In article , Redonda wrote:

And what's the alternative? I had to go by bus to pick up my car
from being serviced a couple of weeks ago and waited an hour and a
quarter for a D7 - scheduled to run every 10-12 minutes between rush
hours.

That would indicate only one bus out of six was in service (6 x 12 = 72
= 1hr 12 min).

The journey from Westferry Road to Burdett Road, which takes
about 4 or 5 minutes driving door to door, took 1 hour 40 minutes!!


Does beg the question as to why you didn't walk it, or (depending
exactly where on Westferry Road you were waiting) catch a 277?
Were the D3s running as they should have been?

This wasn't an isolated incident - my wife often waits up to an hour
for this bus when visiting relatives (she doesn't drive and is too
scared of London drivers to learn). The amazing thing is that the D7
must be one of the shortest routes in London, running from Poplar to
Mile End round the Isle of Dogs where we live. It seems impossible
that such a short route should have such long delays.


I assume you've complained to the TfL/First with all the relevant
details/dates?

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Thomas Covenant
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Sat, 26 Jul 2003 22:59 +0100