"Mizter T" wrote:

By the by, you speak of the route being 'de-Arrowed' - is the "Red
Arrow" name being laid to rest then, and if so why I wonder?

Yes, apparently. Not sure why, although possible reasons may be:

i) What is it supposed to mean, as a brand? IIRC, when the brand was
introduced, the routes were distinguished by being limited stop. Now they
stop almost everywhere other buses do - exceptions (521) being London Bridge
(south side), Mansion House station (e/b journies) and Aldwych (n/b -making
use of the underpass). I suspect non-locals presume some obscure connection
with the RAF display team.

ii) The Red Arrow network has shrunk to only two routes -albeit this
happened a few years ago - hence the brand has become largely irrelevant.

iii) TfL have shown a desire to simplify things - eg blind displays; all
buses painted red - and this fits in with such a policy.

iv) I wonder whether non-locals thought these 'special' buses had higher
fares etc.

Just speculation on my part, really.

Chris