"Ian Jelf" wrote in message
...
I had a free morning on London on Tuesday so decided to bid a farewell to
RMs on the 36.

Some observations:

As someone here commented recently, the new bus interchange at New Cross
is great for photography. A pity there won't be RMs there after Friday!

The conductress on the Southern section checked my ticket but northbound I
rode to Queen's Park without any check. Is it just the prospect of
losing their jobs that seems to be keeping conductors welded to the rear
platform now? This is in my experience a very recent phenomenon. My
main RM riding in on the 13 and there ticket checks are in my experience
100%. (See also my not in another thread about my ticket experience on
the 19!)

Does the 36 normally terminate at New Cross Garage, rather than the
station? The one I was on did and so did the following two.

Is New Cross garage the former tram depot where London's (first) tramway
era came to an end in July 1952? The fact hadn't occurred to me until I
arrived there but it didn't *look* much like a tram depot. However, I
suppose there could have been a major rebuild and the narrow access did
loo a bit like the depot scene is the classic film "The Elephant Will
Never Forget".

Finally, why do people give South of the River such a hard time? I've
seen better areas than Peckham but I've seen *much* worse, too!
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK
Ian

The 36's only go to the garage and have done since the 436 came in and yes
it is the old tram depot.

For any one interested lots of specials on the 36 tomorrow to mark the end
of the Routemasters. Full details at http://www.lots.org.uk/

Paul