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Post by DE20106 on Jun 25, 2023 21:02:19 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done?  |
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Post by Busboy105 on Jun 25, 2023 22:30:59 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done? I've done over 300 routes, 270 of them are end to end. Aiming to hit 300 by the end of the year which is very achievable as long as I'm ok |
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Post by vjaska on Jun 25, 2023 22:35:25 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done? Using your criteria, I've been on every daytime non school route bar the 969 as I did have every daytime route done end to end before Covid hit - I'm now about 15 or so routes out. My only rules are I must do the whole end to end ride in one sitting or if turned short, I must stay at that stop immediately afterwards and finish the journey that way |
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Post by borneobus on Jun 25, 2023 23:17:25 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done? 378 but I've only counted 356 as I like to have an 'acceptable' photo of the bus I travelled on properly blinded to count (exceptions made for routes that end in '18' e.g. 318/718  ). Focus now on e2e, specifically diesel DD routes. |
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Post by MKAY315 on Jun 26, 2023 4:29:52 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done? Does this include buses that have been withdrawn as well I.e the 10 and 48 |
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Post by ronnie on Jun 26, 2023 6:18:03 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done? I have done 337 routes end to end plus a handful (~10) partially. Aim to get to 350 first and then hopefully 400 by end of year! |
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Post by DE20106 on Jun 26, 2023 7:29:31 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done? Does this include buses that have been withdrawn as well I.e the 10 and 48 No no 542 is just what there is now, otherwise there would be a very large total from loads of routes that have been withdrawn in the past. Every time a route withdrawal gets announced I’ll make sure I do it before it goes but I’ll remove it from the total of routes I’ve done, when it’s withdrawn. So for me routes like the 10, 48 etc won’t count towards the 453 routes I’ve now taken. I did the 455 yesterday as that’s going eventually, and when that and the 168 goes they will come off the route total (because the amount of routes I’ve got left to ride will still remain the same), but I still make a note of them. Obviously when new routes come along like the S2, 439, 443, X34 then they’ll get added on to the list of routes I need to cover. For the record for me I’ve got: Daytime routes ridden: 453 / 54289 routes left I need to do: 116, 125, 138, 146, 152, 154, 162, 166, 167, 216, 231, 246, 255, 275, 290, 292, 293, 298, 313, 315, 317, 327, 331, 336, 346, 347, 352, 353, 354, 356, 359, 367, 377, 379, 382, 383, 384, 385, 389, 398, 399, 403, 404, 434, 456, 463, 464, 467, 470, 491, 497, 498, 499, 549, EL1, EL3, H3, H9, H13, H18, H22, H25, H26, H28, H32, K4, K5, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R68, R70, S4, U1, U2, U3, U7, U9, U10, W9, W12. Routes I completed e2e: 65 / 542Withdrawn routes now not included: 10, 48, 82, 271, 305, 332, 391, 507, 521, C2 RV1 Anomalies:266 - Last time I rode this route was about 7 years ago, however the route section I’ve taken is the Hammersmith bit that’s now been removed from its cutback to Acton Town. So while I’ve technically down this route, I haven’t done any of the route that is there today! 😂 |
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Post by DE20106 on Jun 26, 2023 8:24:22 GMT
