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.

every last road served by a Red Arrow bus route

Promo for: Red Arrow replacements

Fictional: X43 and X53 in Superloop (if not withdrawn)

Superloop with old X43 and old X53, withdrawn in 1998 and about 1999 (in time for Jubilee Line extension opening) respectively.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

Superloop geographical map

Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I0DvLZoZ1imflgh5TJs5hqz1wDQIYAA3/view?usp=drive_link

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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.