154 Bus in Carshalton Road in times gone by... with our thanks to the photographer...!

The following is Sutton Council’s suggestion to Transport for London about the 154 Bus Route Morden – West Croydon.

“We consider that the frequency and hours of operation of this service are satisfactory. However, we would like consideration to be given to converting this route into a 24 hour service. The gap between the last and first bus is only 4 hours, so a half hourly service during these hours would not require too many additional journeys and this would help to plug the gap left by the withdrawal of the N44 and N213 night bus services between Morden and Carshalton and Sutton and Croydon respectively. If this was done it is essential that the 154 night workings connect with the N155 at Morden and N44 at Rosehill or Sutton. If connections are not maintained with these routes, passengers from Central London will be inconvenienced and discouraged from using public transport for nights out. It might also be worth considering varying the night time route slightly in Sutton town centre to take it up Throwley Way and along Carshalton Road to better serve the night time entertainment venues which are concentrated at the southern end of the town centre although I accept that this conflicts with TfL’s preference not to vary day and night time routes. This route variation would, however, assist the police in their efforts to disperse night time revellers as quickly as possible This service gets particularly crowded at school times along Stanley Park Road and so additional services may be required at school times.” Jill, Alan and Hamish certainly agree!