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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2015 20:52:09 GMT
Can't turn a school bus. It's full route end to end regardless of how late it is. Which is why sometimes when ones been broken down, repaired etc the bus will still run maybe 2-3hrs late or they don't get paid for it. Something I have always wondered, has anyone seen a Curtailment on a School Route?
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2015 22:11:21 GMT
Can't turn a school bus. It's full route end to end regardless of how late it is. Which is why sometimes when ones been broken down, repaired etc the bus will still run maybe 2-3hrs late or they don't get paid for it. Something I have always wondered, has anyone seen a Curtailment on a School Route? Yes, I have seen a 691 curtailed to Kingston from Hollyfield School before and also seen a 662 curtailed to Tolworth Broadway a few weeks ago.
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Post by l1group on May 25, 2015 22:37:15 GMT
The shortest local curtailments I've seen are all on the 27 (except 1) (stop counts include start and end): 27 Chiswick Business Park-Turnham Green (3 stops) 27 Turnham Green-Stamford Brook Garage (5 stops) (back when 27 only ran to Turnham Green Church) 27 Chiswick Business Park-Stamford Brook Garage (6 stops) (actually quite common) E3 Chiswick Edensor Road-Chiswick Town Hall (for Turnham Green Church) (9 stops) (only with Metroline West)
There has also been: 490: Hatton Cross-Terminal 5 (8 stops) 203: Hatton Cross-Stanwell (15 stops, double deck extras)
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Post by Paul on May 25, 2015 22:51:53 GMT
Can't turn a school bus. It's full route end to end regardless of how late it is. Which is why sometimes when ones been broken down, repaired etc the bus will still run maybe 2-3hrs late or they don't get paid for it. Something I have always wondered, has anyone seen a Curtailment on a School Route? I was going to say the same thing. Although I have no doubt school buses have been turned the instances of this occurring would be few and far between simply because the financial penalties involved would be far too high On more than one occasion I've broken down on an afternoon 664 and had to complete the journey once a replacement bus had been brought out to me despite only having a handful of stops left to serve Similarly, both morning 664s got stuck at a road closure on Croydon Road a few weeks ago and despite getting to New Addington well over an hour late we still had to complete the run to Biggin Hill - although there were still some kids waiting! And on topic I've seen a 227 turning at Penge from Crystal Palace and also a 354 at Beckenham War Memorial from Penge. I'm fairly certain various routes would have done Bromley South from Bromley North as well. Why do I never get a nice short turn?
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Post by jazza on May 25, 2015 23:17:25 GMT
Last time I was in the south east I got on a 96 from Woolwich blinded for and terminating at Plumstead Bus Garage, and it did. And no it wasn't a 122 showing the wrong number!!
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Post by M1104 on May 26, 2015 9:00:44 GMT
49 to Battersea Bridge from Clapham Junction*1
59 to Brixton from BN
87 Wandsworth to Wandsworth Road
88 Clapham Common to Stockwell
152 to Eastfields from Pollards Hill
152 to Raynes Park from New Malden
163 to Raynes Park from Wimbledon
200 to Merton Garage from Mitcham
219 Wimbledon to Merton Garage
345 to Camberwell Green from Peckham
P13 to Peckham from New Cross
295 to Wandsworth Bridge from Clapham Junction*1
*1 - Many years ago under London General
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Post by M1104 on May 26, 2015 9:04:25 GMT
Ah, I've also seen a 14 to Putney, High Street from Putney Heath. Really pointless... Not to the firm as it reduces penalty costs on lost mileage
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Post by rmz19 on May 26, 2015 10:08:33 GMT
13 from Golder Green Bus Station to Golders Green Bus Station - This was years ago when the 13 had Routemasters. The 13 leaves the bus station with passengers on it and then goes back into the Bus station drops the passengers off and then leaves. Lol how can this be possible why on earth would the driver go back the opposite way to the bus station again?
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Post by mondraker275 on May 26, 2015 15:13:01 GMT
275 Walthamstow Central to Walthamstow Beacontree Avenue Double Short turn. USed to be regular when PVR was 10.
212 St James Street to Walthamstow Central.
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Post by 6HP502C on May 26, 2015 16:38:17 GMT
Something I have always wondered, has anyone seen a Curtailment on a School Route? No, but the punctuality figures for a few of them are abysmal!
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Post by northken on May 27, 2015 12:49:48 GMT
148 from Shepherd's Bush to Notting Hill Gate
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Post by l1group on May 27, 2015 12:57:42 GMT
I was reminded of another short one on the 148: White City Bus Stn to Shepherd's Bush Green (4 stops) for Goldhawk Road Stn/S Bus Garage.
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Post by southeastlondonbus on May 27, 2015 13:13:21 GMT
486 to Welling from Bexleyheath.
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Post by VPL630 on May 27, 2015 14:02:25 GMT
498 Romford Station From Queen's 498 Romford Market from Station ( Back in the First Day's) 296 North Street from Station 496 Romford Station from Queen's 248 Romford Station from Market 5 Romford Station From Market 165 Romford Station from Brewery 193 Romford Station from Queens 128 Romford Market from Station (Before it went via Queens)
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Post by Madstuntman on May 28, 2015 14:52:08 GMT
I've done a Blackheath Royal Standard from Greenwich on a 286, on a Sunday night (when the Blackwall tunnel was closed due to a car fire in the tunnel)
I've also done Mottingham from Eltham on a 126
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