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Riku Fryderyk
United Kingdom
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2022
Hi, I'm Riku :)
For as long as I can remember, I have been overly enthusiastic about trains and transport in general, and on this channel, I pour out my love for it in videos featuring informative and fun journeys exploring transportation in London and beyond.
In my time on TH-cam, I've interviewed many people who shape the state of trains and buses as we know them, attended station openings, stepped aboard brand-new trains, and found myself in unusual, interesting and unknown territories.
I'm very grateful to every single person who has subscribed to my channel- they drive me to continue making regular videos with heartwarming comments and never-ending support.
I'm also a young author of children's and teens' books, an audiobook narrator, and a co-host of a music project.
My brand-new book, Music to My Ears, is available to order on Amazon in paperback and ebook: amzn.eu/d/dh3tMIz
To find out more about me and what I do, check out my website at rikufryderyk.com
For as long as I can remember, I have been overly enthusiastic about trains and transport in general, and on this channel, I pour out my love for it in videos featuring informative and fun journeys exploring transportation in London and beyond.
In my time on TH-cam, I've interviewed many people who shape the state of trains and buses as we know them, attended station openings, stepped aboard brand-new trains, and found myself in unusual, interesting and unknown territories.
I'm very grateful to every single person who has subscribed to my channel- they drive me to continue making regular videos with heartwarming comments and never-ending support.
I'm also a young author of children's and teens' books, an audiobook narrator, and a co-host of a music project.
My brand-new book, Music to My Ears, is available to order on Amazon in paperback and ebook: amzn.eu/d/dh3tMIz
To find out more about me and what I do, check out my website at rikufryderyk.com
Farewell to the 347
A MASSIVE shoutout to my channel members:
@busspottb
@emilyjules5141
@enbee_emi
@TheBenji400
@tonysimpson4536
@stevehornsby7727
@ZacharyUKTransport
@PhilipHeselton-v3o
@davidstone408
@trains-x5j
@HonarySpock
@Morgansliftadventures
Music to My Ears, my futuristic fantasy novel: amzn.eu/d/0zYDZih
Find out more about my work at: rikufryderyk.com
As ever, thanks for watching, and please do consider subscribing for more transport-themed videos!
@busspottb
@emilyjules5141
@enbee_emi
@TheBenji400
@tonysimpson4536
@stevehornsby7727
@ZacharyUKTransport
@PhilipHeselton-v3o
@davidstone408
@trains-x5j
@HonarySpock
@Morgansliftadventures
Music to My Ears, my futuristic fantasy novel: amzn.eu/d/0zYDZih
Find out more about my work at: rikufryderyk.com
As ever, thanks for watching, and please do consider subscribing for more transport-themed videos!
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So sad to lose a bus route😔
Acres of roofspace but not a solar panel in sight
Barking squared
Annoying people filming vlogs really loudly on buses like they are the only ones there...must be Gen Z types.
Could that possibly be us??
@rikufryderyk Yes!
Awesome video Riku, shame they are scrapping bus routes. Some of the points they made in that meeting are true as the main roads can easy get clogged up.
Yup, the campaign group is doing really well so far. They’re really motivated to push this reversal forwards to the government.
Great video Riku - always a sad day losing a bus route :(
I was on the last service
E200 will transfer to 375
Used to live in Ruislip, so know this railway well. Also a work colleague used to be the Railways' secretary. Enjoyed the video a lot, well done.
Nice video, but unfortunately you are very wrong about the end of Greater London. It is a very long way past the M25, and indeed only the last 2 or 3 stops on the 347 in South Ockendon are actually in Thurrock (not Essex).
Interesting to see the Wanstead meeting, although shame the major cuts to the W12 were not highlighted, ie complete withdrawal from Walthamstow Village and a reduction from every 15 mins to 30 mins in the new W14 (and not even really serving Wanstead properly) for those in the housing area east of Wanstead.
The same journey yesterday was somewhat busier ! - I counted 66 people using the 1600 journey (but others reckoned even higher), even so about a dozen got left behind.
