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Post by kmkcheng on May 27, 2020 5:59:20 GMT
Are there any other examples besides the 50 & all Brixton terminating routes except the P4 where they run to stand for a fair distance passing one or multiple bus stops that they don't stop at before reaching the stand? By this, I'm not counting a group of stops by the alighting points but stops actually in a different area - for example, the 50 passes three stops (196 & P5 Stockwell Station stop which wouldn't count as the 50 serves it's own Stockwell Station stop, Binfield Road stop & the stop on South Lambeth Road just before the corner) and bar the P4, the other terminating routes in Brixton pass the stop for the Academy before they even reach the stand of which something I've long thought should actually be the alighting point as the Academy is well used in it's own right. The 18 and N18 at Sudbury after leaving the stand goes up Harrow Road to the Watford Road roundabout to turn around and before reaching its first stop at Sudbury & Harrow Road station on its return, it passes the Rugby Avenue stop which it skips. Because of this, N18s that originated from Harrow Weald also skip this stop. In Harrow Weald, N18, N140 and 140 (only those not using the garage to stand) after leaving the last stop (Long Elms) doesn’t serve the bus garage stop even though the stand is immediately after this stop. After leaving the stand to start service, it passes the Munro Gardens stop to turn around at the roundabout, then passes the Uxbridge Road stop before reaching the first stop opposite the bus garage
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Post by galwhv69 on May 27, 2020 13:10:48 GMT
Are there any other examples besides the 50 & all Brixton terminating routes except the P4 where they run to stand for a fair distance passing one or multiple bus stops that they don't stop at before reaching the stand? By this, I'm not counting a group of stops by the alighting points but stops actually in a different area - for example, the 50 passes three stops (196 & P5 Stockwell Station stop which wouldn't count as the 50 serves it's own Stockwell Station stop, Binfield Road stop & the stop on South Lambeth Road just before the corner) and bar the P4, the other terminating routes in Brixton pass the stop for the Academy before they even reach the stand of which something I've long thought should actually be the alighting point as the Academy is well used in it's own right. 424 doesn't serve Putney Heath/Green Man (51201) when terminating at Putney Heath and instead just drops off at the main stands or the first stop
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Post by vjaska on May 28, 2020 1:45:06 GMT
Are there any other examples besides the 50 & all Brixton terminating routes except the P4 where they run to stand for a fair distance passing one or multiple bus stops that they don't stop at before reaching the stand? By this, I'm not counting a group of stops by the alighting points but stops actually in a different area - for example, the 50 passes three stops (196 & P5 Stockwell Station stop which wouldn't count as the 50 serves it's own Stockwell Station stop, Binfield Road stop & the stop on South Lambeth Road just before the corner) and bar the P4, the other terminating routes in Brixton pass the stop for the Academy before they even reach the stand of which something I've long thought should actually be the alighting point as the Academy is well used in it's own right. 424 doesn't serve Putney Heath/Green Man (51201) when terminating at Putney Heath and instead just drops off at the main stands or the first stop That wouldn't count for me as it would be like the 50's example of terminating at the Stockwell Station stop on Clapham Road and then passing the Stockwell Station stop on Binfield Road.
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Post by vjaska on May 28, 2020 1:59:08 GMT
Due to the pavement being widened in an attempt at social distancing (which has failed miserably), the not too long movement of the southbound bus stops at Brixton Station where three stops has now become two again outside H&M & KFC (the old third stop being once outside Iceland) has led to an odd split of routes. None of the Tulse Hill & Herne Hill bound routes are not supposed to serve Brixton Station southbound and the tiles have been removed from stops as per this alert:
Changes to southbound bus stops at Brixton Station: Until further notice, please use Stop N for Route 35 towards Clapham Junction, Routes 109 118 250 N109 and N250 towards Streatham and Route 355 towards Mitcham. Route P4 will also terminate at Stop N. Please use Stop Q for Routes 45 59 133 159 333 and N133 towards Streatham Hill, Route N2 towards Crystal Palace and Route N3 towards Bromley North. Please use Stop ZA in Effra Road for Route 3 towards Crystal Palace and Route 196 towards Norwood Junction, and Stop Z in Effra Road for Route 2 towards West Norwood, Route 415 towards Tulse Hill and Route 432 towards Anerley Station.
