tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post3492969413508384206..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Delving into Dagenham Dock [3]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-65622052728386107912011-09-27T23:26:56.601+01:002011-09-27T23:26:56.601+01:00The 174 was actually the final route to provide a ...The 174 was actually the final route to provide a (very limited) service along Chequers Lane - a few select journeys were diverted down there (early 1990s?) after the 148 (which itself only had a limited service along there) was withdrawn and mostly replaced by the 364. <br /><br />Since at least the 1970s the 139 was the only regular service along there, the other routes down there being limited to a small proportion of the rush hour service being diverted away from their normal destinations.Dominichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00145734042272196687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-91932859269378278492011-08-12T07:31:49.101+01:002011-08-12T07:31:49.101+01:00If you are a decrepit (?) old fogey like me, R169,...If you are a decrepit (?) old fogey like me, R169, a quarter of a mile is a long way! Until the promised regeneration of the Dagenham Dock area happens, there is not likely to be a mad rush anyway!fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-69105963404757688082011-08-11T21:56:29.268+01:002011-08-11T21:56:29.268+01:00Thanks - so even without a service along that part...Thanks - so even without a service along that part of Chequers Lane, no point is going to be very much more than a quarter of a mile from some form of public transport, which doesn't seem too bad. <br /><br />I seem to recall reading (many years ago!) that a quarter of a mile was considerable a reasonable maximum distance to expect people to be prepared to walk to and from a bus stop - at least in urban areas.RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-78938759118227002332011-08-11T20:07:43.290+01:002011-08-11T20:07:43.290+01:00door to door somewhat less that half a mile.door to door somewhat less that half a mile.fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-38968439648242817262011-08-11T17:19:46.057+01:002011-08-11T17:19:46.057+01:00Just out of interest, how far is it from Dagenham ...Just out of interest, how far is it from Dagenham Dock station to stop S/C on Ripple Road, or to Asda (stop D)? It doesn't look very far, and you say it is a 'short' walk.RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.com