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Post by busfinder264 on Aug 30, 2021 12:44:41 GMT
Good to see everyone's results so far. It's doable as I had managed to do all non night, school routes a few years ago but I now have a few outstanding ones as a result of changes over the last couple of years such as some of the routes from the Central London changes. It most certainly is, given most routes have one bus or the other at each terminal. I managed to do 184 routes or so in 2019 in 9 months (took an extended paternity leave subsequently so wasn’t in the U.K. for 3 months) and did 30 routes pre-lockdown in 2020 (on top of 25/30 routes previously) so stuck at 240-odd else would have crossed 300 easily last year itself Early mornings / late nights are very good if you time it right as buses move quicker (that was what I did in summer when work was light - start at 5/5:30pm and so till 1am or so; some days I got 6–7 routes done in the evening. Some of the routes which run alone / go out of London. The 465/246/81 for example are very time consuming to do. The 370/372 and 96/492 on the other hand, given there are 2 routes at the far side, I had a wait of less than 5 min! Routes which I have done end to end: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15H, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (the epic 2 hour 20 min journey), 26, 29, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171, 173, 176, 181, 185, 188, 189, 192, 194, 199, 202, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 217, 221, 227, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 266, 271, 276, 277, 279, 285, 287, 296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 309, 312, 313, 319, 320, 323, 325, 328, 329, 330, 333, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 360, 362, 363, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376, 378, 381, 388, 390, 394, 397, 401, 406, 417, 422, 432, 433, 436, 450, 453, 465, 466, 468, 472, 473, 474, 484, 486, 488, 492, 498, 507, 521, 549, A10, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, EL2, H91, N11, N15, N25, N38, N550, P4, RV1, U3, X26 Buses used partially: 28, 56, 92, 98, 103, 156, 159, 170, 184, 206, 220, 232, 321, 335, 414, 485, H12, N18, N171, N277, N551 How do you have that much time
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Post by DT 11 on Aug 30, 2021 13:29:42 GMT
It most certainly is, given most routes have one bus or the other at each terminal. I managed to do 184 routes or so in 2019 in 9 months (took an extended paternity leave subsequently so wasn’t in the U.K. for 3 months) and did 30 routes pre-lockdown in 2020 (on top of 25/30 routes previously) so stuck at 240-odd else would have crossed 300 easily last year itself Early mornings / late nights are very good if you time it right as buses move quicker (that was what I did in summer when work was light - start at 5/5:30pm and so till 1am or so; some days I got 6–7 routes done in the evening. Some of the routes which run alone / go out of London. The 465/246/81 for example are very time consuming to do. The 370/372 and 96/492 on the other hand, given there are 2 routes at the far side, I had a wait of less than 5 min! Routes which I have done end to end: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15H, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (the epic 2 hour 20 min journey), 26, 29, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171, 173, 176, 181, 185, 188, 189, 192, 194, 199, 202, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 217, 221, 227, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 266, 271, 276, 277, 279, 285, 287, 296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 309, 312, 313, 319, 320, 323, 325, 328, 329, 330, 333, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 360, 362, 363, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376, 378, 381, 388, 390, 394, 397, 401, 406, 417, 422, 432, 433, 436, 450, 453, 465, 466, 468, 472, 473, 474, 484, 486, 488, 492, 498, 507, 521, 549, A10, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, EL2, H91, N11, N15, N25, N38, N550, P4, RV1, U3, X26 Buses used partially: 28, 56, 92, 98, 103, 156, 159, 170, 184, 206, 220, 232, 321, 335, 414, 485, H12, N18, N171, N277, N551 How do you have that much time There are probably other members who have lists this long too..
