"David Cantrell" wrote:

38 frequently turns short of its destination right now, so maybe
actually putting that in the timetable will make the service more
reliable.

Indeed. Many get nowhere near Hackney. It's not that rare to see a 38
leaving Victoria with a short run to Piccadilly Circus. Certainly in RM
days, I think the 38 had about the most blinded short turns of any TfL
route. Mildmay Park always sounded like a pleasant enough place to suffer an
enforced change of bus.

Chris