Bendy buses going

LONDON will see the demise of its much criticised ‘bendy buses’ over the next two years as they are progressively withdrawn from the route network.  As predicted they proved to be impractical bearing in mind the narrowness of many major thoroughfares in the capital.  The first to go, last week, was the 521, which operates between Waterloo and London Bridge replaced by a single decker.  Transport for London (TfL) claims passengers will now see more buses on that route with a bus running every two or three minutes at peak times, rather than the current four-minute service.  Route 38 will be the next to lose bendy buses later this year, after which there will be just nine routes left to convert before the end of 2011. www.tfl.gov.uk

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