New Night Bus route N113 (Edgware - Swiss Cottage - Trafalgar Square)rant
 

Afternoon all,

I've already e-mailed TfL to complain about this, but figured it was
worth repeating here.

Cast your mind back to November 2011, when TfL ran a consultation
proposing to introduce a new Night Bus route N113, to run from Edgware
Bus Station to Trafalgar Square, along much the same route as day bus
route 113.

As the route parallels the N13 (North Finchley - Aldwych) between
Fortune Green Road and Trafalgar Square, it was proposed to reduce the
frequency of the N13 from every 15 minutes to every 30, providing a
combined 15 minute frequency on the shared section.

Under the old timetable, buses on the N13 towards Aldwych were scheduled
at Golders Green station at 11, 26, 41 and 56 minutes past the hour.
This provided a reasonably convenient connection from route 102
(Edmonton Green - Golders Green/Brent Cross), which arrived (and still
does) at Golders Green at 17 and 47 minutes past the hour.

I'm sure you can see where this is going already...

Yup. Under the new timetable, the 26 and 56 minutes past the hour (15
and 45 minutes past the hour from North Finchley) buses have been
replaced by N113 workings, giving a 25 minute wait at Golders Green
instead of 10, and meaning I'll need to get a 102 half an hour earlier
to get to work on time.

TfL's "defence" in the consultation report is the existence of bus
routes N5, N20, 102 and 134...none of which are the slightest use along
the corridor in question, good innit?

Cheers,

Barry

New Night Bus route N113 (Edgware - Swiss Cottage - TrafalgarSquare) rant
 

On Jul 4, 5:23*pm, Barry Salter wrote:
Afternoon all,

I've already e-mailed TfL to complain about this, but figured it was
worth repeating here.

Cast your mind back to November 2011, when TfL ran a consultation
proposing to introduce a new Night Bus route N113, to run from Edgware
Bus Station to Trafalgar Square, along much the same route as day bus
route 113.

As the route parallels the N13 (North Finchley - Aldwych) between
Fortune Green Road and Trafalgar Square, it was proposed to reduce the
frequency of the N13 from every 15 minutes to every 30, providing a
combined 15 minute frequency on the shared section.

Under the old timetable, buses on the N13 towards Aldwych were scheduled
at Golders Green station at 11, 26, 41 and 56 minutes past the hour.
This provided a reasonably convenient connection from route 102
(Edmonton Green - Golders Green/Brent Cross), which arrived (and still
does) at Golders Green at 17 and 47 minutes past the hour.

I'm sure you can see where this is going already...

Yup. Under the new timetable, the 26 and 56 minutes past the hour (15
and 45 minutes past the hour from North Finchley) buses have been
replaced by N113 workings, giving a 25 minute wait at Golders Green
instead of 10, and meaning I'll need to get a 102 half an hour earlier
to get to work on time.

TfL's "defence" in the consultation report is the existence of bus
routes N5, N20, 102 and 134...none of which are the slightest use along
the corridor in question, good innit?

Cheers,

Barry

You could raise this as an issue on FixMyTransport.com - but then all
bus and train cos ignore this - so maybe not. CJB.