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Post by cso on May 3, 2015 18:07:53 GMT
Does anyone know why the Night Tube will not be running on the West Ruislip branch?
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Post by superteacher on May 3, 2015 18:35:36 GMT
Lack of demand? Ealing Briadway will generate far more demand. Depending on the success (or otherwise) of the introduction of the night tube, expansion to services may occur.
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Post by Tom on May 3, 2015 20:00:00 GMT
I'm not sure there is a lack of demand. Unlike Ealing Broadway, the Ruislip branch generally passes through more residential areas, the population of which would be the logical users of the service.
It's interesting to note that Ealing will now have both a number of night buses and night tube, whereas beyond Northolt there is nothing once the day bus routes end.
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Post by theblackferret on May 3, 2015 21:40:50 GMT
I can only give you a couple of examples from our holiday based in Uxbridge in September 2013, when we came back late from Central London shows & films. We left the shows around 22:30-22:45 & both times got back to Uxbridge around midnight. Both times we had to change at Rayners Lane, so I can positively tell you there were no more than half-a-dozen other passengers left on it. Our Travelodge was only 100 yards from the Tube and next door to the all-night bus garage. I didn't carry out a census, but the buses seemed to be doing a better trade at what I consider unearthly hours than the late Tube, apart from sounding like a demented seagull when they reversed  . Quite where all the late-night rave-ups were based, I never did find out, but I think the buses might just have it sewn up vide Ruislip & Uxbridge. That might be why West Ruislip is missing out, even though it's a different line from Uxbridge & Ruislip/Ruislip Manor. |
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Post by Dstock7080 on May 4, 2015 13:39:17 GMT
Buses 114 & 183 are proposed to offer a night service on Friday and Saturday nights, linking Queensbury/Kingsbury with Harrow-on-the-Hill, Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip every 30mins.
Bus E1 is proposed to offer a night service on Friday and Saturday nights, linking Ealing Broadway to Greenford Broadway, every 30mins.
Bus 222 is proposed to offer a 24hr daily service from Hounslow (via West station) to Uxbridge.
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Post by crusty54 on May 4, 2015 16:37:43 GMT
Ealing Broadway is also a more likely place to get a cab.
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Post by Deleted on May 4, 2015 17:16:53 GMT
I'm not sure there is a lack of demand. Unlike Ealing Broadway, the Ruislip branch generally passes through more residential areas, the population of which would be the logical users of the service. It's interesting to note that Ealing will now have both a number of night buses and night tube, whereas beyond Northolt there is nothing once the day bus routes end. I lived in Ruislip 2011 - 2013, lack of night time bus service was frustrating on occasion (particularly that one occasion when I missed the last train  N207 from Holborn area + taxi from Uxbridge -> Ruislip isn't the easiest trip to do in the early hours of a Monday). That said, having taken the (or close to) last train back many times too, they certainly weren't busy by the time they arrived at West Ruislip. In fact, I recall a good number of times being the only person exiting the train. So if the West Ruislip branch were to have a night service, it wouldn't seem sensible to take it up that far - perhaps Northolt? |
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Post by jetblast787 on May 4, 2015 22:58:48 GMT
Buses 114 & 183 are proposed to offer a night service on Friday and Saturday nights, linking Queensbury/Kingsbury with Harrow-on-the-Hill, Ruislip, Ruislip Manor, South Ruislip every 30mins. Bus E1 is proposed to offer a night service on Friday and Saturday nights, linking Ealing Broadway to Greenford Broadway, every 30mins. Bus 222 is proposed to offer a 24hr daily service from Hounslow (via West station) to Uxbridge. |
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Post by wimblephil on May 4, 2015 23:45:24 GMT
Surely though, just because the last trains (that would be leaving central around 00:00-01:00?) aren't full, doesn't mean there won't be people out partying in the wee hours who want to get home in the 3 o'clock hour (and later!)... so you can't just assume it wouldn't be used.
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Post by crusty54 on May 5, 2015 7:14:03 GMT
Surely though, just because the last trains (that would be leaving central around 00:00-01:00?) aren't full, doesn't mean there won't be people out partying in the wee hours who want to get home in the 3 o'clock hour (and later!)... so you can't just assume it wouldn't be used. But by how many people? There is very little point in running trains for just a taxi or bus load of passengers. The intention is to reduce the service on night bus routes parallel to the night tube and plough the money back into connecting bus routes which will provide suburban connections. |
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Post by cso on May 9, 2015 21:09:12 GMT
So, none of the bus options seem to solve getting to Ickenham / Hillingdon (which is at least walkable from West Ruislip) after a night out...
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Post by crusty54 on May 19, 2015 18:46:27 GMT
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N207 from Holborn area + taxi from Uxbridge -> Ruislip isn't the easiest trip to do in the early hours of a Monday). That said, having taken the (or close to) last train back many times too, they certainly weren't busy by the time they arrived at West Ruislip. In fact, I recall a good number of times being the only person exiting the train. So if the West Ruislip branch were to have a night service, it wouldn't seem sensible to take it up that far - perhaps Northolt?
