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Post by kommie123 on Jul 20, 2022 21:52:52 GMT 1
Hi,
I was recently on service 174 and noted it covered quirky little diversions either very close to a main road or down a very remote area. It made me wonder whether these are monitored for usage as I rarely saw anyone alight or get on these services. Notable examples include:
Ledston Luck Village (174)
Bottomboat (174)
Oulton Lane (153)
Are these still well used? It's odd when entire areas have been cut off over the last few years.
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Post by moorside on Jul 21, 2022 15:47:10 GMT 1
I don't know these particular routes: but about 15 to 20 years ago my wife had a part-time job working for a lady who lived in part of a rural mansion converted into flats. I usually ran her there and back but one day she caught the bus from the end of the drive when I couldn't pick her up. When she got on the bus, the driver said "I've been driving this route for 20 years and this is the first time I've ever picked anyone up here" (The route was half-hourly then but has since been diverted down a different road). This was in Lancashire but I imagine there are lots of bus stops in every area which are hardly ever used.
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Post by 576 Gemini 2 on Jul 21, 2022 17:06:35 GMT 1
The Howcans Lane stop on the 576 route I used that service for most of my 48 years & only once about 3 months did my bus stop to pick up a passenger
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Post by Username on Jul 21, 2022 19:00:50 GMT 1
Quite local areas, Commons Bus Shelter. I have no idea why this is sheltered. St Johns Close, Rishworth deserves a shelter instead as most people who live in the Rishworth Village use that bus stop.
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Post by mattb7tl on Jul 21, 2022 21:50:54 GMT 1
Calderdale Way Huddersfield Rd on the 503! Used this route almost daily for around five years and never even knew that this stop existed, thought the bus broke down when it pulled over  |
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Post by Username on Jul 22, 2022 21:21:19 GMT 1
Calderdale Way Huddersfield Rd on the 503! Used this route almost daily for around five years and never even knew that this stop existed, thought the bus broke down when it pulled over I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a man get on at this bus stop, I didn't even know that there was a path to access it. |
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Post by Father Dougal McGuire on Jul 22, 2022 21:27:19 GMT 1
Calderdale Way Huddersfield Rd on the 503! Used this route almost daily for around five years and never even knew that this stop existed, thought the bus broke down when it pulled over I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw a man get on at this bus stop, I didn't even know that there was a path to access it. I hated stopping at that bus stop. Difficult to get out into fast moving traffic in a Zest Gemini and they were the quickest double decks we had! Also being on the bend (downhill) it's hard to see traffic approaching from the rear. |
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Post by arriva1606 on Jul 23, 2022 10:18:56 GMT 1
The stops on the 229 between Gildersome and Wortley I've only ever seen used once.
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Post by dennisthemenace504 on Jul 23, 2022 13:10:06 GMT 1
The stops on the 229 between Gildersome and Wortley I've only ever seen used once. You've not been on the busy services then?, cos in/out of Leeds, they pick up/drop off at Woodlands Hotel/Waste Management/old Ring factory at certain times of day |
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Post by arriva1606 on Jul 23, 2022 14:59:28 GMT 1
The stops on the 229 between Gildersome and Wortley I've only ever seen used once. You've not been on the busy services then?, cos in/out of Leeds, they pick up/drop off at Woodlands Hotel/Waste Management/old Ring factory at certain times of day I don't really use buses at peak times so unfortunately not. |
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Post by dennisthemenace504 on Jul 24, 2022 11:08:16 GMT 1
You've not been on the busy services then?, cos in/out of Leeds, they pick up/drop off at Woodlands Hotel/Waste Management/old Ring factory at certain times of day I don't really use buses at peak times so unfortunately not. I even got a shock myself this morning while doing 201 Leeds, approaching the first roundabout before White Rose Centre, and someone stood there at 0857, if it had been after the roundabout outside the petrol station/Starbucks, I wouldn't have been as shocked 🤣🤣🤣 |
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Post by Burnside on Jul 25, 2022 18:54:58 GMT 1
Perhaps not surprisingly given its limited service, I've never seen anyone get on or off the K15 (or 915 when TLC had it) on Goff Well Lane or Hainworth village.
I would imagine it'd be even less likely now, given the arrangements since May mean that while it's only a few minutes coming out of Keighley, when heading into town you've got to go round via Cross Roads, Oakworth and Harewood Road.
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