It’s also noticeable that while bus patronage in other parts of the country is also quoted at 10-15% of normal, service levels beyond London are more like 40% of normal (compared to TfL’s 80% figure), and I suspect TfL has not been as ruthless at identifying surplus capacity as hav...
I've come to believe that any estimation of London bus timing is a fool's game. I don't think TfL has any idea where they are at any time, so short of an AIS-like system that 3rd parties could receive, this will remain an unsolved problem. Shame, really, I've used public ...