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Post by abellion on May 28, 2024 11:40:25 GMT
I rode the 465 from Dorking to Kingston today and it regulated about 6 times, a new record for myself, and shockingly not set by a Go Ahead route… The last two times I’ve caught the 57 from Kingston, we left with a 131, driving straight past as it waits to right turn into Cambridge Road. Both times we beat the 131s to Raynes Park, however they beat us to Wimbledon and beyond thanks to extremely slow driving and constant regulating both times
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Post by enviroPB on May 28, 2024 15:23:16 GMT
Just stood in Stratford for half hour or so observing buses. Gotta say blooming heck, by this time next year there will only be 2 Diesel operated routes - 158 & D8! Thankfully I can use rail/tube cost free which will help me get around but by 2026... Time is ticking to fast and I am lost for words. Speaking of Stratford, has the 276 stopped allowing passengers to alight at the station entrance for Newham Hospital bound buses? My last couple of journeys have not stopped there and instead went round to its usual stop only. That has never been a working arrangement for the 276. Previously only the 25 called at the alighting point eastbound before serving stop B at the bus station, whenever the station forecourt revamp happened. When the 425 was extended to Ilford in 2018, it followed suit with the 25 calling at both stops eastbound. If the 276 ever stopped at the alighting point in the past, either the driver was being courteous or it was a driver changeover as a select few trips were relieved at Stratford bus station.
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Post by ronnie on May 28, 2024 16:05:08 GMT
I rode the 465 from Dorking to Kingston today and it regulated about 6 times, a new record for myself, and shockingly not set by a Go Ahead route… The last two times I’ve caught the 57 from Kingston, we left with a 131, driving straight past as it waits to right turn into Cambridge Road. Both times we beat the 131s to Raynes Park, however they beat us to Wimbledon and beyond thanks to extremely slow driving and constant regulating both times It’s school holidays and roads are quite empty
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Post by southlondon413 on May 28, 2024 17:25:35 GMT
I rode the 465 from Dorking to Kingston today and it regulated about 6 times, a new record for myself, and shockingly not set by a Go Ahead route… The last two times I’ve caught the 57 from Kingston, we left with a 131, driving straight past as it waits to right turn into Cambridge Road. Both times we beat the 131s to Raynes Park, however they beat us to Wimbledon and beyond thanks to extremely slow driving and constant regulating both times It’s school holidays and roads are quite empty Indeed, when there is no morning school traffic in boroughs like Kingston it is noticeable. I have very mixed feelings, my morning journey is quiet and the bus is empty but my afternoon journey is full of disgusting smelly teenagers when it’s normally quiet.
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Post by DT 11 on May 29, 2024 20:51:36 GMT
Yesterday on the 202 clear road in the space of 24 hours a Fairy waved a Magic wand and put out another two sets of lights on the Slow Circular. A set of Lights at Torridon Road Junction that are pointless and do not actually need to be there and Currently a Duck Pond on St Mildred’s Road that Thames Wastewater have attended to if not fixed fast it will become a new habitat for Canada Geese. Took me 2 Hours and 10 minutes to go from Crystal Palace to Blackheath, Royal Standard whilst many of my leaders and followers were turned at Hither Green I was one of the 30% buses doing an entire trip. The time I was departing BHRS was the time I should have arrived in Crystal Palace! On the trip to Blackheath, Royal Standard it trip took me 15 minutes just to get across the Box Junction just before the Bridge at St Mildred’s Road some passenger was complaining why I wasn’t moving and told me I should move at the next lights so I said to him. Who do you think you’re talking to? If you give me £165 in cash now I’ll go through because I’m not paying a Box Junction fine for no one he went and sat back down as he couldn’t say nothing. On the way back I was curtailed to Lower Sydenham then Hither Green (Catford, Verdant Lane) on the way back and had to run light to Lewisham Town Hall to start again probably the most pointless curtailment now because it can no longer be done because of no left turn at Torridon Road.
Lewisham Council have now introduced two turning bans at the top of Torridon Road meaning no turning into Brownhill Road towards Catford.
A record of 3 sets of temporary traffic lights on the route.
