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Post by M1104 on Jan 21, 2024 14:11:19 GMT
Separately, there are a lot of LTs at Hammersmith Bus Station. Is that the station with the most? Not sure about the most but amongst major interchanges / bus stations, North Greenwich bus station has 0! Somewhat similar with Peckham Bus Station (barring odd curtailments of the 12) |
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Post by surab21 on Jan 21, 2024 17:19:02 GMT
Are 'Rose Bushes' and 'Epsom Golf Club' on the 166 the only two bus stops in London to have a red q-tile instructing customers to wait on the opposite side for buses in the opposite direction (as no physical stop exists)? ( photo) And, are 'Ridge Langley' stops on the 412 the only stops in London to have a triplet of red q-tiles stating 'ALL BUS', 'DRIVERS CHECK' and 'ROAD AHEAD'? ( photo) Surely drivers can be educated on the local hazards of this area, rather than relying on a sign they are unlikely to see... besides, you'd hope bus drivers are always checking the road ahead when they pull away from a stop!  Any other weird and wonderful bus stop uniqueness? |
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Post by wirewiper on Jan 21, 2024 17:34:01 GMT
Are 'Rose Bushes' and 'Epsom Golf Club' on the 166 the only two bus stops in London to have a red q-tile instructing customers to wait on the opposite side for buses in the opposite direction (as no physical stop exists)? ( photo) And, are 'Ridge Langley' stops on the 412 the only stops in London to have a triplet of red q-tiles stating 'ALL BUS', 'DRIVERS CHECK' and 'ROAD AHEAD'? ( photo) Surely drivers can be educated on the local hazards of this area, rather than relying on a sign they are unlikely to see... besides, you'd hope bus drivers are always checking the road ahead when they pull away from a stop! Any other weird and wonderful bus stop uniqueness? Variations of "Bus stop both directions" - "Buses also stop opposite" - "Bus stop both sides of road" exist widely outside of London but - AFAIK - the stops on the 166 are the only such stops served by a TfL route. As for "All bus drivers check road ahead" - something similar used to be displayed on the 118 bus stops along Commonside East in Mitcham, I don't know if they are still there. |
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Post by RT3062 on Jan 21, 2024 17:35:45 GMT
Are 'Rose Bushes' and 'Epsom Golf Club' on the 166 the only two bus stops in London to have a red q-tile instructing customers to wait on the opposite side for buses in the opposite direction (as no physical stop exists)? ( photo) And, are 'Ridge Langley' stops on the 412 the only stops in London to have a triplet of red q-tiles stating 'ALL BUS', 'DRIVERS CHECK' and 'ROAD AHEAD'? ( photo) Surely drivers can be educated on the local hazards of this area, rather than relying on a sign they are unlikely to see... besides, you'd hope bus drivers are always checking the road ahead when they pull away from a stop! Any other weird and wonderful bus stop uniqueness? There is one at Simpson road Hounslow on route 111 says buses are not dwell here |
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Post by surab21 on Jan 21, 2024 17:55:54 GMT
Are 'Rose Bushes' and 'Epsom Golf Club' on the 166 the only two bus stops in London to have a red q-tile instructing customers to wait on the opposite side for buses in the opposite direction (as no physical stop exists)? ( photo) And, are 'Ridge Langley' stops on the 412 the only stops in London to have a triplet of red q-tiles stating 'ALL BUS', 'DRIVERS CHECK' and 'ROAD AHEAD'? ( photo) Surely drivers can be educated on the local hazards of this area, rather than relying on a sign they are unlikely to see... besides, you'd hope bus drivers are always checking the road ahead when they pull away from a stop! Any other weird and wonderful bus stop uniqueness? Variations of "Bus stop both directions" - "Buses also stop opposite" - "Bus stop both sides of road" exist widely outside of London but - AFAIK - the stops on the 166 are the only such stops served by a TfL route. As for "All bus drivers check road ahead" - something similar used to be displayed on the 118 bus stops along Commonside East in Mitcham, I don't know if they are still there. Ah yes, that notice is still at one of the 118 stops, although it has been reduced to a single q-tile rather than three separate ones. Same on some of the 410 stops along Davidson Road. |
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Post by DT 11 on Jan 21, 2024 18:36:58 GMT
Are 'Rose Bushes' and 'Epsom Golf Club' on the 166 the only two bus stops in London to have a red q-tile instructing customers to wait on the opposite side for buses in the opposite direction (as no physical stop exists)? ( photo) And, are 'Ridge Langley' stops on the 412 the only stops in London to have a triplet of red q-tiles stating 'ALL BUS', 'DRIVERS CHECK' and 'ROAD AHEAD'? ( photo) Surely drivers can be educated on the local hazards of this area, rather than relying on a sign they are unlikely to see... besides, you'd hope bus drivers are always checking the road ahead when they pull away from a stop! Any other weird and wonderful bus stop uniqueness? Drivers should already know the hazards there. Perhaps that is an accident Hotspot and TFL decided to put up that notice themselves. In relation to this Tailstops you’ll be surprised how many people have no idea what they are. |
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Post by mb171 on Jan 21, 2024 19:29:33 GMT
Is route 133 the route with the most bus types since a new company took over since it has - Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMCs, Alexander Dennis Enviro400Hs, Wright Electroliners and Routemasters?
