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Post by Alex on Apr 6, 2015 23:36:26 GMT
Hi all,
Just a quick one, during the current works at Canning Town bus station, which is the correct set down for route 330 terminating? My understanding is that the temporary stop is the one on Silvertown Way, opposite the station, as all the 330 trips I have been on during the works have done this. However I've just had an encounter with a driver who took me past this point, saying drivers have been instructed to set down at Rathbone Market, and then berate me for telling him his job. I can't find any information anywhere that Rathbone Market would be the last stop, was a bit of a surprise to have such a discussion on the bus........
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 7:06:17 GMT
Hi all, Just a quick one, during the current works at Canning Town bus station, which is the correct set down for route 330 terminating? My understanding is that the temporary stop is the one on Silvertown Way, opposite the station, as all the 330 trips I have been on during the works have done this. However I've just had an encounter with a driver who took me past this point, saying drivers have been instructed to set down at Rathbone Market, and then berate me for telling him his job. I can't find any information anywhere that Rathbone Market would be the last stop, was a bit of a surprise to have such a discussion on the bus........ I suspect the driver is getting things mixed up! The temporary stop for the 115 on the A13 has been closed due to some type of incident , passengers on the 115 have to use Rathbone Market stop as the next stop after that is all the way down at the link tunnel. I can assure you the stop opposite the station is open as normal. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 7:08:46 GMT
Hi all, Just a quick one, during the current works at Canning Town bus station, which is the correct set down for route 330 terminating? My understanding is that the temporary stop is the one on Silvertown Way, opposite the station, as all the 330 trips I have been on during the works have done this. However I've just had an encounter with a driver who took me past this point, saying drivers have been instructed to set down at Rathbone Market, and then berate me for telling him his job. I can't find any information anywhere that Rathbone Market would be the last stop, was a bit of a surprise to have such a discussion on the bus........ just read this again, if he said the last stop was Rathbone how did you manage to stay on the bus and miss the station stop? Where did you get off? Did he take you to the stand? |
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Post by mondraker275 on Apr 7, 2015 7:26:23 GMT
Hi all, Just a quick one, during the current works at Canning Town bus station, which is the correct set down for route 330 terminating? My understanding is that the temporary stop is the one on Silvertown Way, opposite the station, as all the 330 trips I have been on during the works have done this. However I've just had an encounter with a driver who took me past this point, saying drivers have been instructed to set down at Rathbone Market, and then berate me for telling him his job. I can't find any information anywhere that Rathbone Market would be the last stop, was a bit of a surprise to have such a discussion on the bus........ I think it could be because he was running late or saving himself time or being lazy, or ALL. The silvertown bus stop is so far from the station, it helps no-one. By the way, with the 115 not serving Canning Town Station, the 5 is becoming seriously packed, more than usual. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 7:29:50 GMT
Hi all, Just a quick one, during the current works at Canning Town bus station, which is the correct set down for route 330 terminating? My understanding is that the temporary stop is the one on Silvertown Way, opposite the station, as all the 330 trips I have been on during the works have done this. However I've just had an encounter with a driver who took me past this point, saying drivers have been instructed to set down at Rathbone Market, and then berate me for telling him his job. I can't find any information anywhere that Rathbone Market would be the last stop, was a bit of a surprise to have such a discussion on the bus........ I think it could be because he was running late or saving himself time or being lazy, or ALL. The silvertown bus stop is so far from the station, it helps no-one. By the way, with the 115 not serving Canning Town Station, the 5 is becoming seriously packed, more than usual. I think the 115 should at least loop the station during the peak hours, that first stop in the station is pure he'll always rammed! |
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Post by Alex on Apr 7, 2015 9:15:14 GMT
Hello - thanks for the replies, greatly appreciated. Indeed, I thought this Rathbone Market thing wasn't quite right  just read this again, if he said the last stop was Rathbone how did you manage to stay on the bus and miss the station stop? Where did you get off? Did he take you to the stand? What happened is, when the bus arrived at Rathbone, one person got off downstairs as he played the 'this bus terminates here' once and turned the lights off about one second before pulling away - I was upstairs. I assumed he was playing the announcement for the Canning Town station stop and was going to flick the lights on and off to make passengers aware.....instead the lights stayed off and he headed towards the inside lane away from the stop (and when I pressed the bell I heard expletives coming from the cab)  No - no stand - I got taken past the traffic lights beyond the Silvertown Way stop - and he didn't drop me until we had gone past the traffic lights AFTER those - quite a way from the station and it was a bit irritating to see the bus on the stand once I had walked back. Kept going on about how I couldn't tell him his job, the other bus drivers on every 330 I had been on before must have been doing it wrong as a notice in the garage said to set down at Rathbone, I was very taken aback. I think most people who had tried to pull a fast one would just admit it hadn't worked that time and forget about it, this chap might have had a bad day.......... |
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Post by Alex on Apr 7, 2015 12:53:28 GMT
Just been to Canning Town and had it confirmed, and also watched a 5/69/330 using the temporary stop....it's TS2 stop on the other side of the road while the works are going on.
Thanks again for replies gents, I knew this would be the case......
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