On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 17:35:55 +0100, Annabel Smyth
wrote:

On Wed, 11 Aug 2004 at 14:01:12, Neil Williams
wrote:

Also, a good two-doored double-decker loads and unloads far quicker
than the single-entrance Routemaster.

NO WAY! And yes, I did mean to shout. People get on a Routemaster, sit
down, and then look for their Oyster or their fare. On a 2-door bus,
first of all the driver very often doesn't open the entrance door until
people have finished getting off, and then you have to wait while
everybody faffs around finding their pass or their Oyster, or getting
out a ticket, or even buying one, outside the central zone. Takes far,
far longer than on a RM.

Certainly between Finsbury Park and Angel where the two routes run
along the same roads it is common for a 19 (Routemaster) to catch up
and overtake a 4 (two-door double-decker) but very rare for a 4 to
overtake a 19

Martin