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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Jul 18, 2024 10:06:12 GMT
I really don’t know why it isn’t mandatory for 64/130 to display ‘New Addington, Vulcan Way’. Plain ‘New Addington’ is very vague and should only be used for routes 314/464 which terminate in the main bit of New Addington. The fact that there’s no difference in the blind for when buses are terminating at the tram stop or at Vulcan Way is foolhardy. When curtailed to the tram stop, I believe 64/130 should display ‘New Addington, Salcot Crescent’. I also think Homestead Way should be made an official curtailment on the 64. If it was up to me, the curtailments on 64 would be as follows: New Addington VULCAN WAY New Addington HOMESTEAD WAY New Addington SALCOT CRESCENT Addington Village Selsdon South Croydon STATION East Croydon West Croydon Thornton Heath Pond It's just ridiculous having a 'New Addington' display for the vast estate with several possible turning points. Years ago there was an unusual 'Vulcan Way New Addington' display for the 130 to differentiate from buses going to Homestead Way. Is there a South Croydon Station curtailment point for the 64? South Croydon Station isn’t an official curtailment, but I would personally make it one, as there is quite some distance between Selsdon and East Croydon, but that’s just my opinion
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Jul 18, 2024 10:07:01 GMT
I really don’t know why it isn’t mandatory for 64/130 to display ‘New Addington, Vulcan Way’. Plain ‘New Addington’ is very vague and should only be used for routes 314/464 which terminate in the main bit of New Addington. The fact that there’s no difference in the blind for when buses are terminating at the tram stop or at Vulcan Way is foolhardy. When curtailed to the tram stop, I believe 64/130 should display ‘New Addington, Salcot Crescent’. I also think Homestead Way should be made an official curtailment on the 64. If it was up to me, the curtailments on 64 would be as follows: New Addington VULCAN WAY New Addington HOMESTEAD WAY New Addington SALCOT CRESCENT Addington Village Selsdon South Croydon STATION East Croydon West Croydon Thornton Heath Pond Why Salcot Crescent? Surely New Addington, Tram Stop is better I said Salcot Crescent as that would be the last stop on the curtailment, but Tram Stop would work too I guess
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Post by DT 11 on Jul 18, 2024 10:14:54 GMT
It's just ridiculous having a 'New Addington' display for the vast estate with several possible turning points. Years ago there was an unusual 'Vulcan Way New Addington' display for the 130 to differentiate from buses going to Homestead Way. Is there a South Croydon Station curtailment point for the 64? South Croydon Station isn’t an official curtailment, but I would personally make it one, as there is quite some distance between Selsdon and East Croydon, but that’s just my opinion I believe there is nowhere suitable around there to turn around a bus. Also such a vulnerable location I would say as well who would want to be turfed off a bus there.
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Post by cybermike137 on Jul 18, 2024 10:17:35 GMT
It's just ridiculous having a 'New Addington' display for the vast estate with several possible turning points. Years ago there was an unusual 'Vulcan Way New Addington' display for the 130 to differentiate from buses going to Homestead Way. Is there a South Croydon Station curtailment point for the 64? South Croydon Station isn’t an official curtailment, but I would personally make it one, as there is quite some distance between Selsdon and East Croydon, but that’s just my opinion South Croydon Station is not a curtailment point but I would also love to see one but there is no turn around point I can think of. The 64 needs more curtailment points, the only ones towards New Addington is Addington village and Selsdon
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Post by SouthLondoner468 on Jul 18, 2024 10:19:44 GMT
South Croydon Station isn’t an official curtailment, but I would personally make it one, as there is quite some distance between Selsdon and East Croydon, but that’s just my opinion I believe there is nowhere suitable around there to turn around a bus. Also such a vulnerable location I would say as well who would want to be turfed off a bus there. Yeah that is true— my idea was that buses would set down at Birdhurst Road/South Croydon Station and then go down to Swan & Sugar Loaf and back which would take about 2-3 minutes ideally
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Post by PGAT on Jul 18, 2024 10:30:14 GMT
Is it possible to turn a bus on that mini roundabout heading onto Combe Road from Park Hill Road?
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Post by aaron1 on Jul 18, 2024 10:36:24 GMT
Saw DE960 that broken down been tow back to Cricklewood Bus Garage the bus was on 268
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Post by greenboy on Jul 18, 2024 10:44:10 GMT
I believe there is nowhere suitable around there to turn around a bus. Also such a vulnerable location I would say as well who would want to be turfed off a bus there. Yeah that is true— my idea was that buses would set down at Birdhurst Road/South Croydon Station and then go down to Swan & Sugar Loaf and back which would take about 2-3 minutes ideally I might be wrong but I seem to have a vague recollection of buses turning round via Dornton Road and Moreton Road many years ago.
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Post by vjaska on Jul 18, 2024 11:55:59 GMT
South Croydon Station isn’t an official curtailment, but I would personally make it one, as there is quite some distance between Selsdon and East Croydon, but that’s just my opinion South Croydon Station is not a curtailment point but I would also love to see one but there is no turn around point I can think of. The 64 needs more curtailment points, the only ones towards New Addington is Addington village and Selsdon Surprised Homestead Way or Salcot Crescent aren’t turns especially given the latter was its former terminus. Busboy105 64 would show New Addington, Salcot Crescent on the Omnidekkas despite the tram stop existing for many years because the last stop was named Salcot Crescent with New Addington Tram Stop bus stops located a short distance away (the northbound stop being the 64’s old first stop heading towards Croydon)
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Post by DT 11 on Jul 18, 2024 12:06:47 GMT
I believe there is nowhere suitable around there to turn around a bus. Also such a vulnerable location I would say as well who would want to be turfed off a bus there. Yeah that is true— my idea was that buses would set down at Birdhurst Road/South Croydon Station and then go down to Swan & Sugar Loaf and back which would take about 2-3 minutes ideally Depends on the time of day overall that would be a very pointless turn at times. Whenever I do the 468 I see a lot of traffic attempting to use that one way street heading towards South Croydon Station… The 64 is rarely turned anyways and if they need to I can imagine Addington Village is the one used.
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Post by DT 11 on Jul 18, 2024 12:08:38 GMT
Is it possible to turn a bus on that mini roundabout heading onto Combe Road from Park Hill Road? No it cannot be done
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Post by cybermike137 on Jul 18, 2024 13:01:23 GMT
Is it possible to turn a bus on that mini roundabout heading onto Combe Road from Park Hill Road? No there is not much room at all
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Post by richard on Jul 18, 2024 14:01:28 GMT
Just seen the BYD BD11 passing through Archway
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Post by WH241 on Jul 18, 2024 19:20:15 GMT
Something must have happened around Walthamstow Bus station as routes like the SL1, 69 and 20 having 8 buses stuck!
I dread to think of the knock on affect on local services.
Scrap that it seems a IBUS issue as lots of routes are showing with buses stuck at the same destinations / Terminals.
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Post by machinehead on Jul 18, 2024 20:38:20 GMT
11377 spirit of London seen on Rte 8 at lunchtime at Bank heading to Bow
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