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Post by wirewiper on May 12, 2024 17:45:22 GMT
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Post by wirewiper on May 12, 2024 17:28:46 GMT
Will the Bakerloop require consultation given that the route is basically set in stone? Yes it will. A consultation gives TfL an opportunity to explain the thinking behind the route, stopping places, possible bus priority measures along the route and any impact on existing services (such as frequency reductions on parallel routes). Various stakeholders (e.g.local councils) as well as the general public will want the opportunity to give feedback, make suggestions regarding stopping places, frequencies and possible extensions and generally have their say.
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Post by wirewiper on May 12, 2024 6:32:30 GMT
Thanks for that. I am an engineering manager in the rail transport industry not Network Rail though. I never understood what the cost benefit is/was for rationalisation of making double lines to single. A single line will get double the amount of rail wear as a single line as it has double the amount of traffic. With single line extra points has to be installed that needs to be maintained every 6 weeks and with more complexity in the signalling to accommodate the points, which increases the likelihood of a signal failure? I was discussing this with a colleague the other week. At the time a lot of the singling took place, track inspection was done by workers walking the track, visually inspecting pointwork, track joints (a lot track was jointed back then) and fishplates for cracking, loose clips etc. and performing running repairs. Every bit of track was inspected visually every 24 hours so it was a very labour-intensive process. Nowadays the track is better engineered and laid, and there are much more sophisticated ways of examining the track. Also back in those days the railways were in managed decline. Singling lesser-used lines brought real economies, but at the expense of operational constraints and inhibiting future growth (which was not anticipated on such lines back then). South Western Railway must curse its extensive single-line sections west of Salisbury. Even the eight miles between Moreton and Dorchester South, which was put in when the train service was just one an hour each way, can cause headaches.
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Post by wirewiper on May 11, 2024 15:10:20 GMT
It will run to the same timetable to start with, but this will be reviewed. Hertfordshire County Council is paying a £280,000 subsidy towards the route. First day of Red Rose operation will be Monday 3rd June. This will be the first Red Rose route to operate into Greater London.
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Post by wirewiper on May 9, 2024 12:07:57 GMT
Stagecoach Chief Executive Officer Claire Miles and her team visited ADL at Larbert yesterday for an update on their plans alongside a tour of the factory and Stagecoach's next-generation electric buses. Bit of a hint about future purchases. Stagecoach has already ordered ADL Enviro400 EVs for non-London fleets, the first examples have recently entered service in Oxford (52 are due for Oxford city services).
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Post by wirewiper on May 8, 2024 17:40:15 GMT
Yes, it is no longer a terminus but it has been retained for curtailments. Isn't it used for the N205? You're right, it is. Last set-down/first pick-up at Drapers Field, passengers not carried to or from the stand.
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Post by wirewiper on May 8, 2024 17:38:12 GMT
Overnight closure of Walthamstow Central Bus Station Walthamstow Central Bus Station will be closed between 2200 and 0500 each night from 2200 on Monday 13 May to 0500 on Friday 17 May for essential works. Route 20 will run between Debden and Whipps Cross only. Routes 34, 215 & SL1 will start and finish on Hoe Street at the Walthamstow Market bus stops Route 69 will run between Canning Town and Leyton Green only Route 58 will run between East Ham and Walthamstow, South Grove only Route 212 will run between Chingford Station and the Walthamstow Market bus stops on Church Hill Route 257 will run between Stratford and Whipps Cross only. Routes 55, SL2, W11, N38 and N73 will terminate on Selborne Walk outside the bus station. All other routes will bypass the bus station. Couldn't the 69 at least go a little further to Bakers Arms? Is there a stand it can use at Bakers Arms? Although as a 24-hour service it should continue to Walthamstow.
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Post by wirewiper on May 8, 2024 17:11:54 GMT
Is Leyton Downsell Road still used? Yes, it is no longer a terminus but it has been retained for curtailments.