I’m surprised no one’s made this already but as I’m sure many of you know I’m on a crusade to tick off every London bus route. So I made this for anyone else who’s trying to do the same. I’m only doing regular daytime routes, definitely no interest in school routes nor will I be running around the night routes. I’m not too bothered about e2e’s, just any length of journey. However I try to avoid doing just one or two stops to tick it off, as that’s not really experiencing the route. # of daytime routes : 542How many have you done? Using your criteria, I've been on every daytime non school route bar the 969 as I did have every daytime route done end to end before Covid hit - I'm now about 15 or so routes out. My only rules are I must do the whole end to end ride in one sitting or if turned short, I must stay at that stop immediately afterwards and finish the journey that way Oh god that’s a very strict e2e criteria, you don’t even allow toilet breaks? 😂 I do have similar e2e criteria to you, except from like when I did the 307 I had a pause at Enfield Town Station so I could get some food and use the loo in the shopping centre, but then picked it up again from the same stop and carried on, I still count that 😂 but bloody hell every route e2e is just incredible 🤣 |
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Post by MKAY315 on Jun 26, 2023 8:40:46 GMT
Does this include buses that have been withdrawn as well I.e the 10 and 48 No no 542 is just what there is now, otherwise there would be a very large total from loads of routes that have been withdrawn in the past. Every time a route withdrawal gets announced I’ll make sure I do it before it goes but I’ll remove it from the total of routes I’ve done, when it’s withdrawn. So for me routes like the 10, 48 etc won’t count towards the 453 routes I’ve now taken. I did the 455 yesterday as that’s going eventually, and when that and the 168 goes they will come off the route total (because the amount of routes I’ve got left to ride will still remain the same), but I still make a note of them. Obviously when new routes come along like the S2, 439, 443, X34 then they’ll get added on to the list of routes I need to cover. For the record for me I’ve got: Daytime routes ridden: 453 / 54289 routes left I need to do: 116, 125, 138, 146, 152, 154, 162, 166, 167, 216, 231, 246, 255, 275, 290, 292, 293, 298, 313, 315, 317, 327, 331, 336, 346, 347, 352, 353, 354, 356, 359, 367, 377, 379, 382, 383, 384, 385, 389, 398, 399, 403, 404, 434, 456, 463, 464, 467, 470, 491, 497, 498, 499, 549, EL1, EL3, H3, H9, H13, H18, H22, H25, H26, H28, H32, K4, K5, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R68, R70, S4, U1, U2, U3, U7, U9, U10, W9, W12. Routes I completed e2e: 65 / 542Withdrawn routes now not included: 10, 48, 82, 271, 305, 332, 391, 507, 521, C2 RV1 Anomalies:266 - Last time I rode this route was about 7 years ago, however the route section I’ve taken is the Hammersmith bit that’s now been removed from its cutback to Acton Town. So while I’ve technically down this route, I haven’t done any of the route that is there today! 😂 Oh I see. Nice one for that hahahaha 😂. The 266 in it's Hammersmith days was TORTURE!!!!!!! I don't know if I was unfortunate or what because the majority of times I tried to do an end to end of that route it would either stop short at Jubilee Clock, Willesden Junction or Acton High Street. I think I've only been able to successfully do the end of that route probably 8 times out of the countless times I've attempted it. The worst one was when it terminated at North Acton. |
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Post by borneobus on Jun 26, 2023 10:09:23 GMT
Does this include buses that have been withdrawn as well I.e the 10 and 48 No no 542 is just what there is now, otherwise there would be a very large total from loads of routes that have been withdrawn in the past. Every time a route withdrawal gets announced I’ll make sure I do it before it goes but I’ll remove it from the total of routes I’ve done, when it’s withdrawn. So for me routes like the 10, 48 etc won’t count towards the 453 routes I’ve now taken. I did the 455 yesterday as that’s going eventually, and when that and the 168 goes they will come off the route total (because the amount of routes I’ve got left to ride will still remain the same), but I still make a note of them. Obviously when new routes come along like the S2, 439, 443, X34 then they’ll get added on to the list of routes I need to cover. For the record for me I’ve got: Daytime routes ridden: 453 / 54289 routes left I need to do: 116, 125, 138, 146, 152, 154, 162, 166, 167, 216, 231, 246, 255, 275, 290, 292, 293, 298, 313, 315, 317, 327, 331, 336, 346, 347, 352, 353, 354, 356, 359, 367, 377, 379, 382, 383, 384, 385, 389, 398, 399, 403, 404, 434, 456, 463, 464, 467, 470, 491, 497, 498, 499, 549, EL1, EL3, H3, H9, H13, H18, H22, H25, H26, H28, H32, K4, K5, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R68, R70, S4, U1, U2, U3, U7, U9, U10, W9, W12. Routes I completed e2e: 65 / 542Withdrawn routes now not included: 10, 48, 82, 271, 305, 332, 391, 507, 521, C2 RV1 Anomalies:266 - Last time I rode this route was about 7 years ago, however the route section I’ve taken is the Hammersmith bit that’s now been removed from its cutback to Acton Town. So while I’ve technically down this route, I haven’t done any of the route that is there today! 