On Jul 8, 3:20*pm, Paul wrote:

On 8 July, 13:25, Paul wrote:

Thinking about it, the only possible "safety concern" that I can think
of is that someone from "Health And Safety" has deemed it "unsafe" for
buses on the through routes (123, 230, W4 and N73) to pass buses on
the terminating routes (41 and 192) that are on stand. Granted there
is limited clearance, but I am not aware of any serious accidents or
fatalities. Even if there had been an accident, the problem could be
solved by making sure that buses on stand only park in designated
areas. How typical of Tfl to not give a flying f**k about passengers,
and find a solution which causes them as much inconvenience as
possible. I would not like to be member of LU staff there on Saturday
(when there is no Victoria line running) having to explain why the
replacement buses toward Walthamstow are having to sail past the bus
station without stopping.


I have now received the following reply from London Buses

Thank you for contacting me regarding Tottenham Hale Bus Station. *I
am sorry you are unhappy with the current stopping arrangements.

As stated on our website, routes 123, 230, W4 and N73 will no longer
be serving the station. *Concerns were recently raised that, in order
to ensure the safety of alighting passengers, bus numbers should be
reduced in the station. *Now that these numbers have been reduced,
routes 41 and 192, which terminate at Tottenham Hale, continue to use
the station.
We appreciate that this is not an ideal situation. *Discussions are
taking place to see if an improved solution can be found, and we will
be monitoring the situation closely. *I apologise for any
inconvenience caused.
Thank you again for raising your concerns with us. *If I can be of any
help in the future, please feel free to contact me.

As I said previously, how typical of Tfl to think of a solution which
causes the maximum inconvenience to passengers - how many accidents
have there actually been, and have any of these been serious?


If you want to take this further you could perhaps put in an FOI
request for documents relating to this decision. That might highlight
the incidents that have apparently occurred. You could also try asking
the staff at the station, the bus drivers (or controllers if there are
any about), or even the shopkeeper in the station building or the bods
in the minicab office whether they know about any particular incidents
of late.

I quite agree that on the face of it, it seems a trifle absurd.