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Post by enviroPB on May 20, 2024 18:38:56 GMT
Watched the ITV regional news this evening and it featured LT411 on the 5 crashing into houses over the weekend. Apparently one resident's car has been written off and his house uninhabitable, while he tries to settle with insurers over the total damage. Other properties along the road have also been damaged.
As feared, residents of Claughton Road in Upton Park have complained about buses running along that tight road. No bus service runs along it, however the Boleyn stand is located at the end near Barking Road. I have always wondered how LTs were cleared for using this turn, and I'm sure the investigation will focus on vehicle type and if it was a contributing factor to the crash. It could see LTs banned from using this turn, which may be a compromise to residents as the Upton Park turn is used by all routes on a weekly basis barring the 330. In terms of the 58 and 115, that turn is used almost daily.
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Post by ronnie on May 21, 2024 7:49:53 GMT
Watched the ITV regional news this evening and it featured LT411 on the 5 crashing into houses over the weekend. Apparently one resident's car has been written off and his house uninhabitable, while he tries to settle with insurers over the total damage. Other properties along the road have also been damaged. As feared, residents of Claughton Road in Upton Park have complained about buses running along that tight road. No bus service runs along it, however the Boleyn stand is located at the end near Barking Road. I have always wondered how LTs were cleared for using this turn, and I'm sure the investigation will focus on vehicle type and if it was a contributing factor to the crash. It could see LTs banned from using this turn, which may be a compromise to residents as the Upton Park turn is used by all routes on a weekly basis barring the 330. In terms of the 58 and 115, that turn is used almost daily. While length might be a factor, most buses would be going fairly slow down that road. Needs an almighty movement of the steering wheel to make a mess like that
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Post by enviroPB on May 21, 2024 10:07:48 GMT
Watched the ITV regional news this evening and it featured LT411 on the 5 crashing into houses over the weekend. Apparently one resident's car has been written off and his house uninhabitable, while he tries to settle with insurers over the total damage. Other properties along the road have also been damaged. As feared, residents of Claughton Road in Upton Park have complained about buses running along that tight road. No bus service runs along it, however the Boleyn stand is located at the end near Barking Road. I have always wondered how LTs were cleared for using this turn, and I'm sure the investigation will focus on vehicle type and if it was a contributing factor to the crash. It could see LTs banned from using this turn, which may be a compromise to residents as the Upton Park turn is used by all routes on a weekly basis barring the 330. In terms of the 58 and 115, that turn is used almost daily. While length might be a factor, most buses would be going fairly slow down that road. Needs an almighty movement of the steering wheel to make a mess like that Doorcam alludes to the driver reversing to make that turn around the corner, so it doesn't bode well for LTs using that turn. Because of the considerable damage done, blame has to be apportioned somewhere. It's either driver error, mechanical error or seeing as the driver couldn't make that manoeuvre in one go, operational error. I can't see the Claughton Road stand being decommissioned but I can see LTs banned from performing that turn.
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Post by capitalomnibus on May 21, 2024 11:38:30 GMT
Watched the ITV regional news this evening and it featured LT411 on the 5 crashing into houses over the weekend. Apparently one resident's car has been written off and his house uninhabitable, while he tries to settle with insurers over the total damage. Other properties along the road have also been damaged. As feared, residents of Claughton Road in Upton Park have complained about buses running along that tight road. No bus service runs along it, however the Boleyn stand is located at the end near Barking Road. I have always wondered how LTs were cleared for using this turn, and I'm sure the investigation will focus on vehicle type and if it was a contributing factor to the crash. It could see LTs banned from using this turn, which may be a compromise to residents as the Upton Park turn is used by all routes on a weekly basis barring the 330. In terms of the 58 and 115, that turn is used almost daily. I remember this turn buses used to get stuck due to loads of parked cars in the early 2000's so most Upton Park 'Boleyn' curtailments drivers would use Upton Park garage instead to turn around.
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Post by capitalomnibus on May 21, 2024 11:40:51 GMT
While length might be a factor, most buses would be going fairly slow down that road. Needs an almighty movement of the steering wheel to make a mess like that Doorcam alludes to the driver reversing to make that turn around the corner, so it doesn't bode well for LTs using that turn. Because of the considerable damage done, blame has to be apportioned somewhere. It's either driver error, mechanical error or seeing as the driver couldn't make that manoeuvre in one go, operational error. I can't see the Claughton Road stand being decommissioned but I can see LTs banned from performing that turn. The driver having to reverse could be down to not executing the manoeuvre properly in the first place. The fact that they took a car and house out, says it all!
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Post by WH241 on May 21, 2024 16:45:37 GMT
Can't say for sure about the 5 but the Upton Park turn is certainly in use today. East London is gridlocked and the A13 seems to have issues! Seen a 147 curtailed and a 115 is currently showing as one as far as Boleyn.
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Post by capitalomnibus on May 21, 2024 18:06:51 GMT
Can't say for sure about the 5 but the Upton Park turn is certainly in use today. East London is gridlocked and the A13 seems to have issues! Seen a 147 curtailed and a 115 is currently showing as one as far as Boleyn.
Lane closure on the A13 for gas works over a week, and lane closure on the A406 past 5 days now. You cannot make this stuff up. Any other country with this level of incompetence would have cost people their jobs over this.
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Post by YX18KVJ (DLE30221) on May 28, 2024 20:28:59 GMT
Not sure if this is the right thread but here it is. There is a bus stop along Great West Road just before Boston Manor Road.Can't recall the H91 stopping there before,so does anyone know anything about it's history?
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Post by enviroPB on Jun 2, 2024 17:36:03 GMT
Not sure if this is the right thread but here it is. There is a bus stop along Great West Road just before Boston Manor Road.Can't recall the H91 stopping there before,so does anyone know anything about it's history? Not really the right thread to but after having a look on Google Maps, it's likely the bus stop was deemed unsafe for operation. Merging cycle lanes at both ends of the bus cage in 4 lane motorway traffic is (was) pretty much a disaster waiting to happen. I do not live locally so I have no clue how long it's been decommissioned for.
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