This reminded me of the old southbound bus stop layout in Brixton in the 90's when there were four stops - one outside Iceland, one outside Boots, one outside H&M but was Woolworths at the time and one outside KFC but was Pizza Hut at the time. From memory and this is quite hazy but I think the split was:
Pizza Hut stop - Routes 45, 59, 109, 250, N109 (N159 later on) N250
Woolworths stop - Routes 118, 133, 333, N133
Boots stop - Routes 2, 196, N2
Iceland stop - Routes 3, 35, 355, P4, N3, N35
In comparison, the northbound bus stop layout has hardly changed at all in the same period except for the 333 moving from Stop S to Stop T when it was diverted via Stockwell & the 322 being removed from Stop T & Brixton Road altogether when it was re-routed northbound via Atlantic Road.
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Post by YY13VKP on May 28, 2020 6:04:34 GMT
Any idea what caught fire in Banstead yesterday afternoon?
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Post by greenboy on May 28, 2020 6:10:13 GMT
Any idea what caught fire in Banstead yesterday afternoon? I don't know what bus was involved but it was apparently just a small engine fire.
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Post by galwhv69 on May 28, 2020 8:54:19 GMT
Any idea what caught fire in Banstead yesterday afternoon? From LVF guessing OM20229 potentially?
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Post by YY13VKP on May 28, 2020 9:14:55 GMT
Any idea what caught fire in Banstead yesterday afternoon? From LVF guessing OM20229 potentially? It looks likely since it came off the route around that time, I’ve just checked the Metrobus Vehicle Finder and none of its buses on the 420 went out of service around that time, and all of the 166’s buses are accounted for.
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Post by YY13VKP on May 29, 2020 18:04:00 GMT
For many years, the Coulsdon Bypass has had a bus lane but apart from occasional use by the 405, no route has ever operated regularly down there, but I drove down there today and I noticed a new bus stop for the 404 there (Farthing Way). I had no idea it was being routed via the bypass following its extension, id always thought that it would exit Cane Hill and follow it’s old routing. Looking forward to hopefully giving the “new” 404 a go soon.
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Post by ibus246 on May 29, 2020 18:13:24 GMT
For many years, the Coulsdon Bypass has had a bus lane but apart from occasional use by the 405, no route has ever operated regularly down there, but I drove down there today and I noticed a new bus stop for the 404 there (Farthing Way). I had no idea it was being routed via the bypass following its extension, id always thought that it would exit Cane Hill and follow it’s old routing. Looking forward to hopefully giving the “new” 404 a go soon. Yes that routing was chosen after the original consultation where it changed. So the buses leave Cane Hill, go on the Bypass and then serve the stop on the Bypass turn left and serve Coulsdon Town Centre (opposite Waitrose) and outside Library onto Caterham. It was originally proposed to go via the former routing via the Avenue but I believe there was a time penalty. The stops in Coulsdon for the 404 are now for both directions.
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Post by SILENCED on Jun 2, 2020 10:56:50 GMT
Congratulations to the prat that is currently destroying the Arriva London fleetlist on quack77 ... Dickhead!
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Post by vjaska on Jun 2, 2020 13:17:22 GMT
Congratulations to the prat that is currently destroying the Arriva London fleetlist on quack77 ... Dickhead! What’s happened to it - decided to take a very brief peek and it looked ok? Shameless plug but mine is always there to look at lol.
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Post by galwhv69 on Jun 2, 2020 22:49:37 GMT
Congratulations to the prat that is currently destroying the Arriva London fleetlist on quack77 ... Dickhead! What’s happened to it - decided to take a very brief peek and it looked ok? Shameless plug but mine is always there to look at lol. I looked over it quickly, saw that apparently LK66's are at N (Gemini 3's) or at least that's what was posted when I checked) and a few others
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Post by vjaska on Jun 2, 2020 23:09:58 GMT
What’s happened to it - decided to take a very brief peek and it looked ok? Shameless plug but mine is always there to look at lol. I looked over it quickly, saw that apparently LK66's are at N (or at least that's what was posted when I checked) and a few others Ah right - seems it's been updated so maybe someone pointed it out to them.
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Post by busoccultation on Jun 2, 2020 23:11:43 GMT
I looked over it quickly, saw that apparently LK66's are at N (or at least that's what was posted when I checked) and a few others Ah right - seems it's been updated so maybe someone pointed it out to them. It was me who done the corrections in the last 10-15 mins
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