Who can handle a loop?

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If you look at a Bus Map of Orpington, South London, the R7 and R9 are "loopy":

Orpington bus map

Google maps mostly suggests other routes, and the R9 route includes an unncessary walk:

Google R9 route

Citymapper same thing:

Citymapper R9 route

TFL Journey Planner gets it 🥳:

TFL R9 route

There is also a Sutton loop line railway:

Sutton train map

Citymapper has more walking:

Citymapper Train

TFL wants you to change train:

TFL Train

Google wants you to change train or walk:

Google Train

National rail says change train, but it's the same train, so it's better, but it could do with a note:

National Rail