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Post by george on Sept 8, 2019 14:24:33 GMT
Just did the 407 end to end right now. You could certainly see the need for double deckers. Also went on the 164 from Wimbledon to the stop you pick up the 407 so not quite end to end but nearly.
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Post by ronnie on Sept 8, 2019 17:41:52 GMT
Did the 99, 132, 301, 401, 422, 472 and 486 end to end so latest list is as follows: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 15H, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 29, 35, 37, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 53, 57, 58, 59, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 132, 133, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 160, 166, 169, 171, 173, 176, 181, 185, 188, 189, 192, 194, 202, 205, 208, 210, 211, 214, 217, 221, 227, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249, 250, 251, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 266, 271, 276, 277, 279, 285, 296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 309, 313, 319, 320, 323, 325, 328, 329, 330, 333, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 360, 362, 363, 366, 371, 376, 381, 388, 390, 394, 397, 401, 406, 417, 422, 432, 436, 450, 453, 465, 468, 472, 473, 474, 484, 486, 488, 492, 498, 521, A10, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, EL2, H91, N11, N15, N25, N38, N550, P4, RV1, U3, X26 Buses used partially: 22, 28, 56, 92, 98, 156, 159, 170, 184, 189, 199, 206, 220, 232, 321, 414, C2, H12, N18, N171, N277, N551 What did you think of the 99? Its a route I have very mixed feelings about. I did it after 10pm so wasn’t crowded. The slowest way of getting to woolwich from bexleyheath - nothing spectacular I think. Of course it was dark so May have missed a few nice views
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Post by rif153 on Sept 8, 2019 17:44:41 GMT
What did you think of the 99? Its a route I have very mixed feelings about. I did it after 10pm so wasn’t crowded. The slowest way of getting to woolwich from bexleyheath - nothing spectacular I think. Of course it was dark so May have missed a few nice views Fair enough. I think Bostal Hill is really nice, but the Erith-Bexleyheath section is pretty dire imo
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Post by vjaska on Sept 8, 2019 18:00:17 GMT
Personally a lovely route with lovely buses Interesting. I've been on a DW which struggled up Bostall Hill. I've been up there on multiple buses which have all struggled - it's because it's very steep. The only thing that has shot up there that I've been on was a 14 reg hybrid which went up like it was flat It's a nice contrast from the steep Bostall Hill area to the nice houses on the way to Erith and then around Northend Road. Slade Green is interesting because of the road layout but nothing else.
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Post by vjaska on Sept 9, 2019 1:00:07 GMT
Yes, I finished the network off a couple of years ago Out of interest what would be your top 10 routes? Umm, that's quite difficult TBH - I'll list a few anyway For scenery/views - 99, 107, 432, 465, 492, W3 For their hilly nature, 99, 258, 403, 412, 432, 465, W3, W7
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Post by richard on Sept 9, 2019 1:03:08 GMT
Out of interest what would be your top 10 routes? Umm, that's quite difficult TBH - I'll list a few anyway For scenery/views - 99, 107, 432, 465, 492, W3 For their hilly nature, 99, 258, 403, 412, 432, 465, W3, W7 Surprised you didn't mention the 271 from Highgate Village to Archway you can see all of london from there
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Post by busman on Sept 9, 2019 12:41:53 GMT
Out of interest what would be your top 10 routes? Umm, that's quite difficult TBH - I'll list a few anyway For scenery/views - 99, 107, 432, 465, 492, W3 For their hilly nature, 99, 258, 403, 412, 432, 465, W3, W7 Some good shouts there. The 258 through Harrow-on-the-Hill and Bushey Heath is great. Definitely one of my favourites. Although I haven’t ridden it for many years, I seem to remember the 331 being very good for scenery and fast sections.
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Post by ronnie on Sept 9, 2019 18:29:40 GMT
Umm, that's quite difficult TBH - I'll list a few anyway For scenery/views - 99, 107, 432, 465, 492, W3 For their hilly nature, 99, 258, 403, 412, 432, 465, W3, W7 Some good shouts there. The 258 through Harrow-on-the-Hill and Bushey Heath is great. Definitely one of my favourites. Although I haven’t ridden it for many years, I seem to remember the 331 being very good for scenery and fast sections. Agree on the 258 Maybe its just me but I prefer the 246 (to Chartwell) and 320 a touch more than the 465. Maybe because I did 246 / 320 before 465 210 / 271 have nice views. As does the 221 Its very difficult to have a top 10!
