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Post by vjaska on Jun 15, 2018 14:56:40 GMT
Does anyone find the Vauxhall gyratory confusing? Currently on a private charter coach and we managed to turn into the bus station!Signage was poor abd I think it should ve improved It’s not the best gyratory in the world and signage could be better in some areas but I certainly know where the bus station is and not to drive into it lol Hopefully the company won’t be fined for an innocent mistake It may not be the best gyratory but it certainly works and is a d*mn site better than what it will become with no bus station.
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Post by galwhv69 on Jun 15, 2018 15:12:09 GMT
It’s not the best gyratory in the world and signage could be better in some areas but I certainly know where the bus station is and not to drive into it lol Hopefully the company won’t be fined for an innocent mistake It may not be the best gyratory but it certainly works and is a d*mn site better than what it will become with no bus station. No bus station? When is that happening?
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Post by sid on Jun 15, 2018 15:14:45 GMT
It may not be the best gyratory but it certainly works and is a d*mn site better than what it will become with no bus station. No bus station? When is that happening? It's been mooted for ages, I don't know if it's actually going to happen?
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Post by enviroPB on Jun 15, 2018 15:43:27 GMT
No bus station? When is that happening? It's been mooted for ages, I don't know if it's actually going to happen? Has the son of a bus driver come with his funding ax and scared the Vauxhall gyratory away? If what vjaska said is true, then I'm happy for the plans to not take place if it means Vauxhall bus station is to disappear. The passenger flows from trains to buses is quite considerable; imagine the chaos if all those people have to cross a busy 5 lane junction to get their bus for onward journeys. Accidents waiting to happen. Side note: I don't bother with that gyratory when I'm on my bike and stick to the cycle lanes around Vauxhall. I dare not compete with such swaths of road users and their powerful engines. Btw Luke, I've been leaving messages for you when I've been going to Brixton as of late. You should've received one last week, or you're simply not returning the favour
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Post by John tuthill on Jun 15, 2018 17:57:30 GMT
It’s not the best gyratory in the world and signage could be better in some areas but I certainly know where the bus station is and not to drive into it lol Hopefully the company won’t be fined for an innocent mistake It may not be the best gyratory but it certainly works and is a d*mn site better than what it will become with no bus station. Back to what it was like for the last 70 odd years?
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Post by ak121 on Jun 15, 2018 19:27:14 GMT
Yes, I just love the way Picardy Manorway / Belvedere Station is said! The pause before Stratford just sounds funny and interesting, love hearing it on the 425's DNs. Coming to think about it, also the way Emma says Uxbridge, 7, East Acton, Oxford Circus and Walthamstow Central is just absolutely amazing! There are some really funny announcements, I love the way she says ‘Riverdale Road’ on the 269 and “Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths” on the 172 Another good one is on the 205 when she says “alight here for Mile End Park” at Mile End Station. They amalgated two separate ones together and it sounds really stupid. It first says “Mile End” which is taken from the D7 and 323 destination announcement and stuck a ‘park’ on the end of it. So it says “Mile End Station ... Alight here for ... Mile End ... PARK” it’s awfully funny lol. Another announcement that I really like and is quite funny is on the 27. When going towards Chiswick, the Chiswick Business Park part of the announcement is so quiet, compared to "27 to". So it ends up like 27 to Chiswick Business Park.
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Post by COBO on Jun 17, 2018 17:06:45 GMT
I just found this on the 395 page of Bus Routes in London Wiki and I just don't know what to say. "Since this bus service timetable was extended in 2014 the noise pollution has increased immensely. I am a resident of Castle Road and am extremely affected by the noise and pollution, not to mention the damage that must be being done to my property because of this bus route. Local residents were I believe not informed that the timetable would be extended back in 2014, well I certainly wasn’t. I object totally to being woken at 5.40am each morning by this bus rattling past my house and the whole house shakes and vibrates, this continues at regular intervals throughout the day until 12.40am at night. It is particularly worse in the summer months when I can’t keep my windows open because of the noise of the bus. I have put up with this now for 4 yrs and really believe this is unfair, half the time the bus is practically empty , especially after 10am. This route should by pass Castle Road completely and continue from Northolt Station straight down to Oldfield Circus via Mandeville Rd and Whittington Avenue. Castle Road is a narrow residential Street with many parked cars and should not be used as a bus route anymore. I would be very interested to have some feedback from TFL and Metroline. Do any other residents feel the same ?"
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Post by Green Kitten on Jun 17, 2018 17:46:29 GMT
Why is it always an 11 or 12 minute wait for a 221 when I come out of Bounds Green station?
Sometimes a cat is tired y’all. Surely by law of chance there should be times when it’s just a minute away and times when it’s 11 minutes away. But these dumbass 221s always have to be 11 minutes away EVERY TIME what kind of f***ery is this!
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Post by ServerKing on Jun 17, 2018 18:38:32 GMT
Why is it always an 11 or 12 minute wait for a 221 when I come out of Bounds Green station? Sometimes a cat is tired y’all. Surely by law of chance there should be times when it’s just a minute away and times when it’s 11 minutes away. But these dumbass 221s always have to be 11 minutes away EVERY TIME what kind of f***ery is this! If you're lucky, it will be a DW on a Mystery Excursion (yellow blank) so you have no idea where the bus may be turned or complete the entire route
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Post by rmz19 on Jun 17, 2018 19:10:25 GMT
Why is it always an 11 or 12 minute wait for a 221 when I come out of Bounds Green station? Sometimes a cat is tired y’all. Surely by law of chance there should be times when it’s just a minute away and times when it’s 11 minutes away. But these dumbass 221s always have to be 11 minutes away EVERY TIME what kind of f***ery is this! Maybe it's because you unknowingly arrive at Bounds Green Station at a certain time right after a 221 leaves. If so then this really should be a good thing as this means good route punctuality right? Unless of course this happens any time you arrive there then I would say it's just bad luck...
