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Post by SILENCED on Jul 7, 2024 12:35:20 GMT
Disappointing to see buslists.uk has been closed down due to persistent vandalism by complete aholes
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Post by enviroPB on Jul 7, 2024 21:51:30 GMT
It's been 19 years since the horrors of 7/7 played out above and below the streets of London, killing 52 innocent lives in the process. Unfortunately as time passes, there is no real media interest in publicly commemorating the memorial, likely just a couple columns in the newspaper tomorrow. However I assume there was a ceremony today as Spirit of London 2, Stagecoach MMC 11377 has spent most of the day offline.
Next year will be 20 years, a significant milestone. As 4 and 5G network coverage will blanket the Tube underground, I hope people remember that this luxury comes from the direct consequence of 7/7 and its inquiry recommendations. Through tragedy comes triumph, and all emergency responders are better equipt to deal with such a tragedy if it ever came to it.
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Post by yunus on Jul 8, 2024 0:35:04 GMT
A small rant;
I really do not understand why & how the BEE Network up north are blessed enough to get *new* Diesel buses as they are a major city so surely you would think that EVs would be the natural choice for *all* new buses?
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Post by Busboy105 on Jul 8, 2024 5:54:31 GMT
A small rant; I really do not understand why & how the BEE Network up north are blessed enough to get *new* Diesel buses as they are a major city so surely you would think that EVs would be the natural choice for *all* new buses? Different authorities have different preferences. |
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Post by snowman on Jul 8, 2024 6:33:30 GMT
A small rant; I really do not understand why & how the BEE Network up north are blessed enough to get *new* Diesel buses as they are a major city so surely you would think that EVs would be the natural choice for *all* new buses? Simple answer is wanted to get first part of new network up and running as quickly as practical, and adding EV infrastructure wasn't possible in timescale. Of course later batches of buses and routes can be EV |
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Post by danorak on Jul 8, 2024 10:14:45 GMT
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Post by ronnie on Jul 8, 2024 13:29:13 GMT
And then they wonder why people are using cars and deserting buses As a fun fact, on a rainy day like Friday last week, I could see a marked reduction in cyclist numbers (and hence less danger for pedestrians). So much for building cycle lanes |
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Post by vjaska on Jul 8, 2024 13:34:31 GMT
And then they wonder why people are using cars and deserting buses As a fun fact, on a rainy day like Friday last week, I could see a marked reduction in cyclist numbers (and hence less danger for pedestrians). So much for building cycle lanes The biggest irony being that parked cars cause issues for buses on Sandhurst Road making it a slog at times to get through. Sangley Road in comparison is restricted to parking on one side only along the majority of it leaving much more room for traffic to pass. |
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Post by greenboy on Jul 8, 2024 14:46:21 GMT
Wouldn't it be simpler to return the 160 to its original route via Brownhill Road? Four daytime bus routes along Sangley/Sandhurst Road is a bit excessive. |
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Post by greenboy on Jul 8, 2024 14:48:31 GMT
And then they wonder why people are using cars and deserting buses As a fun fact, on a rainy day like Friday last week, I could see a marked reduction in cyclist numbers (and hence less danger for pedestrians). So much for building cycle lanes There were probably less pedestrians as well because of the rain? |
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Post by danorak on Jul 8, 2024 15:33:08 GMT
Wouldn't it be simpler to return the 160 to its original route via Brownhill Road? Four daytime bus routes along Sangley/Sandhurst Road is a bit excessive. The current level of service has developed out of regular complaints about overcrowding on this section over the years. Counterintuitively, perhaps the presence of very small vehicles over this section on the 124 exacerbates this if they are first to arrive. Maybe this could follow a slightly different route. Hither Green is a logical place to send the 171 in future so perhaps there is scope to tweak things. I would note that tight turns at the Torridon Road/Brownhill Road junction are partly responsible for some of the current routeings. |
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Post by twobellstogo on Jul 8, 2024 16:13:22 GMT
Folks I had a thought the other day about all four corners of London. There's a lot of routes in all of those corners that have famous bus routes for various reasons and has a lot of history behind it. I don't know if I should put it here as a general discussion or create a separate thread for this. Moderators if it does get clogged up on this thread then my apologies and could the comments be moved onto a new thread to continue it there. So I'll start with East London. The famous routes in that part of London I would say is the 8, 15, 25, 38, 5, 55 and 86. West London I would say is the 207, 9, 94, E2 and 237 South London that one I have too many routes to choose from. I.e the 36, 2, 68, 53, 12, 77, 155, 1, 47, 21, 57, North London, there's the 29, 279, 341, 43, 134, 76, 259, 210, 83, 221. Please share yours. To me, a famous route is one that covers much of, or all of a particular set of roads/directions over many, many years : amongst others, that would include the 3, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 29, 36, 37, 38, 41, 43, 47, 51, 53, 54, 57, 61, 62, 65, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 81, 85, 86, 89, 93, 96, 99… |
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Post by COBO on Jul 8, 2024 21:16:55 GMT
There’s nothing like sitting in front of McDonald’s in Harrow and watching the buses go past as you eat your McDonald’s meal 😂
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Post by ronnie on Jul 9, 2024 22:51:25 GMT
And then they wonder why people are using cars and deserting buses As a fun fact, on a rainy day like Friday last week, I could see a marked reduction in cyclist numbers (and hence less danger for pedestrians). So much for building cycle lanes There were probably less pedestrians as well because of the rain? Somewhat less but nowhere as much as the drop in cycle numbers once there is more than a few drops of rain |
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Post by SILENCED on Jul 10, 2024 9:09:52 GMT
Already getting the feeling Labour will be just as good as the Tory's of talking a good game and following it up with very little action.
At NATO conference, Sir Keir claimed his commitment to spending 2.5% of GDP was iron cast. Asked when we are likely to have this commitment met, he could not answer. So rather than iron cast, a woolly and loose commitment.
Also interesting to see in the election run up there was as commitment to not raise National Insurance, Income Tax and VAT. In the bit of Rachel Reeves'd first speach I have seen, she just commited to not raising NI and VAT, no mention of income tax. Unless it was covered in a different section of her speech, surprised this had not been picked up on.
After trying to hold the Conservatives to account for their use of planes, I wonder how open and transparent Kier will be about how much and the cost of planes his government use. They certainly seem to have visited a good few countries in his first week.
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