Does anyone know why 6101 never seems to be properly allocated to the 307 and 309 services anymore? Almost every day it works the same thing, which is the 327, alongside the X39 on weekdays, and this has been happening for a number of months now.
I know it's not really a huge issue, as the London B9's which are used in its place on the 307 / 309 are not really that bad (certainly better than the Omnidekka's) , but it is still a bit strange and frustrating, that comfortable and high spec bus 6101 never seems to be properly allocated for a full day on its proper route. It only seems to get on these routes for part days here and there, possibly as a spare bus to cover for breakdowns? It occasionally appears on the 1 and 35X services, but again only seeming to come on half way through the day, possibly again to cover for an earlier breakdown. Just seems a bit of a waste to not have this bus out properly, as the rest of 6102 - 17 are.
Like I said, it's not really a massive issue, as most of the London B9's that cover for it are fine (although some are quite a lot better than others), but it is confusing, as 6101 itself does not seem to suffer breakdowns and seems to handle its set services on the 327, and whenever it is used as spare cover, without any issue. I guess this is a bit like what is happening on the 21 route, but not as bad obviously, as this is just 1 bus, whereas on the 21 there is loads of the Streetdecks off route, and there is a bigger spec difference between the Streetdecks and what covers for them, so I do feel the passengers on the 21 are getting a really bad deal, certainly compared to the 307 / 309, which is majority solid buses, but wish they could just sort this out with 6101 to make that even better.
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