John B wrote:

Fair point, although 'popular' only has any relevance at all when
compared to plausible alternatives (so if bendies weren't very popular
compared to, say, gold-plated Rolls-Royces, or double deckers that
weren't rammed so full you'd need to wait for three to pass before you
could get on one, then that's entirely irrelevant).

I've often been left standing at bus stops day and night because the bendies
are so packed they don't stop. Maybe the 29 is different but the 25 has been
a much worse travelling experience since becoming a bendy.