"Paul Corfield" wrote in message
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On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:22:28 +0100, Dave Arquati wrote:

Is it bendy enough to make the left turn from New Oxford Street into
Charing Cross Road, and the turns between Charing Cross Road and
Shaftesbury Avenue? Oh, and the left turn into Piccadilly too?

I have seen a route 25 bendy turn round under Centre point so it managed
the first of your turns. On another group it has been confirmed that a
bendies and other long buses and coaches can successfully turn into the
Piccadilly Bus Lane.

I ask as the 38 converts to bendy operation soon, and I'll be interested
to see how easily (or not) they can make those movements...

I saw what appeared to be a lost 73 bendy at turning right from Charing
Cross Road into Shaftesbury Avenue this very lunchtime (Some road closures
around about the TCR area causing the usual mayhem!).

On the way eastbound through Shaftesbury Avenue, the RML I was on (enjoying
one last ride to Museum Street from Victoria, it just won't be the same now)
got stuck in a snarl up with a London General WVL and an Arriva route 19 DW
type, the latter was having some form of mechanical trouble by the look of
it and everything ground to a halt in the first part of Shaftesbury Avenue
just off Piccadilly. The RML and another along with the slightly impatient
driver of the London General WVL all managed to pull out and round with no
problem, however it is patently obvious that as soon as the burning bendies
start running three at a time though there with their additional length, all
hell is going to break loose very slowly!

To add insult to injury, the 38's RM's have received "cheery" 'Route 38 gets
better from every angle' posters same as the Route 73 ones they did (Who
writes this propagandist cobblers?!?). I saw at least one get torn down by
an elderly passenger clearly disgusted at the changeover, and who can blame
him!

Regards
John M Upton

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