{"id":8242,"date":"2024-08-30T01:29:38","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/london-country-revisisted-hitchin-3\/"},"modified":"2024-08-30T01:29:38","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T01:29:38","slug":"london-country-revisisted-hitchin-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/london-country-revisisted-hitchin-3\/","title":{"rendered":"London Country Revisisted : Hitchin (3)"},"content":{"rendered":"
An fbb Bludnet – Nay A Howler!<\/span><\/p>\n was misplaced, erroneous and more wally-featured that most of the old man’s occasional slip ups. The 1973 800 was taking its out and in patients out to the new Lister Hospital and in Stevenage and had nothing to do with Hitchin.<\/p><\/div>\n This becomes Hitchin to St Albans 88<\/span> …<\/p>\n … but running to a much more understandable timetable, albeit reduced in frequency.<\/p>\n Red Eagle is the operator.<\/p><\/div>\n …\u00a0 had gone soon after 1973.<\/p><\/div>\n The two offer a bus every 15 minutes compared with 1973’s every 30. Arriva is the operator.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n To add to the fun, Stagecoach is operating their 9B once an hour over a similar route as far as Stevenage.<\/span><\/p>\n Another Arriva Operation …<\/p>\n … but running “through” only every hour compared with the 303.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n This is in the hands of Uno …<\/p>\n … although with better vehicles these days! Again only hourly.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n Central Connect is the operator …<\/p>\n … and if you wish to continue to New Barnet Station, like the 303, you will\u00a0 need a Transport for London<\/span> bus. As a weary slacker, fbb could not be bothered to battle with TfL’s poor information to add the details.<\/p><\/span><\/div>\n <\/span><\/p>\n This one hurt fbb’s brain!\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n A few buses started from Stevenage (usually n7mbered 386)\u00a0 and found their way to Great Wymondley, where Church Green has a large amount of twee.<\/p>\n The 383 itself started in Oakfield Estate<\/span> where the 1964 route, back then the titular 383, ran via Nine Springs Way.<\/p>\n Buses then trundled into Hitchin and back out again to Purwell Lane estate which just creeps into the 1973 Hitchin town map …<\/p>\n … above, centre right. Occasional journeys then continued as on the 1963 map to the village of Weston, also served direct from Stevenage by an 807 back then.<\/p><\/div>\n … goes thataway, but on Saturdays only, terminating at the Red Lion where Hertfordshire thoughtfully provides a stop with flag, a shelter and a very small layby.<\/p>\n Oakfield Estate now gets a respectable and tidy service of hourly buses to both Hitchin and Stevenage, much better than in 1973.<\/p>\n Again Centrebus does the honours. Which leaves us with Purwell Lane Estate.<\/p>\n Puwell Lane Estate has expanded significantly since 1973 and the time point is noted as “opp Chaucer Way” where there is little evidence of any “facilities” like, say, a bus stop sign or little luxuries like a timetable.<\/p>\n Arriva provides the 97 …<\/p>\n
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