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Post by busaholic on Jun 17, 2018 19:21:59 GMT
Why is it always an 11 or 12 minute wait for a 221 when I come out of Bounds Green station? Sometimes a cat is tired y’all. Surely by law of chance there should be times when it’s just a minute away and times when it’s 11 minutes away. But these dumbass 221s always have to be 11 minutes away EVERY TIME what kind of f***ery is this! Perhaps you always come out of Bounds Green at the same time, and the on-time 221 appears exactly when it should! Actually, much the same applies to me and the 417 at Streatham Hill in the evening, compounded by a dozen or more buses on every other route (sometimes as many as three of them on certain routes) appearing while I wait. I always seem to 'just' miss one, especially when I'm totally knackered, which tbh is most of the time these days.
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Post by snoggle on Jun 17, 2018 21:43:34 GMT
Why is it always an 11 or 12 minute wait for a 221 when I come out of Bounds Green station? Sometimes a cat is tired y’all. Surely by law of chance there should be times when it’s just a minute away and times when it’s 11 minutes away. But these dumbass 221s always have to be 11 minutes away EVERY TIME what kind of f***ery is this! I used to think this happened to me with the 123 but the reality is that it doesn't. We just tend to remember the long waits over the short ones. However if you regularly arrive at the same time at Bounds Green then you may simply be unlucky to have a gap between tube and bus. In the evenings I have an incredible knack of boarding the Vic Line so it arrives at T Hale 2 mins after the 123 has left - 13 min wait. There is no point staying on to Walthamstow as by the time I get there, get upstairs and get a bus the 123 will still get to my home stop before I do.
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Post by DE20106 on Jun 17, 2018 21:57:44 GMT
Why is it always an 11 or 12 minute wait for a 221 when I come out of Bounds Green station? Sometimes a cat is tired y’all. Surely by law of chance there should be times when it’s just a minute away and times when it’s 11 minutes away. But these dumbass 221s always have to be 11 minutes away EVERY TIME what kind of f***ery is this! I used to think this happened to me with the 123 but the reality is that it doesn't. We just tend to remember the long waits over the short ones. However if you regularly arrive at the same time at Bounds Green then you may simply be unlucky to have a gap between tube and bus. In the evenings I have an incredible knack of boarding the Vic Line so it arrives at T Hale 2 mins after the 123 has left - 13 min wait. There is no point staying on to Walthamstow as by the time I get there, get upstairs and get a bus the 123 will still get to my home stop before I do. I have to say I’m really surprised the 123 has as low a frequency as it does for such a long and major route as it is, 15 minutes Sundays/evenings and 11 Mon/Fri, it’s ridiculously busy nearly every time I see it at most times of the day. To think there are routes like the 430 and the 270 which have much bigger frequencies but far more modest demand/usage.
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Post by vjaska on Jun 17, 2018 22:29:48 GMT
I used to think this happened to me with the 123 but the reality is that it doesn't. We just tend to remember the long waits over the short ones. However if you regularly arrive at the same time at Bounds Green then you may simply be unlucky to have a gap between tube and bus. In the evenings I have an incredible knack of boarding the Vic Line so it arrives at T Hale 2 mins after the 123 has left - 13 min wait. There is no point staying on to Walthamstow as by the time I get there, get upstairs and get a bus the 123 will still get to my home stop before I do. I have to say I’m really surprised the 123 has as low a frequency as it does for such a long and major route as it is, 15 minutes Sundays/evenings and 11 Mon/Fri, it’s ridiculously busy nearly every time I see it at most times of the day. To think there are routes like the 430 and the 270 which have much bigger frequencies but far more modest demand/usage. I wouldn't call the 270 or 430's demand as modest - both routes do get busy, particularly the 270. I know most people would love to remove the 430 but it's much busier than people give it credit for. I do agree that the 123 should be more frequent
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Post by DE20106 on Jun 17, 2018 22:37:55 GMT
I have to say I’m really surprised the 123 has as low a frequency as it does for such a long and major route as it is, 15 minutes Sundays/evenings and 11 Mon/Fri, it’s ridiculously busy nearly every time I see it at most times of the day. To think there are routes like the 430 and the 270 which have much bigger frequencies but far more modest demand/usage. I wouldn't call the 270 or 430's demand as modest - both routes do get busy, particularly the 270. I know most people would love to remove the 430 but it's much busier than people give it credit for. I do agree that the 123 should be more frequent I’ll take your word for the 430 as I swear down to you I’ve never seen it busy I have seen quite a few well loaded 270s as well but I’m sure you’ll agree both aren’t 109-busy I’d say they are modest comparing them to the 123, which as I said has much lower frequencies than the previous two and is very heavily loaded much of the time, more often than the other two imo. While it isn’t particularly frequent for its demand let’s just say it’s lucky, that considering the state of affairs it hasn’t received a reduction it does annoy me though that there are some routes which I’d say are in need of a trim down but aren’t getting them, being sacrificed by routes that don’t need them but are getting them!
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