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Post by JUNIOR26 on Nov 23, 2023 17:13:09 GMT
Updated tile including the SL10. Attachments:
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 23, 2023 17:30:00 GMT
Updated tile including the SL10. I would have loved to have seen an express bus to Finchley when I lived in Harrow - even better, to have caught one! |
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Post by routew15 on Nov 23, 2023 18:40:14 GMT
Timetable for the SL10, all ready for Saturday. Estimated Journey time of 50 minutes from Harrow to North Finchley. The confirmed PVR should be 12. I like the clock face timings at Harrow on Sundays, early hours / late evenings of other days. |
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Post by redexpress on Nov 23, 2023 19:39:39 GMT
Timetable for the SL10, all ready for Saturday. Estimated Journey time of 50 minutes from Harrow to North Finchley. The confirmed PVR should be 12. Londonbusroutes.net has the PVR as 13 "including 1 bus for recharging".
The same source has the 183 PVR as dropping to 19, but that one still has a question mark against it.
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Post by mondraker275 on Nov 25, 2023 11:52:20 GMT
Well done to TfL for having staff at almost all stops on Day 1 for SL10. This is probably the reason why it was a different starting day than the SL1, so staff can support that too.
Fast journey of around 35 minutes too.
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 25, 2023 12:26:32 GMT
Well done to TfL for having staff at almost all stops on Day 1 for SL10. This is probably the reason why it was a different starting day than the SL1, so staff can support that too. Fast journey of around 35 minutes too. I hope they were handing out lots of timetable leaflets! |
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Post by BusesInLondon on Nov 25, 2023 12:28:38 GMT
So I did the SL10 Superloop this morning.
It was a nice route, but low on numbers currently. I expect the busiest section to be from Hendon to Harrow.
TFL staff present at each stop calling out the next stop! Most of the buses have been wrapped for the day, a few sporting a half white livery such as BCE47092, and some yet to be wrapped.
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Post by ADH45258 on Nov 25, 2023 15:17:59 GMT
So I did the SL10 Superloop this morning. It was a nice route, but low on numbers currently. I expect the busiest section to be from Hendon to Harrow. TFL staff present at each stop calling out the next stop! Most of the buses have been wrapped for the day, a few sporting a half white livery such as BCE47092, and some yet to be wrapped. You're probably right, as the 183 can get very busy, but I don't know if the 125 necessarily needs assistance around Hendon/Finchley? Will introduce a few new links though, such as West Hendon to Finchley Central. I still think the exact routeing for the SL10 is a mistake though, TFL's aim for the Superloop is to connect major town centres around London, I'm not sure if Hendon is the best example of these. If the 183 corridor needs to be covered, it might have been better to divert slightly to the south to serve Brent Cross? But with TFL's emphasis on outer London, Edgware would probably make even more sense. Could have gone via the 114 from Kenton to Queensbury Circle, then direct to Edgware, 221 to Mill Hill, then direct via Devonshire Road and Dollis Road to Finchley Central Station, and up to North Finchley? |
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Post by VWH1419 on Nov 25, 2023 15:33:02 GMT
So I did the SL10 Superloop this morning. It was a nice route, but low on numbers currently. I expect the busiest section to be from Hendon to Harrow. TFL staff present at each stop calling out the next stop! Most of the buses have been wrapped for the day, a few sporting a half white livery such as BCE47092, and some yet to be wrapped. Not done SL10, but did notice doing my usual barely had 1-2 passengers from North Finchley to Central, yet an 460 not too far off was fairly rammed. Perhaps most people aren’t in know of the new routing and will pick up akin to 304? Did see staff at the major bus stops which was good to see. |
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Post by surab21 on Nov 25, 2023 15:51:34 GMT
Well done to TfL for having staff at almost all stops on Day 1 for SL10. This is probably the reason why it was a different starting day than the SL1, so staff can support that too. Fast journey of around 35 minutes too. I hope they were handing out lots of timetable leaflets! Would have been good, but alas it was only a leaflet with that colourful map showing all the SL routes and their stops. Surprised to get a special pin badge though - nice touch! |
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Post by BusesInLondon on Nov 25, 2023 16:57:51 GMT
So I did the SL10 Superloop this morning. It was a nice route, but low on numbers currently. I expect the busiest section to be from Hendon to Harrow. TFL staff present at each stop calling out the next stop! Most of the buses have been wrapped for the day, a few sporting a half white livery such as BCE47092, and some yet to be wrapped. Not done SL10, but did notice doing my usual barely had 1-2 passengers from North Finchley to Central, yet an 460 not too far off was fairly rammed. Perhaps most people aren’t in know of the new routing and will pick up akin to 304? Did see staff at the major bus stops which was good to see. I only had <10 people on my bus end to end (most were enthusiasts), bear in mind this was early morning though. People still took the 183 as it looked familiar. Lets see how passenger numbers change. I expect numbers to change in the future. I hadnt ventrued too far away from Route 183 line of routing after Hendon, so was a nice surprise. |
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Post by ian on Nov 25, 2023 17:13:02 GMT
I saw a couple of SL10s out and about today. Not huge loadings but clearly had people on board. Not to go against the grain of some posts on here but I thought the branding also looked good in so far as the buses themselves really stood out (and as something 'different') on a grey dark afternoon.
