On 19 Aug, 10:55, Tom Barry wrote:
David Jackman wrote:
"Chris Read" wrote in news:F-qdnaM_
:

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!!) *

David * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Um, as usual in this debate people forget the large increase in
passenger numbers since 2002, much as people forget the large increase
in passenger size since Routemaster days when moaning about modern buses
being so big and wide and everything and forget the large increase in
car ownership since the streets were nice and clear* and had fewer
traffic lights, one way streets, traffic wardens, bus lanes and clutter.

This is presumably the reason behind having so many seats removed from
the buses - someone did the maths and worked out that either PVR goes to
stupid-o-clock or you run 'em full and standing. *Actually, does anyone
have the National's seat/standing ratio figures?

Tom

* which they weren't of course, I'm just having a rant at radical
nostalgia freaks as usual. *Reasonable, since they appear to want to
raid my wallet to pay for their fantasies.

Also, don't forget that the routes are different anyway. Overlapping
routes have been added in some places and removed in others.

The general shift to shorter routes may add to overcrowding in some
ways and reduce it in others.