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Post by rif153 on Sept 9, 2019 19:57:36 GMT
Some good shouts there. The 258 through Harrow-on-the-Hill and Bushey Heath is great. Definitely one of my favourites. Although I haven’t ridden it for many years, I seem to remember the 331 being very good for scenery and fast sections. Agree on the 258 Maybe its just me but I prefer the 246 (to Chartwell) and 320 a touch more than the 465. Maybe because I did 246 / 320 before 465 210 / 271 have nice views. As does the 221 Its very difficult to have a top 10! I thought I'd prefer the 142 to the 258 but how wrong I was lol. I also think the 258 is brilliant.
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Post by vjaska on Sept 9, 2019 21:10:26 GMT
Umm, that's quite difficult TBH - I'll list a few anyway For scenery/views - 99, 107, 432, 465, 492, W3 For their hilly nature, 99, 258, 403, 412, 432, 465, W3, W7 Surprised you didn't mention the 271 from Highgate Village to Archway you can see all of london from there I'd be here all day mentioning routes though I'd put the 210 in instead of the 271 as it has more to it and shows off the same view from Highgate Village
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Post by 10121ddo on Sept 9, 2019 22:04:08 GMT
Done end to end (give or take a few stops at either end) 9 15 20 25 34 43 48 51 52 56 58 61 66 67 69 78 86 92 95 97 101 102 113 115 123 127 128 134 141 148 158 167 169 176 179 190 205 212 227 238 247 257 262 264 270 275 330 340 353 357 384 396 397 432 473 474 476 483 507 521 549 H32 W13 W19
Partially done 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 30 31 35 36 37 38 44 45 46 47 49 53 54 55 57 59 62 63 65 68 70 72 74 76 79 81 83 87 88 89 90 91 93 94 98 104 105 106 107 108 109 119 121 122 125 126 130 131 132 133 135 136 137 138 139 140 143 144 145 147 149 150 151 155 157 160 161 168 171 173 177 183 185 188 191 192 194 196 197 202 203 207 208 210 211 213 214 215 217 220 221 230 232 236 237 241 243 248 249 253 254 259 263 266 271 276 277 279 286 289 292 294 295 296 297 298 300 307 308 312 315 320 321 325 326 328 333 337 339 343 344 349 350 355 358 364 365 366 367 376 381 382 387 388 390 393 395 405 410 414 417 425 436 444 452 455 460 462 463 466 468 472 481 482 486 488 490 493 607 C1 C2 C10 C11 D7 E2 E6 E7 E8 E9 EL3 H37 H91 H98 N9 N11 N15 N18 N22 N25 N26 N55 N63 N87 N97 N171 N205 N277 N381 N551 P5 RV1 U5 W8 W12 W14 W15 W16 X26
RIP 10, 387, C2 and RV1 in the "partially done" section....
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Post by richard on Sept 9, 2019 22:36:04 GMT
Surprised you didn't mention the 271 from Highgate Village to Archway you can see all of london from there I'd be here all day mentioning routes though I'd put the 210 in instead of the 271 as it has more to it and shows off the same view from Highgate Village I agree about the 210 between Highgate Village and Golders Green if i had a choice 100% 210 over the 271 the 121 is another one that i like
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Post by Ice Prxnce on Sept 19, 2019 15:03:42 GMT
2019 update:
1, 3, 4*, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13*, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 51, 53*, 54, 58, 61, 63, 66, 67, 69, 72, 75, 81, 83, 86, 87, 89, 92, 96, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 122, 123, 125, 126, 129, 131, 132, 135, 136, 139, 140, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 165, 167*, 170, 171, 172* (back when it went to St. Paul’s), 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 199, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 217, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 229, 232, 236, 238, 240, 244, 245, 247, 251, 257, 259, 261, 262, 266, 269, 273, 274, 275, 276, 279, 283, 285, 286, 294, 295, 296, 297, 300, 301, 307, 309, 314, 317, 320, 321, 323, 326, 331, 333, 336, 339, 340, 343, 344, 347, 350, 352, 360, 363, 365, 370, 372, 380, 381, 384, 388, 393, 395, 401, 417, 422, 423, 427, 430, 436*, 440, 450, 453, 469, 472, 473, 474, 482, 483, 484, 486, 491, 492, 496, 498, 499, 507, 521, 607, A10, B11, B13, B14, C1, C3, C10, C11, D3*, D7, D8, E1, E3, E6, E10, EL1, EL2*, EL3, G1, H17, H91, K2, P4, P12, P13, R5, R8, R11, RV1 (back when it existed), U3, U5, W3, W7, W8, W14, X26, X68.
N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N9, N11, N15, N16, N18, N20, N21, N25, N26, N28, N29, N31, N38, N41, N47 (back when it existed), N63, N73, N83, N87, N89, N91, N113, N136, N137, N155, N171, N199, N205, N207, N279, N343, N381, N550, N551.
