In message , at
18:34:04 on Mon, 26 Nov 2012, Arthur Figgis
remarked:
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

That's the difference in the countryside then, there aren't the regular
buses to accept those tickets, outside major metro areas.
--
Roland Perry