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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2015 17:24:16 GMT
Hi there, I have three questions regarding buses in Kingston:
1. Why were two bus stops joined to one at Fairfield Bus Station?
2. Why is the (N)65 to Chessington not presented with an N prefix regularly at stops and on buses?
Last but not least:
Why was the decision made to withdraw route N77 between Tolworth and Kingston? Surely we could have managed with or without the 281 providing the link between Tolworth-Kingston, even if it was served by two routes.
Extra Question:
Has anybody ever seen any bus blinded for the N77 or N85 post 03.04.2004 and after 03.06.2006?
(Sorry but these are my favourite routes!!)
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Post by LX09FBJ on Mar 8, 2015 17:34:31 GMT
Hi there, I have three questions regarding buses in Kingston: 1. Why were two bus stops joined to one at Fairfield Bus Station? 2. Why is the (N)65 to Chessington not presented with an N prefix regularly at stops and on buses? Last but not least: Why was the decision made to withdraw route N77 between Tolworth and Kingston? Surely we could have managed with or without the 281 providing the link between Tolworth-Kingston, even if it was served by two routes. Extra Question: Has anybody ever seen any bus blinded for the N77 or N85 post 03.04.2004 and after 03.06.2006? (Sorry but these are my favourite routes!!) To answer some of your questions 1) I think the 65 without an N prefix might have been to save on blind space at the time, with just one '65 via Richmond' as opposed to two. I find it wierd that the N65 has the same number for two diffrent routes yet a slight deviation to the 64 at night means it has its own N number. Remember this is TfL who have a history of stupid and unwise decisions. 2) I think it would've been a case of 'overbussing' with the N77. Another idea that has popped into my mind was to extend the N87 to Chessington via the 71. In addition it meant that Whitton gained a night bus and Hounslow-Twickenham-Kingston gained a night link (the 111 didn't get a 24 hour service for another 18 months) 3) It's rare to find, but you can sometimes see 85s which have badly set rear blinds with N85 just visible |
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Post by John tuthill on Mar 8, 2015 17:42:34 GMT
Hi there, I have three questions regarding buses in Kingston: 1. Why were two bus stops joined to one at Fairfield Bus Station? 2. Why is the (N)65 to Chessington not presented with an N prefix regularly at stops and on buses?
Last but not least: Why was the decision made to withdraw route N77 between Tolworth and Kingston? Surely we could have managed with or without the 281 providing the link between Tolworth-Kingston, even if it was served by two routes. Extra Question: Has anybody ever seen any bus blinded for the N77 or N85 post 03.04.2004 and after 03.06.2006? (Sorry but these are my favourite routes!!) The stops south of Kingston, for the 65, the 'E' plates state Night service, and the 281 shows 24 hours. Does the traffic to Tolworth require two routes? No doubt TFL will have some 'logical' answer |
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Post by vjaska on Mar 8, 2015 17:47:09 GMT
Hi there, I have three questions regarding buses in Kingston: 1. Why were two bus stops joined to one at Fairfield Bus Station? 2. Why is the (N)65 to Chessington not presented with an N prefix regularly at stops and on buses? Last but not least: Why was the decision made to withdraw route N77 between Tolworth and Kingston? Surely we could have managed with or without the 281 providing the link between Tolworth-Kingston, even if it was served by two routes. Extra Question: Has anybody ever seen any bus blinded for the N77 or N85 post 03.04.2004 and after 03.06.2006? (Sorry but these are my favourite routes!!) I'm sure all N77 blinds were removed when SW buses were rebli fed to include the 87 & N77. This is when SW buses began get the two point via blinds for WVL's, PVL's & the PDL's especially as the 196 had begun operation at SW the same year. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 8, 2015 18:42:55 GMT
Hi there, I have three questions regarding buses in Kingston: 1. Why were two bus stops joined to one at Fairfield Bus Station? 2. Why is the (N)65 to Chessington not presented with an N prefix regularly at stops and on buses? Last but not least: Why was the decision made to withdraw route N77 between Tolworth and Kingston? Surely we could have managed with or without the 281 providing the link between Tolworth-Kingston, even if it was served by two routes. Extra Question: Has anybody ever seen any bus blinded for the N77 or N85 post 03.04.2004 and after 03.06.2006? (Sorry but these are my favourite routes!!) To answer some of your questions 1) I think the 65 without an N prefix might have been to save on blind space at the time, with just one '65 via Richmond' as opposed to two. I find it wierd that the N65 has the same number for two diffrent routes yet a slight deviation to the 64 at night means it has its own N number. Remember this is TfL who have a history of stupid and unwise decisions. 2) I think it would've been a case of 'overbussing' with the N77. Another idea that has popped into my mind was to extend the N87 to Chessington via the 71. In addition it meant that Whitton gained a night bus and Hounslow-Twickenham-Kingston gained a night link (the 111 didn't get a 24 hour service for another 18 months) 3) It's rare to find, but you can sometimes see 85s which have badly set rear blinds with N85 just visible Yeah, I have noticed this before I think. |
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