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After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today, I
was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen
in a row?
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Joe wrote:

After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today, I
was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen
in a row?

Does it count if I live near a bus station? :-)

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In message , at 19:42:25 on Sat,
18 Sep 2004, Joe remarked:
After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today,
I was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever
seen in a row?

It sounds like you probably mean "of the same number" in a row.

I took the following picture in Central Cambridge about 2 years ago;
normally the traffic runs fairly freely there, as the road is restricted
to buses and taxis only.

http://www.perry.co.uk/images/busjam.jpg

However, now that I live in Nottingham a sight like that would an
everyday occurrence, as there are so many buses.
--
Roland Perry

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"Joe" wrote in message
...

After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside
Surrey Quays today, I was wondering, what is the
biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen in a row?

In the early 1980s, 253s were infamous for travelling in groups of 7, and I
witnessed this myself. Now that the route has been split into the 253 and
254, you probably only get 3 or 4 of each number in a row.

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Joe wrote to uk.transport.london on Sat, 18 Sep 2004:

After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today, I
was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever
seen in a row?

Ten or eleven going up and/or down Brixton Hill - I remember counting.
They were not all the same route, though.
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"Joe" wrote in message
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After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today, I
was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen
in a row?
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The bus stand at Stoke Newington Common used to be a great place for seeing
a fair few 73s in a row!

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"Mark Youngman" wrote:


"Joe" wrote in message
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After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today, I
was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen
in a row?
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The bus stand at Stoke Newington Common used to be a great place for seeing
a fair few 73s in a row!


When certain marches are taking place in Ulster towns you can see
easily a couple of hundred buses parked up on each road waiting for the
return (and also during the Papal visit)!
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:42:25 +0000 (UTC), Joe
wrote:

After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today, I
was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen
in a row?

13, yes I counted 'em, 13 41s in a row at Turnpike Lane in, I would
think, the mid-70s. There was some sort of attempt being made to sort
the mess out, with some being turned at Turnpike Lane Stn. and several
more at Crouch End Bdy.

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"Ken Wheatley" wrote in message
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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:42:25 +0000 (UTC), Joe
wrote:

what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen in a row?

13, yes I counted 'em, 13 41s in a row at Turnpike
Lane in, I would think, the mid-70s.

That problem stopped after they got rid of the
five-a-side-bring-your-own-ref-and-linesmen pitch at Archway ;-)

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"John Rowland" wrote in message
...
"Ken Wheatley" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:42:25 +0000 (UTC), Joe
wrote:

what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen in a row?

13, yes I counted 'em, 13 41s in a row at Turnpike
Lane in, I would think, the mid-70s.

That problem stopped after they got rid of the
five-a-side-bring-your-own-ref-and-linesmen pitch at Archway ;-)

Back in the 1950s, when there was a home match at Sheffield Wednesday's
ground at Hillsborough, you could see two long lines of trams waiting on
Catch Bar Lane until the end of the map, all going to "City". Did London
ever enjoy such a sight?
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Terry Harper wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 20 Sep 2004:


Back in the 1950s, when there was a home match at Sheffield Wednesday's
ground at Hillsborough, you could see two long lines of trams waiting on
Catch Bar Lane until the end of the map, all going to "City". Did London
ever enjoy such a sight?

I have seen old photos of line upon line of buses - mostly open-topped -
which had taken people to the Epsom Derby (in those days, I believe, run
on a Wednesday).
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"Mrs Redboots"
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Website updated 11 September 2004

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On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 19:42:25 +0000 (UTC), Joe
wrote:

After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside Surrey Quays today, I
was wondering, what is the biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen
in a row?

Oxford Road, Manchester (outside the university) I once saw 15
double-deckers nose to tail. Knowing that route they were probably all
42/142 or 43/143 ...
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On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 12:15:11 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote:

Terry Harper wrote to uk.transport.london on Mon, 20 Sep 2004:


Back in the 1950s, when there was a home match at Sheffield Wednesday's
ground at Hillsborough, you could see two long lines of trams waiting on
Catch Bar Lane until the end of the map, all going to "City". Did London
ever enjoy such a sight?

I have seen old photos of line upon line of buses - mostly open-topped -
which had taken people to the Epsom Derby (in those days, I believe, run
on a Wednesday).

I recall lines of buses serving the Derby from Morden and from Epsom
station, but they were open staircase (STs??), not open top, by that
time. Open topped ones were hired and parked by the course as private
stands.

Haven't been there for years but don't the raceday special services
still run to some extent?
--
Peter Lawrence

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John Rowland wrote:
"Joe" wrote in message
...

After seeing 4 (yes, 4) 188 buses in a row outside
Surrey Quays today, I was wondering, what is the
biggest number of buses anyone has ever seen in a row?


In the early 1980s, 253s were infamous for travelling in groups of 7, and I
witnessed this myself. Now that the route has been split into the 253 and
254, you probably only get 3 or 4 of each number in a row.

It was still possible for this in the 1990s. I witnessed the 253s in
7's on a number of times, mainly along the Clapton Common part of the
route. At times buses were scheduled every 2 minutes, so it easily
happened.

R.