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Boris Bus Reaches End of Road
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...sadiq-khan-end
It was always too expensive for even a hybrid bus, just another of Boris's self glorification projects |
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It was always too expensive for even a hybrid bus, just another of Boris's self glorification projects |
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Well unless Wrightbus can find customers for those buses that London Transport would have bought, then there will be redundancies at Wrightbus
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How can one single bus cost a third of a million quid??? I guess the NRE of a London-specific design. Ridiculous.
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I got used to them - liked that you could get into the bus at front,middle or back rather than loads of people queuing to get to the front.
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Lucky London, what a brilliant mayor you have........
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Lucky London, what a brilliant mayor you have........
Or a cable car across the Thames. Or a zip wire to nowhere. Or a garden bridge across the Thames. Or plans for an airport on an island in the Thames. |
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How can one single bus cost a third of a million quid??? I guess the NRE of a London-specific design. Ridiculous.
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I passed the first of these buses broken down on the motorway while it was on the way to the first formal testing...bit of a clue there I would say to the likely outcome...
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It seems dumping your predecessor's bus is the done think for a new London Mayor.
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It seems dumping your predecessor's bus is the done think for a new London Mayor.
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Heatherwick also designed the cauldron for the opening of the 2012 London Olympics as well as the so-called Garden Bridge, yet to be built across the river Thames.
Ideal person to design a bus.
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Promising a fare freeze was always going to be a stupid thing for Khan to do even if it was electorally popular. The public transport system in London needs extra investment and that money has to come from somewhere.
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These buses were always a pointless vanity project, a bit like the cable car in the docklands.
The only benefit of the Boris buses is they have aircon - but surely there is nothing stopping us ordering normal buses with aircon going forwards. |
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Well unless Wrightbus can find customers for those buses that London Transport would have bought, then there will be redundancies at Wrightbus
All that will happen is that Wrightbus' more conventional double decker buses will be bought instead at a lower cost. |
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The fares freeze is a con, it only applies to PAYG fares. Travelcards, which is what most commuters use, are increasing in price as they always do. Just another of Khan's broken promises.
Edit: So 7 day Bus & Tram passes are frozen too. |
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Did Khan promise to freeze fares on rail services too (which travelcards cover)? Of course not, that's outside his control.
Edit: So 7 day Bus & Tram passes are frozen too. |
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Caused by the threat of Brexit, no doubt
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I don't remember Khan being quite so specific about the extent of the fares freeze in the run-up to the election, all he ever said was "fares freeze". It was a massive con on his part, the man is totally untrustworthy.
He can only freeze fares he sets, he promised to "Freeze all TfL fares" |
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How can one single bus cost a third of a million quid??? I guess the NRE of a London-specific design. Ridiculous.
They're not exactly your mass produced car, but something that is made in relatively small numbers (hundreds rather than tens of thousands), have to undergo a lot of testing, and are quite expensive in raw materials alone. The fact they're not "mass produced" also tends to mean they require a lot more manpower as they tend to be built using fewer robots and automated systems. |
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I understand that, while production is to cease once the current order has been built, they will continue for some time. They are not being withdrawn prematurely; like when Boris withdrew Ken's bendibuses.
For those of you who are curious, they already operate routes 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 24, 38, 55, 59, 68, 73, 88, 91, 137, 148, 149, 159, 168, 189, 211, 253, 390 & 453. They are entering service on route 21 and are then due to convert routes 48, 76, 254, 387 (which will be renumbered EL3), EL1 & EL2 by next June. |
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These buses were always a pointless vanity project, a bit like the cable car in the docklands.
The only benefit of the Boris buses is they have aircon - but surely there is nothing stopping us ordering normal buses with aircon going forwards. They look nice though |
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I like them.
They look better than the huge square ones. |
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