"Fossil" wrote in message

Saw some route 12 buses were the bendy types today.. didn't see them a
couple of days earlier.

Yes, I got an email from TfL about this last week:

"Route 12 will be changing from Saturday 6 November 2004 when new, modern
Bendy buses will replace the existing Routemasters. The buses will now
operate between Oxford Circus and Dulwich only. If you wish to travel on to
Notting Hill Gate, the route 94 and 390 have been extended to run from
Marble Arch. Marble Arch to Notting Hill Gate is also served by the 148,
which will now be running more often."

Since I have only been on Route 12 twice in my life - though very recently..
I guess they just scanned their database of Oystercard users for customers
who used them and they had an email address for.

Regards
Sunil