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Post by northlondon83 on Jul 28, 2023 13:30:19 GMT
I'd be wary of homeless people. Whilst some are genuine there are a few fake homeless people just trying to steal people's money. I would just walk past a homeless person/beggar and ignore them, most of the time they're requesting money and once you start talking to them it's difficult for them to stop harassing people I have come across some genuine ones. If people ask me for money for food I do not give them money. I will instead offer to buy them food they are not using my money to buy drugs and alcohol or any other motive they have! On Monday in West Norwood exactly this happened a hungry man was asking for money to buy food I bought him food instead and he smelled like he had not washed in days. Earlier in the day I was going to use a ATM and someone was standing near it asking people for money to buy Cigarettes I did not bother I went to another ATM. Tbh I agree not all homeless are bad. There was a man on the N207 a few months ago when I was travelling to work for my early morning shift, he was sleeping on the bus and looked like he hadn't washed in a week. I felt a bit sorry for him because some troublesome youths got on the bus in Acton, sat next to him, harassed him and asked inappropriate questions. I haven't really got a problem with the homeless and i have come across some nice ones, mostly not on public transport but it's when they won't leave you alone until you give them money which peees me off. There are far too many beggars on the street including at dangerous road junctions like i've seem numerous on the A40 slip road at the Target Roundabout |
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Post by WH241 on Jul 28, 2023 16:39:13 GMT
Here's my take on night buses. The whole purpose of them is to give people connections at night when the last tube and day bus has left. I work in a job where I sometimes finish after midnight. I usually rely on taking the tube to work however the cut off point for me to get home by tube is midnight. There are days when I finish later than that and therefore I have to take the night bus. But without night buses you're severing the network completely at night and London has night life and people who work variable hours including early morning starts and post midnight finishes. The night bus network is fairly good however can do with improvements, including restoring former 24 hour routes like the 183 and 114. No one is suggesting severing night buses as far as I can see! |
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Post by northlondon83 on Jul 28, 2023 16:48:25 GMT
Here's my take on night buses. The whole purpose of them is to give people connections at night when the last tube and day bus has left. I work in a job where I sometimes finish after midnight. I usually rely on taking the tube to work however the cut off point for me to get home by tube is midnight. There are days when I finish later than that and therefore I have to take the night bus. But without night buses you're severing the network completely at night and London has night life and people who work variable hours including early morning starts and post midnight finishes. The night bus network is fairly good however can do with improvements, including restoring former 24 hour routes like the 183 and 114. No one is suggesting severing night buses as far as I can see! Yes but people like southlondon413 were dismissing the importance of night bus and making false assumptions about the types of people who use them, without thinking about the fact that some of us on here use them. |
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Post by dominic on Jul 28, 2023 17:49:26 GMT
486 is becoming 24-hours tomorrow. It's about time they introduce a new 24-hour service on more bus routes after 6 years. hoping for more to come I'm thinking about X26 and 157.
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Post by Busboy105 on Jul 28, 2023 18:04:10 GMT
486 is becoming 24-hours tomorrow. It's about time they introduce a new 24-hour service on more bus routes after 6 years. hoping for more to come I'm thinking about X26 and 157. What was the last one? |
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Post by abellion on Jul 28, 2023 18:24:06 GMT
486 is becoming 24-hours tomorrow. It's about time they introduce a new 24-hour service on more bus routes after 6 years. hoping for more to come I'm thinking about X26 and 157. What was the last one? 222 and 238 were the last brand new ones in 2015, the 35 and 47 dropped their N prefixes in 2016 too |
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Post by northlondon83 on Jul 28, 2023 19:11:44 GMT
222 and 238 were the last brand new ones in 2015, the 35 and 47 dropped their N prefixes in 2016 too What about the 65 becoming N65 pretty sure it used to be a 24h route |
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Post by southlondonbus on Jul 28, 2023 19:25:18 GMT
222 and 238 were the last brand new ones in 2015, the 35 and 47 dropped their N prefixes in 2016 too What about the 65 becoming N65 pretty sure it used to be a 24h route It was from 2004 to 2018. In 2009 it was extended at nights to Chessington under the 65 number. Not sure why or whether it was a trial that other routes might have followed. |
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Post by Buses678 on Aug 15, 2023 8:50:45 GMT
@eastlondoner can you confirm that 123 and 158 are going to become 24hr daily routes, I saw it on your tenders page?
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Post by southlondon413 on Aug 15, 2023 8:57:01 GMT
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Post by northlondon83 on Aug 15, 2023 8:59:31 GMT
Is the 486 night service completely new or did it exist pre Covid
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Post by Buses678 on Aug 15, 2023 9:01:57 GMT
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Post by WH241 on Aug 15, 2023 9:04:48 GMT
@eastlondoner can you confirm that 123 and 158 are going to become 24hr daily routes, I saw it on your tenders page? Already confirmed and discussed at length in the upcoming changes thread.
Also confirmed here :
Routes 123 & 158 go 24-hour from Saturday 26 August
From Saturday 26 August routes 123 and 158 will become 24-hour daily services with the introduction of 30-minute night services on all nights of the week.
Route 123 currently runs between Ilford, Hainault Street and Wood Green Station via Gants Hill, Southend Road, Forest Road, Blackhorse Road Station, Tottenham Hale Bus Station and Turnpike Lane Bus Station.
Buses will depart Ilford for Wood Green at 0115, 0145, 0215, 0245, 0315, 0345, 0415 and 0445. (Additional journey at 0515 on Saturday nights only)
Buses will depart Wood Green for Ilford at 0110, 0140, 0210, 0240, 0310, 0340, 0410 and 0440. (Additional journey at 0500 on Saturday nights only)
There will be no change to the times or frequency of the current day service.
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Post by Buses678 on Aug 15, 2023 9:06:11 GMT
@eastlondoner can you confirm that 123 and 158 are going to become 24hr daily routes, I saw it on your tenders page? Already confirmed and discussed at length in the upcoming changes thread.
Also confirmed here :
Routes 123 & 158 go 24-hour from Saturday 26 August
From Saturday 26 August routes 123 and 158 will become 24-hour daily services with the introduction of 30-minute night services on all nights of the week.
Route 123 currently runs between Ilford, Hainault Street and Wood Green Station via Gants Hill, Southend Road, Forest Road, Blackhorse Road Station, Tottenham Hale Bus Station and Turnpike Lane Bus Station.
Buses will depart Ilford for Wood Green at 0115, 0145, 0215, 0245, 0315, 0345, 0415 and 0445. (Additional journey at 0515 on Saturday nights only)
Buses will depart Wood Green for Ilford at 0110, 0140, 0210, 0240, 0310, 0340, 0410 and 0440. (Additional journey at 0500 on Saturday nights only)
There will be no change to the times or frequency of the current day service.
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Post by WH241 on Aug 15, 2023 9:06:28 GMT
Is the 486 night service completely new or did it exist pre Covid Was a weekend service pre covid! |
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