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Post by wirewiper on Jan 2, 2020 16:39:42 GMT
The 232 can not be decked due to it serving the North Circ unless it was rerouted via other roads. I thought it was the section of route in St Raphael's Estate that was the issue. |
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Post by thewintersoldier on Jan 2, 2020 20:23:43 GMT
The 232 can not be decked due to it serving the North Circ unless it was rerouted via other roads. I thought it was the section of route in St Raphael's Estate that was the issue. It’s a few years ago now but the odd decker used to run on the 232, mainly the T/W Reg TA’s. Also Arriva, or leaside travel, ran a double decker bus on the school times. Not sure it’s St Raphs that’s the issue, and as far as i know as an ex driver of the route there were no restrictions that prevented double deckers, but this was 13 years ago mind you. Might have changed. |
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Post by COBO on Jan 2, 2020 20:44:40 GMT
The 232 can not be decked due to it serving the North Circ unless it was rerouted via other roads. There's nothing on the North Circular that prevents the 232 from getting double deckers. It's eleswhere that prevents double deckers from going onto the 232. |
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Post by thewintersoldier on Jan 2, 2020 22:05:13 GMT
The 232 can not be decked due to it serving the North Circ unless it was rerouted via other roads. There's nothing on the North Circular that prevents the 232 from getting double deckers. It's eleswhere that prevents double deckers from going onto the 232. FOI request anyone? 🤣 |
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Post by vjaska on Jan 2, 2020 23:45:11 GMT
I thought it was the section of route in St Raphael's Estate that was the issue. It’s a few years ago now but the odd decker used to run on the 232, mainly the T/W Reg TA’s. Also Arriva, or leaside travel, ran a double decker bus on the school times. Not sure it’s St Raphs that’s the issue, and as far as i know as an ex driver of the route there were no restrictions that prevented double deckers, but this was 13 years ago mind you. Might have changed. Not even the turning circle at the stand, have seen DE's struggle especially with parked cars there? |
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Post by thewintersoldier on Jan 3, 2020 12:50:20 GMT
It’s a few years ago now but the odd decker used to run on the 232, mainly the T/W Reg TA’s. Also Arriva, or leaside travel, ran a double decker bus on the school times. Not sure it’s St Raphs that’s the issue, and as far as i know as an ex driver of the route there were no restrictions that prevented double deckers, but this was 13 years ago mind you. Might have changed. Not even the turning circle at the stand, have seen DE's struggle especially with parked cars there? No issues with the stand. DEL’s have turned there. Although I agree with the parking issue, that’s usually people parking in silly places. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2020 14:40:04 GMT
341 for me. Timetable is way to padded and not realistic. Journeys are very very slow and it’s just a very uninteresting route for me.
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Post by redexpress on Jan 5, 2020 11:17:30 GMT
I thought it was the section of route in St Raphael's Estate that was the issue. It’s a few years ago now but the odd decker used to run on the 232, mainly the T/W Reg TA’s. Also Arriva, or leaside travel, ran a double decker bus on the school times. Not sure it’s St Raphs that’s the issue, and as far as i know as an ex driver of the route there were no restrictions that prevented double deckers, but this was 13 years ago mind you. Might have changed. The 232 started off as a fully DD route, albeit running via Tanfield Avenue instead of Dollis Hill Lane.
If there is a problem with DDs now it can only be trees that have grown since DDs last ran on the route (would have been 2005 before the route moved to NW). Probably nothing that can't be solved with a bit of tree pruning.
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Post by LondonNorthern on Sept 11, 2020 15:17:06 GMT
Dead thread I know but the 63 must be awful to drive due to traffic between Elephant and Kings
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Post by ​galwhv69 on Sept 11, 2020 15:37:11 GMT
Not a driver, but could imagine from a passengers POV that the 37 would be bad to drive.
Long trunk route using main roads that are congested and buses often end up delayed. Nowadays there aren't nearly as many curtailments as there used to be to help the service improve
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Post by vjaska on Sept 11, 2020 16:08:47 GMT
Not a driver, but could imagine from a passengers POV that the 37 would be bad to drive. Long trunk route using main roads that are congested and buses often end up delayed. Nowadays there aren't nearly as many curtailments as there used to be to help the service improve If we were in the 90's, the 37 would be a great route to drive - much less congested roads and when the diversion was on via West Dulwich & Dulwich Village due to the bridge at North Dulwich needing strengthening work, the M's were caned to pieces by the drivers. Since the 06 reg E's, I can't remember a truly run ride I've had on the 37 |
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Post by ​galwhv69 on Sept 11, 2020 16:56:32 GMT
Not a driver, but could imagine from a passengers POV that the 37 would be bad to drive. Long trunk route using main roads that are congested and buses often end up delayed. Nowadays there aren't nearly as many curtailments as there used to be to help the service improve If we were in the 90's, the 37 would be a great route to drive - much less congested roads and when the diversion was on via West Dulwich & Dulwich Village due to the bridge at North Dulwich needing strengthening work, the M's were caned to pieces by the drivers. Since the 06 reg E's, I can't remember a truly run ride I've had on the 37 Would've been brilliant to try. Nowadays, nearly every trip is uneventful however you do get the occasional 15-20 minute late driver caning it from Herne Hill to Putney Heath and managing to make up time to avoid a Wandsworth curtailment |
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Post by greg on Sept 11, 2020 16:58:48 GMT
Feel sorry for anyone who drivers the 205
the traffic on the whole length of the route is crazy
Marylebone Road, Euston Road, Pentonville Road are crazy busy most of the day
Old Street Roundabout towards Paddington and the occasional congestion on City Road is also horrible.
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Post by abellion on Sept 11, 2020 17:26:47 GMT
Pretty much all of the 219 is prone to traffic. Clapham Jct - Tooting Bec is full of traffic around Wandsworth Common, and the whole section between Colliers Wood and Tooting Bec is pretty much straight but full of congestion
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Post by John tuthill on Sept 11, 2020 19:32:58 GMT
Not a driver, but could imagine from a passengers POV that the 37 would be bad to drive. Long trunk route using main roads that are congested and buses often end up delayed. Nowadays there aren't nearly as many curtailments as there used to be to help the service improve If we were in the 90's, the 37 would be a great route to drive - much less congested roads and when the diversion was on via West Dulwich & Dulwich Village due to the bridge at North Dulwich needing strengthening work, the M's were caned to pieces by the drivers. Since the 06 reg E's, I can't remember a truly run ride I've had on the 37 I'm old enough to remember when the RMLs out of SW ran to Richmond. I knew a girl in Richmond, and the last bus ran into SW, the traffic being so light it was a ride to behold. Happy days  |
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