In message , Neil
Williams writes
On Mon, 02 Feb 2004 22:26:50 +0000, Terry Harper wrote:

My view is that they should be restricted to a free shuttle the full length
of Oxford Street, and that all other buses be diverted from it.
But you then lose the through routeing from so many places directly to
Oxford Street [1] which makes buses so useful.

Terry's suggestion has, though, reminded me of the "Shoplinker" service
operated in the early 1980s with specially-liveried RMs. Anyone else
remember that? (It wasn't a success, as I recall.)

I'd be tempted to agree. One of the problems with Oxford Street (just
like its equally busy in bus terms namesake in Manchester, Oxford Road)
Or Corporation Street in Birmingham. But diverting buses away from
*that* would be harder because there really aren't many suitable
alternatives. To be honest, that's not so very different in the case
of Oxford Street, either.


[1] Quite *why* people so adore Oxford Street has always escaped me.
However.......

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