Fictional: Bromley North with Superloop

and also fusing 354 with 138 so I reuse the very light blue color of SL5. Which has the byproduct of making two stand spaces at Bromley North.

 

It's been a while since I edited maps for fun, even if it's probably my 420th so far, still a passion of mine.

Fictional: Croydon, Night. Fantasy map.

If the network was slightly revised, a fantasy.

Fictional: A different Edmonton Green, a cooler reality?

Fictional: The 415 to Crystal Palace (not via 432)

The 160's reroute via Sandhurst Road and 284's extension to Grove Park done to address 124's crowding and unreliability problems.

 

In short:

Instead of fusing 415 with 432, merge 415 with 322 (kinda).

 

 

In long:

The reason for my above illustration is simply dwelling on the fact 124 was so crowded and troubled it required a successive amount of changes. The 450 had the same (going from every 20 to every 8 in the span of 16 so years). You'd be a little harder stretched to find a route that was restructured with a frequency decrease, then return to it's frequency and still be terrible.

The P13 was fixed and went through that, the 322 seemingly was fixed, but time has told us that was a thin ice that broke.

Fictional: Crystal Palace Alternate Reality

Fictional: A daily X68/SL6 that stops at Brixton and Elephant & Castle

A thought arisen from reading a suggestion on the bus forum.

 

Having X68 (SL6 from 31 July) stop at Brixton and Elephant & Castle. Perhaps also Kennington but I'd call into question 415's existence so for that purpose, I omitted that.

Besides, I have an idea to make extra use of 415's deckers by changing up my nemesis 322:

Fictional: M25 median railway

Promo for: M25 median railway

 

I was going to make a CG render of the above but I gave up the idea

Fictional: X239ising

If you can understand without an explanation, props to you.

 

Though I've drove my idea spark into fatal flaw testing with little fixing, but I've had fun writing.

 

Promo for Expressa 3

Fictional: ˣ59: Central London to Central Croydon, express

An every 8 minute service would require a PVR of 19 roughly, which can easily be sourced from trimming only the peak frequencies of 133, 159 and 250, and reducing it a notch for 59 and 109.

 

Speed at the cost of frequency for stops not served.

 

I like drawing out stuff so decided to copy the old style of maps for individual routes.

Fictional: 'Making 45 great again'

Fictional: Rather than cutting 101 short...

If you have seen the new consultation but you didn't have a negative comment about it, fair play I guess.

 

Though the breakdown is leaving 366 to rot isn't the wisest gamer move, even if to fund the extension of 325...

 

So what I do is replace 325's handy extension (hmm) but spruce it up whilst murdering 101's entirety to fuse with an unborn 304.

Fictional: 312 proposals, 2011 (with spice) vs 2020

Lockdown drawings as I read the Croydon bus study , and compared the two 312 proposals side by side...

 

...with an idea of mine inspired by the 197/410 swap to allow 197 to serve South Norwood Clock Tower.

And the idea of 312 extended to Crystal Palace. There are interesting suggestions, to ring around Crystal Palace's stand issue. Worth noting 363 to Norwood Junction is a no-go for costs in comparison.

 

Something for me to pass the time, irrespective of whether the former could ever be a reality.

Fictional: Link the links, 5 missing links.

Utilising the number 48 only as a result of the first version of it using Milkwood Road to link Loughborough Junction and Herne Hill, something only done by Thameslink and your feet if you desire.

 

So, the links:

Birkbeck to Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace to Camberwell

West Norwood to West Dulwich

(initially didn't regard Dulwich Village)

Camberwell to Old Kent Road, not a big deal perhaps

Camberwell to Bermondsey

Old Kent Road to Surrey Canal Road

 

I only came up of the idea as a result of reading up on how Crystal Palace doesn't have a direct link to Camberwell, not that hopper doesn't do wonders for that. Just 3 then 68/468, simples.

 

Some extra note, didn't go with Croxted Road with 201's presence, other than that, I didn't give much thought, whether that's a surprise or not.

Fictional: 296 396 into one bus route, with two different numbers

A quick post to get out during the holiday. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

 

Promo for Bifurcated buses.

 

Basically tackling a more efficient approach to cut resources without actually cutting needed capacity.

 

For a long time 296/396 worked together as an every 10 combined route, for decades in fact. Then 296 alone got a frequency increase thus throwing this to the wayside. Unlike 406 and 418 were both had increases.

 

As for why my scheduling has 296s change into 396s and vice versa, the 166 does that. Look at it's schedule and how barely no bus doesn't end up going to Epsom.

Fictional: Operation Shorten G1 Improvement

Self explanatory.

 

The reason, I've already tackled changing G1 in my Lambeth/Southwark review of 2021.

 

For 2023 I came up with an alternative.

 

Idea spawned from diverted G1s whereby some were diverted via St George's but some direct via Garratt Lane due to an accident.

Fictional: X43 and X53 in Superloop (if not withdrawn)

Superloop with old X43 and old X53, withdrawn in 1998 and about 1999 (in time for Jubilee Line extension opening) respectively. 

X43 was replaced by enhancements to 43's frequency. 

X53 was replaced by the Jubilee Line which goes Thamesmead. 

Wait a minute. 

Yeah the Thamesmead people got screwed over big time. If they still existed they'd be numbered chronologically in the loop, now that it the numbers are confirmed.

Fictional: If Streatham and Bromley had a direct bus link

this is what happens when I have time and boredom at my disposal 

The last 'large-scale' route I've done was an Elephant to Stratford link which happened under the guise of 388, and is cut once again. I numbered it 433. Now, with no number, I stumbled upon the Streatham to Bromley link. 

Most of my comments are on the picture itself so here's the real postscript: I forgot to add in the A205 has a right-turn ban at West Dulwich, though can be modified to allow this. 

Upon looking at the map; at Tulse Hill right above Lancaster Avenue, the route could go left onto Leigham Vale which links with Leigham Court Road. 

Fictional: River Crossing by River Bus! (fictional)

Inspired by my ability to jump on a B10 ferry from Nesoddtangen, few minutes later, be at Aker Brygge. It was also free if you already paid a bus fare.

We technically go a step further by having Woolwich Ferry free for all users... as a result it's crowded, even more so on our other streets when the Ferry is closed.

This idea: River ferry (technically) but by public transport or walk/cycle only.

Fictional: Acrossrail

Inspired by Crossrail cutting straight through the city.

The need for orbital rail around London, preferably further out than the current Overground.

Imperatively an effective orbital rail that extends out to the edges of London, if not just outside London.

Inspired by Southern's West London Line, which is unfortunately hourly, and paths on the line already in use so can't be upgraded in frequency as of 2023.

Inspired by a potential diversion of some Southeastern trains [from Dartford?] to Clapham Junction.

Fun fact: then Mayor Boris Johnson was close to having the South West Trains metro services under London Overground but was rejected by Epsom's MP - Chris Grayling - the then Transport Secretary.