The 853 blog a prominent website focused on SE London is reporting on some bus changes due for consultation this Autumn:
853london.com/2018/08/15/tfl-plans-permanent-cutbacks-for-routes-53-171-and-172-in-huge-bus-axe-schemeI have copy pasted the proposed changes below for ease of reference. Some pretty savage cuts in store, some have already been reported on this forum. Many are shocking, but it’s the 11 proposal that really made my jaw drop. Might as well call it 511 and operate out of Waterloo!
Tottenham Court Road (TCR) – Reduce bus flowsRoute 14 (Putney – Russell Square): Cut back from Warren Street to TCR and extend to Russell Square
Route 134 (North Finchley – Warren Street): Cut 24-hour route back from TCR to Warren Street
King Road – Shaftesbury Avenue corridor. Reduce bus flows on King’s Road, Piccadilly and Shaftesbury AvenueRoute 9 (Hammersmith – Aldwych): Reroute from Pall Mall to Piccadilly for faster journeys
Route 11 (Liverpool St – Victoria): Cut back from Fulham Broadway to Victoria
Route 19 (Finsbury Park – Holborn): Cut back from Battersea to Holborn, New Oxford Street
Route 22 (Putney – Piccadilly Circus): Cut back from Oxford Circus to Piccadilly and extend to Piccadilly Circus
New route 311: New route between Fulham Broadway and Oxford Circus via Victoria and Mayfair to retain links broken by 11, 19 and 22 cut backs
Whitehall / Westminster Bridge corridor. Reduce bus flows Route 3 (Crystal Palace – Whitehall): Cut back from Trafalgar Square to Whitehall
Route 53 (Plumstead – County Hall): Cut back from Whitehall to County Hall
Waterloo – Fleet Street corridor. Reduce bus flows across Waterloo Bridge and along Fleet StreetRoute 4 (Archway – Blackfriars): Cut back from Waterloo from St Paul’s and extend to Blackfriars via Queen Victoria Street
Route 76 (Tottenham Hale – Waterloo): Re-route from Bank to London Wall to retain links broken by 4 cut back
Route 172 (Bellingham – Aldwych): Cut back from Farringdon to Aldwych (note: it is unclear whether the 172 going to Bellingham is an error, the route starts at Brockley Rise)
Route 341 (Northumberland Park – Waterloo): Re-route from Gray’s Inn Road to Farringdon Street to retain links broken by 172 cut back, terminate at Waterloo Road rather than County Hall
Route 15H (Trafalgar Square – Tower of London): Operate heritage service only summer weekends and Bank Holidays
Euston Road corridor – Reduce bus flowsRoute 59 (Streatham Hill – Euston): Cut back from Kings Cross to Euston, remove 3 peak jnys
Route 476 (Northumberland Park – King’s Cross): Cut back from Euston to King’s Cross, Reduce Mon-Sat from 7.5 to 6 bph
Marylebone Road faster journeysRoute 205 (Paddington – Bow Church): Reroute via Marylebone Road instead of Marylebone station
Kingsway – reduce bus flowsRoute 171 (Bellingham – Holborn): Cut back from Holborn to Elephant & Castle
Kingsland Road corridor. Reduce bus flows. (East London Line parallel)Route 67 (Wood Green – Dalston Junction): Cut back from Dalston Junction to Aldgate
Route 149 (Edmonton Green – London Bridge): Reduce peak frequencies from 11 to 10 bph, add extra peak journeys and increase off-peak frequencies to give sufficient capacity
Route 242 (Homerton – Aldgate): Cut back to Shoreditch from St Paul’s and extend to Aldgate via Commercial Street to retain links from 67 cut back; reduce Mon – Sat from 8 bph to 6 bph
City Bridges I (Blackfriars / London). Reduce bus flows over London and Blackfriars Bridges and on Farringdon RoadRoute 35 (Clapham Junction – Shoreditch): Increase Monday to Friday peak frequencies from 6 to 8 bph to maintain capacity from 40 re-route
Route 40 (Dulwich – Clerkenwell Green): Cut back from Aldgate to Elephant & Castle and extend to Clerkenwell Green via Blackfriars Road to retain broken links from 45 and 388 cut backs
Route 45 (Clapham Park – Elephant): Cut back from King’s Cross to Elephant & Castle
Route 46 (Lancaster Gate – St Bart’s): Add 1 extra AM peak journey to maintain capacity on Gray’s Inn Road due to 45 cut back
Route 100 (Shadwell – St Paul’s): Extend from Museum of London to St Paul’s to retain broken links from 388 cut back
Route RV1: Subject to separate review
Route 343: Subject to separate review
Route 388 (Stratford City – Finsbury Circus): Cut back from Elephant & Castle to Finsbury Circus, reduce frequency from 6 to 5 bph
City Bridges II (London) Reduce bus flows over London Bridge and Hackney RoadRoute 26 (Hackney Wick – Waterloo): Increase Monday to Friday peak frequencies from 6 to 8 bph to maintain capacity on Hackney Road (from 48 withdrawal)
Route 48 (Leyton – London Bridge): Withdraw route
Route 55 (Walthamstow Central – Oxford Circus): Extend from Leyton to Walthamstow Central to retain links broken by 48 withdrawal