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There are a few disused bus stops on Commercial Road, which were served up until Stagecoach significantly altered the 18/19 Sunderland circulars around 2016. The last remaining incarnation of the 18 route finally met its coffin in May last year. Aside from those, Nexus are usually pretty good...

Similar confusion here too. Will new Off-Peak times affect passengers travelling with paper/e-tickets too? I understand a blanket 1600-1900 evening peak restriction will be applied, but will it be a similar strict 0630-0930 in the morning peak? At the moment, off-peak tickets are valid from the...

Decided to give the PlusBus e-ticket a go in Chelmsford today on my commute. Both services were operated by First Essex and were thankfully accepted by the drivers. Following the trend from other reports, I was sceptical that First would have managed to update their Ticketers to accept the Aztec...

The Moxy in Stratford directly faces the Great Eastern Main Lines and Central line tracks as they head into the tunnels out east. There’s a great view of the eastern side of Stratford station and the wider Stratford City area. Station announcements and the trains are heard easily when the...

If you don’t want a long walk, that would be the best option. Changing at Stratford from GA and Paddington to GWR would be much quicker - but would require more walking. When you change at Whitechapel, all you have to do is remain on the same platform.

New timetables are up on bustimes.org - can be found by skipping to Monday 3rd June. The replacement of the X10 'shorts' by the B5 number will certainly make the route a lot less confusing. It was previously difficult to differentiate where/which direction the route went in Basildon. The...

Interestingly, the Travel Essex Newsletter April 2024 notes some interesting changes to First Essex services from the 2nd June 2024. Big changes such as the increase of Airlink X30 to every 30 minutes, the extension of Canvey-Southend route 21 to Landwick, re-instatement of route 71 to...

Which actually leads to a downgrade for Chelmsford - Stratford passengers with 5 tph reduced to 4tph. Ideally, both Intercity services per hour should call at Stratford in the off-peak. It's an increasingly popular place to change trains and as a destination.

Worth noting for future trips (especially on weekdays), the Young Visitor Discount can be added onto a standard Oyster card for free at most tube stations - which provides 50% off adult PAYG. Slightly more expensive than the other options mentioned but is good if children want to travel...

The gateline at Euston Square was re-configured a while ago so the lift is inside the barrier now. The only (partly) non-barriered LU station in Zone 1 would be the Waterloo & City line at Waterloo I believe.

First Essex still has a £1 fare for journeys within Chelmsford City Centre. It's not widely advertised anymore online, but it's definitely still there. You have to ask the driver for the £1 single instead of using 'tap&cap' which charges the standard £2 fare.

Varies between stations and obviously the time of day. At 8am on a weekday in a city station - you will see very little of it. I stand near the gateline at Stratford sometimes on a Friday/Saturday evening (waiting for friends) and it’s not uncommon to see 40+ bumping the barriers within a 10...

Stratford’s platform alterations can be amusing* at times. Only last Friday was the 15:54 Braintree service altered from Platform 10 to Platform 10A to Platform 8 in the space of 5 minutes. There were plenty who missed it; either because they weren’t listening properly or they couldn’t...

Increases in frequency = higher PVR = higher costs basically. Peak times are often when traffic is heaviest, so to increase frequency, you’d need to increase the PVR. You’ve also got school routes to run around these times too - so at other times of the day, those extra vehicles would be sat...

From my experience, it seems to differ widely whether passengers stand up before the bus stops or remain seated until the doors open. In the North East, it’s quite common for most people (including elderly/seniors) to stand up and walk to the front of the bus as soon as they ring the bell...