(16 Mar 2022, 7:16 am)Unber43 wrote When the 65 moved to Deptford it will be the same as the 60 starting at Parkisde. Or 61 starting at Murton. Or the couple of 55 which start and finish at Peterlee.
The main difference is the reliefs - dead runs are fairy inexpensive and just part of running a bus (sometimes not worth the cost to run it back in service if it takes a lot longer).
The driver reliefs during the day are where the expense is. In all your examples from Deptford, changeovers take place at Park Lane. There’s no way for the 65 to be relieved (in its current form) without coming at additional cost - drivers time, vans, etc… but this is a cost that is already being absorbed with reliefs at Hetton-le-Hole from Peterlee.
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