😂 Thanks for sharing your list, interesting to see the 89 outstanding; I suspect you've trips to Orpington, Uxbridge and Bromley planned. |
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Post by rif153 on Jun 26, 2023 14:39:47 GMT
Using your criteria, I've been on every daytime non school route bar the 969 as I did have every daytime route done end to end before Covid hit - I'm now about 15 or so routes out. My only rules are I must do the whole end to end ride in one sitting or if turned short, I must stay at that stop immediately afterwards and finish the journey that way Oh god that’s a very strict e2e criteria, you don’t even allow toilet breaks? 😂 I do have similar e2e criteria to you, except from like when I did the 307 I had a pause at Enfield Town Station so I could get some food and use the loo in the shopping centre, but then picked it up again from the same stop and carried on, I still count that 😂 but bloody hell every route e2e is just incredible 🤣 My rules are quite similar, I only count routes as e2e if I've done them in one go - for me the magic of it is going the whole way seeing how the scenery and loadings change. I've done 329 routes end to end but I need to redo quite a few which have changed since I completed them. Of course a few of the routes I did have been withdrawn since too. This is my list: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 66, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 85, 86, 87, 88, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 104, 105, 106, 107, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 129, 131, 134, 136, 137, 139, 140, 142, 147, 148, 153, 154, 155, 156, 158, 159, 161, 163, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 176, 178, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 194, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 202, 203, 204, 205, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 230, 232, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270, 271, 274, 275, 277, 278, 280, 281, 282, 285, 290, 292, 295, 297, 298, 300, 301, 302, 306, 307, 308, 309, 313, 315, 317, 319, 320, 323, 324, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 337, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 358, 360, 363, 370, 371, 372, 378, 381, 388, 390, 391, 393, 394, 397, 398, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 411, 412, 414, 415, 417, 418, 423, 425, 428, 430, 432, 433, 436, 452, 460, 465, 466, 467, 468, 470, 472, 473, 474, 476, 481, 482, 484, 486, 487, 490, 496, 498, 507, 521, 969, A10, C1, C2, C3, D6, D7, D8, E1, E11, H11, H12, H13, H14, H17, H20, H22, H25, H26, H32, H37, H91, H98, K1, K2, K3, N97, P5, R2, R68, R70, X26, X68, U3, U4, U5, U9, W3, W7 |
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Post by vjaska on Jun 26, 2023 16:06:57 GMT
Using your criteria, I've been on every daytime non school route bar the 969 as I did have every daytime route done end to end before Covid hit - I'm now about 15 or so routes out. My only rules are I must do the whole end to end ride in one sitting or if turned short, I must stay at that stop immediately afterwards and finish the journey that way Oh god that’s a very strict e2e criteria, you don’t even allow toilet breaks? 😂 I do have similar e2e criteria to you, except from like when I did the 307 I had a pause at Enfield Town Station so I could get some food and use the loo in the shopping centre, but then picked it up again from the same stop and carried on, I still count that 😂 but bloody hell every route e2e is just incredible 🤣 It is strict but I find I personally need some sort of challenge when doing it. I do take a lunch break just not in the middle of any given route - mostly, it's done between routes or I factor in a stopping off place for a particular place to eat (for example, if I pass through Lewes and I only want a snack, there is a particular fantastic independent bakers there where I would eat and so that would be factored in). I try to do the same with trains but I'm less strict with that one How I look at it is everyone has different rules & there is no right or wrong way to do it - it's all about getting the most enjoyment from it all  |
