(23 Jan 2022, 6:01 pm)morritt89 wrote Deptford:

The 237/79A I hated. Too quiet, lucky to get 1 passenger per trip plus the route was different in each direction and not forgetting the first and last trips via East Rainton. Park Estate far too small for a bus (many a 3 point turn in a Solo).

The old 38 in anything bigger than a Solo with the right turn at the top of Black Road then then the left onto Nelson Street. After you've contended with that, you then need to hope no one has parked on the bends round Tunstall Bank.

Each route has its challenges but some more than others. Crossing the A690 in a Streetlite for example can be a nightmare at times. Dawdon (Mount Stewart Street?) can also be 'exciting' if you meet another bus at the corner.

I've always been interested in this from a driver perspective. As someone who has never driven a bus, I often wondered whether doing a few runs on something like that would be an 'easy day at the office' or whether it'd drag on, compared to say doing some evening journeys on the 21, where you're pretty much guaranteed a decent loading.