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Post by mb171 on Jan 23, 2024 21:31:53 GMT
Has there ever been a batch of buses with only one route on the blinds?
Conversely, which batch has the most routes on blinds?
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Post by SILENCED on Jan 23, 2024 21:42:06 GMT
Has there ever been a batch of buses with only one route on the blinds? Conversely, which batch has the most routes on blinds? Pretty sure the DKs on the TL1 had fixed blinds just for that route. **Seems the code was DIBs** |
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Post by redexpress on Jan 24, 2024 10:58:06 GMT
Has there ever been a batch of buses with only one route on the blinds? Conversely, which batch has the most routes on blinds? Not quite on the blinds, but in the very early days of tendering the buses that Crystals bought for the 146 had the route number painted onto the bus, with the blinds showing only the destination - see here for example.
When HT operated AV-class Olympians for a few months in 2005 these were fitted with blinds for the 4 only. By that time the 4 was the only HT route not contracted for low-floor buses. These buses were then replaced by Tridents hired from First. The AV blinds were swapped onto the Tridents despite these buses having wider blind boxes. The end result was a bit messy! |
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Post by M1104 on Jan 24, 2024 11:18:50 GMT
Has there ever been a batch of buses with only one route on the blinds? Conversely, which batch has the most routes on blinds? The VP class Plaxton Presidents (B7TLs) acquired by Easylink in 2001 only had 185 on them for a while until the firm later gained the 42. These B7TLs were also unique in London in that their ZF boxes were only four speeders instead of the usual five that older B7TLs had, eg Go Ahead's PVLs and AVLs. I'm not 100% sure but I believe the VN class Volvo B10M single deckers Stockwell had for the 88 only had that number. |
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Post by ronnie on Jan 24, 2024 13:57:44 GMT
The 129, when running short to East Greenwich from North Greenwich (as I saw one today) serves only 6 stops (including first and last stops). Is there any other “short” which serves less stops?
The 43 / 141 running short to Moorgate Finsbury square from London Bridge serve 7 stops
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Post by I-Azusio-I on Jan 24, 2024 14:01:11 GMT
Has there ever been a batch of buses with only one route on the blinds? Conversely, which batch has the most routes on blinds? The WS's (excluding WS66) on 232 are only blinded for 232. The E200s new to E10 when it was won by Tellings Golden Miller only had blinds for E10. The route was based at Heathrow and controlled all the way in Dartford. The bus scene was so interesting and unexpected back then because a contract win like that would never happen today. |
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Post by Unorm on Jan 24, 2024 15:32:24 GMT
Has there ever been a batch of buses with only one route on the blinds? Conversely, which batch has the most routes on blinds? The blind sets on 322's temporary diesels 8127/8142/8204-8207/8210-8214 only contained 322 (bizarre as 315 could've been operated from QB). Similarly the Metrocity LEDs only contained 322, unless things change since. |
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Post by redexpress on Jan 24, 2024 21:37:29 GMT
The 129, when running short to East Greenwich from North Greenwich (as I saw one today) serves only 6 stops (including first and last stops). Is there any other “short” which serves less stops? The 43 / 141 running short to Moorgate Finsbury square from London Bridge serve 7 stops In the past I have seen 184s (when operated from WN) and 221s run from Turnpike Lane to Wood Green only, which would be 4 or 5 stops. I guess these were late-running buses due for relief where the new driver took out a fresh bus on time.
The 606 used to have a scheduled short working from the school to Barnet Church - just 4 stops.
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