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Post by cardinal on Feb 18, 2023 10:04:20 GMT
Stanies Wraysbury Road ?
The classic LT terminus for red buses in Stanies.
You could alight buses there opposite the stand. But couldn’t board there. The first stop was around the bends nearer the Thames. Not many people boarded there. I used to walk there deliberately to get a decent seat before the LSs filled up on the High Street.
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Post by wirewiper on Feb 18, 2023 10:28:59 GMT
Stanies Wraysbury Road ? The classic LT terminus for red buses in Stanies. You could alight buses there opposite the stand. But couldn’t board there. The first stop was around the bends nearer the Thames. Not many people boarded there. I used to walk there deliberately to get a decent seat before the LSs filled up on the High Street. That was the forecourt of the former Staines West railway station, which closed in 1965. The Staines and Uxbridge branches came off the Great Western together at West Drayton and turned north, the Staines Branch then split from the Uxbridge branch and looped south under the main line (it can be seen from passing trains). The route remains in use as far as Colnbrook for freight and can be seen passing through the middle of the M25/M4 junction. London Transport provided a rail replacement bus service from March 1965 until January 1971, two RTs from UX provided a Monday-Friday peak hour shuttle route 225 between West Drayton Station and Staines, Moor Lane - the buses didn't even serve the centre of Staines. www.londonbuses.co.uk/_routes/withdrawn/225-2.html |
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Post by cardinal on Feb 18, 2023 11:19:50 GMT
Stanies Wraysbury Road ? The classic LT terminus for red buses in Stanies. You could alight buses there opposite the stand. But couldn’t board there. The first stop was around the bends nearer the Thames. Not many people boarded there. I used to walk there deliberately to get a decent seat before the LSs filled up on the High Street. That was the forecourt of the former Staines West railway station, which closed in 1965. The Staines and Uxbridge branches came off the Great Western together at West Drayton and turned north, the Staines Branch then split from the Uxbridge branch and looped south under the main line (it can be seen from passing trains). The route remains in use as far as Colnbrook for freight and can be seen passing through the middle of the M25/M4 junction. London Transport provided a rail replacement bus service from March 1965 until January 1971, two RTs from UX provided a Monday-Friday peak hour shuttle route 225 between West Drayton Station and Staines, Moor Lane - the buses didn't even serve the centre of Staines. www.londonbuses.co.uk/_routes/withdrawn/225-2.htmlIndeed - the 305 remains a legacy of that route. |
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Post by bottomless on Feb 18, 2023 13:19:56 GMT
Chessington Fox & Hounds which was a peak hour extension to route 65 to serve Malden Rushett. Pub is still there but now renamed the Shy horse. I remember using Richmond Dee Road on route 371 but parking meant sometimes buses got blocked in and police had to be called to extricate buses. Route 152 when it went to Surbiton Station had a stand in St. James’ Road, which I believe is still there, and route 71 used to stand on Maple Road by St. Andrew’s Church after coming down St. Andrew’s Road. Also route K1 used to stand in the forecourt of Surbiton Station, before it was extended into Kingston. Many routes used to stand in the coal yard in Wood Street by Kingston Station, which is now part of the new one way system. Another stand that is still there but has fallen into disuse is the Albany stand at Twickenham, now mainly used by the 667 service for Fulwell open days.
