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Post by M1199 on Jun 13, 2024 6:58:49 GMT
Happy with that! Would have liked to of seen ‘my’ U3 take over from the U4 as the main U route but Hey Ho!
Having used the U line network since its inception in 1989, it appears the planners got the majority right, first time round The phrase ’If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’ thankfully has been applied here!
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Post by busman on Jun 13, 2024 10:33:58 GMT
Happy to see these proposals scrapped. If buses were able to continue serving Ruislip and Uxbridge station forecourts there might have been wider support.
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Post by evergreenadam on Jun 13, 2024 10:37:28 GMT
Will the E7 still be double decked?
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Post by va59 on Jun 13, 2024 10:57:34 GMT
Will the E7 still be double decked? Put simply, no. They have already had new buses (SD) ordered for it.
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Post by LondonExplorer316 on Jun 13, 2024 11:54:29 GMT
Happy with that! Would have liked to of seen ‘my’ U3 take over from the U4 as the main U route but Hey Ho! Having used the U line network since its inception in 1989, it appears the planners got the majority right, first time round The phrase ’If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’ thankfully has been applied here! Disclaimer: I'm not local, so take whatever I say with a pinch of salt I do imagine some sort of changes to their plan could have worked, such as having the new U3 (I think U3 was the number they intended to keep) serve Uxbridge Station Forecourt, and E7 serving Ruislip Station Forecourt. That said, I like their decision to continue with the idea of having U2 serve Oak Farm Estate. Overall, I think it's a shame, but as you say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
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Post by vjaska on Jun 13, 2024 13:11:52 GMT
Happy with that! Would have liked to of seen ‘my’ U3 take over from the U4 as the main U route but Hey Ho! Having used the U line network since its inception in 1989, it appears the planners got the majority right, first time round The phrase ’If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’ thankfully has been applied here! Disclaimer: I'm not local, so take whatever I say with a pinch of salt I do imagine some sort of changes to their plan could have worked, such as having the new U3 (I think U3 was the number they intended to keep) serve Uxbridge Station Forecourt, and E7 serving Ruislip Station Forecourt. That said, I like their decision to continue with the idea of having U2 serve Oak Farm Estate. Overall, I think it's a shame, but as you say, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" The U1 number was the one they were going to keep according to the consultation report. It should be noted that the U2 change that is going ahead now incorporates the U2 serving Oak Farm Estate at all times as I understand it? I'm not local either but I have to agree with M1199 that the changes were not warranted - students access to Brunel becomes more limited under the changes, particularly from north of Uxbridge and the merged U1/U3 route is asking for trouble reliability wise IMO. Outside of London, networks like the U network are a ten a penny for good reason but TfL doesn't seem to have grasped this aspect
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Post by YX18KVJ (DLE30221) on Jun 13, 2024 17:28:45 GMT
So the results of the consultation state that only the proposed rerouting to U2 will go ahead.Now we know the U1 has been saved,I wonder if the PVR for the U routes will change,or will they remain the same as they were awarded as TBC.
Seeing as the U3 was awarded with DDs, perhaps the 350 and U3 can swap routings in Harmondsworth, just so DDs aren't going through tight back streets?
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Post by abellion on Jun 13, 2024 18:30:52 GMT
So the results of the consultation state that only the proposed rerouting to U2 will go ahead.Now we know the U1 has been saved,I wonder if the PVR for the U routes will change,or will they remain the same as they were awarded as TBC. Seeing as the U3 was awarded with DDs, perhaps the 350 and U3 can swap routings in Harmondsworth, just so DDs aren't going through tight back streets? The U3 has had regular full day DD allocations for months including right now where it is 100% TE, if they were concerned then it could just avoid any longer options being ordered.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 13, 2024 23:11:43 GMT
So the results of the consultation state that only the proposed rerouting to U2 will go ahead.Now we know the U1 has been saved,I wonder if the PVR for the U routes will change,or will they remain the same as they were awarded as TBC. Seeing as the U3 was awarded with DDs, perhaps the 350 and U3 can swap routings in Harmondsworth, just so DDs aren't going through tight back streets? There is no issue with deckers and both the U3 & 350 current routings. The U3 was unofficially converted to double deckers a while ago and the 350 had a decker allocation for a year or two during Covid
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Post by MetrolineGA1511 on Jun 15, 2024 5:34:43 GMT
Only 69 of 319 people supported the proposals according to the report with 42 people alone concerned about the E7 no longer stopping at Ruislip Station. That suggests to me that feedback was more negative to the changes than positive and I really can't say I'm surprised even though I'm not local. Two routes removed from Brunel probably upset students and merging the U1 & U3 routes always seemed short sighted IMO - even the extension of the E7 (a decent change from the outside looking in) attracted more concerns than positives because of no longer stopping at Ruislip Station. There was a lot of opposition from the different stakeholders spoken to as well, most were pretty much aligned on the E7 changes in Ruislip and many apposed the merged U1/U3 & removal of the U2 from Brunel. On a humorous note, a further 106 people requested Routemasters be used on the routes - did Boris respond 106 times to this consultation ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) The people of Uxbridge and Ruislip can have as many New Routemasters as they want. Give the rest of us shiny new electrics instead! It would be an appropriate Boris legacy for New Routemasters to be reallocated to Uxbridge area routes
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Post by borneobus on Jun 15, 2024 9:36:51 GMT
The people of Uxbridge and Ruislip can have as many New Routemasters as they want. Give the rest of us shiny new electrics instead! It would be an appropriate Boris legacy for New Routemasters to be reallocated to Uxbridge area routes Please, please, please not on the U3 ( ...and relax...I cannot see 12 metre buses making it around the Wise Lane Estate)... I wonder how many of the 106 respondents requesting "Boris Buses" have ridden on one (??) however New Routemasters on the 331 would be surreal...
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Post by COBO on Jun 16, 2024 22:59:45 GMT
I hope that this is one of those ideas that TfL does a u-turn on say that they won’t go through with it but later go through it later on.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 16, 2024 23:45:12 GMT
I hope that this is one of those ideas that TfL does a u-turn on say that they won’t go through with it but later go through it later on. Why? People more local both in the consultation and on here have expressed that they are pleased the changes aren't going ahead - surely, we need to respect their views?
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Post by M1199 on Jun 17, 2024 17:25:57 GMT
It would be an appropriate Boris legacy for New Routemasters to be reallocated to Uxbridge area routes Please, please, please not on the U3 ( ...and relax...I cannot see 12 metre buses making it around the Wise Lane Estate)... I wonder how many of the 106 respondents requesting "Boris Buses" have ridden on one (??) however New Routemasters on the 331 would be surreal... Whilst it might not of been 12m, I had an 11m+ Dennis Lance (in the form of LLW31) on the U3 round the Wise Lane Estate not long after Centrewest swapped it for the 490 with TGM. That was pretty interesting! Incidentally, that is probably the best rare working I’ve had to date!
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Post by COBO on Jun 17, 2024 22:01:02 GMT
I hope that this is one of those ideas that TfL does a u-turn on say that they won’t go through with it but later go through it later on. Why? People more local both in the consultation and on here have expressed that they are pleased the changes aren't going ahead - surely, we need to respect their views? Well I’m sort of local as Ruislip isn’t that far from me. Surely I’m allowed my two cents.
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