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Post by ronnie on Aug 30, 2021 15:29:53 GMT
It most certainly is, given most routes have one bus or the other at each terminal. I managed to do 184 routes or so in 2019 in 9 months (took an extended paternity leave subsequently so wasn’t in the U.K. for 3 months) and did 30 routes pre-lockdown in 2020 (on top of 25/30 routes previously) so stuck at 240-odd else would have crossed 300 easily last year itself Early mornings / late nights are very good if you time it right as buses move quicker (that was what I did in summer when work was light - start at 5/5:30pm and so till 1am or so; some days I got 6–7 routes done in the evening. Some of the routes which run alone / go out of London. The 465/246/81 for example are very time consuming to do. The 370/372 and 96/492 on the other hand, given there are 2 routes at the far side, I had a wait of less than 5 min! Routes which I have done end to end: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15H, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (the epic 2 hour 20 min journey), 26, 29, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171, 173, 176, 181, 185, 188, 189, 192, 194, 199, 202, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 217, 221, 227, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 266, 271, 276, 277, 279, 285, 287, 296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 309, 312, 313, 319, 320, 323, 325, 328, 329, 330, 333, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 360, 362, 363, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376, 378, 381, 388, 390, 394, 397, 401, 406, 417, 422, 432, 433, 436, 450, 453, 465, 466, 468, 472, 473, 474, 484, 486, 488, 492, 498, 507, 521, 549, A10, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, EL2, H91, N11, N15, N25, N38, N550, P4, RV1, U3, X26 Buses used partially: 28, 56, 92, 98, 103, 156, 159, 170, 184, 206, 220, 232, 321, 335, 414, 485, H12, N18, N171, N277, N551 How do you have that much time Summer - work very light so finished by 4-4:30pm most days (read whole of august!), wife away with baby during that time, doing home renovation so didn’t have a kitchen for 2 weeks so nothing to do at home except shower and sleep (had English breakfast for 3 weeks!) so could stay out for 8-10 hours doing end to ends. Plus weekends - I remember I did 11 routes one day (start at 11am finished at 1am)
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Post by ronnie on Aug 30, 2021 15:30:23 GMT
How do you have that much time There are probably other members who have lists this long too.. Probably longer lists frankly!
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Post by vjaska on Aug 30, 2021 17:42:26 GMT
It most certainly is, given most routes have one bus or the other at each terminal. I managed to do 184 routes or so in 2019 in 9 months (took an extended paternity leave subsequently so wasn’t in the U.K. for 3 months) and did 30 routes pre-lockdown in 2020 (on top of 25/30 routes previously) so stuck at 240-odd else would have crossed 300 easily last year itself Early mornings / late nights are very good if you time it right as buses move quicker (that was what I did in summer when work was light - start at 5/5:30pm and so till 1am or so; some days I got 6–7 routes done in the evening. Some of the routes which run alone / go out of London. The 465/246/81 for example are very time consuming to do. The 370/372 and 96/492 on the other hand, given there are 2 routes at the far side, I had a wait of less than 5 min! Routes which I have done end to end: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15H, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (the epic 2 hour 20 min journey), 26, 29, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171, 173, 176, 181, 185, 188, 189, 192, 194, 199, 202, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 217, 221, 227, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 266, 271, 276, 277, 279, 285, 287, 296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 309, 312, 313, 319, 320, 323, 325, 328, 329, 330, 333, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 360, 362, 363, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376, 378, 381, 388, 390, 394, 397, 401, 406, 417, 422, 432, 433, 436, 450, 453, 465, 466, 468, 472, 473, 474, 484, 486, 488, 492, 498, 507, 521, 549, A10, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, EL2, H91, N11, N15, N25, N38, N550, P4, RV1, U3, X26 Buses used partially: 28, 56, 92, 98, 103, 156, 159, 170, 184, 206, 220, 232, 321, 335, 414, 485, H12, N18, N171, N277, N551 How do you have that much time Mine is even bigger - at one point a couple of years ago, I’d rode all standard day routes end to end but I now have a small amount outstanding as a result of recent changes. I don’t do school or night routes. Majority of mine was done on Saturdays as I don’t work weekends but I also did a chunk when I was at college 15 years ago
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Post by busfinder264 on Aug 31, 2021 6:00:25 GMT
How do you have that much time Summer - work very light so finished by 4-4:30pm most days (read whole of august!), wife away with baby during that time, doing home renovation so didn’t have a kitchen for 2 weeks so nothing to do at home except shower and sleep (had English breakfast for 3 weeks!) so could stay out for 8-10 hours doing end to ends. Plus weekends - I remember I did 11 routes one day (start at 11am finished at 1am) Oh that makes sense
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Post by busfinder264 on Aug 31, 2021 6:04:54 GMT
How do you have that much time Mine is even bigger - at one point a couple of years ago, I’d rode all standard day routes end to end but I now have a small amount outstanding as a result of recent changes. I don’t do school or night routes. Majority of mine was done on Saturdays as I don’t work weekends but I also did a chunk when I was at college 15 years ago My list is small with about 20-30 buses and no end to ends because I don’t have enough time
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Post by portman227 on Aug 31, 2021 12:22:06 GMT
Did the 366 end to end with one of the worst e200’s I’ve been on. This route does love to spend quite a lot of time in beckton and gallions reach before it gets to Barking and Ilford where Redbridge is not far from it. Bus had to be curtailed because the bus behind caught up. 80 minute to Redbridge station but I know that is not it’s terminus.