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Post by martynl on Feb 22, 2023 0:37:04 GMT
Buses and pubs have been good bedfellows over the years such as the forecourts of watering holes such as the Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford and the Swan & Sugarloaf in Croydon having plenty of routes terminating at them. The reason why pubs were happy to have buses on the forecourts was there was the benefit that the buses brought customers to them especially in eras when not so many people owned cars. So we can dream about stuff like:
10 to Abridge (Blue Boar)
55 to Leyton (Bakers Arms)
88 to Mitcham (Cricketers)
146 to Keston (Fox)
150 to Lambourne End (Beehive)
261 to Palmers Green (Cock)
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Post by northlondon83 on Feb 22, 2023 8:05:48 GMT
Buses and pubs have been good bedfellows over the years such as the forecourts of watering holes such as the Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford and the Swan & Sugarloaf in Croydon having plenty of routes terminating at them. The reason why pubs were happy to have buses on the forecourts was there was the benefit that the buses brought customers to them especially in eras when not so many people owned cars. So we can dream about stuff like: 10 to Abridge (Blue Boar) 55 to Leyton (Bakers Arms) 88 to Mitcham (Cricketers) 146 to Keston (Fox) 150 to Lambourne End (Beehive) 261 to Palmers Green (Cock) Although not historic the 176 also terminates at Pawleyne Arms |
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Post by southlondonbus on Feb 22, 2023 11:49:02 GMT
Buses and pubs have been good bedfellows over the years such as the forecourts of watering holes such as the Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford and the Swan & Sugarloaf in Croydon having plenty of routes terminating at them. The reason why pubs were happy to have buses on the forecourts was there was the benefit that the buses brought customers to them especially in eras when not so many people owned cars. So we can dream about stuff like: 10 to Abridge (Blue Boar) 55 to Leyton (Bakers Arms) 88 to Mitcham (Cricketers) 146 to Keston (Fox) 150 to Lambourne End (Beehive) 261 to Palmers Green (Cock) 208/261 Bromley Common (Crown) Farnborough (George & Drago) thou I don't think it was on the blinds. |
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Post by Catford94 on Feb 22, 2023 20:05:01 GMT
Buses and pubs have been good bedfellows over the years such as the forecourts of watering holes such as the Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford and the Swan & Sugarloaf in Croydon having plenty of routes terminating at them. The reason why pubs were happy to have buses on the forecourts was there was the benefit that the buses brought customers to them especially in eras when not so many people owned cars. So we can dream about stuff like: 10 to Abridge (Blue Boar) 55 to Leyton (Bakers Arms) 88 to Mitcham (Cricketers) 146 to Keston (Fox) 150 to Lambourne End (Beehive) 261 to Palmers Green (Cock)
and further back, somewhere to feed and water horses (and so the men could have a swift half)
8 - Old Ford (Lady Franklin) 15 - East Ham (White Horse) to Ladbroke Grove (Eagle) or East Acton (Goldsmiths Arms) on Sundays
16 - Cricklewood (Crown)
18 - Sudbury (Swan) 37 - Peckham (Lord Hill) 40 - Poplar (iron Bridge Tavern) Old Kent Road Garage workings to Old Kent Road (Lord Wellington)
and plenty more.
There was a move away from using pub names in the early 2000's as there was a trend for pubs to change their names at frequent intervals...
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Post by Catford94 on Feb 22, 2023 20:12:58 GMT
Farnborough (George & Dragon) thou I don't think it was on the blinds.
I am fairly sure it wasn't from the 70s onwards, and can't find a photograph showing it.
Think the 36 did show 'West Kilburn - Falcon' for a short while
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Post by cardinal on Feb 26, 2023 13:06:59 GMT
I think Terminal 4 fits the category, up on the upper deck where the 105 & 140 used to stand.
Also Southall Brent Road , Stonecutter Street , Kensington Palace Gate, Ladbroke Grove Eagle, and how about Claygate Holroyd Road ? The latter had quite a frequent 206 service. Now, nothing at all. Quite a long walk down to the K3 stops at Claygate Rec.
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Post by cardinal on Feb 26, 2023 13:19:35 GMT
Buses and pubs have been good bedfellows over the years such as the forecourts of watering holes such as the Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford and the Swan & Sugarloaf in Croydon having plenty of routes terminating at them. The reason why pubs were happy to have buses on the forecourts was there was the benefit that the buses brought customers to them especially in eras when not so many people owned cars. So we can dream about stuff like: 10 to Abridge (Blue Boar) 55 to Leyton (Bakers Arms) 88 to Mitcham (Cricketers) 146 to Keston (Fox) 150 to Lambourne End (Beehive) 261 to Palmers Green (Cock) Oh yes those were the days... Ashford Dog and Partridge Hanworth Brown Bear Hounslow Bell Corner ( Bell is the name of the pub) Ickenham coach and horses Whitton Admiral Nelson Kew Green coach and horses Hayes Grapes Bushey Heath Crown So very English don’t you think |
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Post by Gary on Feb 26, 2023 14:51:00 GMT
There are a few old stands in Staines / Ashford. There’s a stand for Ashford Common that still exists - the flag still reads ‘Ashford Common, Black Dog’ and the stand is actually used for 400 now, which is a non-TfL route. I believe SCC refer to it as ‘Littleton Road’ so it’s interesting that the TfL flag remains.
There’s also a stand for ‘Ashford, Dog & Partridge’. The turn still exists (renamed Ashford, Woodthorpe Road) and the stand is used by local school buses now.
Thirdly, there’s Staines, Crooked Billet Roundabout. Proper mouthful that looks even messier when you see it on the blinds. The turn still exists but due to the road being reconfigured, the stand is now unusable. The markings are still painted on the road.
Finally, the Lower Feltham stand down Walton Gardens still exists however I’m not sure it’s ever been used!
