cle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Not all buses are full or equal in demand. I > wouldn't replace them 1:1 either. > > And I never brought up Lordship Lane - this thread > is about Elephant and I was talking about the > duplication of buses down Walworth Road. I grouped > the buses together in similarity, hence 40/176, > 68/468 and 35/45. I know where they go. > > But there's an expectation that buses are like > taxis and should go from everywhere to everywhere > in one ride. Although I do concede that transfers > shuold be free, like on the tube, but the fact is > that buses are running empty on a lot of routes > and oversubscribed. Go look at Oxford Street for > example. Walworth Road can be similar. I think you seriously need to open your eyes a little, a tiny stretch over long routes that you feel are "empty" does not justify cancelling or altering the route. What time of day are you making this judgment? I travel at all times of day/evening and find those routes well used. Go find yourself some proper statistics before coming out with that kind of rubbish. You are, perhaps, suggesting a cut in the middle of a route - how do you suggest commuters needing to travel the whole destination make their journey with the bit you'd cut? If the tube was available you can't assume everyone would want to or indeed should use the tube. Fail cle.