Day 215 two buses which should have worked together the No 329 and No 330 both in NE London.

 I started earlier than  normal catching the 1005 to London Bridge and from there a Luton train to St Pancras Thameslink where I arrived at 1050. It was quite a walk to the Piccadilly line from the Thameslink exit so it was not until 1117 that I arrived at Turnpike Lane. There was interesting disparity in the two timetables displayed at Turnpike Lane for the No 329 route. I have had disparity comparing times from each end of a route of the No 290 but there isn't usually two timetables at a bus stop for the same route.

This timetables states the journey takes 42 minutes

My expected mount

This timetable on the opposite side of the partition says 37 mins

Arriva's Hybrid HV62 which would appear
 not to have the blind for the No 329 fitted

Heading north from  Turnpike Lane bus station through Wood Green

At 1126 I boarded Arriva's HV61 having expected my mount to be the other No 329 which was sitting in the bus station with its lights on. There are a couple of routes that head from here towards Enfield but this appears to be the most direct one. It turned right out of the Bus station and headed straight up the Wood Green High Road past the shopping city and then Underground station and Wood Green bus depot. Continuing onwards passing Harringey Civic Centre we were accompanied by the No 121, 141 and 232.

Approaching the A406 we passed the pub called the Occasional Half

The A406 was reached at 1144 and crossing over this two of those accompanying bus routes fell away and as we reached Palmers Green the No 121 peeled off towards Southgate to be replaced by the W6. Climbing up towards the Palmers Green shopping area we crossed the New River where a police vehicle was stopped in the road and it appeared they were trying to coax a dog back over the fence from this man made construction.

After Palmers Green the route is on its own

Beyond Palmers Green the bus was following Green Lanes this time as the sole route on the road until we reached Winchmore Hill where the No 125 terminates on its journey from Colindale. This bus heads away to the west and we were once again on our own along Ridge Avenue but only as far as Bury street where we were joined by the W8 just after we had crossed the Salmons Brook.

Running parallel with the New River

Winchmore Hill fire station repurposed as a waitrose

This bus route joined other routes as we ran into Enfield Town Centre and we reached Cecil Road art 1208 and terminated at 1211 at the small bus terminal at Little Park Gardens.

The end of the route Little Park Gardens Enfield 

I then walked through the town to reach Enfield Town station at 1223 just as the train was leaving and the next one was not for another half an hour. Thus I crossed the road and got a No 192 to Tottenham Hale which was my intended destination after catching the train to Seven Sisters and then the Victoria line to Tottenham Hale to then take a train to Stratford. So I boarded this bus at 1227 and the driver told me the journey should take about 50 minutes which would not be much different from waiting for thirty minutes and going by train. So I arrived at Tottenham Hale station at 1319 to find the station was closed and everyone was being directed onto the Victoria line. My intention had been to get to Wanstead via Stratford but since there was a bus the No 123 to Gants Hill I caught that took until 1402 to take me to the Central line station at Gants Hill. From here it was two stops to Wanstead but I had failed to realise that the No 330 doesn't start from Wanstead but from Wanstead Park station on  the 'Goblin line.' Nevertheless It was fairly easy way of sorting the issue as the No 308 took me quite rapidly to where Stagecoach 11041 was waiting just north of the railway bridge at Wanstead Park station.

Stagecoach 11041 in its layover spot

Another journey of around 40 minutes is suggested

Approaching stop K at 1440

I was waiting for the No 330 at 1432 2 hours and 21 minutes since arriving at Enfield and this arrived at 1440. The bus went south to the Romford Road then turned East for just a short way before taking Green Street South to pass Upton Park Underground station and down to the the Boleyn pub at Barking Road and the statues across the road of the 1966 England World Cup winners.

Passing the Boleyn south of Upton Park

Statues of world cup winners from 1966

From here the bus headed southwest  at 1455 and ran the length of the road as far as Canning Town bus station. After a very short transit of the bus station we headed south east to go under the cable car at Royal Victoria and followed the DLR line past West Silvertown to reach Pontoon Dock and the bus terminated at the next stop with a distant view of the Thames Barrier at 1520.

Junction with Croydon Road and Barking Road

Heading SSE from Canning Town under the cable car

Pontoon Dock Thames Barrier final stop

The Thames Barrier is at the end of this path

From here I walked to the City Airport and across the Royal Albert Dock to reach the Royal Albert DLR station. From here I caught a DLR train to Shadwell and then an Overground to West Croydon and southern train home arriving at 1720.

A Luxair DHC8 LX-LGG and parked Embraer 190s of City Flyer Express at London City Airport