Great video, for some residents, only a bus is a lifeline
Cuts are never a good thing but at the same time, I'd like to see TFL cover buses further out than they do now with more main routes, as was the case historically. A number of towns that fall outside Greater London are still functionally apart of the city's built up area and have to deal with rubbish bus services increasing traffic both there and in London. This is the case for much of Surrey and southern parts of Hertfordshire like where I live buses are bloody dreadful to use. Even in this video, you said the 347 was based out of Grays. They run routes to Lakeside, so why not to Grays and Tilbury too? They are only a few miles further away. Then there's the obvious gaps in the bus network that would really save people time, like Romford to Epping or Chingford to Waltham Abbey, cross-boundary routes that could add a lot of capacity if buses ran journeys like this. The same could be said about more express routes if proper priority was made available for them. They want to run better services in Outer London, the buses need to do journeys like this where it may not be very built up but strategically could make a big difference. I live in Cheshunt and having to use 2 buses to go to Enfield is so stupid for a journey of a couple miles. Buses could do a lot of good if we got the boundaries for them right in the first place.
The M24 if corse isnt a precise Border to London. As Seen when the LEZ was extended
Getting like the Deregulated Services outside London. If it dosent turn a profit its a goner. In the old LT Daus when there was Central and contry areas. It was more about public service. With more profitable routes helping to fund orhers
RIP to the 347 😢
Goodbye 347! Plenty of alternatives for locals so it won't be missed by many!
Farewell to 347! I unfortunately wasent able to go but i will miss this route and it was very useful but it has to go
London Bus Route 347
London problems. Everyone else in the UK wants to know what is a bus?
I wish I went instead of recording bus 99
I was gonna go yk, was on a video call with Godwin and that last one was JAMMED. Nice one riku!!
Farewell 347🖐 Its nice how you met other enthusiasts there
brilliant vlog
347 farewell as 549
At least the 549 route was just renumbered as W14 and made longer so it's actually more useful as it's goes to Whipps Cross now. Frequency is low still at hourly but at least it's easier to understand.
Such a shame that the 347 bus route isn’t going to be in service any more. And yes apparently c2c are to refurbish the 74 Class 357 Electrostar trains with new c2c livery. But still so sad to see the end of the 347 route. Farewell 347 route. 😢
I thought they looked cross at 8:48 😂 Great video by the three of you. 🙂
Is London buses route 347 still in the service?
Just finished a few hours ago!
4:00 Dang II never knew Optare solos were on Arriva
No it was just a suggestion
Did this just happen today
no it happened 45 years ago buddy
@LuperSoop69The video was made yesterday
😂😂😂😂@LuperSoop69
First Route of the year withdrawn... Its 1 month from now that we will say goodbye to 118 & 414
21 Years of service
Farewell 347. The route shouldve been kept but sadly it didnt stay.
I actually saw the last ever service on the 347. I wasn't there tho, It was a Discord call with Jack Baldwin. When I saw the 347 on his phone line, it was just like the 549! Idk if the SL4 might be like this, but I bet it might be chaos. But anyways, R.I.P Route 347 🪦:( Cool video btw 👍👍👍😉
I felt really upset that the 347 will be withdrawn due to low usage. But if passengers are going from Romford to Upminster and Ockendon. They can use existing routes 248, 346, 370 and non TfL route 269.
RIP 347
From Saturday 18th January 2025 route 347 between Ockendon and Romford station is but people can use non-tfl route 269 is provided from north Ockendon to Ockendon rail station or tfl bus routes
I’m going to go on that route tommorow
Good luck
tell me how it went 😂😂
It’s gone now the 4pm running was the last ever 347 to run
I rode the bus 347 6 days ago at the time this comment was uploaded. This was the first time, and my last time riding it. It was the 12:00 service on a Saturday.
nice video
R.I.P Route 347 🫡
What you’ve just witnessed is high ranks not caring about their paying folks, get concerned about change and you’ll be told to put up and shut up.
Almost like the Beeching Report. Scrapping bus routes when there is a need for them. Enjoyable video 👍
Totally agree. It really is insane.
It’s one of those moments where TfL don’t run the bus often enough so no one uses it - and then you get rid of it because no one uses because TfL don’t run it enough to be useful Essentially, TfL shot themself in the foot with this one, they can’t really complain about low passenger numbers when only people who have no other choice will use a bus route that only runs four times a day and ends at 16:00
🫡
the amount of repeating stations annoys me too much, lol my preferred way of doing this is to start at beckton, go to canning town and then woolwich arsenal, se to lewisham, dor up to stratford changing at canary wharf, then walk or train to stratford int'l and then go back amd change at canning town for a train west to tick off bank and tower gateway for the finish. took me 3hrs 45mins but i forgot to stop the tomer for lunch and i was not trying to be quick in the slightest
Got one, I can tell you it's great. Only the premium features are annoying