On 26/11/2012 15:05, Roland Perry wrote:

How often are there rail-replacement buses in London, rather than
ticket-acceptance on stage buses and alternative rail routes? (Genuine
question).

It sometimes feels like every weekend! They seem to run replacement
buses for planned engineering work but have ticket acceptance when
something goes titsup (hmm, when that happens, is it illegal/uninsurable
for me to get off at the stop nearest I want to be, rather than at a
station?). Bus drivers tend to accept that even if they haven't got a
message, if a train full of annoyed people turn up with the same story
then rail tickets should be accepted.

When there are replacement buses locally I tend to get a normal bus;
there are more options, and if I'm going to have the slow journey time,
I may as well have the more convenient stops. Plus a normal bus will let
me get off near the station with fast trains to London, while the
replacement bus will go past the end of the road to take me to the
station for the all-stations train.

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Arthur Figgis Surrey, UK