2tph at Acton Main Line which was a bit unlucky, so I had to use North Acton. At least that was the only issue. On Wednesday however, traffic messed me up. I ignored VWH2323 on the 260 in favour of ADE40471 on the 266, which turned out to be a huge mistake. The temporary traffic light on Victoria Road had failed, and that caused traffic all the way back to Harlesden town centre. The 260 missed most of the traffic so I should have switched to that, but instead I decided to stay on. Eventually got to North Acton over an hour after I boarded, more than double the usual journey time. Meanwhile, the 260 that I ignored had arrived there much earlier. In total it took over 2 hours to get home! For today (Thursday) I'm tempted to take the 260 because I don't trust that traffic light on the 266 now even though the 266 has nicer buses. I'm a huge ADE fan and miss having them in my area. Actually managed to get old Hounslow one 40421 on Wednesday morning which was good, as the 4 other ones I got were 220 ones.
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Post by Hassaan on Jan 9, 2020 13:36:03 GMT
Very long time since I last posted in this thread! Recently I started a new job in Willesden, which has put me back into regular commuting after a while. Preferred route is TfL Rail from Southall to Acton Main Line (as timings work out perfectly for the 2tph), then 260 or 266 to Willesden. On the way back I have a higher chance of needing Central line from North Acton to Ealing Broadway. Didn't realise that the 260 only served Acton Main Line in one direction. All 3 morning commutes this week went without drama. However, the evening ones have been a bit crap due to poor choice of moves and some bad luck! Avoiding Z1 saves about £4 per day with only a 10-20 Mon time penalty, so I don't use trains via Z1. On Monday I thought I'd try using buses only. I couldn't be bothered to wait 7+ minutes for the 260 or 266 in the cold wind, so I got the 297 with VW1190. That took about 65 minutes to Perivale after Wembley traffic was taken into account (it was also diverted via Wembley Stadium Station). Luckily the E5 (8151) then 120 connections were excellent, but the whole thing took almost 2 hours. I was expecting that anyway but it confirmed that avoiding trains wasn't worth it. On Tuesday my 266 was narrowly going to miss the 2tph at Acton Main Line which was a bit unlucky, so I had to use North Acton. At least that was the only issue. On Wednesday however, traffic messed me up. I ignored VWH2323 on the 260 in favour of ADE40471 on the 266, which turned out to be a huge mistake. The temporary traffic light on Victoria Road had failed, and that caused traffic all the way back to Harlesden town centre. The 260 missed most of the traffic so I should have switched to that, but instead I decided to stay on. Eventually got to North Acton over an hour after I boarded, more than double the usual journey time. Meanwhile, the 260 that I ignored had arrived there much earlier. In total it took over 2 hours to get home! For today (Thursday) I'm tempted to take the 260 because I don't trust that traffic light on the 266 now even though the 266 has nicer buses. I'm a huge ADE fan and miss having them in my area. Actually managed to get old Hounslow one 40421 on Wednesday morning which was good, as the 4 other ones I got were 220 ones. Update: I used VWH2334 on the 260 as it turned up first. The 266 I usually ended up on around 0805 was shown at 0809, as I think driver left slightly late to avoid needing to regulate. Usually, both routes depart/arrive together both at Acton and Harlesden, but today the 266 overtook the 260 and got ahead slightly . The VWH wasn't as nice as an ADE though
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jan 9, 2020 20:35:43 GMT
Had some extra time on the way home today so decided to spend some time on the bus through central London. Start off at Oxford Circus 98 (VWH) John Lewis to New Oxford St: This was really busy, many people boarded at Oxford Street and did the exact same journey I did towards Holborn. I'm surprised many people opted for this route, however that said there aren't much in the way of alternatives Route 1 (WHV111) New Oxford St to Kingsway/Holborn Stn: The 8 was meant to be restored to Tottenham Court Road on the 5th of January, seems that didn't happen so I had to make my way to Holborn to pick up the route. It's ridiculous that there's literally no information about this at any stop and it all looks like the still runs there. Route 8 (LT2**) Procter Street to Holborn Circus: What an overcrowded mess this route was. There was an army awaiting to board at Holborn, not that this should come as any surprise considering all the other alternatives have been cut back Route 25 (WH31116) Holborn Circus to St Katherine Cree: This bus got overcrowded two stops into the journey. The bus started absolutely squealing when it got packed, sounded like the engine was going to propel itself out of the bus. I don't think I've come across such gutless buses in London - the Enviro400 MMCs that are on the way will be a very welcome change to the route. Just wish the 262 would keep the VNs
