(25 Oct 2013, 1:01 pm)Chris wrote Good point, think I've probably posted this in the wrong thread.

I don't use buses as much as I would like to these days, is regulation a big thing up here? I know in London it is. I guess if you regulate or don't regulate, there will always be winners and losers. Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

A bus I was on the other day was late, supposed to be regulated and switched to NIS towards the last couple of miles of the journey according to the radio - the driver apparently refused, because 'there was no sign of the following bus'.

There are the examples given above by BJ10VUS, someone (possibly Fozz) mentioned about the x1 running short to Hetton, the 78 has been stopped more than once or misses out Chester South Burns.
The old 21a on a Sunday when it ran to Peterlee was always missing in action.