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Post by DE20106 on Jun 26, 2023 17:19:45 GMT
No no 542 is just what there is now, otherwise there would be a very large total from loads of routes that have been withdrawn in the past. Every time a route withdrawal gets announced I’ll make sure I do it before it goes but I’ll remove it from the total of routes I’ve done, when it’s withdrawn. So for me routes like the 10, 48 etc won’t count towards the 453 routes I’ve now taken. I did the 455 yesterday as that’s going eventually, and when that and the 168 goes they will come off the route total (because the amount of routes I’ve got left to ride will still remain the same), but I still make a note of them. Obviously when new routes come along like the S2, 439, 443, X34 then they’ll get added on to the list of routes I need to cover. For the record for me I’ve got: Daytime routes ridden: 453 / 54289 routes left I need to do: 116, 125, 138, 146, 152, 154, 162, 166, 167, 216, 231, 246, 255, 275, 290, 292, 293, 298, 313, 315, 317, 327, 331, 336, 346, 347, 352, 353, 354, 356, 359, 367, 377, 379, 382, 383, 384, 385, 389, 398, 399, 403, 404, 434, 456, 463, 464, 467, 470, 491, 497, 498, 499, 549, EL1, EL3, H3, H9, H13, H18, H22, H25, H26, H28, H32, K4, K5, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11, R68, R70, S4, U1, U2, U3, U7, U9, U10, W9, W12. Routes I completed e2e: 65 / 542Withdrawn routes now not included: 10, 48, 82, 271, 305, 332, 391, 507, 521, C2 RV1 Anomalies:266 - Last time I rode this route was about 7 years ago, however the route section I’ve taken is the Hammersmith bit that’s now been removed from its cutback to Acton Town. So while I’ve technically down this route, I haven’t done any of the route that is there today! 😂 Thanks for sharing your list, interesting to see the 89 outstanding; I suspect you've trips to Orpington, Uxbridge and Bromley planned. It’s funny how you can tell from my remaining list the grey areas of my exploration zones, it’s pretty obvious to tell I’ve only ever been to Orpington once 😂 the ultimate challenge would be to do all 11 R routes in one day (not e2e obviously), but that’s a tall order given how low the frequency is for many of them, not a lot of margin for error. Uxbridge and Bromley I’ve been to quite a few times actually but yeah there’s a lot of routes there, so will take at least one to two visits each to get those. The hardest one to tick off in quick succession are the ones laying on their own in an area I’ve trodden well, but just haven’t got to. Just the 275 in Walthamstow I haven’t done so will have to go out of my way just to get that one, same with the 231 it’s just slipped under the radar while doing all other Wood Green/Turnpike Lane routes. The reason I’m not so bothered about e2e’s is a) most routes aren’t designed for that, b) they can be incredibly tedious and c) it’s not how most locals use them. As long as I use it like a local would then that’s enough for me. But when I do tick off all 542 the I will focus on getting more e2e’s, I just want to get them all done in some form first |
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Post by LD71YLO (BE37054) on Jun 26, 2023 18:25:16 GMT
Thanks for sharing your list, interesting to see the 89 outstanding; I suspect you've trips to Orpington, Uxbridge and Bromley planned. It’s funny how you can tell from my remaining list the grey areas of my exploration zones, it’s pretty obvious to tell I’ve only ever been to Orpington once 😂 the ultimate challenge would be to do all 11 R routes in one day (not e2e obviously), but that’s a tall order given how low the frequency is for many of them, not a lot of margin for error. Uxbridge and Bromley I’ve been to quite a few times actually but yeah there’s a lot of routes there, so will take at least one to two visits each to get those. The hardest one to tick off in quick succession are the ones laying on their own in an area I’ve trodden well, but just haven’t got to. Just the 