St Mildred’s Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Brownhill Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Burnt Ash Road been there a while now.
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Post by cl54 on May 30, 2024 7:57:17 GMT
Did you not read how much rail electrification costs and the disruption it brings? It was hundreds of million if not billions of tax payers money just for the little bit of Great Western Yes I am well aware but that is more needed. The same could be said about Superloop, I would of rather spent money on rail services cos they do not have to sit in traffic. If something goes wrong it will not make a touch difference whether you are on a Superloop or normal bus. That is just an example. We are in this position purely cos of the govt, not just UK but globally. The way they persuade you to believe that Hybrids & Electrics are cleaner etc is easy to believe. It is similar to a consultation even tho it is a done deal. They word it in a certain way and as a member of the public you think "oh wow" it is gonna be good but then nah. You say you don't like investment in bus garages as they are wasteful yet you want railways instead of Superloop routes. I suppose you do realise that constructing new railways in suburban would require considerable demolition of homes and businesses and delays to traffic including buses. BTW Only one electric bus on the N86 last night.
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Post by mondraker275 on May 30, 2024 10:05:29 GMT
Yesterday on the 202 clear road in the space of 24 hours a Fairy waved a Magic wand and put out another two sets of lights on the Slow Circular. A set of Lights at Torridon Road Junction that are pointless and do not actually need to be there and Currently a Duck Pond on St Mildred’s Road that Thames Wastewater have attended to if not fixed fast it will become a new habitat for Canada Geese. Took me 2 Hours and 10 minutes to go from Crystal Palace to Blackheath, Royal Standard whilst many of my leaders and followers were turned at Hither Green I was one of the 30% buses doing an entire trip. The time I was departing BHRS was the time I should have arrived in Crystal Palace! On the trip to Blackheath, Royal Standard it trip took me 15 minutes just to get across the Box Junction just before the Bridge at St Mildred’s Road some passenger was complaining why I wasn’t moving and told me I should move at the next lights so I said to him. Who do you think you’re talking to? If you give me £165 in cash now I’ll go through because I’m not paying a Box Junction fine for no one he went and sat back down as he couldn’t say nothing. On the way back I was curtailed to Lower Sydenham then Hither Green (Catford, Verdant Lane) on the way back and had to run light to Lewisham Town Hall to start again probably the most pointless curtailment now because it can no longer be done because of no left turn at Torridon Road. Lewisham Council have now introduced two turning bans at the top of Torridon Road meaning no turning into Brownhill Road towards Catford. A record of 3 sets of temporary traffic lights on the route. St Mildred’s Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Brownhill Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Burnt Ash Road been there a while now. I sometimes think how a council/TfL can allow multiple works to coincide. In Waltham Forest, we have Palmerston Road closed so traffic is being diverted via Blackhorse or Hoe Street. What you dont do as a council is allow temporary lights to go up in Hoe Street (for work outside a Theatre they are refurbishing). That can wait a couple of weeks... It is either inept traffic management or lack of care or an evil fairy.
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Post by mondraker275 on May 30, 2024 10:07:24 GMT
Speaking of Stratford, has the 276 stopped allowing passengers to alight at the station entrance for Newham Hospital bound buses? My last couple of journeys have not stopped there and instead went round to its usual stop only. That has never been a working arrangement for the 276. Previously only the 25 called at the alighting point eastbound before serving stop B at the bus station, whenever the station forecourt revamp happened. When the 425 was extended to Ilford in 2018, it followed suit with the 25 calling at both stops eastbound. If the 276 ever stopped at the alighting point in the past, either the driver was being courteous or it was a driver changeover as a select few trips were relieved at Stratford bus station. Was at Stratford and 276 were definitely allowing passengers alight first by the station. It could be a peak time related thing, although for me the bus not stopping is the surprise.
