(02 Sep 2025, 3:17 pm)morritt89 wrote I used the 16 today (my local service). Boarded at Hastings Hill (got off X24 to get the 16). Bus arrived Not in Service from Chester Road due to late running. Left first stop late (7 mins) and picked up every stop. Full standing load by the crew. Passengers got off at Park Lane then bus full at Fawcett Street (left around 20 mins late with the bus behind catching us up). Driver got a radio message at Southwick Green asking him not to pick up at Redhouse and travel light somewhere.
I think, the 16 needs a frequency increase or larger vehicles
Double deckers are needed. When I was a young bus enthusiast, all buses were double deckers , 1978 to mid 1990s. The electric singles don’t have enough seats for starters. If these were Metro trains, imagine the outcry.