Ian Jelf wrote to uk.transport.london on Wed, 2 Feb 2005:

Paul C had earlier written:
Now given that existing sightseeing routes are permitted to carry
ordinary passengers paying cash fares alongside those who are taking a
tour or "hopping on and off" with a day ticket but typically are NOT
beseiged with eager Londoners wanting to travel on them I think there
will be problems in getting bids from bus companies to run these routes.
I've always been surprised that the sightseeing routes *do* have local
fares.

I didn't even know they did! Goodness, you learn something new every
day - I thought they were strictly "do-the-tourist" traps and have
always steered visiting friends away from them.


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