The current split of the 63/363 was to improve reliability on the whole route.

If you recall, during daytime hours Mon/Sat, only FOUR buses per hour were extended to Crystal Palace, the rest terminated at Forest Hill Tavern with additional buses during peak hours between the Elephant and FHT.

Passengers who live between Wood Vale and Crystal Palace saw an improvement in service from an 4 per hour to 6 on the 363. Cutting the service back to the Elephant ensures better reliability as it[/quote] was common to wait much longer for the Crystal Palace 63's. It was quite common to see 4 or 5 buses go to Honor Oak before a CP bus would turn up.