It is really disappointing to see yet more reductions in bus services on Chiswick High Road. The number of buses on the High Road is already down 30% from its peak before this change and it will make the service even more crowded an unreliable than it already is. I'm surprise the 267 is the one to be culled and at such short notice. My own experience is that I often have to let this service pass because it is too crowded whereas other routes will have more space. The reason why buses are being cut must in part be due to slower speeds and missed schedules meaning people are opting for other modes of transport. This is why I really think people should get behind the proposals for Cycleway 9 because they will help in this regard. Why the 267? We can guess but possibly it is because the Routemaster Boris Buses are being phased out or transferred to other routes where TfL wants to introduce a low emission fleet. Chiswick has a double problem of being a low emission zone for buses which means provision is more expensive and slowing journey times mean services are getting more reliable. Hopefully this will be a nadir for the service - with the electrification of the Stamford Brook garage combined with the Cycleway 9 changes and possibly some reintroduction of bus lanes, there is some hope for future improvement but in the short term things are going to get worse.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Chiswick Bus Death Spiral	09/11/26 09:45:00	Jeremy Parkinson
Reply	09/11/26 11:19:00	Isabel Martin

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