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Post by londonboy71 on Sept 5, 2021 22:56:26 GMT
Mine is even bigger - at one point a couple of years ago, I’d rode all standard day routes end to end but I now have a small amount outstanding as a result of recent changes. I don’t do school or night routes. Majority of mine was done on Saturdays as I don’t work weekends but I also did a chunk when I was at college 15 years ago My list is small with about 20-30 buses and no end to ends because I don’t have enough time Old routes I did with my Red Rover 73 Stoke Newington to Richmond 65 Ealing Cleveland Road to Leatherhead 250 Romford to Epping 37 Peckham to Hounslow 8 Old Ford to Wembley 1 Bromley Common to Willesden 313 Chingford to Potters Bar via Enfield 242 Chingford to Potters Bar via Waltham X Etc etc
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Post by someone on Sept 17, 2021 18:32:00 GMT
96, 178, B15, B16, 229, 486, 161, 162, 163, 314, 185, 199, 202, 244, 428, 345. The 345 was a pain.
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Post by someone on Sept 17, 2021 18:32:45 GMT
My list is small with about 20-30 buses and no end to ends because I don’t have enough time Old routes I did with my Red Rover 73 Stoke Newington to Richmond 65 Ealing Cleveland Road to Leatherhead 250 Romford to Epping 37 Peckham to Hounslow 8 Old Ford to Wembley 1 Bromley Common to Willesden 313 Chingford to Potters Bar via Enfield 242 Chingford to Potters Bar via Waltham X Etc etc What's a Red Rover? A Routemaster?
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Post by SILENCED on Sept 17, 2021 18:38:44 GMT
Old routes I did with my Red Rover 73 Stoke Newington to Richmond 65 Ealing Cleveland Road to Leatherhead 250 Romford to Epping 37 Peckham to Hounslow 8 Old Ford to Wembley 1 Bromley Common to Willesden 313 Chingford to Potters Bar via Enfield 242 Chingford to Potters Bar via Waltham X Etc etc What's a Red Rover? A Routemaster? A type of bus pass. One of the later scratch off ones www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/tickets/item/2000-20679
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Post by someone on Sept 19, 2021 17:38:17 GMT
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Post by ronnie on Oct 30, 2021 21:42:03 GMT
Finally did the 335 a few days back along with my 2Y old (who also gets an end to end done - is that the youngest to achieve this? Latest list is as follows Routes which I have done end to end: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15H, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (the epic 2 hour 20 min journey), 26, 29, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171, 173, 176, 181, 185, 188, 189, 192, 194, 199, 202, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 217, 221, 227, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 266, 271, 276, 277, 279, 285, 287, 296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 309, 312, 313, 319, 320, 323, 325, 328, 329, 330, 333, 335, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 360, 362, 363, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376, 378, 381, 388, 390, 394, 397, 401, 406, 417, 422, 432, 433, 436, 450, 453, 465, 466, 468, 472, 473, 474, 484, 486, 488, 492, 498, 507, 521, 549, A10, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, EL2, H91, N11, N15, N25, N38, N550, P4, RV1, U3, X26 Buses used partially: 28, 56, 92, 98, 103, 156, 159, 170, 178, 184, 206, 220, 232, 286, 321, 386, 414, 485, H12, N18, N171, N277, N551
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Post by ronnie on Nov 2, 2021 21:56:00 GMT
Did the 178 and 386 end to end today
Must admit that the 386 (along with 300/325/376) is amongst the most confusing routes in London. Seems to go everywhere down very narrow roads. Had to mount the pavement in 2 places to let the bus from the opposite side pass!
Routes which I have done end to end: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 15H, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25 (the epic 2 hour 20 min journey), 26, 29, 35, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 57, 58, 59, 60, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 83, 86, 87, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 115, 122, 123, 128, 129, 130, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 145, 147, 148, 149, 150, 153, 158, 159, 160, 165, 166, 167, 169, 171, 173, 176, 178, 181, 185, 188, 189, 192, 194, 199, 202, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 214, 217, 221, 227, 236, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 249, 250, 251, 253, 254, 257, 258, 259, 260, 262, 264, 266, 271, 276, 277, 279, 285, 287, 296, 297, 298, 300, 301, 309, 312, 313, 319, 320, 323, 325, 328, 329, 330, 333, 335, 337, 339, 340, 341, 343, 344, 345, 349, 360, 362, 363, 366, 368, 370, 371, 372, 375, 376, 378, 381, 386, 388, 390, 394, 397, 401, 406, 417, 422, 432, 433, 436, 450, 453, 465, 466, 468, 472, 473, 474, 484, 486, 488, 492, 498, 507, 521, 549, A10, C10, D3, D6, D7, D8, EL2, H91, N11, N15, N25, N38, N550, P4, RV1, U3, X26
Buses used partially: 28, 56, 92, 103, 156, 159, 161, 170, 184, 206, 220, 232, 286, 321, 380, 414, 485, H12, N18, N171, N277, N551
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