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Post by gwiwer on Aug 1, 2023 14:01:13 GMT
Another vote in favour of a sensible minor change. The 281 once passed Tolworth station in peak hours on its Chessington Industrial Area journeys so this restores the direct link and offers it all day every day via an improved routing.
An uplift in PVR for the 281 should be considered. I don't see the loop of the station versus the previous terminal loop being an issue despite the traffic around Tolworth Rounadbout; it has had to negotiate that en route to stand for many years anyway and will only have a short length south of the roundabout to deal with. It's a busy route where 12bph rather than 10bph would help ease the crowding often (and most of the day) found at the Hounslow end and either side of Kingston.
The 406/418 should not be affected by this proposal. They have a few stops in common but serve a different route into Kingston.
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Post by cardinal on Aug 1, 2023 16:45:34 GMT
Agree with others - better link to the station.
It does need the frequency restored to x7-8 mins.
I read a local community group wanted it extended down to Davies Road where the old Industrial Estate stand was.
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Post by wirewiper on Aug 3, 2023 12:16:20 GMT
It removes the historic loop working via Ewell Road that has existed since trolleybus days, when the 601 ran alongside the Kingston bypass for a short distance. This section had concrete trolleybus poles. That said, is not a reason to oppose the change! I am firmly in favour of extending the 281 to the new development at Signal Park, saving people having to cross the A3 roundabout on foot, and of having all Kingston-bound buses at Tolworth Broadway serving a common stop. Quoting myself - on another forum it has been pointed out that the loop served in trolleybus days was via Warren Drive North, so further along the bypass. The 281 routing via Ewell Road is more recent. |
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Post by dominic on Jan 4, 2024 15:00:28 GMT
The consultation report is taking forever to come out, why does it take so long for it to come out?
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Post by southlondon413 on Jan 5, 2024 12:35:03 GMT
The consultation report is taking forever to come out, why does it take so long for it to come out? I don’t need a consultation report to tell me it’s a done deal. There is a new bus stop/stand next to Tolworth Station already completed as part of the new development. Deal done, 100% happening. |
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 5, 2024 16:08:33 GMT
The consultation report is taking forever to come out, why does it take so long for it to come out? I don’t need a consultation report to tell me it’s a done deal. There is a new bus stop/stand next to Tolworth Station already completed as part of the new development. Deal done, 100% happening. Good local knowledge. I also can't really see there being much opposition to the change and will have the advantage of now serving Tolworth Broadway in both directions. |
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Post by JUNIOR26 on Mar 18, 2024 12:01:48 GMT
Update 18 March 2024
Between 31 July and 10 September 2023, we held a public consultation proposing changes to bus route 281 in the Tolworth area of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.
We have now published our report on the outcomes of the consultation, which you can view in the Documents section of this webpage.
We received 147 responses to the consultation. Our responses to the issues raised during the consultation is included in Appendix A of the report.
After fully considering the consultation responses, we have decided to proceed with the scheme as consulted upon.
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Post by southlondon413 on Mar 18, 2024 12:02:35 GMT
Update 18 March 2024 Between 31 July and 10 September 2023, we held a public consultation proposing changes to bus route 281 in the Tolworth area of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. We have now published our report on the outcomes of the consultation, which you can view in the Documents section of this webpage. We received 147 responses to the consultation. Our responses to the issues raised during the consultation is included in Appendix A of the report. After fully considering the consultation responses, we have decided to proceed with the scheme as consulted upon. Least surprising result ever for obvious reasons. |
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Post by JUNIOR26 on Mar 18, 2024 12:14:27 GMT
Changes intended to be introduced in Autumn 2024.
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