Due to road works at Thornbury Road, H28 is unable to serve the section between Isleworth Fire Station and Armhurst Gardens. Therefore, a shuttle route called 528 runs between West Middlesex Hospital and Osterley Library via the affected section that is not served by the H28 (except Thornbury Road).
Diversion poster showing the shuttle arrangement of Route 528
Banditised Dennis Darts usually ply the temporary route:
Abellio London 8436 on Route 528, West Middlesex Hospital
528 and H28 Timetables
There needs to be only two buses needed for a 20 minute service to run, each way taking 10 minutes according to the timetable, with 1 minute regulation time at Osterley Library. One bus is used for a Sunday service, running every 30 minutes.
Abellio London 8439 on Route 528, West Middlesex Hospital
Here is a ride on 8436 on the route:
Yes, I was the only passenger through the whole journey to Osterley Library, and probably was the only passenger for the whole trip.
The bus is later shown at Osterley Library as it waits time:
Abellio London 8436 on Route 528, Osterley Library
Overall, this service seems to be barely used, but used enough for it to exist, as there is a notable area where there are no buses except the H91. Also notable was the near bunching the route had on the 6th February (when it was covered). These buses seem to be near withdrawal anyway, and may be possibly withdrawn/used as spare buses after use on the 528.
Diversion poster showing the shuttle arrangement of Route 528
Banditised Dennis Darts usually ply the temporary route:
Abellio London 8436 on Route 528, West Middlesex Hospital
528 and H28 Timetables
There needs to be only two buses needed for a 20 minute service to run, each way taking 10 minutes according to the timetable, with 1 minute regulation time at Osterley Library. One bus is used for a Sunday service, running every 30 minutes.
Abellio London 8439 on Route 528, West Middlesex Hospital
Here is a ride on 8436 on the route:
Yes, I was the only passenger through the whole journey to Osterley Library, and probably was the only passenger for the whole trip.
The bus is later shown at Osterley Library as it waits time:
Abellio London 8436 on Route 528, Osterley Library
Overall, this service seems to be barely used, but used enough for it to exist, as there is a notable area where there are no buses except the H91. Also notable was the near bunching the route had on the 6th February (when it was covered). These buses seem to be near withdrawal anyway, and may be possibly withdrawn/used as spare buses after use on the 528.
The reason why it was bunching was because of an accident on the A4. Grid lock in the whole area. They were running in pairs. H91 was awful....
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