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Post by routew15 on Jan 28, 2016 17:37:40 GMT
TfL has launched a consultation today to make minor changes to the 145 in the Dagenham area 145 consultation page -source: TfL consultation page I like this proposal. I think it could be very beneficial in the long term for Dagenham. Messing the Merrylands Retail Park stop is my only concern. Consultation closes Thursday 10 March 2016 |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2016 17:43:11 GMT
This extension, though short, looks really helpful!  |
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Post by snoggle on Jan 28, 2016 18:31:03 GMT
Interesting proposal. Tiny shame that there doesn't quite seem enough space for buses to actually loop round by Dagenham Dock station itself. There is a looped road but too many parking spaces for a decker to get round. Given there is currently a bit of surplus land in the area it's a shame that a better interchange isn't being proposed while there's an opportunity to create it. The run time would be marginal. Given how "stark" that area is I'm not sure I'd really want to be walking from the station and then standing on a bleak road for a bus northwards. Also interesting that the bus stop bays at the top of Chequers Lane already exist and are marked out. I suspect, though, they don't been accessibility standards!
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Post by ThinLizzy on Jan 29, 2016 16:05:36 GMT
It would still serve Merrilands Retail Park but would serve the stop to the other side of Homebase,the rest of the retail park is still pretty accessible. Interestingly, it's similar to the way the 148 used to get to Dagenham Asda all those years ago (feeling old knowing the 148 was withdraw 22 years go- cripes!)
As Mr Snoggle says, shame it doesn't reach all the way down to Dagenham Dock Station- maybe with all the planned regeneration the area will get some better street lighting
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Post by vjaska on Jan 29, 2016 19:00:13 GMT
It would still serve Merrilands Retail Park but would serve the stop to the other side of Homebase,the rest of the retail park is still pretty accessible. Interestingly, it's similar to the way the 148 used to get to Dagenham Asda all those years ago (feeling old knowing the 148 was withdraw 22 years go- cripes!) As Mr Snoggle says, shame it doesn't reach all the way down to Dagenham Dock Station- maybe with all the planned regeneration the area will get some better street lighting The Philips SGS203's do their job down to the station though a change of bulb could prolong their life with relative ease. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2016 9:12:14 GMT
Good ideas. Even if it did terminate at the station, the turn around point will be too tight anyway. Its a shame because it could be and still could be a good commuter route to reach Dagenham Dock Station. However, years ago, seeing old maps loads of routes used to go down to the station. Its always really nice to see changes like this.
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Post by Enviro PB on Feb 16, 2016 2:33:51 GMT
So the route returns to the original routeing, albeit partially. Can't remember the exact date but around 2008/2009 route 145 was rerouted from Chequers Lane and Merrielands Crescent to better serve the Retail Park. It's interesting how there's no bus link from Dagenham town centre (Heathway) to the severely underused bus station at Dagenham Dock. Better travel options for workers in the industrial area and a new bus route will see Go Ahead end their known practice of having a 'pop up garage'.
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Post by routew15 on Mar 18, 2016 19:54:14 GMT
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Post by snoggle on Mar 18, 2016 20:09:56 GMT
Grief the old consultation and press release machine at TfL has been going at hyper speed this week. A veritable blizzard of conclusions and statements.    Interesting that this one is being implemented in April during the purdah period while the Hounslow stuff happens afterwards. |
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Post by enviroPB on Mar 19, 2016 11:35:52 GMT
Grief the old consultation and press release machine at TfL has been going at hyper speed this week. A veritable blizzard of conclusions and statements. Interesting that this one is being implemented in April during the purdah period while the Hounslow stuff happens afterwards. Well I'm sure TfL want to have the change in conjunction with the contract date at the end of April and nothing more...lool. Extra buses were agreed as part of the contract sharing a batch of E400 MMCs with route 62 far before the consultation arose, so I imagine even a certain political activity won't halt a fairly easy change. Come to think of it, I imagine he would pay a visit to the Dagenham area for one last PR stunt. Be it the 'major development' at the old Stamping Plant or Barking Riverside to outline his mayoral lega...*pitch forks rise to the air* I mean track record!  But that's just a thought loool. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on May 23, 2016 12:27:21 GMT
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Post by snoggle on May 23, 2016 12:49:53 GMT
Because traffic jams are all that matter and not the convenience of bus passengers.  I assume she never uses the buses because TfL did actually advertise this consultation at bus stops served by the 145. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2016 19:42:19 GMT
I wouldn't mind seeing a proper picture at what they are actually moaning at. Then I can put a proper opinion on it. There is an example of this on Palmerston Road in Walthamstow, where the Walthamstow Market / High Street bus stop is directly aligned with one another in both directions, and people have tolerated this for years. Mind you, Waltham Forest has done up the pavement more nearer to the market featuring a sort of bus stop by-pass from where there used to be a wall and some grass, as part of the Mini-Holland scheme, suggesting they are moving this bus stop to here towards Walthamstow Central. It's been like this for months but there have been no changes yet. But the result looks quite positive for bus stop facilities. |
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Post by routew15 on May 24, 2016 20:31:09 GMT
I wouldn't mind seeing a proper picture at what they are actually moaning at. Then I can put a proper opinion on it. There is an example of this on Palmerston Road in Walthamstow, where the Walthamstow Market / High Street bus stop is directly aligned with one another in both directions, and people have tolerated this for years. Mind you, Waltham Forest has done up the pavement more nearer to the market featuring a sort of bus stop by-pass from where there used to be a wall and some grass, as part of the Mini-Holland scheme, suggesting they are moving this bus stop to here towards Walthamstow Central. It's been like this for months but there have been no changes yet. But the result looks quite positive for bus stop facilities. Thanks for that update. I must head down to Palmerston Road and see what the road looks like as i remember from the plans a very narrow pavement that was going to be created. |
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2016 6:15:06 GMT
I wouldn't mind seeing a proper picture at what they are actually moaning at. Then I can put a proper opinion on it. There is an example of this on Palmerston Road in Walthamstow, where the Walthamstow Market / High Street bus stop is directly aligned with one another in both directions, and people have tolerated this for years. Mind you, Waltham Forest has done up the pavement more nearer to the market featuring a sort of bus stop by-pass from where there used to be a wall and some grass, as part of the Mini-Holland scheme, suggesting they are moving this bus stop to here towards Walthamstow Central. It's been like this for months but there have been no changes yet. But the result looks quite positive for bus stop facilities. Thanks for that update. I must head down to Palmerston Road and see what the road looks like as i remember from the plans a very narrow pavement that was going to be created. Thank you for this interesting document. So far, they have started work between the High Street and Mission Grove, and you showing me this document has made me understand the changes here better, as they look a bit odd at the ends of changes, however, I think you might find the road is not as narrow as it looks on there. |
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I assume she never uses the buses because TfL did actually advertise this consultation at bus stops served by the 145.