On Sep 1, 7:45*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:06:41 +0100, "Paul Scott"



wrote:

"Mizter T" wrote in message
....
Just seen this mentioned on the DD forum - a poster there has noticed
that the unofficial (but rather well informed) "London Bus Routes"
website shows that the ELC rail replacement bus service - the route
that runs from New Cross Gate via New Cross and Rotherhithe stations
to Canada Water and v.v. - is supposedly being discontinued from 26
September, see:
http://www.londonbusroutes.net/changes.htm#151

Eh?! Some mistake, surely? The extended East London Line isn't going
to open until some time next year (the most optimistic estimates were
for December this year, but that now seems unlikely) - to withdraw the
ELC bus service now would be rather premature, to say the least.

Another possible explanation. 15th September sees the formal legal transfer
of the line away from LU to London Rail. SI 2009 - 2168.

Perhaps LU have transferred the problem to LR, who have a completely
different replacement bus policy?

And 10/10 to Mr Scott. *Having seen the internal notice today it is
indeed the case that responsibility for these services passes to London
Rail and yes they do have rather a different policy to LUL on rail
replacements. The ELC is finishing and passengers will be directed to
use the 225 instead as it apparently has the capacity and to walk from
New Cross Gate down the road to catch it!

There is also a proposal (not yet confirmed) that the hours of the ELW
will be substantially reduced as well.

It is also worth noting that future tube maps will no longer show the
ELL replacement services and also that in car publicity maps are not
going to be updated due to lack of cash and therefore will still show
them! Sounds wonderful doesn't it!?

--
Paul C

And that presumably one will have to pay for the 225 when using PAYG,
rather than it being free... So not really a replacement bus at all.