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Old March 2nd 05, 07:30 PM posted to uk.transport.london
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Default Route 63 heading south

Anybody know why so many 63 buses heading Southwards from Kings Cross
terminate at Blackfriars and then turns around and goes back to Kings Cross
again ? The 63 usually goes all the way to Honor Oak.

I usually get on at Blackfriars and it was incredibly frustrating today when
over a half hour period, 3 buses got to Blackfriars and turned around. After
40 minutes a 63 came along that only went to Peckham. Needless to say the
bus was packed. There was one woman passenger who argued with the driver
because she got on and paid on one of the previous 63s, not realising it
didn't go all the way, and refused to pay again.

There are so many workers around Blackfriars that needs to get home that it
seems ridiculous for the bus to head back North again with hardly any
passengers while we're left waiting on the other side of the road to get
onto packed buses. There have been times when the drivers will not even stop
because the buses were so full or they will only stop to let a few people
out but would not let anybody else board.