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Post by rj131 on Jan 9, 2020 21:57:19 GMT
Had some extra time on the way home today so decided to spend some time on the bus through central London. Start off at Oxford Circus 98 (VWH) John Lewis to New Oxford St: This was really busy, many people boarded at Oxford Street and did the exact same journey I did towards Holborn. I'm surprised many people opted for this route, however that said there aren't much in the way of alternatives Route 1 (WHV111) New Oxford St to Kingsway/Holborn Stn: The 8 was meant to be restored to Tottenham Court Road on the 5th of January, seems that didn't happen so I had to make my way to Holborn to pick up the route. It's ridiculous that there's literally no information about this at any stop and it all looks like the still runs there. Route 8 (LT2**) Procter Street to Holborn Circus: What an overcrowded mess this route was. There was an army awaiting to board at Holborn, not that this should come as any surprise considering all the other alternatives have been cut back Route 25 (WH31116) Holborn Circus to St Katherine Cree: This bus got overcrowded two stops into the journey. The bus started absolutely squealing when it got packed, sounded like the engine was going to propel itself out of the bus. I don't think I've come across such gutless buses in London - the Enviro400 MMCs that are on the way will be a very welcome change to the route. Just wish the 262 would keep the VNs The 25 has really picked back up again since it was cut back to sh**ty thameslink, even the bit between there and Aldgate is very busy. Also you’re right those StreetWrecks do not handle crowds well in the slightest, they really can’t cope with heavy loads, which the 25 is king of. And I’m glad you bought the 8 up. After I found that out I decided to do a TfL journey planner for how to get from Mile End Station to Oxford Circus by bus only now there’s no 8 for the time being. Probably a typical journey for someone in a wheelchair or someone who doesn’t like the underground. Easily done on the 25 before, but this is what it gave me: 277 from Mile End to Hackney Town Hall, (COMPLETELY the wrong direction) 55 from there all the way back down to Oxo. Absolutely disgraceful 🤬
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Post by ronnie on Jan 9, 2020 22:10:32 GMT
Had some extra time on the way home today so decided to spend some time on the bus through central London. Start off at Oxford Circus 98 (VWH) John Lewis to New Oxford St: This was really busy, many people boarded at Oxford Street and did the exact same journey I did towards Holborn. I'm surprised many people opted for this route, however that said there aren't much in the way of alternatives Route 1 (WHV111) New Oxford St to Kingsway/Holborn Stn: The 8 was meant to be restored to Tottenham Court Road on the 5th of January, seems that didn't happen so I had to make my way to Holborn to pick up the route. It's ridiculous that there's literally no information about this at any stop and it all looks like the still runs there. Route 8 (LT2**) Procter Street to Holborn Circus: What an overcrowded mess this route was. There was an army awaiting to board at Holborn, not that this should come as any surprise considering all the other alternatives have been cut back Route 25 (WH31116) Holborn Circus to St Katherine Cree: This bus got overcrowded two stops into the journey. The bus started absolutely squealing when it got packed, sounded like the engine was going to propel itself out of the bus. I don't think I've come across such gutless buses in London - the Enviro400 MMCs that are on the way will be a very welcome change to the route. Just wish the 262 would keep the VNs The 25 has really picked back up again since it was cut back to sh**ty thameslink, even the bit between there and Aldgate is very busy. Also you’re right those StreetWrecks do not handle crowds well in the slightest, they really can’t cope with heavy loads, which the 25 is king of. And I’m glad you bought the 8 up. After I found that out I decided to do a TfL journey planner for how to get from Mile End Station to Oxford Circus by bus only now there’s no 8 for the time being. Probably a typical journey for someone in a wheelchair or someone who doesn’t like the underground. Easily done on the 25 before, but this is what it gave me: 277 from Mile End to Hackney Town Hall, (COMPLETELY the wrong direction) 55 from there all the way back down to Oxo. Absolutely disgraceful 🤬 Actually the D6 to Cambridge heath and then 55 is faster and easier but yes the 25 in its original shape would have been so helpful. I still reminisce about the one time on a Thursday night at 2am when we were leaving people behind!
