A two car accident with injuries near 69 St Terminal caused massive delays on all arriving and departing West Chester Pike buses during the start of the PM rush hour today. Upper Darby Police closed West Chester Pike eastbound between Brief Av and Garrett Rd, forcing 103, 104, 110, 111, 112, 120, and 123 buses to detour via Brief Av, Terminal Square, and Garrett Rd to reach 69 St Terminal. One of the drivers was seriously injured enough to require the Jaws of Life to be used. Garrettford/Drexel Hill, Upper Darby, and Highland Park fire companies responded to the accident scene, which was cleared at approximately 4:55pm. Several West Chester Pike buses departed about 10-15 minutes late as a result of the congestion...
The loop at 69 St's West Terminal has been the site of a couple of accidents over the past couple of days. Yesterday, a NABI rear-ended 5409 as it was rounding the loop. It is believed that the NABI was on either the 104 or 110, while 5409 was on the 109. This morning, an operator drove her bus into the LRV revenue collection berth on the north side of West Terminal (near the exit to the LRV boarding area)...
In addition to a bus shortage, a report out of Red Arrow says that there is also a manpower shortage at the depot. As a result, SEPTA has decided to institute 10.5 to 12 hour runs starting with the June picking...
The Annual Service Plan proposals will be acted upon by the SEPTA Board at the June meeting, which means that most of the route changes will take effect as early as September. The 104 extension, however, will take effect in July, in order to have service in place for the start of the fall semester at West Chester University...
SEPTA seems to need a lesson in how to properly meet demand on the 124/125. Between 6:30pm and 7:05pm, there were at least 5 Center City bound 124/125 buses, but only 3 King of Prussia bound 125 buses and 1 Chesterbrook bound 124. Of the 3 outbound 125 buses, one was apparently a short turn which started at Gulph Mills. During that 35 minute time frame, the lone 124 bus arrived at around 7:05pm. There's no reason why that short turn 125 couldn't have operated as a 124.
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