Railist wrote in
:

On 18 Aug, 23:29, Mizter T wrote:
On Aug 18, 9:52*pm, David Jackman pleasereplytogroup 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
exp
ect
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...


Waterloo Road in the morning peak sees queues build up at the bus stops and
the majority of buses leave with crush loads - with the 521 you wouldn't
expect to get on the first bus to depart but join one of three queues (one
for each door). All very British.

In the evening you can usually get a bus from the Aldwych fairly quickly
but if you are going beyond Waterloo and want a specifc route it can be a
very fustrating experience.