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Post by DT 11 on May 30, 2024 10:47:20 GMT
Yesterday on the 202 clear road in the space of 24 hours a Fairy waved a Magic wand and put out another two sets of lights on the Slow Circular. A set of Lights at Torridon Road Junction that are pointless and do not actually need to be there and Currently a Duck Pond on St Mildred’s Road that Thames Wastewater have attended to if not fixed fast it will become a new habitat for Canada Geese. Took me 2 Hours and 10 minutes to go from Crystal Palace to Blackheath, Royal Standard whilst many of my leaders and followers were turned at Hither Green I was one of the 30% buses doing an entire trip. The time I was departing BHRS was the time I should have arrived in Crystal Palace! On the trip to Blackheath, Royal Standard it trip took me 15 minutes just to get across the Box Junction just before the Bridge at St Mildred’s Road some passenger was complaining why I wasn’t moving and told me I should move at the next lights so I said to him. Who do you think you’re talking to? If you give me £165 in cash now I’ll go through because I’m not paying a Box Junction fine for no one he went and sat back down as he couldn’t say nothing. On the way back I was curtailed to Lower Sydenham then Hither Green (Catford, Verdant Lane) on the way back and had to run light to Lewisham Town Hall to start again probably the most pointless curtailment now because it can no longer be done because of no left turn at Torridon Road. Lewisham Council have now introduced two turning bans at the top of Torridon Road meaning no turning into Brownhill Road towards Catford. A record of 3 sets of temporary traffic lights on the route. St Mildred’s Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Brownhill Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Burnt Ash Road been there a while now. I sometimes think how a council/TfL can allow multiple works to coincide. In Waltham Forest, we have Palmerston Road closed so traffic is being diverted via Blackhorse or Hoe Street. What you dont do as a council is allow temporary lights to go up in Hoe Street (for work outside a Theatre they are refurbishing). That can wait a couple of weeks... It is either inept traffic management or lack of care or an evil fairy. Yes I agree. Guess what a 4th Set of lights turned up yesterday evening on my second half! The other end of Brownhill Road! It’s a good thing the SL16 does not exist yet because it would have been completely destroyed yesterday because of Forest Hill and Catford. The 160 was also heavily delayed too. This morning after 12am I was queuing on St Mildred’s Road! When running light to the garage a set of lights have now appeared on Belmont Hill along the 54 route and another set in Forest Hill by the old Harvester these lights were not there on Monday night when I ran light to the garage! Yesterday I sat at 5 sets of temporary lights. 4 on the route and 2 on light run. Overall how does TFL expect to encourage people to use the bus when they are always sat at temporary lights.
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Post by mkay315 on May 30, 2024 10:53:37 GMT
I sometimes think how a council/TfL can allow multiple works to coincide. In Waltham Forest, we have Palmerston Road closed so traffic is being diverted via Blackhorse or Hoe Street. What you dont do as a council is allow temporary lights to go up in Hoe Street (for work outside a Theatre they are refurbishing). That can wait a couple of weeks... It is either inept traffic management or lack of care or an evil fairy. Yes I agree. Guess what a 4th Set of lights turned up yesterday evening on my second half! The other end of Brownhill Road! It’s a good thing the SL16 does not exist yet because it would have been completely destroyed yesterday because of Forest Hill and Catford. The 160 was also heavily delayed too. This morning after 12am I was queuing on St Mildred’s Road! When running light to the garage a set of lights have now appeared on Belmont Hill along the 54 route and another set in Forest Hill by the old Harvester these lights were not there on Monday night when I ran light to the garage! Yesterday I sat at 5 sets of temporary lights. 4 on the route and 2 on light run. Overall how does TFL expect to encourage people to use the bus when they are always sat at temporary lights. The SCR since it's been reduced to 20mph is now a nightmare to drive through. I don't know how you do it. That right turn from Burnt Ash Hill into the SCR has me praying that I don't get caught by that offside trap (you probably know what I'm talking about). How they set the road like that I'll never know
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Post by mkay315 on May 30, 2024 11:00:47 GMT
Whilst I do like the B9TLs on the 28 that route as a whole is starting to become another 266 for me. (For those that have read up on my previous posts on how it was like when it used to go to Hammersmith)
I was so close to completing it after nearly 8 years only for it to stop 5 stops short. We go again another time.
Note to self don't do that route at PEAK times.
