London Banter - View Single Post - How long does it change to swap bus drivers?

Andrew Black (delete obvious bit) · February 5th 05, 04:36 PM posted to uk.transport.london

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Why does it take so long for bus drivers to swap over and why is it
done half way through a route?

I find this rather annoying, especially if you notice another bus passing
that you could have got.

I guess it is conveniant to do it near a garage. Take 40 route for
example. Both ends of the journey are not near a garage so if a new driver
started at the end of the route, they would have to pay a driver's time to
travel to and from the garage. But that is not a good argument from a user
perspective.

DOes the time taken to swap drives impact on schedules? Can and should TfL
penalise them.