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Gillian Deal
The bus service has been intermittent over the past 4 weeks. 2 particular occasions stand out as being unacceptable: on Thursday 10th November I waited from 4.30pm to 5.10pm for a 261 at Harland Road towards Bromley. I do appreciate this is a peak journey time but that is a very long wait.
The worst example was when I was on my own at Grove Park station waiting for a 261 towards Lewisham again on a Thursday, 17th November. This time I waited from 9.55pm to 10.35pm & there was no problem with the traffic in Bromley as 2 x 126 stopped at that stop while I was waiting. I texted the help number but this could not produce an answer at that time.
Problem History
- 1 Gillian Deal reported the issue on FixMyTransport. close 11:18 22 Nov 2011 #
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261 40 minute delays
The bus service has been intermittent over the past 4 weeks. 2 particular occasions stand out as being unacceptable: on Thursday 10th November I waited from 4.30pm to 5.10pm for a 261 at Harland Road towards Bromley. I do appreciate this is a peak journey time but that is a very long wait.
The worst example was when I was on my own at Grove Park station waiting for a 261 towards Lewisham again on a Thursday, 17th November. This time I waited from 9.55pm to 10.35pm & there was no problem with the traffic in Bromley as 2 x 126 stopped at that stop while I was waiting. I texted the help number but this could not produce an answer at that time.
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2. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/roadusers/reportas... - 4 Julian Walker commented close 11:49 22 Nov 2011 #
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Our Ref: 1009865523
Date: 16.12.2011
[email address]
Dear Sir or Madam
Re: Route 261 – Your Complaint
Thank you for your complaint dated 22 November which you
submitted via the Transport for London (TfL) website in relation
to the delays that you have encountered with this bus service.
I would very much like to apologise for the difficulties that
you have experienced.
I can assure you that we take such issues seriously. Indeed, we
understand how important it is for our customers to be provided
with a reliable service that arrives at the designated bus stops
to there specified frequency. Regrettably, due to factors
outside of our control, this is not always possible. Such
issues include, but are not limited to: roadworks, increased
traffic congestion, bus related incidents, and as we enter the
colder months which are now upon us, the negative impact that
adverse weather can play on the running times of our services.
I have raised the issues you encountered on 17 November with
Metrobus who operate this service on our behalf. They have
assured me that they will do their utmost to ensure to ensure
that there services operate on time as far as possible, taking
into account that issues can arise along the route that prevents
this. We shall continue to monitor the performance of this
route.
I hope that you do not incur any further issues with this
service. In the event that you do, please let me know and I
will be happy to look into any further issues that you wish to
raise.
Yours sincerely
Benjamin Lyon
Customer Service Advisor
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. - 6 Rob Buckley commented close 21:55 10 Dec 2012 #