There doesn't appear to be anything setting out what may happen to
continue the service over this route from the December timetable
change. There is no track access application from Southern for the
service it is rumoured it would provide to Ealing Broadway, the
franchise agreement for the new Southern franchise is not on the DfT
website yet and nothing is in the timetable. Furthermore, the
replacement bus still doesn't appear to be officially advertised
anywhere.

Since the introduction of the Wandsworth Road to Kensington Olympia
services. has the bus remained operational over the entire distance
from Ealing Broadway to Wandworth Road or is it now cut back to
Kensington Olympia.

What is the current timetable of the replacement bus? Is this likely
to change in December?

Thanks


Jonathan

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:14:58 -0700 (PDT), Jonathan Harris wrote:

Furthermore, the
replacement bus still doesn't appear to be officially advertised
anywhere.

Last time I visited Ealing Broadway station there was a plain poster
advertising it (presumably a minimal advertising effort just to
appease the press and local councillers).

"Jonathan Harris" wrote in message
...
There doesn't appear to be anything setting out what may happen to
continue the service over this route from the December timetable
change.

Why should it realistically have anything to do with SN (despite what the
DfT suggested a while back)? They would have to use a DMU, completely off
its usual route.

Why do you personally think this service is needed? You couldn't travel
between the two stations when the service did run, stopping points were
Kenny O and Reading. DfT should simply define the Central Line as the
replacement from Shepherds Bus.

Paul S

On 17 Oct, 11:40, "Paul Scott" wrote:
"Jonathan Harris" wrote in message

...

There doesn't appear to be anything setting out what may happen to
continue the service over this route from the December timetable
change.

Why should it realistically have anything to do with SN (despite what the
DfT suggested a while back)? They would have to use a DMU, completely off
its usual route.

I was just asking whether anything had come of the DfT suggestion
rather than trying to campaign for it.


Why do you personally think this service is needed? You couldn't travel
between the two stations when the service did run, stopping points were
Kenny O and Reading. *DfT should simply define the Central Line as the
replacement from Shepherds Bus.

I agree with your comment - I don't think the replacement service is
needed in this limited form and the Central Line (and interchange at
Shepherds Bush) is as good a rail replacement as running a bus or
sending a train three hours out of its way once a week for the lines
no longer served.

Since Shepherds Bush (London Overground) opened, I have made the South
London - Clapham Junction - Shepherds Bush - Ealing Broadway - Reading
journey more often than I ever did when there were through Cross
Country trains (although not at comparable times). (Of course, there
is more to do in the Shepherds Bush area en route now as well and the
comparative ease of interchange there between London Overground and
the Central Line has triggered something in my mind about making this
journey.)

Jonathan