I had thought everybody hated the articulated buses in London, but it seems not to be the case. And here in Belfast we’ve had articulated buses for a few years and they are brilliant.
I’d guess other areas have gotten London’s castoffs rather than actual investing as per usual?
Edit: Yup.
“Then-Mayor Boris Johnson said “they wipe out cyclists” and turned the bendy bus into a divisive, hate figure despite being loved by many.
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Their removal from the capital was purely political. Despite accusations, a bendy bus never killed a cyclist, fare evasion concerns were only ever based on estimated figures and on every bendy bus route the theoretical capacity (the number of people who could physically get onto each bus) has declined since their removal.
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Here in London, their indirect successor, the New Routemaster (aka New Bus for London, aka Boris bus) despite being hailed by Mr Johnson, has been far more problematic for the city than the bendy buses ever were.
Fare evasion concerns have still not subsided as these buses also have three sets of doors, they had to be retrofitted with opening windows costing an extra £2million and now need a refurbishment costing up to £31million.”
Like with everything fuckin BoJo the clown touched!
The 29 night bus was always interesting. It would go from Enfield Town to Trafalgar Square then turn around and go back. It would always have a large group of homeless passengers who would ride it to one end, get off and wait at the other stop across the road for when it would turn back round then get back on. Can’t blame them for taking advantage of a free and easy place to stay warm for a few hours though.
They’re here in Brighton, but they all got repainted by the ‘happies not hippies’
Nothing more exciting than as a kid to stand on the bendy section.
One of the issues was suitability to London roads. Most of mainland Europe was rebuilt after the second world war, with long straight wide roads suited to bendy busses. London roads are not like that, often being marrow, with tight bends and obstructions, and so they were unsuitable
We had them in Leeds for a while too. Only on a couple of routes.
Ive never been on one, but wondered when ive seen them. What happens with the bendy bit inside? Do you see it moving, can you stand there while moving?
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I had thought everybody hated the articulated buses in London, but it seems not to be the case. And here in Belfast we’ve had articulated buses for a few years and they are brilliant.
I’d guess other areas have gotten London’s castoffs rather than actual investing as per usual?
Edit: Yup.
“Then-Mayor Boris Johnson said “they wipe out cyclists” and turned the bendy bus into a divisive, hate figure despite being loved by many.
(..)
Their removal from the capital was purely political. Despite accusations, a bendy bus never killed a cyclist, fare evasion concerns were only ever based on estimated figures and on every bendy bus route the theoretical capacity (the number of people who could physically get onto each bus) has declined since their removal.
(…)
Here in London, their indirect successor, the New Routemaster (aka New Bus for London, aka Boris bus) despite being hailed by Mr Johnson, has been far more problematic for the city than the bendy buses ever were.
Fare evasion concerns have still not subsided as these buses also have three sets of doors, they had to be retrofitted with opening windows costing an extra £2million and now need a refurbishment costing up to £31million.”
Like with everything fuckin BoJo the clown touched!
The 29 night bus was always interesting. It would go from Enfield Town to Trafalgar Square then turn around and go back. It would always have a large group of homeless passengers who would ride it to one end, get off and wait at the other stop across the road for when it would turn back round then get back on. Can’t blame them for taking advantage of a free and easy place to stay warm for a few hours though.
They’re here in Brighton, but they all got repainted by the ‘happies not hippies’
Nothing more exciting than as a kid to stand on the bendy section.
One of the issues was suitability to London roads. Most of mainland Europe was rebuilt after the second world war, with long straight wide roads suited to bendy busses. London roads are not like that, often being marrow, with tight bends and obstructions, and so they were unsuitable
We had them in Leeds for a while too. Only on a couple of routes.
Ive never been on one, but wondered when ive seen them. What happens with the bendy bit inside? Do you see it moving, can you stand there while moving?