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Up on the edge of north-east
London, the 549 ploughs a lonely furrow amid the
4x4s of Footballers' Wives country between South
Woodford and Loughton Station. This corridor has
always been somewhat neglected, and today was no
exception, because now that the 549 has passed on
tender from Arriva East Herts & Essex to
Docklands Buses, the service has been cut further
from two buses to just one. It leaves South
Woodford on the half-hour and Loughton on the
hour (so guess who didn't get to Loughton until
ten past twelve, requiring a long wait in raw
weather? Thanks, delays on the Central Line!) At least it gives
permanent employment to a choice between two
Optare Solos purchased by Docklands Buses two
years ago, and setting off from Loughton at one
o'clock is YM52 TSX.
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