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Post by BK15AZR on Feb 26, 2023 20:48:21 GMT
Buses and pubs have been good bedfellows over the years such as the forecourts of watering holes such as the Royal Forest Hotel in Chingford and the Swan & Sugarloaf in Croydon having plenty of routes terminating at them. The reason why pubs were happy to have buses on the forecourts was there was the benefit that the buses brought customers to them especially in eras when not so many people owned cars. So we can dream about stuff like: 10 to Abridge (Blue Boar) 55 to Leyton (Bakers Arms) 88 to Mitcham (Cricketers) 146 to Keston (Fox) 150 to Lambourne End (Beehive) 261 to Palmers Green (Cock)
and further back, somewhere to feed and water horses (and so the men could have a swift half)
8 - Old Ford (Lady Franklin) 15 - East Ham (White Horse) to Ladbroke Grove (Eagle) or East Acton (Goldsmiths Arms) on Sundays
16 - Cricklewood (Crown)
18 - Sudbury (Swan) 37 - Peckham (Lord Hill) 40 - Poplar (iron Bridge Tavern) Old Kent Road Garage workings to Old Kent Road (Lord Wellington)
and plenty more.
There was a move away from using pub names in the early 2000's as there was a trend for pubs to change their names at frequent intervals...
Also Isle of Dogs (City Pride) where the P14 used to terminate. Speaking of P14, it also once terminated at Cubitt Town, Queen Hotel which should have a close proximity to the Stewart Street bus stand for the 135, D7 & N550 today. The hotel itself was demolished and has been rebuilt into a residential block now. |
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Post by cardinal on Feb 26, 2023 21:15:48 GMT
There are a few old stands in Staines / Ashford. There’s a stand for Ashford Common that still exists - the flag still reads ‘Ashford Common, Black Dog’ and the stand is actually used for 400 now, which is a non-TfL route. I believe SCC refer to it as ‘Littleton Road’ so it’s interesting that the TfL flag remains. There’s also a stand for ‘Ashford, Dog & Partridge’. The turn still exists (renamed Ashford, Woodthorpe Road) and the stand is used by local school buses now. Thirdly, there’s Staines, Crooked Billet Roundabout. Proper mouthful that looks even messier when you see it on the blinds. The turn still exists but due to the road being reconfigured, the stand is now unusable. The markings are still painted on the road. Finally, the Lower Feltham stand down Walton Gardens still exists however I’m not sure it’s ever been used! Walton Gardens is indeed still there although ive never seen it used by the 117. Likewise for the Dog and Partridge. I went past Ashford Common recently. The schedule on the old 290 had daily short runs there. I looked and I don’t think a bus would make the left turn off the A308 anymore. Too many parked cars. Ashford & Sunbury Stations also had bus stands - as well as Stanies Station which saw some scheduled turns on the 441 I think… now just used by the Thorpe Park express. |
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Post by Gary on Feb 26, 2023 21:24:50 GMT
There are a few old stands in Staines / Ashford. There’s a stand for Ashford Common that still exists - the flag still reads ‘Ashford Common, Black Dog’ and the stand is actually used for 400 now, which is a non-TfL route. I believe SCC refer to it as ‘Littleton Road’ so it’s interesting that the TfL flag remains. There’s also a stand for ‘Ashford, Dog & Partridge’. The turn still exists (renamed Ashford, Woodthorpe Road) and the stand is used by local school buses now. Thirdly, there’s Staines, Crooked Billet Roundabout. Proper mouthful that looks even messier when you see it on the blinds. The turn still exists but due to the road being reconfigured, the stand is now unusable. The markings are still painted on the road. Finally, the Lower Feltham stand down Walton Gardens still exists however I’m not sure it’s ever been used! Walton Gardens is indeed still there although ive never seen it used by the 117. Likewise for the Dog and Partridge. I went past Ashford Common recently. The schedule on the old 290 had daily short runs there. I looked and I don’t think a bus would make the left turn off the A308 anymore. Too many parked cars. Ashford & Sunbury Stations also had bus stands - as well as Stanies Station which saw some scheduled turns on the 441 I think… now just used by the Thorpe Park express. Agreed, not a chance a bus would make the Ashford Common turn to head to the old stand anymore. In fact, the Lower Feltham turn would also probably be quite tight from memory. Interesting about the Sunbury Station stand. Which side was it on? The car park side I couldn’t imagine being suitable and the other side (Downside) would probably have access issues, although maybe not so much back in the day as I believe it was more offices than residential. |
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