Must do Bus Routes

[rugbyref]

Feb 12, 2020 21:23:30 GMT george said:

Feb 12, 2020 21:20:31 GMT ADH45258 said:

Route suggestions:

Route 17 - Holborn Circus via St Paul's to London Bridge

Route 22 - Oxford Circus via Mayfair and Knightsbridge to Chelsea

Route 23 - Park Lane to Kensington and Hammersmith

Route 46 - Hampstead Heath via Hampstead and Little Venice to Paddington

Route 49 - Shepherd's Bush to Battersea Bridge

Route 70 - South Kensington via Kensington and Bayswater to Ladbroke Grove

Route 78 - Shoreditch to Tower Bridge Road

Route 88 - Parliament Hill Fields via Albany Road, Great Portland Street, the West End and Whitehall to Vauxhall Bridge

Route 94 - Shepherd's Bush via Holland Park Avenue and Bayswater Road to Marble Arch

Route 100 - Wapping to St Paul's

Route 107 - Canons Corner via Brockley Hill and Elstree Village to Elstree & Borehamwood

Route 108 - Stratford International via the Olympic Park and Blackwall Tunnel to Greenwich Peninsula.

Route 137 - Park Lane to Battersea Park

Route 139 - West Hampstead via Lisson Grove and the West End to Waterloo

Route 170 - Victoria via Albert Embankment to Battersea

Route 205 - Paddington to Aldgate

Route 210 - Golders Green via Hampstead Heath and Highgate Village to Archway

Route 214 - Highgate Village to Kentish Town

Route 240 - Mill Hill Broadway via Mill Hill Village to Hendon

Route 258 - Bushey Station via Bushey Village, Harrow Weald Common and Harrow School to South Harrow

Route 268 - Golders Green via Hampstead Heath and Belsize Village to Finchley Road

Route 274 - Baker Street via Primrose Hill to Islington

Route 331 - Ruislip via Northwood to Harefield

Route 339 - Hackney Wick via the Olympic Park to Leyton

Route 344 southbound - Liverpool Street via the Monument, Southwark Bridge, Lambeth riverside and Nine Elms to Battersea Park

Route 360 - Royal Albert Hall via Sloane Square and Pimlico to Lambeth Embankment

Route 371 - Richmond to Ham

Route 381 - Waterloo via Southwark Street and Tooley Street to Rotherhithe

Route 388 eastbound - Stratford City via Olympic Park and Victoria Park to Bethnal Green

Route 419 - Hammersmith Bridge via Castelnau and Barnes to Mortlake/Richmond

Route 452 - Ladbroke Grove via Notting Hill, Kensington, Knightsbridge and Sloane Square to Battersea Park

Route 474 - Canning Town via Docklands and City Airport to Woolwich ferry

Route 482 or 490 - Hatton Cross around Heathrow perimeter to Terminal 5

Route 507 - Waterloo to Victoria

Route 521 eastbound - Waterloo via Kingsway Tunnel to London Bridge

Route A10 - Hayes via Stockley Park and the M4 to Heathrow Airport

Route C1 - Earl's Court via South Kensington, Sloane Street and Belgravia to Victoria

Route D3 - Wapping via Canary Wharf to Leamouth

Route R68 - Richmond to Teddington or Hampton Court

Route U9 - Uxbridge to Harefield West


Also routes C2 & RV1 would have been included before withdrawal

that is a great list, may I add the W7,65,85 and N22 to that list.

Add the R8 from MB to Biggin Hill.

[rif153]

Feb 12, 2020 21:20:31 GMT ADH45258 said:

Route suggestions:

Route 17 - Holborn Circus via St Paul's to London Bridge

Route 22 - Oxford Circus via Mayfair and Knightsbridge to Chelsea

Route 23 - Park Lane to Kensington and Hammersmith

Route 46 - Hampstead Heath via Hampstead and Little Venice to Paddington

Route 49 - Shepherd's Bush to Battersea Bridge

Route 70 - South Kensington via Kensington and Bayswater to Ladbroke Grove

Route 78 - Shoreditch to Tower Bridge Road

Route 88 - Parliament Hill Fields via Albany Road, Great Portland Street, the West End and Whitehall to Vauxhall Bridge

Route 94 - Shepherd's Bush via Holland Park Avenue and Bayswater Road to Marble Arch

Route 100 - Wapping to St Paul's

Route 107 - Canons Corner via Brockley Hill and Elstree Village to Elstree & Borehamwood

Route 108 - Stratford International via the Olympic Park and Blackwall Tunnel to Greenwich Peninsula.

Route 137 - Park Lane to Battersea Park

Route 139 - West Hampstead via Lisson Grove and the West End to Waterloo

Route 170 - Victoria via Albert Embankment to Battersea

Route 205 - Paddington to Aldgate

Route 210 - Golders Green via Hampstead Heath and Highgate Village to Archway

Route 214 - Highgate Village to Kentish Town

Route 240 - Mill Hill Broadway via Mill Hill Village to Hendon

Route 258 - Bushey Station via Bushey Village, Harrow Weald Common and Harrow School to South Harrow

Route 268 - Golders Green via Hampstead Heath and Belsize Village to Finchley Road

Route 274 - Baker Street via Primrose Hill to Islington

Route 331 - Ruislip via Northwood to Harefield

Route 339 - Hackney Wick via the Olympic Park to Leyton

Route 344 southbound - Liverpool Street via the Monument, Southwark Bridge, Lambeth riverside and Nine Elms to Battersea Park

Route 360 - Royal Albert Hall via Sloane Square and Pimlico to Lambeth Embankment

Route 371 - Richmond to Ham

Route 381 - Waterloo via Southwark Street and Tooley Street to Rotherhithe

Route 388 eastbound - Stratford City via Olympic Park and Victoria Park to Bethnal Green

