On 2 Feb, 20:01, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 05:30:58 -0800 (PST), MIG







wrote:
On Feb 2, 12:39*pm, Paul Corfield wrote:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 04:19:44 -0800 (PST), Railist
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I've had something similar happen to me in the past. However there is an
important distinction with diversions. If a diversion is "unplanned" -
i.e. a burst water main or such like then buses on the diversion do NOT
stop.

I don't understand the principle behind this. *It seems to be based on
the assumption that passengers are familiar with every inch of the
whole length of their usual bus route but are not familiar with roads
near their home that are not on the bus route.

If I see that I am in a familiar road, near home, parallel to my usual
bus route, why must I and my heavy shopping be taken miles to an area
that I am not familiar with, with no way of getting home, just because
the diversion happens to rejoin some distant part of my bus route
there?

It's verging on abduction, and it's happened to me in the past.

I agree with your concerns but I'm not here to defend London Buses or
their policies. I'm sure there are reasons for the difference in
approach but I don't know what they are.
--
Paul C

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Thanks Paul C for your helpful comments - to add insult to injury
London Buses have removed all information about the diversions from
their website, so one would assume the diversion has ended. Except it
hasn't. Five buses passed me this morning between 5.41 and 6.02, while
I waited for my usual service to trundle along...!

Brr.. it was cold too.