tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post8515398424242720624..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: The Sogginess of Steyning : a Delightful Excursionfatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-71099108106356621112014-07-21T09:51:08.032+01:002014-07-21T09:51:08.032+01:00In those days I don't recall having to walk ac...In those days I don't recall having to walk across.<br /><br />Incidentally on the Velvet saga it has been pointed out to me that there is a notice on the Xelabus website that they now operate services E8, X4, X7 and 503.Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-57389446842224231352014-07-21T09:47:51.186+01:002014-07-21T09:47:51.186+01:00When I worked in the Hants & Dorset offices in...When I worked in the Hants & Dorset offices in 1973/4 it was in use but since then the area has been by-passed by new roads. Guess that was when bus services stopped using that route.<br /><br />Visited the spot about a year ago and saw a guy in the kiosk being paid to allow cars across. There are car parks at both ends - the one on the southern side (accessed from Marchwood direction) usually has spare spaces. The adjacent Eling Tide Mill is a tourist attraction.Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-49581031759231856152014-07-21T06:11:22.701+01:002014-07-21T06:11:22.701+01:00I have been trying to find some online images as I...I have been trying to find some online images as I know I have seen some in the past.<br /><br />Here are two, one with a bus and the other after preservation, showing one of the passing places.<br /><br />http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SOUTHDOWN-Locations-Worthing-Old-Shoreham-Toll-Bridge-4-colour-photographs-/291128642608?nma=true&si=2Q9i9LX%252FjGvlU%252FqZHn3Wfk%252FHwqQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557<br /><br />https://www.flickr.com/photos/austin7nut/5857052425/<br /><br />How the bridge stayed up at all was quite amazing, but it really did carry an enormous amount of traffic for many years.Daddysgadgetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892897553855129226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-367257396403889442014-07-20T21:37:10.705+01:002014-07-20T21:37:10.705+01:00Clive you are correct.
I was told a few years ag...Clive you are correct. <br /><br />I was told a few years ago that H&D did operate via the Eling Toll Bridge that is alongside the Eling Tide Mill - route 38?. <br /><br />I understand that passengers had to get off the bus and walk across due to weight restrictions. <br /><br />According to Wikipedia it is still in use. <br /><br />I have walked across. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-91798778763825399082014-07-20T20:59:12.387+01:002014-07-20T20:59:12.387+01:00I have just taken a look at the Velvet website and...I have just taken a look at the Velvet website and whilst it still doesn't give any information on the new ownership its timetable pages have been updated.<br /><br />Those still listed are the A, B4, M, S1, S2, and 502.<br /><br />Those no longer showing are the E8 (evening Eastleigh to Boyatt Wood), X4 (evening Eastleigh to West End and Hedge End), X7 (evening and Sunday Eastleigh to Chandlers Ford) and 503 (Barton Peverill College to Thornden School)Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-11325112771131023092014-07-20T20:51:09.733+01:002014-07-20T20:51:09.733+01:00I recall Hants & Dorset using a similar toll b...I recall Hants & Dorset using a similar toll bridge at Eling on the route from Southampton to Hythe, Fawley and Calshot. The toll bridge is still there but I don't think buses use it any more.Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-79942847246057757282014-07-20T09:00:37.985+01:002014-07-20T09:00:37.985+01:00According to No 3 son, there are passing places bu...According to No 3 son, there are passing places built into the bridge structure. Maybe they were just refuges for terrified pedestrians? I doesn't look capable of taking the weight of a bus!fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-25063967202345842202014-07-20T06:22:20.796+01:002014-07-20T06:22:20.796+01:00Until the Shoreham Bypass was built the Tollbridge...Until the Shoreham Bypass was built the Tollbridge carried the A27 and was extremely busy. This was not helped by their being a level crossing at the east end of the bridge for the line up to Christ's Hospital. Due to historical accident the tolls were collected by British Railways, with the tollman standing in the middle of the road with his Ultimate ticket machine catching traffic both ways at it went past..<br />Southdown routes 9 and 10 crossed it on their way from Brighton to Littlehampton or Arundel. I recall one journey encountering the conductor standing on the platform with his eyes tight shut. He told me he had done the crossing four times a day for fifteen years but was scared stiff as the road was extremely narrow with only the wooden fence to stop the bus falling into the river. Daddysgadgetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892897553855129226noreply@blogger.com