Since this thread came back to life, here I go!
Note in my opinion trees and residents are not valid reasons to keep a route single-deck - cause they ain't!
490 (tender soon, please please have mercy, that route is rammed even at 11PM)
355 - nuff said
H98 - tender soon, use 120's buses if it was lost!!
Routes that should've gone DD but just missed the chance for now:
235 - well obviously
P4 - cheers TfL for ruining another 5 years and letting be harassed by bunch of idiots who normally should have nothing to say >,<
195 - been on a rammed one on a Sunday morning, not fun. Why didn't Crossrail deck it for crying out loud?
487 - I oppose DELs which won't fit anyway, why can't ex-427 buses deck it when time comes
316 - I don't even know what the hell is going on there
325 - it has 3 million journeys in a year yet not even a PVR increase? C'mon many police stations are passed by deckers and don't moan about it. Relocate stops if needed
164 & 163 - they are treated very oddly imo. At least 163 gets a decker from time to time, but 164?! It's hammered, good gosh!
Routes that need looking at:
R68 & R70 - could go with DDs or at least DD workings in the peak à la 371/391 - if 490 goes DD with TF, it would be perfect!
251 - can hold on but not for much longer. Also would be nice and scenic from a DD
E6 - I hope last SD contract this was…
E7 - to capacity currently, but everywhere grows…
236 - upped PVR and 10.9m buses can last for now… but not too long
407 - Croydon - Sutton link on an SD?? Err
491 - during my journey yesterday people got left behind. Are there any obstructions on the route?
216 - have any local Surrey routes been axed there? Cause I've seen hammered ones
Routes limited by low bridges etc. that need help:
170 - nuff said, why aren't MECs going on it right now? >,< I don't think GAL will lose it tbh…
226 & 228 - ohh yep
117 - why is it still every 15mins??
Routes that have DD workings but aren't overly frequent so could either be decked or have frequency increase:
289 - every 15min really? Hopefully help's coming soon
423 - I've seen a busy decker on that! However, as it's only every 20min (huh?!), frequency increase probably would solve its problems for now
EDIT: 232 - how could I forget! What fool made this route every 15min anyway??? And why don't W do any DD workings like with 112?
232 used to be DD long time ago btw!
Well, that's what I can recall for now