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Post by wirewiper on Nov 25, 2023 17:54:49 GMT
So I did the SL10 Superloop this morning. It was a nice route, but low on numbers currently. I expect the busiest section to be from Hendon to Harrow. TFL staff present at each stop calling out the next stop! Most of the buses have been wrapped for the day, a few sporting a half white livery such as BCE47092, and some yet to be wrapped. You're probably right, as the 183 can get very busy, but I don't know if the 125 necessarily needs assistance around Hendon/Finchley? Will introduce a few new links though, such as West Hendon to Finchley Central. I still think the exact routeing for the SL10 is a mistake though, TFL's aim for the Superloop is to connect major town centres around London, I'm not sure if Hendon is the best example of these. If the 183 corridor needs to be covered, it might have been better to divert slightly to the south to serve Brent Cross? But with TFL's emphasis on outer London, Edgware would probably make even more sense. Could have gone via the 114 from Kenton to Queensbury Circle, then direct to Edgware, 221 to Mill Hill, then direct via Devonshire Road and Dollis Road to Finchley Central Station, and up to North Finchley? Most places along the SL10 route already have good links with Brent Cross, so I don't think adding extra journey time to serve it is worthwhile. What has been missing in the area is the cross-Hendon link, the SL10 brings the two sides together and provides links further afield via the major bus interchanges at Harrow and North Finchley. |
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Post by ADH45258 on Nov 25, 2023 18:44:11 GMT
You're probably right, as the 183 can get very busy, but I don't know if the 125 necessarily needs assistance around Hendon/Finchley? Will introduce a few new links though, such as West Hendon to Finchley Central. I still think the exact routeing for the SL10 is a mistake though, TFL's aim for the Superloop is to connect major town centres around London, I'm not sure if Hendon is the best example of these. If the 183 corridor needs to be covered, it might have been better to divert slightly to the south to serve Brent Cross? But with TFL's emphasis on outer London, Edgware would probably make even more sense. Could have gone via the 114 from Kenton to Queensbury Circle, then direct to Edgware, 221 to Mill Hill, then direct via Devonshire Road and Dollis Road to Finchley Central Station, and up to North Finchley? Most places along the SL10 route already have good links with Brent Cross, so I don't think adding extra journey time to serve it is worthwhile. What has been missing in the area is the cross-Hendon link, the SL10 brings the two sides together and provides links further afield via the major bus interchanges at Harrow and North Finchley. Brent Cross has good links towards Finchley, though the 143 and 326 can get busy without the extra capacity of DDs. To the west there's the 142 to West Hendon, and the 324 to Kingsbury (which needs more capacity too), but nothing to the Kenton area, or a direct link to Harrow. |
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Post by kmkcheng on Nov 25, 2023 19:09:30 GMT
Brent Cross has good links towards Finchley, though the 143 and 326 can get busy without the extra capacity of DDs. To the west there's the 142 to West Hendon, and the 324 to Kingsbury (which needs more capacity too), but nothing to the Kenton area, or a direct link to Harrow. Harrow already has 2 direct routes to Brent Cross (182 & 186) although they don’t take the most direct route |
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