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Old September 12th 09, 04:19 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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On 12 Sep, 17:09, MIG wrote:
On 12 Sep, 14:03, Mizter T wrote:

chop

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[...]
Service two: between Island Gardens and Beckton, calling at Mudchute,
Crossharbour, South Quay, Canary Wharf, Westferry, Blackwall, East
India, Canning Town, Royal Victoria, Custom House, Prince Regent,
Royal Albert, Beckton Park, Cyprus and Gallions Reach.


Service three (Saturday 0830-1930 Sunday 0930-1930): between Westferry
and Island Gardens, Canary Wharf, South Quay, Crossharbour and
Mudchute.
[...]
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(I included 'service two' just to show that there was still a bus that
served Mudchute outside the times service three is running.)


Presumably 'service three' actually goes from Westferry to Canary
Whard, then South Quay, Crossharbour and Mudchute - but if you don't
read between the lines it looks as though it might go on a rather
crazy circular tour of the Isle of Dogs. This is the kind of badly
written stuff we get from the TOCs - I expect better of TfL. (Indeed I
hope for better from the TOCs too, but experience shows they're not
very good at conveying clear information about such things.)


Just to add to your confusion, the replacement bus I got on the way up
did none of those things. *I think it may have been a service 2,
diverted due to overcrowding or something, but it went direct from
Crossharbour to Canary Wharf, so didn't do South Quay but came into
Canary Wharf from the east side.


Oh, and I should have said that it went past Blackwall station on its
way into Canary Wharf (after Crossharbour), but didn't stop. I don't
know if it went back there after I bailed out, but one could also get
there by train from Westferry.

Train services seemed to be Tower Gateway to Blackwall and Bank to
Stratford.