Dulwich Bus Campaign

[Glemham]

A campaign started by a small group of Dulwich residents for better connectivity between West Dulwich, Dulwich Village and Herne Hill.
For all the details see the website:   dulwichbuscampaign.co.uk   This also includes a petition to sign showing TfL the level of support for the proposal.

Please forward and share the website.

[Sue]

Please could you make the website a link?

[Glemham]

Hope this works

https://dulwichbuscampaign.co.uk

[Moovart]

It worked for me.

Sounds like a good idea and a very sensible proposal.  I hope it gets approval 🤞

 

[Sue]

Thank you. I've signed.

Good luck. It does seem very sensible. 

I had no idea the buses involved even existed!

[CPR Dave]

Are they finding it hard to get around in their two tonne metal boxes now then?

[Earl Aelfheah]

Sounds like a sensible proposal

[CPR Dave]

Really? They've had millions of pounds spent on them already installing cycling facilities. 

If it's too hard for them to use their cars now, let them ride their bikes from West Dulwich to Dulwich Village. 

It's what they wanted (and campaigned) for, after all. 

If they physically can't cycle then it's very easy for them to use the hopper fare that the tax payers all subsidise to take two buses for the price of one and make that journey.

Why everyone else should be inconvenienced and asked to subsidise people living in one of the wealthiest and leafiest areas of London because the transport changes they demanded are now proving undesirable, is beyond me. 

[Moovart]

Who would be inconvenienced by such an adjustment to the route?

[CPR Dave]

Cyclists and shoppers in Dulwich Village, having to put up with another bus trundling through, people who use the bus for its existing route, people who use the South Circular, the bus company who has to pay for extra buses drivers and extra fuel, the drivers themselves who would have to drive a longer route, and the drivers of buses on the other routes who would have to pick up extra passengers, putting pressure on their ability to stick to arduous bus timetabling requirements.

[Earl Aelfheah]

On 12/11/2025 at 20:09, CPR Dave said:

Really? They've had millions of pounds spent on them already installing cycling facilities. 

If it's too hard for them to use their cars now, let them ride their bikes from West Dulwich to Dulwich Village. 

Who is 'they'? The people of West Dulwich? 

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

It seems like a very sensible proposal. It would connect 6 busy schools (which collectively attract literally thousands of journeys every day) with the rail/bus hub at Tulse Hill. There wouldn't be any additional infrastructure required.

Meanwhile, loving CPR Dave's reinvention as a defender of cyclists and Dulwich Villagers oppressed by over-frequent buses. Maybe he forgot which account he was posting to...

[Glemham]

Not sure our recent  Bus Campaign can claim credit for a decision that has probably been months in the making, but it’s very welcome news. We hope to be involved in any consultation process.

https://tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/three-london-boroughs-win-tfl-funding-to-transform-local-bus-networks

[Sue]

Just had this email:

 

We're delighted to share that with your help, our petition has reached 1,000+ signatures! We have more updates:

 

What we have done so far: 

• We launched and promoted the campaign website.
• We've gained support from local institutions such as the Dulwich Picture Gallery and Friends of Dulwich Park.
• We spoke to the press and Southwark News published two articles inspired by our campaign. Read them here and here.
• We met with Marina Ahmad, the London Assembly Member for Southwark, as well as the Village Ward councillors. They confirmed their support for the campaign and Marina told us she would contact TfL to ask them to consider our proposal for the 201 and explain why the P4's performance has been so poor. She will seek to get support from the Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance.

 

What we plan to do next:

• We have a meeting scheduled with Marina Ahmad on Jan 8 where we plan to ask her for updates.
• We asked for a meeting with someone senior at TfL so we can discuss why they seem reluctant to address our requests.

 

How you can help:

• Ask your household members to sign the petition: the more names we have, the better we can show to TfL that this is important.
• Email Marina Ahmad as well as local councillors Richard Leeming and Margy Newens to let them know why this campaign is important to you.
• Reach out if you would like to help us. We are a small group of volunteers and all are welcome to give us a hand.
• Please share with your school Whatsapp parent groups if you are part of one.

 

Kind regards,

 

Dulwich Bus Campaign