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Post by capitalomnibus on May 30, 2024 11:13:38 GMT
Yesterday on the 202 clear road in the space of 24 hours a Fairy waved a Magic wand and put out another two sets of lights on the Slow Circular. A set of Lights at Torridon Road Junction that are pointless and do not actually need to be there and Currently a Duck Pond on St Mildred’s Road that Thames Wastewater have attended to if not fixed fast it will become a new habitat for Canada Geese. Took me 2 Hours and 10 minutes to go from Crystal Palace to Blackheath, Royal Standard whilst many of my leaders and followers were turned at Hither Green I was one of the 30% buses doing an entire trip. The time I was departing BHRS was the time I should have arrived in Crystal Palace! On the trip to Blackheath, Royal Standard it trip took me 15 minutes just to get across the Box Junction just before the Bridge at St Mildred’s Road some passenger was complaining why I wasn’t moving and told me I should move at the next lights so I said to him. Who do you think you’re talking to? If you give me £165 in cash now I’ll go through because I’m not paying a Box Junction fine for no one he went and sat back down as he couldn’t say nothing. On the way back I was curtailed to Lower Sydenham then Hither Green (Catford, Verdant Lane) on the way back and had to run light to Lewisham Town Hall to start again probably the most pointless curtailment now because it can no longer be done because of no left turn at Torridon Road. Lewisham Council have now introduced two turning bans at the top of Torridon Road meaning no turning into Brownhill Road towards Catford. A record of 3 sets of temporary traffic lights on the route. St Mildred’s Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Brownhill Road - Brought to you by Fairies today Burnt Ash Road been there a while now. I sometimes think how a council/TfL can allow multiple works to coincide. In Waltham Forest, we have Palmerston Road closed so traffic is being diverted via Blackhorse or Hoe Street. What you dont do as a council is allow temporary lights to go up in Hoe Street (for work outside a Theatre they are refurbishing). That can wait a couple of weeks... It is either inept traffic management or lack of care or an evil fairy. The councils do not care because they make money from it. They are profiting from lane rental each time a utility company digs up the road. Other countries this kind of chaos would be outlawed. The fact we get so much pathetic temporary traffic lights with these roadworks with pee poor phasing is unreal. To make matters worse, all those side roads at the back off the market between Forest Road, Hoe Street and Palmersston Road are closed off, where 15+ years ago you could have escaped the nonsense and it would have eased traffic of the main roads. Now the main roads CANNOT cope with any form of roadworks and it goes at a standstill. SL1 and 34's losing around 30-60 minutes at times on a daily basis because of the gridlock. The 158 is now a car park on Blackhorse Road losing 20-30 minutes.
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Post by Busboy105 on May 30, 2024 11:42:38 GMT
Whilst I do like the B9TLs on the 28 that route as a whole is starting to become another 266 for me. (For those that have read up on my previous posts on how it was like when it used to go to Hammersmith) I was so close to completing it after nearly 8 years only for it to stop 5 stops short. We go again another time. Note to self don't do that route at PEAK times. Luckily for me I only have the first couple stops in Wandsworth to do the 28
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Post by vjaska on May 30, 2024 11:48:55 GMT
Whilst I do like the B9TLs on the 28 that route as a whole is starting to become another 266 for me. (For those that have read up on my previous posts on how it was like when it used to go to Hammersmith) I was so close to completing it after nearly 8 years only for it to stop 5 stops short. We go again another time. Note to self don't do that route at PEAK times. Luckily for me I only have the first couple stops in Wandsworth to do the 28 I’ve done the 28 twice end to end - once under Tower Transit with a VNW & once under RATP with a VDW
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Post by DE20106 on May 30, 2024 12:42:33 GMT
Whilst I do like the B9TLs on the 28 that route as a whole is starting to become another 266 for me. (For those that have read up on my previous posts on how it was like when it used to go to Hammersmith) I was so close to completing it after nearly 8 years only for it to stop 5 stops short. We go again another time. Note to self don't do that route at PEAK times. Id go further than that, I say don’t use that route at any time other than Sunday mornings or evenings 😂😂 awful route
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