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Post by george on Sept 19, 2019 15:07:40 GMT
2019 update: 1, 3, 4*, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13*, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 51, 53*, 54, 58, 61, 63, 66, 67, 69, 72, 75, 81, 83, 86, 87, 89, 92, 96, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 122, 123, 125, 126, 129, 131, 132, 135, 136, 139, 140, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 165, 167*, 170, 171, 172* (back when it went to St. Paul’s), 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 199, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 217, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 229, 232, 236, 238, 240, 244, 245, 247, 251, 257, 259, 261, 262, 266, 269, 273, 274, 275, 276, 279, 283, 285, 286, 294, 295, 296, 297, 300, 301, 307, 309, 314, 317, 320, 321, 323, 326, 331, 333, 336, 339, 340, 343, 344, 347, 350, 352, 360, 363, 365, 370, 372, 380, 381, 384, 388, 393, 395, 401, 417, 422, 423, 427, 430, 436*, 440, 450, 453, 469, 472, 473, 474, 482, 483, 484, 486, 491, 492, 496, 498, 499, 507, 521, 607, A10, B11, B13, B14, C1, C3, C10, C11, D3*, D7, D8, E1, E3, E6, E10, EL1, EL2*, EL3, G1, H17, H91, K2, P4, P12, P13, R5, R8, R11, RV1 (back when it existed), U3, U5, W3, W7, W8, W14, X26, X68. N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N9, N11, N15, N16, N18, N20, N21, N25, N26, N28, N29, N31, N38, N41, N47 (back when it existed), N63, N73, N83, N87, N89, N91, N113, N136, N137, N155, N171, N199, N205, N207, N279, N343, N381, N550, N551. * - under it’s old form. As I now live in Canterbury, I won’t be able to do end-to-ends as regularly as I used to, however I do plan to do some maybe in December (around the Hounslow/Croydon/Sutton/Kingston areas) when I’m back in London and to also hopefully do N8, N109 & N133 (as well as the other remaining night routes I’ve yet to complete, excluding N72 [literally no point, goes from nowhere to nowhere]). Could you explain the N72 comment? Roehampton and East Acton are popular areas.
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Post by rif153 on Sept 19, 2019 15:30:09 GMT
2019 update: 1, 3, 4*, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13*, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 34, 35, 41, 43, 44, 47, 48, 51, 53*, 54, 58, 61, 63, 66, 67, 69, 72, 75, 81, 83, 86, 87, 89, 92, 96, 97, 99, 101, 103, 105, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 122, 123, 125, 126, 129, 131, 132, 135, 136, 139, 140, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 165, 167*, 170, 171, 172* (back when it went to St. Paul’s), 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 185, 187, 188, 189, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 199, 201, 202, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210, 211, 212, 213, 217, 221, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 229, 232, 236, 238, 240, 244, 245, 247, 251, 257, 259, 261, 262, 266, 269, 273, 274, 275, 276, 279, 283, 285, 286, 294, 295, 296, 297, 300, 301, 307, 309, 314, 317, 320, 321, 323, 326, 331, 333, 336, 339, 340, 343, 344, 347, 350, 352, 360, 363, 365, 370, 372, 380, 381, 384, 388, 393, 395, 401, 417, 422, 423, 427, 430, 436*, 440, 450, 453, 469, 472, 473, 474, 482, 483, 484, 486, 491, 492, 496, 498, 499, 507, 521, 607, A10, B11, B13, B14, C1, C3, C10, C11, D3*, D7, D8, E1, E3, E6, E10, EL1, EL2*, EL3, G1, H17, H91, K2, P4, P12, P13, R5, R8, R11, RV1 (back when it existed), U3, U5, W3, W7, W8, W14, X26, X68. N1, N2, N3, N5, N7, N9, N11, N15, N16, N18, N20, N21, N25, N26, N28, N29, N31, N38, N41, N47 (back when it existed), N63, N73, N83, N87, N89, N91, N113, N136, N137, N155, N171, N199, N205, N207, N279, N343, N381, N550, N551. * - under it’s old form. As I now live in Canterbury, I won’t be able to do end-to-ends as regularly as I used to, however I do plan to do some maybe in December (around the Hounslow/Croydon/Sutton/Kingston areas) when I’m back in London and to also hopefully do N8, N109 & N133 (as well as the other remaining night routes I’ve yet to complete, excluding N72 [literally no point, goes from nowhere to nowhere]). Like george I'm a little bemused you suggest East Acton and Roehampton are nowhere
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