On Aug 19, 8:52*am, Railist wrote:

On 18 Aug, 23:29, Mizter T wrote:

On Aug 18, 9:52*pm, David Jackman pleasereplytogroup wrote:

"Chris Read" wrote:

an anxious 521 regular

Given that a MEC is basically an updated version of a standee National and
the route worked just fine prior to bendification I really wouldn't expect
it to be a big deal (and much less eventful than the early days of the
bendies!!) *

You're making the presumption that passenger numbers haven't changed
since those days of yore.

I've noticed the 507 has been crush loaded on several occasions, with
two packed buses leaving at the same time. This doesn't bode well for
other routes...

Quite - as Tom Barry says downthread, it's daft to compare then and
now - pax numbers have grown. Indeed, dare I make the outlandish
suggestion that the high-capacity easy-to-board bendies attracted
custom which transferred off the crowded Tube - which of course is
exactly the kind of thing the Red Arrow routes were intended to do.