On A Bendy 73 Bus

Today was my first trip on one of the new bendy 73 buses from Victoria to Oxford Circus.

Although my last blog entry on the subject was one of optimism, actually travelling on the bus wasn't a pleasant experience.

The inside is very crammed and everyone was very tightly packed. Due to lack of space, people near the back of the bus tring to get off found it incredibly difficult as there was no space for the standing people to move into as they tried to get past.

The bus is supposed to be accessible, but it didn't seem very good. Stopping along Oxford Street the bus wasn't able to get close to the kerb, so pointed in at a V angle. Maybe it was because I was at the back it was worse, and maybe the front was close in.

There are no conductors on the bus as they were all made redundant with the ending of the Routemaster, and as the Oyster card readers don't work at present, most people were travelling for free.