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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Aug 2, 2020 22:51:37 GMT
Many years ago, London Transport could not tell their Easts from their Wests. I deduce this because they introduced E routes in west London but W routes in east London!
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Aug 2, 2020 22:58:36 GMT
When introduced, the 178 started at Woolwich, and headed east to Thamesmead. Now, it heads from Woolwich off in a completely different direction to Kidbrooke and Lewisham. Not sure if the 178 is unique in this distinction, but it seems quite interesting. Some "nearly" examples are Route 5 used to head west from East Ham to Waterloo, but subsequent changes mean it now heads east from Canning Town to Romford Route 237 used to head west from Hounslow to Sunbury, but subsequent changes mean it now heads east from Hounslow Heath to White City Also, albeit after a few years withdrawn, route 59 effectively changed from running south from Brixton to Purley, to running north from Brixton garage to Euston. |
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Aug 2, 2020 23:05:36 GMT
Route 3 had its last conductors on New Year's Eve 1992. It was already opo on Sundays, and New Year's Day 1993 would have been Sunday service, thus route 3 opo. Its official opo conversion happened on 2.1.93.
I'm sure route 3 is unique for effectively having its opo conversion at the turn of the year.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2020 23:19:37 GMT
If I’m right, Plumstead, Rainham, River Road and Waterloo are the closest garages to the Thames. Morden Wharf and Silvertown being directly beside the river? |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Aug 2, 2020 23:40:01 GMT
If I’m right, Plumstead, Rainham, River Road and Waterloo are the closest garages to the Thames. Morden Wharf and Silvertown being directly beside the river? Silvertown being a step further where if you wanted you could probably even take the buses for a swim, they literally park up by the riverbank. |
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Post by ronnie on Aug 3, 2020 0:35:02 GMT
Which bus route passes the most bus garages?
The 36 / 436 does 3 (Walworth, Camberwell, new cross). Think there are a few more which do 3 but keen to know it any bus does more
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Post by galwhv69 on Aug 3, 2020 0:36:00 GMT
If I’m right, Plumstead, Rainham, River Road and Waterloo are the closest garages to the Thames. Also Putney |
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Post by vjaska on Aug 3, 2020 0:37:37 GMT
Which bus route passes the most bus garages? The 36 / 436 does 3 (Walworth, Camberwell, new cross). Think there are a few more which do 3 but keen to know it any bus does more How close to the garage do you need to pass? |
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Post by george on Aug 3, 2020 0:38:05 GMT
If I’m right, Plumstead, Rainham, River Road and Waterloo are the closest garages to the Thames. Also Putney No longer has a TfL route but WD as well. |
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Post by kmkcheng on Aug 3, 2020 2:01:47 GMT
Which bus route passes the most bus garages? The 36 / 436 does 3 (Walworth, Camberwell, new cross). Think there are a few more which do 3 but keen to know it any bus does more The 237 passes S, V and AV and close to its home garage of AH The 266 passes W, AC and WJ and about 100 yards from its home garage of RP The 226 passes AC and very close to W, WJ and PV Kind of a cheat but any route that serves Edgware already kind of passes 2 garages (EW and BT) so there will plenty of these routes that pass at least 3 garages |
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Post by M1104 on Aug 3, 2020 2:49:58 GMT
London & Country use to operate routes as far in as Central London, the 176 to Oxford Circus being one of them.
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Post by ronnie on Aug 3, 2020 6:23:16 GMT
Which bus route passes the most bus garages? The 36 / 436 does 3 (Walworth, Camberwell, new cross). Think there are a few more which do 3 but keen to know it any bus does more The 237 passes S, V and AV and close to its home garage of AH The 266 passes W, AC and WJ and about 100 yards from its home garage of RP The 226 passes AC and very close to W, WJ and PV Kind of a cheat but any route that serves Edgware already kind of passes 2 garages (EW and BT) so there will plenty of these routes that pass at least 3 garages Same for any route which passes AE / HK as well The 55 used to pass 4 - AE, HK, CT and the one in Leyton |
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 3, 2020 7:00:44 GMT
Many years ago, London Transport could not tell their Easts from their Wests. I deduce this because they introduced E routes in west London but W routes in east London! Maybe - but E was for Ealing and W was for Walthamstow and Wood Green. Blame the ancients who thought these names up centuries ago! |
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 3, 2020 7:01:52 GMT
AC (Willesden) has three routes that all start at the garage and head into Central London (which I define as zone 1).
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 3, 2020 7:04:42 GMT
Which bus route passes the most bus garages? The 36 / 436 does 3 (Walworth, Camberwell, new cross). Think there are a few more which do 3 but keen to know it any bus does more The 340 passes HD and terminates adjacent to BT/EW but is operated from none of these, but a garage several miles away. |
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