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Is it bendy enough to make the left turn from New Oxford Street into
Charing Cross Road, and the turns between Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue? Oh, and the left turn into Piccadilly too? I ask as the 38 converts to bendy operation soon, and I'll be interested to see how easily (or not) they can make those movements... -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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Well, those running on the 507 can only negotiate the sharp left turn
from Waterloo Road into Sandell Street (near Waterloo East) by mounting the pavement and throwing the passengers around like spinning tops. Marc. |
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Sorry, I meant 521, not 507!
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I have seen exactly this - on Wednesday 19th there were a number of
bendy-buses without destination blinds that seemed to be following the 38's route. Tom Colin Rosenstiel wrote: In article , (Dave Arquati) wrote: Is it bendy enough to make the left turn from New Oxford Street into Charing Cross Road, and the turns between Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue? Oh, and the left turn into Piccadilly too? I ask as the 38 converts to bendy operation soon, and I'll be interested to see how easily (or not) they can make those movements... You didn't mention the problems bendies on the 73 already have getting into New Oxford Street from Bloomsbury Street. I must say I'm surprised not to have seen a bendy on trials on the 38 route yet. -- Colin Rosenstiel |
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Tom Page wrote:
Colin Rosenstiel wrote: In article , (Dave Arquati) wrote: Is it bendy enough to make the left turn from New Oxford Street into Charing Cross Road, and the turns between Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue? Oh, and the left turn into Piccadilly too? I ask as the 38 converts to bendy operation soon, and I'll be interested to see how easily (or not) they can make those movements... You didn't mention the problems bendies on the 73 already have getting into New Oxford Street from Bloomsbury Street. I must say I'm surprised not to have seen a bendy on trials on the 38 route yet. I have seen exactly this - on Wednesday 19th there were a number of bendy-buses without destination blinds that seemed to be following the 38's route. Did you see them squish anyone at St Giles' / Cambridge / Piccadilly Circuses? Incidentally, I'm not dead set against bendy buses, but I do wonder about the practicalities of running them on some of the "tighter" routes. -- Dave Arquati Imperial College, SW7 www.alwaystouchout.com - Transport projects in London |
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:22:28 +0100, Dave Arquati wrote:
Is it bendy enough to make the left turn from New Oxford Street into Charing Cross Road, and the turns between Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue? Oh, and the left turn into Piccadilly too? I have seen a route 25 bendy turn round under Centre point so it managed the first of your turns. On another group it has been confirmed that a bendies and other long buses and coaches can successfully turn into the Piccadilly Bus Lane. I ask as the 38 converts to bendy operation soon, and I'll be interested to see how easily (or not) they can make those movements... There are plenty of artics around and about training over the 38 route corridor and I've not heard of one jamming up central London because it couldn't make a turn. All routes are carefully surveyed and trial vehicles are used early on to test if the proposed vehicle is suitable. -- Paul C Admits to working for London Underground! |
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The northbound 436 regularly rounds a rather narrow bend at Vauxhall
which is about 110?. -- http://www.election.demon.co.uk "We can also agree that Saddam Hussein most certainly has chemical and biolog- ical weapons and is working towards a nuclear capability. The dossier contains confirmation of information that we either knew or most certainly should have been willing to assume." - Menzies Campbell, 24th September 2002. |
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![]() "Paul Corfield" wrote in message news ![]() On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:22:28 +0100, Dave Arquati wrote: Is it bendy enough to make the left turn from New Oxford Street into Charing Cross Road, and the turns between Charing Cross Road and Shaftesbury Avenue? Oh, and the left turn into Piccadilly too? I have seen a route 25 bendy turn round under Centre point so it managed the first of your turns. On another group it has been confirmed that a bendies and other long buses and coaches can successfully turn into the Piccadilly Bus Lane. I ask as the 38 converts to bendy operation soon, and I'll be interested to see how easily (or not) they can make those movements... I saw what appeared to be a lost 73 bendy at turning right from Charing Cross Road into Shaftesbury Avenue this very lunchtime (Some road closures around about the TCR area causing the usual mayhem!). On the way eastbound through Shaftesbury Avenue, the RML I was on (enjoying one last ride to Museum Street from Victoria, it just won't be the same now) got stuck in a snarl up with a London General WVL and an Arriva route 19 DW type, the latter was having some form of mechanical trouble by the look of it and everything ground to a halt in the first part of Shaftesbury Avenue just off Piccadilly. The RML and another along with the slightly impatient driver of the London General WVL all managed to pull out and round with no problem, however it is patently obvious that as soon as the burning bendies start running three at a time though there with their additional length, all hell is going to break loose very slowly! To add insult to injury, the 38's RM's have received "cheery" 'Route 38 gets better from every angle' posters same as the Route 73 ones they did (Who writes this propagandist cobblers?!?). I saw at least one get torn down by an elderly passenger clearly disgusted at the changeover, and who can blame him! Regards John M Upton My Fotopic Collections: South Central/Southern, Model Railway & Other Rail Pictures: http://gallery39764.fotopic.net/ Bus Pics: http://gallery42239.fotopic.net/ |
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