Route 419 - Hammersmith Bridge via Castelnau and Barnes to Mortlake/Richmond

Route 452 - Ladbroke Grove via Notting Hill, Kensington, Knightsbridge and Sloane Square to Battersea Park

Route 474 - Canning Town via Docklands and City Airport to Woolwich ferry

Route 482 or 490 - Hatton Cross around Heathrow perimeter to Terminal 5

Route 507 - Waterloo to Victoria

Route 521 eastbound - Waterloo via Kingsway Tunnel to London Bridge

Route A10 - Hayes via Stockley Park and the M4 to Heathrow Airport

Route C1 - Earl's Court via South Kensington, Sloane Street and Belgravia to Victoria

Route D3 - Wapping via Canary Wharf to Leamouth

Route R68 - Richmond to Teddington or Hampton Court

Route U9 - Uxbridge to Harefield West


Also routes C2 & RV1 would have been included before withdrawal

Some truly wonderful suggestions on that list. One thing I would say is that I'd recommend the whole 94 route for the suburban-urban juxtaposition between the two ends of the route which you don't get if you start in urban Shepherd's Bush rather than leafy Chiswick. 

[george]

May 12, 2019 11:11:38 GMT george said:

I know this is an old thread but these are my favourite routes. In know particular order.
27
210
371
265
20
93
211
131
57
65
85
49

Just thought I'd add a few more. 
K3 
W7
242
22/N22
216
91
19
715* Non London
533 for nice views overlooking the thames and you can also sometimes pick up some speed along the A4 
639 a nice route around southfields lots of twist and turns on a double decker. 
94 not quite sure how I forgot this one first time around 😁
44. Especially at night the views over Chelsea Bridge are great
452. for the same reason as the 44
360
R68
135
285

These are purely based on the routing itself and not anything to do with the buses that are used on these routes. 

[LK65EBO]

Feb 12, 2020 20:41:11 GMT Trafalgax said:

What routes would you guys recommend that has a good kickdown like between 35 to 60 mph or even faster? (Double Deckers Only)

There are many: A10, 120, 81, 222, H91, 423, 482.

[vjaska]

Feb 13, 2020 20:26:17 GMT LK65EBO said:

Feb 12, 2020 20:41:11 GMT Trafalgax said:

What routes would you guys recommend that has a good kickdown like between 35 to 60 mph or even faster? (Double Deckers Only)

There are many: A10, 120, 81, 222, H91, 423, 482.

The A10 doesn’t see decker appearances anymore.

[rif153]

Feb 13, 2020 22:31:26 GMT vjaska said:

Feb 13, 2020 20:26:17 GMT LK65EBO said:

There are many: A10, 120, 81, 222, H91, 423, 482.

The A10 doesn’t see decker appearances anymore.

Do you know why?

[vjaska]

Feb 13, 2020 23:01:45 GMT rif153 said:

Feb 13, 2020 22:31:26 GMT vjaska said:

The A10 doesn’t see decker appearances anymore.

Do you know why?

No idea - it saw deckers appearances over a certain period a few years back but other than that, has sadly stayed as a single deck route.

[COBO]

The 278 and X140

[kmkcheng]

Feb 14, 2020 0:48:18 GMT vjaska said:

Feb 13, 2020 23:01:45 GMT rif153 said:

Do you know why?

No idea - it saw deckers appearances over a certain period a few years back but other than that, has sadly stayed as a single deck route.

I wouldn’t say there were no DD appearances at all as there has been several already this year on the A10, the last one on 3/2. Although they appear to only be used if a DE/DEL has to be subbed or unavailable as they don’t tend to do more than 1 or 2 rounders

[ronnie]

Feb 13, 2020 20:26:17 GMT LK65EBO said:

Feb 12, 2020 20:41:11 GMT Trafalgax said:

What routes would you guys recommend that has a good kickdown like between 35 to 60 mph or even faster? (Double Deckers Only)

There are many: A10, 120, 81, 222, H91, 423, 482.

Would also add 372, 498, 96, 492 to the list

The 123 as well for the stretch on the north circular (when not gridlocked!) along with the 112

[ronnie]

Feb 14, 2020 15:36:31 GMT ronnie said:

Feb 13, 2020 20:26:17 GMT LK65EBO said:

There are many: A10, 120, 81, 222, H91, 423, 482.

Would also add 372, 498, 96, 492 to the list

The 123 as well for the stretch on the north circular (when not gridlocked!) along with the 112

Forgot the 34 and 102 as well for the north circular

[rmz19]

Feb 14, 2020 15:37:38 GMT ronnie said:

Feb 14, 2020 15:36:31 GMT ronnie said:

Would also add 372, 498, 96, 492 to the list

The 123 as well for the stretch on the north circular (when not gridlocked!) along with the 112

Forgot the 34 and 102 as well for the north circular

And the 232

[Eastlondoner62]

Feb 14, 2020 15:36:31 GMT ronnie said:

Feb 13, 2020 20:26:17 GMT LK65EBO said:

There are many: A10, 120, 81, 222, H91, 423, 482.

Would also add 372, 498, 96, 492 to the list

The 123 as well for the stretch on the north circular (when not gridlocked!) along with the 112

Would also recommend the 173 and the 287 for dual carriageway speeds, although you'd want to avoid any DW on the 173 and ideally aim for a VLA. Alternatively you could just wait for the electric buses to enter service.

[ian]

If you want fast, try a mid evening/ early night 113, early in the week, from Swiss Cottage to Mill Hill!

[ronnie]

Feb 14, 2020 16:18:50 GMT rmz19 said:

Feb 14, 2020 15:37:38 GMT ronnie said:

Forgot the 34 and 102 as well for the north circular

And the 232

It’s single deck