WLTM Transport Blog: Temporary Route 533 12/11/13, 13/11/13

25/11/2013

Temporary Route 533 12/11/13, 13/11/13

(Au) Hammersmith Bridge Approach southbound closes. This leaves a gap in services across Hammersmith Bridge, affecting the 33, 72, 209, 283 and 419. The solution - split the 72 into East Acton-Hammersmith Butterwick and Castelnau, Lonsdale Road-Roehampton, run the 283 only between East Acton and Hammersmith Butterwick. The rest would terminate short of Hammersmith at Castelnau, Lonsdale Road. But the replacement? Well, that's where 533 comes in.

London United DPS659 on Route 533, Hammersmith Bus Station

London United send DPSs that will run on the K50 eventually, but mainly from 265 and K routes up to Hammersmith to run the evening-night-early morning 533 between Hammersmith, Castelnau and Hammersmith via Chiswick Bridge running from 2100 to 0600hrs.

London United DPS659 runs the first journey of the second night, whilst a temporary timetable adorns a temporary stop at the 33 stand.

London United DPS721 on Route 533, Hammersmith Bus Station

...or rather the second one, as DPS721 decides to take first go.

The final blind display, noting closely at the destination boards for Route 533...

533 to both Castelnau and Hammersmith Bus Station

London United DPS659 on Route 533, Hammersmith Butterwick Bus Station, doing the second journey.

London United DPS650 on Route 533, Hammersmith Bus Station

London United DPS650 on Route 533, Hammersmith Butterwick Bus Station, doing the third journey.

I eventually went home, but I'd cover it the next day. After doing the sixth form open evening on the 12th, I thought it'd be wise to go to a Central London lecture on the 13th. So I did, and got to Hammersmith just in time for the first 533. Again!