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Post by John tuthill on Nov 3, 2018 13:49:20 GMT
London United need to pull their s**t together. They are refusing to listen to the passengers complaints about the Dennis Darts and how cramped the bus is. I think some E400s should be transferred to S so then 72 can actually be run without drivers spamming the ‘Please move down inside the bus’ announcement. Are you suggesting that LU build a new bridge over the Thames then Or pay for repairs to Hammersmith Bridge? I've mentioned this before, the new bridge at Walton was built adjacent to the old 'Bailey Bridge' which was there for years.Cannot see why a new bridge is not built adjacent to Hammersmith Bridge. The existing bridge could then be left for pedestrians and cyclists.The costs MUST come from Central Government with no excuses. |
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Post by VMH2452 on Nov 3, 2018 15:21:59 GMT
72 can't use DDs because of Hammersmith Bridge. DDs were ordered for the route but diverted to the 94 because the work on the bridge hadn't been done. The VHs for the 72 wasn't diverted to the 94, they were diverted to London Sovereign temporarily for the 13 then was diverted to the 18 and the 94s VHs were ordered to replace the TAs in 2016 The 94 was definitely included anyway as the 13 and 94 switched vehicles. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2018 15:39:32 GMT
Are you suggesting that LU build a new bridge over the Thames then Or pay for repairs to Hammersmith Bridge? I've mentioned this before, the new bridge at Walton was built adjacent to the old 'Bailey Bridge' which was there for years.Cannot see why a new bridge is not built adjacent to Hammersmith Bridge. The existing bridge could then be left for pedestrians and cyclists.The costs MUST come from Central Government with no excuses. I completely agree, I know the bridge in Walton quite well and the long term benefits to the area are obvious. Many a night me and friends were caught in long queues in both direction and whilst there are still these they are mostly confined towards Walton town centre. There is no reason why a CPO couldn’t be done for buildings on the Hammersmith side and park land reclaimed on the Castlenau side. The existing bridge could then be preserved in line with the heritage status. |
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Post by cl54 on Nov 4, 2018 8:07:01 GMT
I've mentioned this before, the new bridge at Walton was built adjacent to the old 'Bailey Bridge' which was there for years.Cannot see why a new bridge is not built adjacent to Hammersmith Bridge. The existing bridge could then be left for pedestrians and cyclists.The costs MUST come from Central Government with no excuses. I completely agree, I know the bridge in Walton quite well and the long term benefits to the area are obvious. Many a night me and friends were caught in long queues in both direction and whilst there are still these they are mostly confined towards Walton town centre. There is no reason why a CPO couldn’t be done for buildings on the Hammersmith side and park land reclaimed on the Castlenau side. The existing bridge could then be preserved in line with the heritage status. Perhaps they could charge a £10 excess fare for all passengers on buses using the new bridge to pay for it. |
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Post by sid on Nov 4, 2018 10:22:06 GMT
I've mentioned this before, the new bridge at Walton was built adjacent to the old 'Bailey Bridge' which was there for years.Cannot see why a new bridge is not built adjacent to Hammersmith Bridge. The existing bridge could then be left for pedestrians and cyclists.The costs MUST come from Central Government with no excuses. I completely agree, I know the bridge in Walton quite well and the long term benefits to the area are obvious. Many a night me and friends were caught in long queues in both direction and whilst there are still these they are mostly confined towards Walton town centre. There is no reason why a CPO couldn’t be done for buildings on the Hammersmith side and park land reclaimed on the Castlenau side. The existing bridge could then be preserved in line with the heritage status. I think Walton bridge is rather different with there being no reasonable alternative route. I don't think there is a hope in hell of a new bridge being built at Hammersmith, far better to close it permanently to all but buses, emergency vehicles, cyclists and motor cyclists. |
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 4, 2018 11:39:57 GMT
Anyway, moving away from Hammersmith Bridge .... Route W13 (Leytonstone-Woodford Wells) has a scheduled d/d working on Schooldays and this stays out during the evening peak. Far more unusual though was the appearance of Tridents 17931 and 17992 on route D3 during the evening peak of Thursday 29th March this year. This was during the DLR strike and the buses operated between Whitechapel Station and Leamouth (so avoiding the low bridge in Vallance Road). The Tridents also operated direct via The Highway, omitting the loop around Wapping. There were also several Trustybus Dennis Darts operating extras between Whitechapel and Leamouth and these did operate via Wapping. Below is a photo I took of 17992 in Cannon Street Road having just alighted:  DLR Strike Extras - March 2018 by Julian Walker, on Flickr |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 11:45:31 GMT
291 will now be going double but will be strictly E buses only. No WVLs.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 15:41:23 GMT
291 will now be going double but will be strictly E buses only. No WVLs. Where will the Es come from, I've heard a few different sources |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 15:53:50 GMT
291 will now be going double but will be strictly E buses only. No WVLs. Where will the Es come from, I've heard a few different sources 7 of E261-275 already at MG |
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Post by WSD3 on Nov 4, 2018 16:11:07 GMT
Where will the Es come from, I've heard a few different sources 7 of E261-275 already at MG Was 486 not supposed to get e261-275 and if not what will replace the current 486 |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 4, 2018 16:12:37 GMT
7 of E261-275 already at MG Was 486 not supposed to get e261-275 and if not what will replace the current 486 Those buses were delivered to BX from refurb then transferred to MG. 486 will get WVLs from NP. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 18:54:13 GMT
So we all know of routes that are mainly SD but have DD workings but are there any that are the opposite and are mainly DD but have SD workings?
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Post by 15002 on Nov 6, 2018 18:55:04 GMT
So we all know of routes that are mainly SD but have DD workings but are there any that are the opposite and are mainly DD but have SD workings? 173, sometimes the 372. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2018 18:57:18 GMT
So we all know of routes that are mainly SD but have DD workings but are there any that are the opposite and are mainly DD but have SD workings? 173, sometimes the 372. I think 160 gets some too |
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Post by snoggle on Nov 6, 2018 23:37:03 GMT
So we all know of routes that are mainly SD but have DD workings but are there any that are the opposite and are mainly DD but have SD workings? Every DD route run out of Arriva's Dartford Garage?  based on some recent obs on the forum. |
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