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Tottenham Hale Bus Station
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. |
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