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Post by wirewiper on May 8, 2024 14:49:24 GMT
Northcord's latest ADL Enviro400 MMC model is UKBUS6531. This is Stagecoach Manchester 11523 (SK20 AVY), which was one of the first to be delivered new in the new corporate Stagecoach 'local bus' livery of blue, green, white and yellow. It is depicted on the famous route 192 to Piccadilly. The 192 is possibly the UK's most intensive individual bus route with a departure up to every three minutes from Manchester Piccadilly to Stockport and beyond, although the majority of journeys do not operate the full route to Hazel Grove. www.modelbuszone.co.uk/
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Post by wirewiper on May 8, 2024 13:39:50 GMT
Excusive First Editions (EFE) is now part of the Bachmann Europe group. Bachmann is a manufacturer of model railways and promotes the EFE range of buses, coaches, lorries, trucks and accessories as a complimentary EFE Road brand. For 2024, to commemorate the 70th year since the first Routemaster prototype was unveiled at the 1954 Motor Show, EFE has refined its Routemaster tooling and is to introduce four new models, all standard RM: - E41701: RM 8 on route 21 to Sidcup Garage. Although the first production model built, it was actually the last to enter service as it was used by Chiswick Works as an experimental vehicle until 1976. It is shown in its 1976 condition with solid roundel. - E41702: RM 1172 EDIT: 1127 on route 90B to Fulwell Garage. This is shown in its 1972 condition when it wore the short-lived open roundel with London Transport lettering along the bar. - E41703: RM 1546 on route N82 to Woolwich Arsenal Stn. This is shown in 1970s condition with solid roundel when it was allocated to NX (New Cross Garage). - E41704: Former RM 655 in the livery of Confidence Bus of Leicester. Confidence acquired the vehicle in 1985 and use it for private hires and special events. RRP (Recommended Retail Price) £44.95 per model. news.bachmann.co.uk/2024/04/efe-road-marks-70-years-of-the-london-routemaster/
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Post by wirewiper on May 8, 2024 9:35:40 GMT
I wonder the 247 & 294 could be merged into one route to run between Noak Hill & Barkingside, which would remove some capacity between Romford & Collier Row. I would divert the 252 to Havering Park via the existing 294 & because there is now free stand space at Collier Row, the popular suggestion of extending the 62 there could be introduced. By rerouting the 252 you sever local links from Mawney Road and parts of Havering Park to Colliers Row, so you are really just robbing Peter to pay Paul. Is there not space simply to extend the 62 anyway? Maybe take out a few parking bays.
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Post by wirewiper on May 8, 2024 9:03:03 GMT
Have the OMEs received any new blinds since 2022? There was a video online of the blinds being made which showed they only have the 13,23,28, N28,295 and C3. This might explain why they aren't being used on the 414 and 452 just now.
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Post by wirewiper on May 6, 2024 17:46:00 GMT
It is now confirmed that John Swinnney is the new leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), as no other candidates have come forward. He has yet to be confirmed as First Minister for Scotland, but this is expected to be passed by a vote of MSPs on Tuesday with the Greens likely to back him. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c72pk2qpqevo
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Post by wirewiper on May 6, 2024 10:27:20 GMT
What's your thinking behind merging the H2 and H3 into one route? The H3 was created originally so that the H2 could be shortened, by omitting little-used roads (these were served instead by the H3), and operated at a regular 15-minute frequency. The bus saved by shortening the H2 was reassigned to the H3 and to the schoolday 631 (oriiginally H1) journeys. It's a very efficient use of resources and gives the H2 users, who are the vast majority, a faster, evenly-spaced service. The 382 idea is to provide an even more direct and simplified service through Hampstead Garden Suburb, since some of the roads are wide enough to fit longer SDs, therefore also providing more capacity. Also some new links to the North, including from the area around East End Road to Golders Green. Most roads currently served by the H2 would only be a short walk away from my proposed 382 routeing, so passengers would benefit from a quicker link to Golders Green by removing the loop, just operating in both directions via Meadway. Some H2 passengers may currently have a fast link in one direction, but have to go all around the rest of the loop in the other direction. The only exception to this would be the area to the north of the H2's loop around Asmuns Hill, though here it's very close to stops on the main road for the 13/102/460. The revised H2/H3 merger would operate at a lower frequency than the current H2 to maintain a service to the local roads (also crosslinking to the 631), for any passengers who can't walk to the 382 etc, but would also operate in both directions to avoid going round the full loop for shorter journeys. This would also offer passengers to the east of the Suburb a more frequent link to East Finchley than the current H3 service. My proposals also aim to give the 382 more purpose beyond Finchley Central, linking more areas of Finchley down to Golders Green. As I think the Mill Hill East section needs a higher capacity route, particularly considering the redevelopments there, so rerouteing the 221 in place to go via Finchley Central would cover this, while also creating various new links. Ah I see - I'd missed that you are putting the 382 through HGS. I still think the H2 works well in its present form though, it is a short and reliable feeder for the Tube at Golders Green and also the local shops. And the people who have the longest journey into Golders Green are dropped off first on the return so it evens out.
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Post by wirewiper on May 6, 2024 9:12:43 GMT
Plus a feature I do find with the 18 and 25 (and probably 53, 109 and other busy routes) is that people really do get on and off at every stop meaning a limited stop route would be missing so much demand really for the route. On the flip side on precisely these routes there are several passengers who do long commutes - some even doing it all the way; with quite a few doing 40-70% of the route. I have now done the 53 several times between elephant and castle and Blackheath royal standard and the bus (at 9am westbound, at 5pm, 8pm, 9pm, midnight eastbound) and there are so many people doing large chunks of the route There is presumably a "convenience factor" at play here too - many people will be making these long journeys because the bus stops at origin and destination offer a much more convenient journey than the rail alternatives. In the 53 case, the route offers a direct (and high-frequency) service towards Central London from parts of Charlton and Blackheath that are not conveniently served by rail. This is why I would be reluctant to reduce the all-stops service on such radial routes.
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