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Post by ian on Mar 4, 2019 22:53:37 GMT
People do get on the 292 from Moat Mount public space - how else would they reach it without a car?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 1:45:36 GMT
Newport Rd/Compass Centre (N9 only)
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Post by redexpress on Mar 5, 2019 6:45:18 GMT
Newport Rd/Compass Centre (N9 only) Not entirely pointless; I've seen people board N9s there on several occasions. Usually on the first couple of trips of the night towards Aldwych. If that stop wasn't there they'd have much further to walk. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2019 15:02:22 GMT
People do get on the 292 from Moat Mount public space - how else would they reach it without a car? I see your point for the southbound stop, however I am talking about the northbound stop, which you can't actually access from the open space unless you were to cross 6 lanes of dual carriageway! www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Moat+Mount+Outdoors+Center,+Barnet+Way,+London/Moat+Mount+Park,+London+NW7+3AL/@51.6304379,-0.2571723,16z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x487616f99a2600d1:0x9ffdb37af4459d59!2m2!1d-0.2512351!2d51.6337422!1m5!1m1!1s0x487616f21fddeaf3:0x83668246fc7b0359!2m2!1d-0.253947!2d51.631706!3e2 |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2019 21:02:30 GMT
Graham Hall Coachworks on route 246 - probably the most rural stop I have ever come across. There are literally just two bus stop flags stuck in the grass verge on either side, with nothing but green fields in sight. I am confused as to how one even accesses such a stop!
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Post by Paul on Mar 11, 2019 13:47:55 GMT
Graham Hall Coachworks on route 246 - probably the most rural stop I have ever come across. There are literally just two bus stop flags stuck in the grass verge on either side, with nothing but green fields in sight. I am confused as to how one even accesses such a stop! I refer you to the post I made on page 1 of this thread 😉 I nominate the Force Green stops at the bottom of Westerham Hill. I did the 246 on a semi-regular basis for about three years and never stopped at the Bromley-bound stop and only ever stopped at the Westerham-bound stop to kill time. I never once picked anyone up or let anyone off at either stop Also, an honourable mention for the Graham Hall Coachworks stop at the top of Westerham Hill. Apart from a period of a few months when one passenger regularly used the stop, it was almost as deserted as the Force Green stop |
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Post by wirewiper on Mar 11, 2019 13:55:16 GMT
Graham Hall Coachworks on route 246 - probably the most rural stop I have ever come across. There are literally just two bus stop flags stuck in the grass verge on either side, with nothing but green fields in sight. I am confused as to how one even accesses such a stop! Of course, in the days of graduated fares, stops like this were not "pointless" for the operators - as they could insert more fare stages, and thus increase the fares! |
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Post by thebusguy on Mar 11, 2019 16:58:17 GMT
I personally think that K5 shouldn’t stop at Kingsmeadow.
1. It is dangerous for drivers to actually know if they need to stop or not, as they need to be in the far right lane on Kingston Road to turn right into King Henry Road.
2. If the bus does need to stop, then the bus is cutting through 2 lanes of traffic to get to King Henry Road.
3. If anything, it would be better if it was moved back 50m then it wouldn’t be such a bad stop for the 131 and the K5, and it would spread the distance out between Waters Road and where the current stop is.
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Post by paul55 on Apr 30, 2019 20:21:28 GMT
I nominate the two stops served solely by the W19 on Gainsborough Road in Leytonstone (between Leytonstone Station and Leytonstone Green Man/Asda). I cannot see what these stops are there to serve, being on a stretch of road boxed in by the A12 motorway one side and the Central line on the other. On the W19 journeys I have taken, no one has boarded or alighted there though on one occasion I did randomly press the stop button for this stop and the driver pulled up at the flag as normal. I was on the W19 to Ilford on Sunday afternoon at about 3.00pm and five people got off at the Gainsborough Road stop. I've seen people boarding and alighting here but the stop for buses towards Leytonstone station is less well used. Although I've seen people get off there I can't recall ever seeing anyone get on. There is a footbridge a bit further up Gainsborough Road which crosses the A12 and gives access to the residential area on the opposite side. For some people these are probably their nearest bus stops |
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