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diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.03.24 - 12:00 a.m. | #

I thought I'd solved it immediately and that'd you done the Super loop, but that's only 7 buses. I guess it's not that easy.

TW | 25.03.24 - 7:09 a.m. | #

7. The Landmark Centre in Teddington.

Timbo | 25.03.24 - 7:09 a.m. | #

2. Roe Green Park in Brent, specifically near the junction of Kingsbury Road and Valley Drive.

Dan | 25.03.24 - 7:14 a.m. | #

4. Perhaps the first hidden word is station.

Ian | 25.03.24 - 7:20 a.m. | #

Is Borough 9 Redbridge?

As a passing comment, the blue labels render green on my phone display.

dg writes: No

Al | 25.03.24 - 7:38 a.m. | #

3. Queensbury Circle in Harrow

Biscuitman | 25.03.24 - 7:42 a.m. | #

I had just taken a picture of the kitchen with the fridge door open. Three bicycles is maximum my hall permits. Like the pink highlighty bits.

Noel | 25.03.24 - 7:47 a.m. | #

Is location one London Bridge station in Southwark?

dg writes: No

Baldassaro | 25.03.24 - 8:21 a.m. | #

Timbo, 7:09, bang on.

David B | 25.03.24 - 8:47 a.m. | #

This is hard, I was thinking Teddington as Timbo suggests and given that I think 6 is Ealing but I'm far from certain.

dg writes: No

ap | 25.03.24 - 9:02 a.m. | #

The "I didn't use" is Superloop.

Steve

dg writes: Correct :)

Steve Conway | 25.03.24 - 9:04 a.m. | #

If 2 is Roe Green Park (Brent) and 3 is Queensbury Circle (just in Barnet), then Bus 2 looks like 324.

dg writes: No

Ian | 25.03.24 - 9:17 a.m. | #

6. Given the available buses to/from No 7, there are only two boroughs possible. Google Earth suggests this is the A314/A315 junction in Hounslow, the pub being the Sun.

Timbo | 25.03.24 - 9:18 a.m. | #

4 - Field End Road / Victoria Road roundabout, South Ruislip (Hillingdon Borough)

Ollie | Homepage | 25.03.24 - 9:24 a.m. | #

Filling in a few gaps...

1. Hendon station (Thameslink), Barnet

Bus 1 = 183
Bus 2 = 324
Bus 3 = 114

Biscuitman | 25.03.24 - 9:34 a.m. | #

Location 1, digits of A roads are 5 and 406.

dg writes: No

Malcolm of Kent | 25.03.24 - 9:54 a.m. | #

Is borough 1 Newham? (Stratford)

dg writes: No

Running_Correspondent | 25.03.24 - 10:10 a.m. | #

1. Hendon Station is on the A504 (total 9). Possibly the station bridge.

Ian | 25.03.24 - 10:18 a.m. | #

No 7 jumped out at me straight away because I noticed the "Rubbish Taxi" when I was there on Saturday. Given that location, only three bus routes serve that location and one of them doesn't leave the borough. The other two both serve the same two other boroughs, which led me, with a bit of detective work to Location 6.
I now realise Location 8 was staring me in the face - so familiar the description didn't register.
So:
Borough 6 - Hounslow
Location 6 - The Sun pub the A314/A315
Bus 6 - 281
Borough 7 - Richmond
Location 7 - Landmark Centre, Teddington
Bus 7 - 285 (as 281 already used)
Borough 7 - Kingston
Location 8 - outside Kingston station, opposite the Rotunda

Timbo | 25.03.24 - 10:21 a.m. | #

If 7 is Teddington then a 15 minute bus ride on the 281 takes you to Kingston town centre, possibly in front of the station near the Quebec House student accommodation and the Rotunda.

cjw714 | 25.03.24 - 10:22 a.m. | #

That must mean Location 5 is in Ealing.

Ted | 25.03.24 - 10:26 a.m. | #

Bus 4 has to be the 282.

Dan | 25.03.24 - 10:42 a.m. | #

I think these are the remaining...

Location 5 - Northolt Village Green/ Clocktower, Ealing
Bus 4 = 282
Bus 5 = 120

Biscuitman | 25.03.24 - 10:45 a.m. | #

alphabetical

dg writes: No

felix | 25.03.24 - 10:53 a.m. | #

8: the traffic island outside Kingston station opposite the new Odeon (and more) complex and Cappadoccia restaurant.

David B | 25.03.24 - 11:03 a.m. | #

Location 3 is Honeypot Lane

Kartik | 25.03.24 - 11:12 a.m. | #

I think Location 9 is the junction of the South Circular Road with Putney Hill near Putney station, and Borough 9 is therefore Wandsworth.
That would fit with Bus No 8 being the 85

dg writes: No

Timbo | 25.03.24 - 11:43 a.m. | #

Is 3 Belmont Circle? If it is the chip shop’s great!

dg writes: No

Sarah | 25.03.24 - 11:49 a.m. | #

8 locations and 7 buses identified so far.

I've made a map to show the answers, here.

1 to go...

diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.03.24 - 12:00 p.m. | #

9 is South Wimbledon

ap | 25.03.24 - 12:03 p.m. | #

So it is. So Merton for Borough 9 and either 57 or 131 for bus 8

Timbo | 25.03.24 - 12:55 p.m. | #

I suppose the clocktower doesn't say 8 because it says VIII.

What are all the boroughs now we know they're not alphabetical?

And yes, the clue boxes look green to me.

Ian | 25.03.24 - 3:00 p.m. | #

9. Merton Rd/Morden Rd/Kingston Rd junction, Merton Borough.

MO | 25.03.24 - 3:21 p.m. | #

Start and finish at boundary Zone 3/4 stations (Hendon, South Wimbledon),
and all the boroughs are in Outer London

dg writes: Correct :)
I would have accepted ‘stations'.

Timbo | 25.03.24 - 3:31 p.m. | #

9. Simply Fresh used to be Metro Express.

miker | 25.03.24 - 5:17 p.m. | #

Will there be another easy quiz in 12 hours :)

Noel | 25.03.24 - 6:16 p.m. | #

It's been 12 hours and we haven't finished this one.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.03.24 - 7:10 p.m. | #

Location 9, South Wimbledon, 9 mins from John Innes Park ?

JonF | 25.03.24 - 8:08 p.m. | #

So is number 9 not in fact South Wimbledon, Merton?

Biscuitman | 25.03.24 - 8:11 p.m. | #

Four people have correctly identified Location 9 and three people have named Borough 9. But we still haven't finished.

diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.03.24 - 8:14 p.m. | #

131

dg writes: No

alex f | 25.03.24 - 9:23 p.m. | #

Bus 8 = 57

Biscuitman | 25.03.24 - 9:25 p.m. | #

...and we're done, thanks.
[map]

(the 57 and 131 both connect Kingston to South Wimbledon, but only the 57 can do it in 30 minutes)

diamond geezer | Homepage | 25.03.24 - 9:27 p.m. | #











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