Just been for a journey on the new 2A that was originally intended to be introduced back in April! I intended to get out on the Southmead Road/Pen Park Road junction bus stop, to get a bit of shopping in LIDL. However when running along Southmead Road, the driver then turned left into Doncaster Road! "Eh??!! He's going the wrong way!!!" I thought to myself. But I didn't bother saying anything to the driver(not so easy to do anyway what with having to wear a face mask and also the perspex screen in the way!). I thought I'll just get out by the Greystoke Avenue ALDI instead, and get the 2 back. After a very quick shop in ALDI, I returned to the bus stop waiting for a 2. And then along came a 2A! I thought the driver on there is going the wrong way too! Were these drivers both taking the wrong route? Or is this actually the correct route, and they're not running via the lower part of Pen Park Road after all? Also on the way back I noticed a couple more 2A's heading towards Brentry, but the destination displays on these buses said Brentry Charlton Road Junction. I thought the 2A's were supposed to actually run down Charlton Road and terminate at the layby? If this is the correct route and terminating point, then this new 2A didn't turn out to be as it was supposed to be, and is just in fact a slightly shortened version of the 2 with no actual route variation.
EDIT: Just checked the detailed timetable on TravelineSW. And it confirms the 2A is supposed to be running via the lower park of Pen Park Road, and not via Doncaster Road and Greystoke Avenue. So both those drivers were taking the wrong route! Wonder how many other drivers on the 2A will be taking the wrong route though Southmead! Also the timetable confirms the terminating/starting point of Charlton Road layby, and not Charlton Road Junction!