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Post by BK15AZR on Jan 6, 2024 21:14:22 GMT
Canning Town and the area around the A13 have been a mess since around 4.30pm. I assume there are problems on the A13 or Blackwall Tunnel.
All below are turns now (8.15pm)
X2 69 to Plaistow from Walthamstow 115 to Canning Town Station from East Ham X4 5 to Plaistow Abbey Arms from Romford
276 to Canning Town Hermit Road from Stoke Newington
X2 147 to Prince Regent from Ilford
On a separate note the 241 and 325 are diverted via the A13, Barking Road die to New Barn street being closed this weekend. The 300 runs direct from Freemasons Road via the A13 to Canning Town Station missing out Barking Road.
There has been issues with QE II Bridge since this afternoon, pushing a lot of cross-river traffic to Blackwall Tunnel. Just read that Ensignbus' last X80 from Lakeside this evening was having a long diversion onto Blackwall Tunnel so that it could continue its journey to Bluewater! Not sure how long the journey would become...
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Post by thesquirrels on Jan 6, 2024 21:16:18 GMT
Canning Town and the area around the A13 have been a mess since around 4.30pm. I assume there are problems on the A13 or Blackwall Tunnel.
All below are turns now (8.15pm)
X2 69 to Plaistow from Walthamstow 115 to Canning Town Station from East Ham X4 5 to Plaistow Abbey Arms from Romford
276 to Canning Town Hermit Road from Stoke Newington
X2 147 to Prince Regent from Ilford
On a separate note the 241 and 325 are diverted via the A13, Barking Road die to New Barn street being closed this weekend. The 300 runs direct from Freemasons Road via the A13 to Canning Town Station missing out Barking Road.
The southbound Dartford crossing has been closed since early afternoon. Ensign's X80 has been suspended since then - they have a bus now stuck on the A13 to Kent via the Blackwall and the A2 to pick up the last northbound journey and make sure nobody is stranded overnight.
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Post by BK15AZR on Jan 6, 2024 21:17:55 GMT
Canning Town and the area around the A13 have been a mess since around 4.30pm. I assume there are problems on the A13 or Blackwall Tunnel.
All below are turns now (8.15pm)
X2 69 to Plaistow from Walthamstow 115 to Canning Town Station from East Ham X4 5 to Plaistow Abbey Arms from Romford
276 to Canning Town Hermit Road from Stoke Newington
X2 147 to Prince Regent from Ilford
On a separate note the 241 and 325 are diverted via the A13, Barking Road die to New Barn street being closed this weekend. The 300 runs direct from Freemasons Road via the A13 to Canning Town Station missing out Barking Road.
The southbound Dartford crossing has been closed since early afternoon. Ensign's X80 has been suspended since then - they have a bus now stuck on the A13 to Kent via the Blackwall and the A2 to pick up the last northbound journey and make sure nobody is stranded overnight. Ensignbus 163 is the bus concerned - looking at Bus Times it's still stuck outside Beckton right now at 21:17! (It left Lakeside at 20:15)
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Post by thesquirrels on Jan 6, 2024 21:21:30 GMT
The southbound Dartford crossing has been closed since early afternoon. Ensign's X80 has been suspended since then - they have a bus now stuck on the A13 to Kent via the Blackwall and the A2 to pick up the last northbound journey and make sure nobody is stranded overnight. Ensignbus 163 is the bus concerned - looking at Bus Times it's still stuck outside Beckton right now at 21:17! (It left Lakeside at 20:15) I'm watching it on bustimes too. Seems to have hit traffic in Barking. Don't think it's going to get to the tunnel for at least another half an hour.
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Post by cardinal on Jan 6, 2024 21:29:26 GMT
Ensignbus 163 is the bus concerned - looking at Bus Times it's still stuck outside Beckton right now at 21:17! (It left Lakeside at 20:15) I'm watching it on bustimes too. Seems to have hit traffic in Barking. Don't think it's going to get to the tunnel for at least another half an hour. You have to admire Ensigns for this although I wonder how many people are waiting for it at Bluewater. When the bridge / tunnel has gone down in the past the alternative is the Tilbury Ferry via Gravesend
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Post by thesquirrels on Jan 6, 2024 21:49:25 GMT
I'm watching it on bustimes too. Seems to have hit traffic in Barking. Don't think it's going to get to the tunnel for at least another half an hour. You have to admire Ensigns for this although I wonder how many people are waiting for it at Bluewater. When the bridge / tunnel has gone down in the past the alternative is the Tilbury Ferry via Gravesend Tilbury Ferry were accepting tickets today. Yes, Ensign does put in the effort and seem to care about doing a good job. They've run out a free courtesy bus in the past when First Essex has failed to run the last 100 of the night from Lakeside back to Bas. Now under common ownership, of course! The X80 has managed less than 2 miles in the last hour in the A13 traffic!
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Post by vjaska on Jan 6, 2024 21:52:50 GMT
I'm watching it on bustimes too. Seems to have hit traffic in Barking. Don't think it's going to get to the tunnel for at least another half an hour. You have to admire Ensigns for this although I wonder how many people are waiting for it at Bluewater. When the bridge / tunnel has gone down in the past the alternative is the Tilbury Ferry via Gravesend The Twitter account recently mentioned that running via Blackwall Tunnel in the future may not be a viable option anymore, presumably because of the amount of congestion nor is the Woolwich Ferry since the boats reliability deteriorated.
