The Lengthy One, The 321 - One

 PLEASE NOTE

Yesterday, the fbbs travelled from Seaton to Llandudno for a short break c/o Daish's Holidays. The company informed them that Wifi was only available in communal rooms. In case this presents a problem, fbb has prepared and posted mini-blogs to appear from Monday 9th Sept o Friday 13th Sept inclusive.

However, North Waiian matter may be added if practicable.

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By Bus From Luton To Uxbridge

Traveline tells us that it is not such a difficult a journey as we might expect.

We catch a local bus from Luton to St Albans (Arriva route 321) where we change to an Arriva Green Line 724 for the journey on to Uxbridge. Journey time two hours and 14 minutes.

But, supposing for some masochistic reason, you wanted to do the whole thing on "ordinary" stage carriage routes eschewing Green Lines's limited stoppiness; what then?.

We can plot the journey on the Hertfordshire network map.

We can catch Arriva's 321 all the way from Luton to Watford ...

... below described in map extracts.

Luton to Harpenden

Harpenden to St Albans

This is where Traveline would encourage us to change to the 724.

But on our theoretical journey we are made of sterner stuff - but we would need to make sure our 724 was going to Heathrow and not Harlow. But, bravely, we'll stick with the 321 all the way yo Watford Junction station.

St Albans to Watford

Just a bit further!

Fun, isn't it? Now we strike off west on route 322.

This would take us to Maple Cross (if we caught the right one) ...

... where our bus ride all the way to Uxbridge would come unstuck.

Watford to Maple Cross

Maple Cross to Denham

On the map there is nothing but the 724 south of Maple Cross.

The 951 is not much use.

The code FN means Friday  Nights only. They must go to bed early at Watford!l 

So we would be forced on to the 724 at least as far as Denham!

Denham to Uxbridge

We would need to change to a London Transport 331 from Denham to Uxbridge ...

... but fbb suspects that, after the tortuous journey so far, we would be only too happy to stay on the 724!

A bit of a palaver all round!

But, once upon a time we could go all the way on a 321.

And it would be quicker than today's official 321 plus 724 combo - just - at two hours and ten minutes!

Sheffield Shambles - A Snippet

Item added at 2020 yesterday evening.

Blog readers may remember that, yesterday, First Bus in South Yorkshire, introduced a baseball bat smash up the of the network network in Sheffield. Of course the publicity is poor and what was revealed was badly explained. So to the following headline comes as no no surprise.

The only person who seemed ro like what has happened is Oliver Coppard, the Mega Mayor. He probably doesn't travel by bus!

Bit then he would say that wouldn't he?

More on the Sheffield silliness in due course.

 Next 321 blog : Tuesday 10th September