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Title: hope this gets the go-ahead
Post by: tunnie on 27 December 2007, 23:45:58

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/7149722.stm

Get rid of those awful bendy buses!

Its 'dangle berries' they need conductors, people pile on and off those bendy's without the driver seeing....

All you need is an Oyster reader at the back and a machine on board to issue tickets with cash, then just carry out spot checks.

Bring back the Routemasters!!!!

Title: Re: hope this gets the go-ahead
Post by: Markjay on 27 December 2007, 23:50:12

'The Mayor of London said the design would increase fares and did not address the safety and accessibility issues which led to the fleet's demise.'

How come I am not surprised  >:(

Title: Re: hope this gets the go-ahead
Post by: tunnie on 27 December 2007, 23:53:35

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'The Mayor of London said the design would increase fares and did not address the safety and accessibility issues which led to the fleet's demise.'

How come I am not surprised  >:(

It was him who replaced them with bendy, he will never support them.

I think only 1 routemaster ever caught fire, that was cause of a ciggy.... a LOT more bendys went up in flames.

Conductors kept busses safe, the only real disadvantage of them was wheel chair access.

But 90% of tube stations don't have public lifts, do they retire them??  >:(

Title: Re: hope this gets the go-ahead
Post by: Martin_1962 on 28 December 2007, 00:05:38

Livingston is a prat anyway - he needs culling

Title: Re: hope this gets the go-ahead
Post by: Kevin Wood on 28 December 2007, 00:44:29

"emission-free". That just sums up their short-sightedness and inability to look at the big picture.

Where exactly is all this hydrogen going to come from without "emissions"?

Kevin

Title: Re: hope this gets the go-ahead
Post by: zirk on 28 December 2007, 04:21:13

I'm not a lover of Ken, but one thing he did manage to do was get around £9 million from the EU community for improved Bus transport for London.

Unfortunately a lot of that money was sponsored on the Hydro Bendy Bus, yes it’s a joke as far as the Oyster Card is concerned but its part of London's way of conforming to Wheel Chair access within the EU.

As for the Route Master, there great, buy one if you can, there gona be worth a FORTUNE in a few years time, bit like the BT red phone boxes!

Title: Re: hope this gets the go-ahead
Post by: Markjay on 28 December 2007, 07:08:35

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"emission-free". That just sums up their short-sightedness and inability to look at the big picture.

Where exactly is all this hydrogen going to come from without "emissions"?

Kevin

...and where will the new buses come from without "emissions"? It's all some and mirrors.... we pollute the planet to create new 'environmentally friendly' solutions...

I'm for the new Routemasters by the way, because they will get rid of annoying bendy buses and because this will be one up for Ken L....