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Post by rif153 on Jan 9, 2020 22:10:38 GMT
Had some extra time on the way home today so decided to spend some time on the bus through central London. Start off at Oxford Circus 98 (VWH) John Lewis to New Oxford St: This was really busy, many people boarded at Oxford Street and did the exact same journey I did towards Holborn. I'm surprised many people opted for this route, however that said there aren't much in the way of alternatives Route 1 (WHV111) New Oxford St to Kingsway/Holborn Stn: The 8 was meant to be restored to Tottenham Court Road on the 5th of January, seems that didn't happen so I had to make my way to Holborn to pick up the route. It's ridiculous that there's literally no information about this at any stop and it all looks like the still runs there. Route 8 (LT2**) Procter Street to Holborn Circus: What an overcrowded mess this route was. There was an army awaiting to board at Holborn, not that this should come as any surprise considering all the other alternatives have been cut back Route 25 (WH31116) Holborn Circus to St Katherine Cree: This bus got overcrowded two stops into the journey. The bus started absolutely squealing when it got packed, sounded like the engine was going to propel itself out of the bus. I don't think I've come across such gutless buses in London - the Enviro400 MMCs that are on the way will be a very welcome change to the route. Just wish the 262 would keep the VNs The 25 has really picked back up again since it was cut back to sh**ty thameslink, even the bit between there and Aldgate is very busy. Also you’re right those StreetWrecks do not handle crowds well in the slightest, they really can’t cope with heavy loads, which the 25 is king of. And I’m glad you bought the 8 up. After I found that out I decided to do a TfL journey planner for how to get from Mile End Station to Oxford Circus by bus only now there’s no 8 for the time being. Probably a typical journey for someone in a wheelchair or someone who doesn’t like the underground. Easily done on the 25 before, but this is what it gave me: 277 from Mile End to Hackney Town Hall, (COMPLETELY the wrong direction) 55 from there all the way back down to Oxo. Absolutely disgraceful 🤬 Utter joke, what kind of a route is that! I was hoping journey planner may at leas thave the sense to suggesting getting the 205 to Old Street then the 55 which to me seems reasonable enough althought not optimal but that route suggested is crazy, what are TfL thinking.
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Post by rj131 on Jan 9, 2020 23:57:32 GMT
The 25 has really picked back up again since it was cut back to sh**ty thameslink, even the bit between there and Aldgate is very busy. Also you’re right those StreetWrecks do not handle crowds well in the slightest, they really can’t cope with heavy loads, which the 25 is king of. And I’m glad you bought the 8 up. After I found that out I decided to do a TfL journey planner for how to get from Mile End Station to Oxford Circus by bus only now there’s no 8 for the time being. Probably a typical journey for someone in a wheelchair or someone who doesn’t like the underground. Easily done on the 25 before, but this is what it gave me: 277 from Mile End to Hackney Town Hall, (COMPLETELY the wrong direction) 55 from there all the way back down to Oxo. Absolutely disgraceful 🤬 Utter joke, what kind of a route is that! I was hoping journey planner may at leas thave the sense to suggesting getting the 205 to Old Street then the 55 which to me seems reasonable enough althought not optimal but that route suggested is crazy, what are TfL thinking. I know! Annoyingly I forgot to screenshot it, but then I changed the search to end at TCR instead of Oxo, the theory going that most people would be able to walk the short extra distance, but it still came up with this nonsense! Luckily I remembered to screenshot this one. Suggested route from Mile End Station to Tottenham Court Road Station: Attachment DeletedWhats its obsession with sending you completely the wrong way on the 277 when like you said the 205 and change at Old Street is far more direct? I honestly have no words...
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