275 in Walthamstow I haven’t done so will have to go out of my way just to get that one, same with the 231 it’s just slipped under the radar while doing all other Wood Green/Turnpike Lane routes. The reason I’m not so bothered about e2e’s is a) most routes aren’t designed for that, b) they can be incredibly tedious and c) it’s not how most locals use them. As long as I use it like a local would then that’s enough for me. But when I do tick off all 542 the I will focus on getting more e2e’s, I just want to get them all done in some form first I think you're in quite a good position. By my reckoning, you could be done in thirteen trips. This is probably how I'd split it: Hounslow: 116 216 290 H22 H25 H26 H28 H32 R68 R70 x10 Sutton: 152 154 255 293 315 467 470 K4 K5 S4 x10 Bromley: 138 146 162 246 336 352 354 356 367 x9 Barnet: 298 313 383 384 389 399 x6 Croydon: 166 359 403 404 434 463 464 x7 Upminster: 346 347 497 498 499 x5 Orpington (two trips): 353 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 x12 Winchmore Hill: 125 231 317 327 377 382 456 491 W9 x9 Uxbridge: 331 H13 U1 U2 U3 U7 U9 U10 x9 Woodford: 167 275 379 385 549 W12 x6 Harrow: 292 398 H3 H9 H18 x5 Barking: EL1 EL3 x2 This is probably how I'd tick off the first twenty: | Hounslow | Sutton | 290 to Staines
216 Staines to Ashford Hospital
116 Ashford Hospital to Bedfont
H25 Bedfont to Feltham
H26 Feltham to Hatton Cross
203/482 Hatton Cross to Hounslow West
H32 Hounslow West to Convent Way {walk}
H28 Southall Lane to Hounslow
H22 Hounslow to Twickenham
R68/R70 in either order | K4 to Hook
467 Hook to Ewell
293 Ewell to Epsom
470 Epsom to Sutton
S4 Sutton to St Helier
154 St Helier to Morden
K5 Morden to Raynes Park
152 Raynes Park to Pollards Hill
255 Pollards Hill to Balham
315 from Balham |
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Post by DE20106 on Jun 26, 2023 21:53:40 GMT
It’s funny how you can tell from my remaining list the grey areas of my exploration zones, it’s pretty obvious to tell I’ve only ever been to Orpington once 😂 the ultimate challenge would be to do all 11 R routes in one day (not e2e obviously), but that’s a tall order given how low the frequency is for many of them, not a lot of margin for error. Uxbridge and Bromley I’ve been to quite a few times actually but yeah there’s a lot of routes there, so will take at least one to two visits each to get those. The hardest one to tick off in quick succession are the ones laying on their own in an area I’ve trodden well, but just haven’t got to. Just the 275 in Walthamstow I haven’t done so will have to go out of my way just to get that one, same with the 231 it’s just slipped under the radar while doing all other Wood Green/Turnpike Lane routes. The reason I’m not so bothered about e2e’s is a) most routes aren’t designed for that, b) they can be incredibly tedious and c) it’s not how most locals use them. As long as I use it like a local would then that’s enough for me. But when I do tick off all 542 the I will focus on getting more e2e’s, I just want to get them all done in some form first I think you're in quite a good position. By my reckoning, you could be done in thirteen trips. This is probably how I'd split it: Hounslow: 116 216 290 H22 H25 H26 H28 H32 R68 R70 x10 Sutton: 152 154 255 293 315 467 470 K4 K5 S4 x10 Bromley: 138 146 162 246 336 352 354 356 367 x9 Barnet: 298 313 383 384 389 399 x6 Croydon: 166 359 403 404 434 463 464 x7 Upminster: 346 347 497 498 499 x5 Orpington (two trips): 353 R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 x12 Winchmore Hill: 125 231 317 327 377 382 456 491 W9 x9 Uxbridge: 331 H13 U1 U2 U3 U7 U9 U10 x9 Woodford: 167 275 379 385 549 W12 x6 Harrow: 292 398 H3 H9 H18 x5 Barking: EL1 EL3 x2 This is probably how I'd tick off the first twenty: | Hounslow | Sutton | 290 to Staines
216 Staines to Ashford Hospital
116 Ashford Hospital to Bedfont
H25 Bedfont to Feltham
H26 Feltham to Hatton Cross
203/482 Hatton Cross to Hounslow West
H32 Hounslow West to Convent Way {walk}
H28 Southall Lane to Hounslow
H22 Hounslow to Twickenham
R68/R70 in either order | K4 to Hook
467 Hook to Ewell
293 Ewell to Epsom
470 Epsom to Sutton
S4 Sutton to St Helier
154 St Helier to Morden
K5 Morden to Raynes Park
152 Raynes Park to Pollards Hill
255 Pollards Hill to Balham
315 from Balham |
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