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Post by greenboy on Nov 12, 2022 23:03:29 GMT
Often get flooded in heavy rain. I think Wallington actually had a car floating in it. I seem to remember a bus getting stuck in floodwater at Wallington a few years ago, on the 410 I think. |
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Post by southlondon413 on Nov 12, 2022 23:12:05 GMT
Some bridges have successfully been lowered like Worcetser Park and Wallington but not all can probably be done without too much work. Often get flooded in heavy rain. Worcester Park hasn’t flooded for about 3 or 4 years now. Sutton council invested some money in extra drainage there. Similar, although not as extensive work was done in New Malden. It wasn’t long after that major flooding all over south London a while back. I had to walk to work in the rain the flooding was that bad in Worcester Park. |
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Post by northlondon83 on Nov 12, 2022 23:50:54 GMT
Often get flooded in heavy rain. Worcester Park hasn’t flooded for about 3 or 4 years now. Sutton council invested some money in extra drainage there. Similar, although not as extensive work was done in New Malden. It wasn’t long after that major flooding all over south London a while back. I had to walk to work in the rain the flooding was that bad in Worcester Park. I'm sure it flooded about a year ago, I remember going on an X26 which was diverted via Stoneleigh because of floods there |
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Post by northlondon83 on Nov 12, 2022 23:51:50 GMT
had the road been lowered/not an issue back in 1991 its likely the 337 would have run every 10 mins from Hounslow to Clapham Junction. Yes I suspect the 337 would have gone to Hounslow if the low bridge wasn't there but lowering the road isn't really practical. I think that merging the 337/H37 would leave it unreliable though |
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Post by vjaska on Nov 13, 2022 1:22:19 GMT
I agree that double deckers wouldn't be ideal for a short route like the H37, I seem to recall it having a frequency reduction a couple of years ago. had the road been lowered/not an issue back in 1991 its likely the 337 would have run every 10 mins from Hounslow to Clapham Junction. And I suspect the 337 would of then been cut back to Richmond anyway with some sort of 437 route implemented sometime in the 2000's had this turn of events happened |
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Post by southlondonbus on Nov 13, 2022 6:52:35 GMT
had the road been lowered/not an issue back in 1991 its likely the 337 would have run every 10 mins from Hounslow to Clapham Junction. And I suspect the 337 would of then been cut back to Richmond anyway with some sort of 437 route implemented sometime in the 2000's had this turn of events happened Then probably re merged again in 2018 to save money like with the mega long 110/391. |
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Post by LD71YLO (BE37054) on Nov 13, 2022 7:41:44 GMT
I agree that double deckers wouldn't be ideal for a short route like the H37, I seem to recall it having a frequency reduction a couple of years ago. had the road been lowered/not an issue back in 1991 its likely the 337 would have run every 10 mins from Hounslow to Clapham Junction. So glad that didn't happen. Would have been way too long! |
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Post by greenboy on Nov 13, 2022 8:39:52 GMT
Yes I suspect the 337 would have gone to Hounslow if the low bridge wasn't there but lowering the road isn't really practical. I think that merging the 337/H37 would leave it unreliable though I don't see why, that's how the 37 operated pre 1991, it would be less than 90 minutes end to end. |
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Post by northlondon83 on Nov 13, 2022 9:22:09 GMT
I think that merging the 337/H37 would leave it unreliable though I don't see why, that's how the 37 operated pre 1991, it would be less than 90 minutes end to end. Traffic on the south circular would kill the route's reliability |
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Post by cl54 on Nov 13, 2022 9:53:25 GMT
I don't see why, that's how the 37 operated pre 1991, it would be less than 90 minutes end to end. Traffic on the south circular would kill the route's reliability On the recent 37 running day a full rounder on the route took over 4 hours. |
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Post by M1104 on Nov 13, 2022 11:21:29 GMT
I think that merging the 337/H37 would leave it unreliable though I don't see why, that's how the 37 operated pre 1991, it would be less than 90 minutes end to end. When I did the 37 in the 90s (post 1991) it took the best part of an hour between Peckham and Putney Station, barring the more twilight hours. The 337 at its quickest (at night) used to take me just over thirty minutes between Clapham Junction and Richmond. |
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Post by vjaska on Nov 13, 2022 12:12:09 GMT
I think that merging the 337/H37 would leave it unreliable though I don't see why, that's how the 37 operated pre 1991, it would be less than 90 minutes end to end. Unless you have a crystal ball which you don’t, you can’t be sure of that because traffic has got significantly worse over that section especially since Hammersmith Bridge shut. I remember riding the 337 a few times in the late 90’s/early 00’s compared to nowadays and the difference in how congested the A205 is today is plan to see |
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Post by overgroundcommuter on Nov 13, 2022 16:14:21 GMT
I remember in the RM days of the 37 being an overlapping route, Peckham to Putney and Clapham Common to Richmond with some off-peak through services when the roads weren't as busy.
One Boxing Day however in the early 90s, the 37 went from Peckham to Richmond covering the 337 bus stops.
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Post by snowman on Nov 13, 2022 17:46:44 GMT
I remember in the RM days of the 37 being an overlapping route, Peckham to Putney and Clapham Common to Richmond with some off-peak through services when the roads weren't as busy. One Boxing Day however in the early 90s, the 37 went from Peckham to Richmond covering the 337 bus stops. Until May 1991 the 37 ran from Peckham to Hounslow garage Way back in 1930s went even further to Hounslow Heath along Staines Road |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2022 13:36:13 GMT
I remember in the RM days of the 37 being an overlapping route, Peckham to Putney and Clapham Common to Richmond with some off-peak through services when the roads weren't as busy. One Boxing Day however in the early 90s, the 37 went from Peckham to Richmond covering the 337 bus stops. Until May 1991 the 37 ran from Peckham to Hounslow garage Way back in 1930s went even further to Hounslow Heath along Staines Road The “long” 37 is deceptive precisely because as others explained it was operated in sections. A delay in Herne Hill or Brixton wouldn’t affect the Hounslow section and vice versa. London General got both the 37 & 337 which reflected a bit of an early bias because London United also had the 220 chopped to create the 270 (London General) , the 72 lost its Tolworth section (265 London General), and the 295 was reallocated from London United to London General in 1992 , although the latter may have been a tender loss. |
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