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Post by ronnie on Jan 6, 2024 22:47:03 GMT
You have to admire Ensigns for this although I wonder how many people are waiting for it at Bluewater. When the bridge / tunnel has gone down in the past the alternative is the Tilbury Ferry via Gravesend The Twitter account recently mentioned that running via Blackwall Tunnel in the future may not be a viable option anymore, presumably because of the amount of congestion nor is the Woolwich Ferry since the boats reliability deteriorated. And don’t forget every crossing will soon be tolled Apparently th Blackwall tunnel (southbound) will be closed for 5 weekends in Jan - -Feb. Await the carnage …..’
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Post by BK15AZR on Jan 6, 2024 22:52:40 GMT
You have to admire Ensigns for this although I wonder how many people are waiting for it at Bluewater. When the bridge / tunnel has gone down in the past the alternative is the Tilbury Ferry via Gravesend Tilbury Ferry were accepting tickets today. Yes, Ensign does put in the effort and seem to care about doing a good job. They've run out a free courtesy bus in the past when First Essex has failed to run the last 100 of the night from Lakeside back to Bas. Now under common ownership, of course! The X80 has managed less than 2 miles in the last hour in the A13 traffic! The bus ended up reaching Prince Regent Lane after almost 2 hours and decided to turn back to QE II Bridge as it reopened, reaching Bluewater at 22:43. So that's 2.5 hours - what a journey! Kudos to the driver and Ensign team who keep this going!
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jan 6, 2024 22:54:54 GMT
The Twitter account recently mentioned that running via Blackwall Tunnel in the future may not be a viable option anymore, presumably because of the amount of congestion nor is the Woolwich Ferry since the boats reliability deteriorated. And don’t forget every crossing will soon be tolled Apparently th Blackwall tunnel (southbound) will be closed for 5 weekends in Jan - -Feb. Await the carnage …..’ Yep, it's actually the northbound tunnel that's going to be closed but the northbound traffic will be diverted through the southbound bore while maintenance is carried out on the northbound bore. I dread to think what will end up happening, especially with the plethora of roadworks surrounding the Rotherhithe Tunnel.
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Post by WH241 on Jan 6, 2024 23:15:08 GMT
The Twitter account recently mentioned that running via Blackwall Tunnel in the future may not be a viable option anymore, presumably because of the amount of congestion nor is the Woolwich Ferry since the boats reliability deteriorated. And don’t forget every crossing will soon be tolled Apparently th Blackwall tunnel (southbound) will be closed for 5 weekends in Jan - -Feb. Await the carnage …..’ It’s carnage now even this time of night! Locals roads are at a standstill. I am dreading the Silvertown tunnel opening as local roads just won’t cope with even the slightest issue.
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jan 6, 2024 23:31:40 GMT
And don’t forget every crossing will soon be tolled Apparently th Blackwall tunnel (southbound) will be closed for 5 weekends in Jan - -Feb. Await the carnage …..’ It’s carnage now even this time of night! Locals roads are at a standstill. I am dreading the Silvertown tunnel opening as local roads just won’t cope with even the slightest issue. It should actually be fine in theory as if there's an issue there'll be another tunnel to take the strain.
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Post by enviroPB on Jan 7, 2024 3:29:55 GMT
Newly transferred 11062 and 11063 on the 238 right now. These are the first smart hybrids to ever work the route during the night!
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Post by southlondonbus on Jan 7, 2024 9:17:12 GMT
Canning Town and the area around the A13 have been a mess since around 4.30pm. I assume there are problems on the A13 or Blackwall Tunnel.
All below are turns now (8.15pm) X2 69 to Plaistow from Walthamstow 115 to Canning Town Station from East Ham X4 5 to Plaistow Abbey Arms from Romford
276 to Canning Town Hermit Road from Stoke Newington
X2 147 to Prince Regent from Ilford
On a separate note the 241 and 325 are diverted via the A13, Barking Road die to New Barn street being closed this weekend. The 300 runs direct from Freemasons Road via the A13 to Canning Town Station missing out Barking Road.
The southbound Dartford crossing has been closed since early afternoon. Ensign's X80 has been suspended since then - they have a bus now stuck on the A13 to Kent via the Blackwall and the A2 to pick up the last northbound journey and make sure nobody is stranded overnight. Can it not use the Woolwich ferry to cross the Thames or was that closed aswell?
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Post by WH241 on Jan 7, 2024 10:06:22 GMT
The southbound Dartford crossing has been closed since early afternoon. Ensign's X80 has been suspended since then - they have a bus now stuck on the A13 to Kent via the Blackwall and the A2 to pick up the last northbound journey and make sure nobody is stranded overnight. Can it not use the Woolwich ferry to cross the Thames or was that closed aswell? The ferry closes at 8pm when its open! I know this is unlikely but its a shame an agreement can't be made where passengers from the X80 could be taking to Custom House Station to use the Elizabeth Line to Abbey Wood and then onward to Dartford at no additional cost.
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